Evening star., 1928-01-21
Measure, With Equalization
Fee Eliminated, Gains
in Favor.
McNARY-HAUGEM PLAN
SEEN DOOMED TO VETO
Two-Year Delay in Relief Legisla-
tion Looms Unless This Ses-
sion Takes Action.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
Passage of compromise farm relief
bill. with the equalization fee elirni-
mated. during the present Congress
seemed more probable today than at
any time since Congress convened N
December.
Members Of the House. all Of whom
must be reelected this year. are begin
ming 10 feel that IL would be advar-
tageous 10 them TO go into their cam
paigns with farm legislation an accom-
Dlished fact. They are waking up 10
the fact. too. that IL no farm lsgisla-
tion is put through and enacted into
'aw at this session. there is little likeh-
hood Of any legislation until 1890 II
other words. If they block legislation
now. the farmers wili have 70 wait for
another two years.
Veto Seen Certain
They feel certain that the President
would veto the McNary-HaUge1 bill
II il continues 10 have as one o. its
principal features the equalization fee
They feel he would veto such bill st
the present session or in the short seS-
sion which opens next December ana
ends March 4. 1929 Il IS dOubtsd tha-
time could be found 10 pass farm BIZ
in the short session. n any event
Some Of the members Of the House
and of the House committee on agTt-
culture who voted for the McNary-
Haugen bill in the last Congress have
announced during the last week they
are ready 70 vote for the bill without
the equalization fee Fourteen 70 rs os
the members Of the House committee.
it was learned today. would vote 20
report favo-ably the revised McSary-
Haugen bill without the equalization
fee. This would leave a bill creating
a Federal farm beard. setting up cun-
modify sta6ilization corporations. prc-
viding large revolving fund TO assist
co-operatives in marketing. probably q
fund as large as sS00. .o0o. .ooo. But the
bill would stop there.
Group Loses Power.
For the time being. It appears thse
the group vhcih has been coaten6irg
for the McNary-Esugsn bill including
the equalization fee, Or nothing. has
loss legislative control Of the House.
The lesders Of this group are fghsirg
vigorously 10 regain lost ground. and
are maSsing ell the farm sentiment
possible 20 block this move for a CON-
promise But they are up against a
real problem
Members who are still Wiling 70 vote
.or the equalization fee. are saying that
there IS no sense n simply putting a
o!l through TO have the PRESIDENT veto
u Il would 10; help the farmer n
any way. and nigh, lead 10 coas:iersh,e
explanation when the members set bark
nome But tSlsgranaS are go;rS cu.
nom tue 6ie-hard NcNary-
urging the people back horne 70 come
20 Their rescue and 70 hoEroarc c,err-
oerS ct the House With demands to- TIE
equalization Zee.
Haasenites Gain.
So far as the Senate is c,roe--sS
saers are mere votes for ths NrSar,-
ha9Sen BIZ ~ ths present CarS-rss
saan there were in the IsS.. vhs-h
paSSeo TIE bill ecGsisEStS>9 Zee srd
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liSs u have the Senate take IN rhe
Iar;n OIL src rush /, ta-o2xh- eeisy-
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sssSe On aea$> members, The RepGe-
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ship saan does the Republican keaSsr-
ship 0. tGe Senate.
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