The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-08-17
FARM RECORD OF
CONGRESS NOT BAD

Chicago-(FP)- Though defeated
by presidential veto on its major piece
Of legislation the American Farm Bu-
Ieau Federation is able to muster a
fairly satisfactory record of achieve
ment in congressional lobbying. It's
headquarters in Chicago has publish
cd IN tabular form the progress of
Its Legislative program, as measured
by the fate of the bills on which if
took difinite position, in the recent
session of congress.
Of % bills on which it committed if
self the federation favored 40 and on
posed a. On 2 more it was doubtful.
Nineteen of the 40 bills that it hopeJ
to see passed actually become law. or
almost 1910. All of the bills opposed
failed to reach the statute book. Both
doubtful measures-one to reduce
parcel post rates an done to indirect
~ subsldlze the private owned mer-
chant marine-passed. Most of the
mdotsed measures are still alive, a.
waiting committee hearings or pass
age through the second house.
Inc biggest blow was the defeat of
fii- got through both lta Ro rstlet on nlIIl
10 oe vetoed by Pres. Coolidge. On tbs
aGVice, so the farmers maintain If
hefoelt Hoover. But thew obtained
enactment of their Mississinni finoJ
control bill, investigation of the now
ef trust, and extension of tbe Mil
SIppl flver barge line to help them get
OUT Oh the transportation clutches of
the railroads. 'O'ieS VI
MINOR bills which were successfully
pushed through include better CO.
cfeGlt legislation, standard sized fop
paSKets and hampers to cut ont Shot
changing by produce BUYERS WI
; GENERALIZATION, federal highway aid
p pCOultfy quarantine regulation. SIX O00
OOU TO exterminate pink boil 49,,
agricultural research, and continn;Ia,,
lhe work of the tariff and radio coI,9
mi >Inn, 0ulo COM
IN en-; most measures there was no
!, III with the desires of organizes
i i@4oI put on restricting Mexican mn
iFHlgfatIon the two allies sniff +bo
! 1f ann burea favoring a big sunnI,. nf
"eAIcan seasonal Agricultural 49,
efs while labor desired the 0uoto -,
voluntary substitute for the o,ot
70 De clamped on the influx Tho
measure is still in committee.
Inc lame duck amendment 70 +bo
constitution, which wonId in
san the newly elected congress ;nI-
medlately instead of normaily tbir-
teen months later, was favored INV
Doth farm and labor forces. It rasc.
7d the senate but failed in the house
partly because of undercover admin Sc
.ratlon opposition which wants q
don t-give-a-dam" congress to mass
reactlonary legislation before the new
seated. P-''iOi arc
A sign of the growing information
allsm OF the American farmer Is tb.
support accorded by the federation n
Oil to grant passports without
'nafge TO groups of farmers ooin@
toIoad TO study agricultural condi.
Ions. This bill was referred - ~ AZ
. .oonn.n;t on foreign affairs. It is a
eSGognltlon that farm problems. like
dOor problems, are international in
ne modern world, just as canitaI is
= international in its activity and
oppressive influence upon rural anJ
itg workers and producers.
me American Farm Bureau FoJo,
'tlon Is the most conservative Of oil
.atlonal farm societies Tbo 1870; an
I've recommendations of more M
iessIVe farm associations would iook
VI better to labor. AO0N