Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-28
FESS FARM RELIEF
MEASURE GAINING,
SUPPORTERS HOLD
Passage of Bill Would Give
Administration Great Boost
With Voters.
JAR0INE MAKES VISIT
TO SENATOR'S OFFICES
Battalion of Death" Opposing
Measure, --owever, Insisting
on Equalization Fee.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.


The Fess bill. the administration
farm relief measure. has gained
strength n the Senate over the week
end, supporters of the measure said
today as the Senate prepared for the
tinal round of the contest over farm
relief.
The passage of the E'ess bill by
the Senate. its supporters insist.
would be followed by its passage in
the House. The enactment of the bill
INTO law would be a real victory for
the Coolidge administration. The ad.
ministration would be in a position
TO point out that at last the farm
relief problem had been successfully
tackled; that a law had been put
through which was both sound eco
aomically and helpful to the farmers
The passage of the Fess bill in the
Senate would be distinct feather in
President Coolidge cap, there is NJ
question about that.
Battle Not Yet Won.
While additional strength for III
administration bill is in sight an,
every effort will be made to line ul
enough Republicans to carry the bill
TO victory, administration Senate
leaders admitted that the battle was
by no means yet won. They look
anXiously to the Democratic side oi
The chamber, for in all probability the
victory or defeat of the Fess bill will
2e determined there.
The politics of the situation, it vas
limited. is against any considerable
number OF the Democrats supporting
:: bill which the Republican admins.
ration is now backing so strongly
Especially in a year when a COR
Sres5lonal campaign is on.
Secretary Jardine Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture was a visitor ri
a number of the Senate offices To-
day. 1t is understood that he stronc.
ly urged them to support the admin
istration bill 1t has been the con.
tention of Secretary Jardine for some
time that Congress should not ad.
lourn without passing farm relief lee.
Islation. The Fess bill represents the
extent to which the administration
has been willing to go in this matter.
Strong Pressure Exerted.
Strong pressure Is being exerted
upon Senator'S TO line up with the ad
ministration. There is a battalion
of DEATH" however. on the Repub
liCan side of the chamber which can.
not be shaken in its position that il
will agree to nothing which does not
contain the principle of the McNary.
Haugen bill Trimmed down to its
lowest strength this battalion of
death" still appears to number not
less than Is Senators and it may go
higher when the vote is taken. That
being the case at least eight Demo
Gratis must vote for the Fess bill to
enable it to pass.
When the Senate met at noon to-
day debate on the bill for the amend.
ment of the World War veterans
act was resumed, with an understand.
ing that reasona bic amount Of time
would be given to dispose of that
measure before the Senate would take
up the farm bill again.
Some of the Senators said they saw
no reason why a vote on the Fess
farm relief bill should not be reached
today. but others expressed the opin.
ion that no vote would be had before
tomorrow. The longer the delay, the
greater the opportunity for the admin.
istration bill to gain strength, it was
pointed out.
Debate Is Limited.
Inc demand IOr an early ADJOURN
ment of Congress, however, is having
its effect and will help to hurry a final
vote on the farm bill. There is still
a limitation of debate on the farm re-
lief bill, with Senators allowed 80 min
utes on the bill and Is minutes on
amendments. Some of the Senators
already have exhausted their time on
the bill.
Efforts are being made to bring
about adjournment of Congress not
later than Saturday.
If the Fess bill wins in the Senate
as an amendment to the bill creating
a division of cooperative marketing in
the Department of Agriculture, it will
go to the House Immediately. The
bill for the cooperative marketing di-
vision. which is now pending in the
Senate as its unfinished business, has
already passed the House. If it is re-
turned to the House with the Fess bill
as an amendment a motion will be
made promptly to concur in the Sem
ate amendment. If such a motion
carries then the bill will go to the
President for his approval, with the
Fess amendment included. If it fails
in the House then the fight for the
F'ess bill will be at an end.
Whether the Fess bill passes the
Senate as an amendment to the CO.
operative marketing division bill or
not Senators are hoping for an ad-
journment at the end of the week.
G. o. p. BLAMED BY FARMERS