Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25
Meeting in Senator Watson'S
Office Decides to Push De-
feated Bill Again.
WILL CARRY STRUGGLE
INTO FALL ELECTIONS
Adverse Action Makes Adjourn
ment by End of Next Week
Possible.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Supporters of the McNary Haugen
farm relief bill. defeated in the Sen
ate yesterday. determined today to
oppose all pending substitutes for that
measure.
Meeting in the office OF Senator
Watson of Indiana this morning. a
group of these Senators and repre-
sentatives of the corn belt committee,
which has fought vigorously for the
Haugen bill, turned thumbs down on
the substitutes, declaring that they
did not provide adequate relief.
The program of the supporters OF
the cNary-Haugen bill is to dls-
pose promptly Of the pending measure
creating a bureau of cooperating
marketing. which already has passed
the House. pack up and go home.
Fight to BE Carried Home.
This does not mean that the fight
is to be discontinued. 1t means that
II will be carried to the polls in the
coming congressional elections and an
effort made to return new congress
that will be more sympathetic TO the
demands of the agricultural states
of the West 1t means also that the
in Congress until next Winter, ana II
nothing can he done in the short ses-
sion. which closes March 4. then II
will be resumed in the Seventeen Con-
gress.
Included in list of pending sub
stitutes is that offered by Senator
Fess of Ohio, regarded as the admin
istration substitute. II is a modined
form of the Tincher bill in the House
re
Jardine of the Department of Agricul-
ture The Fess substitute would ap-
propriate s100.00O.00 to be used as
loans to cooperative farm organiza-
tionS.
It Is expected that the administra-
ton supporters in the Senate will get
back Of this bill. Should the measure
get Democratic support it might have
a chance of passage. But 1t Is con
sidered scarcely likely that the Demo
Gratis will pull the chestnuts out OF the
fire for the Republican administra-
tion, especially as their own substi-
tute. offered by Senator Robinson OF
Arkansas, was defeated by vote OF
the Senate yesterday.
Following the cabinet meeting this
morning Secretary of Commerce
Hoover and Secretary of Agriculture
Jardine remained behind with the
President for more than an hour, with
the result that the daily "hand-shak
ing line" of tourists and others failed
to see him. Secretary Jardine declined
to divulge the nature of the confer
ence except to say that the agricul-
tural situation was under discussion.
In this connection he reaffirmed his
advocacy of the Fess amendment. Sec
retary Hoover remained with the Pres
ident for luncheon.
Backs Fess Measure.
The administration has been insist
ent that some farm relief legislation
be passed, If possible before adjourn
ment, although it opposed the McNary-
Haugen bill. It's desire was the pas
sage of the Tincher bill I'm the House
and its desire now is understood to he
the passage of the Fess substitute in
the Senate.
Administration leaders feel that
even IL the Fess substitute is voted
down in the Senate, at least the ad-
ministration will have demonstrated
its good faith in it's effort to enact
farm legislation. Should the Fess
substitute be adopted by the Senate.
supporters of the McNary- -Haugen
bill said today that the Fess substi-
tute would never pass the House.
Haugen bill pending when the Senate
met today was that offered by Senator
Leriroot Of Wisconsin, which virtually
is the McNary- -Haugen bill with the
equalization fee cut out. A third sub
stitute was that offered by Senator
Norbeck Of South Dakota. which
would grant a bounty to grain grow
erS.
May Adjourn Next Week.
The defeat of the McNary- -Haugen
bill in the Senate has raised the hope
of congressional leaders for adjourn
ment Of Congress not later than next
Saturday.
This contemplateS an agreement to
postpone action on the rivers and
harbors bill until next session. The
House resolution for adjournment on
June 80, defeated in that body recent
ly. was referred to the ways and
means conmittee. That committee
may report out the resolution with
an amendment or a new resolution
mittee.
Coalition Goes on Rocks.
The attempted coalition between
the agricultural West and the agri-
cultural South went on the rocks yes
terday afternoon when the McNary-
Haugen farm relief bill was defeated.
As to SO.
The Democrats Of the South and
Southwest, for the most part, were
unable to swallow the principles Of
the McNary-Haugen bill. which
clashed with the traditional princi-
pies of the Democratic party. Not
withstanding their desire to aid the
farmers, IA Senators from the South
and Southwest voted against the bill
and one was paired against it. Only
10 of the Democrats from those sec
tions Of the country voted for the bill
and one was paired for 1t.
The Republicans from the West and
Middle West, however, with a few ex-
ceptions, stuck to the bill like burrs.
New Attempt Unlikely.
It seems unlikely that any attempt
to revive the McNary- -Haugen measure
will be seriously made at the present
session Of Congress e- that 1t woui6
have a ghost of show II the attempt
werep made.
But while the issue may be dead
so far as legislation Is concerned at
the present session Of Congress, there
seems no doubt but what 1t will be
carried into many of the States during
the coming congressional elections.
The voters Of the West and North
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