Evening star., 1928-03-27
FARM BILL WINS
COMMITTEE 0. K.
Haugen Measure Seen Ready
for Legislative Trip Lead
ing to White House.

By the Associated Press
Farm relief as embodied in the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill today appeared 10 be
embarked on another legislative voyage
that promises to lead 10 the White
House for the second consecutive year.
The measure. however, has been reno
yated since its last Journey. After
weeks of consideration. its sponsors
claim TO have eliminated with the ex-
ception Of the equalization fee machin-
cry. practically all OF the features that
we're objected to by President Coolidge
In ycto!ng the bills predecessor.
Assurance that such trip again
would be possible came late yesterday,
when the measure survived the last
voting skirmish IN the House agriculture
committee. with its committee ap-
nroVal by a l5-tO-6 vote. 1t now stands
In the House as In tho Senate. as the
farm bill indorsed by the majority of
both the agriculture committees OF
Congress
Sponsors Claim Votes.
Supporters OF the bin predict that
they can muster the necessary votes to
send the measure 10 the White House
and SO far none of It's opponents has
denied their claims
While House leaders have not def
nitely announced when the bill will be
called up on the floor. IL is expected
that IL viii get the legislative right Of
wav about the middle OF April.
Chairman Haugen has described the
new measure as the best farm bill ever
reported TO Congress" and Representa-
tive Purnell OF Indiana. ranking Repub-
lican on the House agriculture commit
tee has declared that all features. ex-
cept the fee To which Mr.. Coolidge OBJ
jects, have been removed, and that
steps even have been taken To make the
fee machinery less offensive 10 the ad-
ministratiOn
The Indianan contends that the Fed
eral Farm Board which the measure
would create is directed under the bill
To endeavor to stabilize the farming in
duStry by use OF the loan-to-cO~opera-
tive provisions before II can resort TO
the equalization fee plan.
S4OO, 600. 900 In Loans
The bin would authorize an appro-
priatiOn OF S400 100000 for loans TO
co-operativcs while the measure as
drafted by Chairman McNary OF the
Senate committee. and Endorsed by that
$3.50 900 900
Haugen has announced that this dif-
ference constitutes the I0r difference
In the two bills as the House measure
was changed IN several respects To con-
form with the Senate proposal.
Both bills would give the President a
free hand III selecting the membership
Of the proposed board, except for the
constitutional requirement that nom
nations must be approved by the Senate,
Last year the bill would have re-
strictcd appointments TO persons recon-
mended by farm organizations MIR
Coolidge objected strenuously To this
provision AS an encroachment upon his
constitutional powers.
Again. both bills would apply to all
agricultural commodities, thereby re-
moving another objection to the 1927
measure which covered only wheat,
corn cotton, tobacco, rice and swine.
Meet Seven Objections.
In addition. friends Of the measure
claim they have met seven other speci-
nc objections raised by the President
Several members are expected TO
sponsor amendments TO It's provisions
Included IN this group Is one Democrat
Representative kinChel0e OF Kentucky
who contends that farm organizations
should be given the privilege of max
Ing recommendation TO the President
regarding prospective board members.
even though such suggestions would not
be binding In any way.
The Kentuckian also contends that
the bin specifically should prohibit plac~
ing the equalization fee IN operation on
certain product until the commodity
council charged with the supervision Of
That product requested such action