Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-24
New York Senator Thinks
Debenture Plan Has No
Chance of Success.
HOUSE HOPES TO FINISH
ITS OWN BILL TODAY
Representative Howard Offers Fed
eral Warehousing Plan Involving
$42,000,000 Appropriation.
BY the Associated Press.

AS the House set itself today to COM
plete its farm relief bill, Senator Cope
land, a New York Democrat, proposed
to eliminate the export debenture plan
from the Senate bill and to reinstate
the equalization fee of the McNary-
Haugen bill which caused two vetoes
Of that measure by President Coolidge.
Chairman Haugen of the House agri-
culture committee informed his COL
leagues that 1t was the hope of his
committee that the House measure
might be completed before adjourn
ment. In the Senate, however, the
way was not so smooth. The Senate
agriculture committee, against the
wishes of President Hoover, has in
serted. the debenture plan in its bill.
Copeland Explains Move.
Senator Copeland said his amend
ment proposed to put the equalization
fee back into the bill in the same Ian
guage as it stood in the McNary-
Haugen bill.
Il do this without prejudice to the
debenture PLAN" he said. II have be-
come convinced that the debenture
plan cannot pass in the Senate. 1t
would be a great pity to have a farm
fill ruined by failing to provide some
method of financing it."
Senator Brookhart, Republican, Of
Iowa, in discussing the bill. told the
the farm problem even over a veto II
the legislation went to the White House
should meet with disapproval.
Equality Was Promised.
Brookhart contended the Republican
party in its platform and President
Hoover in his campaign speeches had
promised legislation which would give
the farmer equality with industry. He
asserted the legislation now proposed
would not do this.
During the campaign, he said. Presi-
dent Hoover had declared that the farm
problem must be solved. The Iowan
added that the Chief Executive, in his
message to the special session, had said
the job of solving the farm problem
cannot be done in a day."
II expected to coale to the special
session to solve the farm problem and
expected the pledges for equality would
be kept" he continued. Congress has
given its pledge to give agriculture
equality. Congress has no right to wait
upon the President to redeem those
pledges. Congress has the power to
solved this question even-over veto"
A system of Federal warehouses un-
der the Jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Agriculture to be used for the storage
Of all farm products was proposed in
bill introduced today by Representative
Howard, Democrat, of Nebraska.
Big Sum Involved.
The measure would provide $40. 000,-
900 for the construction of the ware
houses and would exclude the Secretary
Of Agriculture from any provisions of
the interstate commerce act in the
operation of the warehouses.
Howard said in statement that "this
bill will go further to promote orderly
marketing and accomplish that great
need in less time than any other plan
of legislation heretofore proposed"
"Under the present disorderly mar
keting SYSTEM" Howard said, IS out
of 10 producers of farm products are
compelled 10 Sell tnelT pTOQuCIS Anulc-
diately following harvest in order to
procure money with which to continue
farming operations. Under the opera
ton of the proposed warehouse system
the producer could sell his crop when
he pleased and not be compelled. as
under the present disorderly marketing
system, to sell when the Spectator
pleases to have him SELL"
A reminder of early indications that
the House may act on other farm aid
bills dealing with specific problems, Is
seen in a statement by Representative
Summers, Republican. of washington
after a conference with Secretary Hyde,
predicting passage of his proposal to
suppress fraudulent and unfair practices
in the handling of perishable farm
products.
The Summers measure, which has
been considered in the House before,
would prohibit the making OF false
statements by commission merchants
with regard to quantity, quality ana
condition of perishable farm COMMONLY
Shipments. It also would compel them
to operate under license. In addition,
the bill would make it illegal for false
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