The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-03-01
M'NARY CALLED BY
PRES. FOR MEETING
Strenuous Effort Being Made
to Harmonic Divergent
Farm Relief Opinions
MODIFY FEE PROPOSAL
Practically Solid Minnesota
Congressional Delegation
Are Backing the Bill

Washington, Feb. 29-At the
request of President Coolidge, Sem
ator Charles l.. McNary (rep.,
Ore.) called st the White House
today to discuss the status of farm
legislation in congress and to give
the executive his own views on
the subject. t&
After the conference the senator
said he had told the President that
while he had amended his own
measure somewhat, he had not
omitted the equalization fee pro-
vision. s.. 81
President Coolidge also con-
ferred with Representative F. s..
PurneH, (rep., Ind.) on farm leg
islation and Purnell said afterward
he had told the President the house
agriculture committee would begin
next Monday to draft a bill which
the committee hoped would meet all
the objections to the McNary-
Haugen bill which was vetoed last
session.
The equalization fee in the pro-
posed house bill, he said, would be
so modified as to eliminate many
of the features which prompted
President Coolidge's objection to 1t
last year.
Following his conferences with
Senator McNary and Representa-
tive Purnell, Mr.. Coolidge sum-
moned Secretary William Jardine
to the White House. The secre-
tary afterward declined to disclose
details of the conference.
The house committee proposes to
make imposition of the equaliza-
ton fee of the sterilization of
agricultural commodity prices
last resort measure, the Indianian
said. Before having recourse to
the fee, the board which would be
established under the bill would
have authority to try variety of
other expedients.
The Minnesota congressio del
egation, including Senators Henrik
IShipstead and Thomas D. SchaH,
and nine of the states 10 repre-
, sentatives, have Endorsed the Nc
Nary-Haugen equalization fee farm
relief bill, Representatives A. n.
Andersen, of Minnesota, republic
can member of the house agricul-
ture committee, said today. Repre-
sentative Walter Newton of Min
neapolis opposes the bill.
Senator Shipstead said the Min
nesota state legislature had in
dorsed the measure and that he
wanted the house committee to
approve the equalization fee as it
is the 'fheart of the bill" T.:
'fWe want the McNary-Haugen'
bill passed by congress-" said An
dresen, eff it is vetoed by President
Coolidge the committee can report
out another bill" 80
Activities ranging from the
furnishing of weather data for the
fast growing aviarlon industry to.
the fights against the Mexican
pink boil worm, the Gypsy moth,
the European corn borer and the
japanese beetle were provided for
today in the appropriation bill for
the department of agriculture
which was reported to the house.
The bill carried a grand total OF
$143,319,349 for the fiscal year
beginning next July l., and stand
ing high in its recommendation
was one for the expansion Of
weather bureau service for await
ors.
An appropriation of $2,709 900
was recommended for the bureau,
of which $25, 900 would be for the
establishment of additional meteor
illogical statistics and service on
commercial anyways, the committee
declaring that this was necessary
"to properly carry out meteorolog-
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