The Washington times., 1929-04-23
HOOVER BACKED
BY HOUSE ON
FARM AID
By WILLIAM s. NEAL
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President Hoover today received
fresh support in his farm relief
fight when House leaders declared
they would kill any debenture plan
which may pass the Senate.
They displayed considerable re-
sentiment over the action Of the
Senate Agriculture Committee IN
voting to include the debenture
plan in tthe McNAry bill
The situation threatened to re-.
vive the emnity between the two
Houses OF Congress, which became
so pronounced during the last reglI-
lar session that Congressional lead
ers were forced to make appeals to
members to teInporize their re.
marks.
Scored BY Haugen
81 know only three Numbers Of
the House who favor the debenture
plan," said Representative Haugen
tR) of Iowa, chairman of the House
committee.
''If the Senate passes the de-
benture plan we will kill 1t in con.
ference" asserted Representative
Aswell Cd of Louisiana.
IF We ara going to have farm
relief, the debenture plan must be
defeated, said Representative Will
liams Rl Of Illinois.
Meantime Administration leaders
In. the Senate were attempting to.
rally votes against the debenture7
plan, which was included as an OPP
tional measure In the McNary bill.
Senator Watson Hopeful
II feel certain that the Senate, as
well as the House, win follow the
Presidents suggestions and elimi.
nate the so-called debepture plan
from farm legislation" said Senator
Watson OF Indiana. Republican
teader Of the Senate. =.
Watson said he expected motion
to insert the equalization fee in the
faFm bill "for the purpose of dis
turbing some of US Republicans"
He will make the motion to strike
out the debenture plan,
There was no indication, however,
that friends of the export debenture
plan-under which exporters Of sur
plus agricultural crops would re-
ceive a bonus Of one-half the tariff
upon exports-would drop it.
Some organizations. fearful that
the gigantic cooperative movement
attempted to be set up under the
so-called Hoover plan" OF farm
relief would destroy their business,
have swung in line for it.
Extinction Feared
The American Creamery Butter
Manufacturers Association, in
letter to every member of Congress,
declared that the cooperative
marketing bill threatened extinction
to thousands Of business men and
urged support Of the debenture plan.
The House prepared to close gen.
eral Febate on the Haugen bill
today and to take 1t up for amend
ment tomorrow. Pilots of the bill
predicted that it would be passed
Thursday by an overwhelming vote.
No serious opposition has thus far
been disclosed in the debate.
With the Senate preparing to
debate the McNary bill. farm relief
was expected to hold the floor in
both houses this week.
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The new $500, 100000 farm relief
bill carrying the debenture export
bounty plan opposed by President
Hoover, was reported to the Senate
this afternoon by its Agriculture
Committee with a recommendation
for it's immediate enactment.
The report, filed by Senator Nc
Nary R.) of Oregon. chairman, de-
cIared the farm problem was non-
partisan and urged the Senate to
give the bill nonpartisan considera-
ton. He carefully explained how a
majority of the committee, by a vote
of to 6. had Incorporated the de-
benture plan over the Presidents
opposition.