Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-18
House Measure 0mits De-
benture Feature Favored
in Senate Draft.
UPPER BODY PROPOSES
LARGER FARM BOARD
Hoover's Attitude Toward Legisls-
tion Expected to Decide Final
Form It Takes.

Congress tackled farm relief legisla-
tion, one of the major problems for the
solution Of which it was called into spe-
cial session by President Hoover. in
earnest today.
The House had before it the farm bill
reported by the committee on aaricul-
ture, under special rule. The leaders
expect its passage without material
amendment by the middle OF next week.
On the Senate side Chairman Nc
Nary of the committee of aericrlturs
introduced the revised farm bill. drafted
to meet the views of majority Of hi;
committee
The outstanding difference betwee,
the House and Senate bills is the eS.
port debenture clause which has beer
included in the bill introduced in tn,
Senate.
Larger Board Proposed.
The Senate bill also increases the
size Of the proposed Federal farm board
to II members, representing the Federal
land bank districts. The House bill
calls for board of members. Under
both Senate and House bills the Secre-
tary of Agriculture is to be an ex-
officio member of the board. The farm
board would have a $500, 0,O0O, 900 revolv-
ing fund.
The special rule, presented in the
House today, calls for the consideration
OF the farm bill with three days of gen.
eral debate, ending Saturday night
The bill thereafter is TO be taken I'D
under the five-minute rule for amend
ment.
The rule for the consideration of the
farm bill was adopted today by the
House without roll call and apparent
ly without dissenting vote. During the
consideration opposition to the deben-
ture plan was expressed by Representa-
tive williams of Illinois and other men,
bers Of the House. Representative
Jones Of Texas, who insisted he could
not support the pending bill. took issue
with the suggestion that the debenture
proposition could not originate In ths
Senate.
Asweli Favors Bill.
Representative Aswell of Louisiana,
the ranking Democratic member of the
agriculture committee. urged the Houss
to pass the pending bill unanimously.
He said:
The conferees of the House have al
ready put in orders for lightweight
Summer suits, and are prepared to sit
here all Summer If necessary"
This was his note of defiance to the
Senate should the latter body under
take to change the House bill ma
terially.
After the adoption of the special rule
for the consideration of the bill. Chair
man Haugen began the general debate,
supporting the bill.
The bill introduced by Senator Nc
Nary was referred to the committee on
agriculture. The plan is to have the
committee consider the bill further if
necessary over the week end, report 1t
back to the Senate on Monday, when it
will be made the unfinished business Of
that body.
Sharp Fight Possible.
If the Senate committee and the SEN
ate itself insist upon retaining the ex-
port debenture provision for dealing
with exportable surplus crops. there
will be a sharp fight between the two
Houses. House leaders said today that
the House would never accep: the de-
benture plan. They added they wers
convinced that President Hoover was
opposed to it.
There is doubt whether the Senate
itself will include the debenture plan ir
the bill This is particularly true II
President Hoover says fatty that he is
opposed to the debenture proposition.
Several members of the Senate commit,
tee on agriculture. although agreeing IL
the inclusion of the debenture plan
when the bill was drafted, reserved the
right to oppose it on the floor OF the
Senate if it ran counter to the program
of farm relief advocated by the Presi-
dent. Among these are Senator Nc
Nary and Senator Capper Of Kansas.
House Group Completes Report.
The report of the House agriculture
committee was completed last night
and under special permission sent to
the printer. This described the new
farm bill as only the first step in q
program to aid the farmer and emu
merated various other legislative pro-
posals the committee plans to take up
after the House has passed this bill
In its report the House COMMITTEES
avoids the difficulties on which past
legislation has been wrecked"
In addition to tariff revision and
waterways development, the report
listed among the other steps contern-
plated in the program for helping the
farmer legislation to license the ship
pers and handlers of perishable prod
ucts, improvement in the regulations Of
canning practices, the oleomargarine
laws and the warehouse laws.
I'VE also intend to make a complete
survey Of the forestry program to which
the Government is already committed"
it said, with a view to determining
whether this cannot be so operated
without substantial additional expense
to the Government as to produce the
withdrawal back into forests of lands
which have been denuded of their tim
Der and are now sub-marginal agricul-
tural lands thus at one anti the same
time reducing the surplus problem and
aiding the reforestation Of the Nation"
Most of these legislative proposals