Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-15
Provisions Made for $780,
100000 to Stabilize AgricuH-
ture and Stimulate Marketing
EXPECT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
TO SEEK FUND AT ONCE
Signing Marked by Ceremony, In.
vited Guests Grouping Around
Presidents Desk.

President Hoover afixed his signature
at noon today to the administration ;
farm-relief bill, thereby making the
measure, which provides for $500, ,ooo.-
600 revolving fund to stabilize agricul-
ture and stimulate cooperative market
ing, the law of the land.
It is thought the President will ask
Congress to make available Immediately
SiS0.O00, 900 Of the total approprla ton
authorized in this legislation.
Considers Boards Personnel.
It Is not thought likely. however. that
the President will be in a position 10
announce appointment of the nine per-
sons who are to serve on the Federal
Farm Board, created by the bill, within
the next two or three weeks. He has
been considering the personnel of this
board for some time, but as yet mas Sc
lected no one.
The farm bill was signed in the
Presidents ofice. The occasion was
marked by quite a little ceremony.
The President used two pens in sign
ing the important document.
Pens Presented to Westcrners.
The pens were presented afterwards
to Senator McNary Of Oregon and Rep
resentative Haugen of Iowa, chairmen,
respectively, of the Senate and House
agricultural committees. The President
himself hesitated about making the
presentation and turned to the group
about him and asked, Who Is to get
these souvenirs?" The reply unani-
mously was McNary and Haugen. AS
Senator McNary reached to the Presi-
dents desk for one of the pens, Mr.
Hoover quickly pushed aside a very
handsome fountain pen of his own
which was not used in the signing and
which he made evident that he did not
care to give as a souvenir.
Although the actual signing consisted
simply of penning the name Herbert
Hoover" more than IL minutes were
consumed in the ceremony. This was
due to the taking of motion and still
pictures of the event. ...
Before the ceremony the President
chattcd with the members OF the COM
pany while waiting for every one to ar
rive. Speaker Longworth was the last
one to present himself.
During this preliminary meeting the
President discussed informally the start
ing in motion of the provisions of the
agricultural bill 1t was said in his
behalf afterward that he will make pub
lie a brief statement regarding the bill
and It's provisions late this afternoon.
Grouped about the Presidents desk
as he signed this bill we're Vice Presi-
dent Curtis, Speaker Longworth, Sena-
tor Watson of Indiana, majority leader
of the Senate; Secretary Hyde of the
Department of Agriculture, and the fol.
lowing Senate and House conferees
on the agricultural bill: Senators Nc
Nary, Capper and Ransdell and Repre-
sentatives Haugen, Purnell, williams,
Aswell and Kincheloe. Senator Norris,
Republican, Of Nebraska, and Senator
Smith, Democrat, of South Carolina,
who were members of the conference
committee and WHO vigorously opposed
the elimination of the export debenture
feature of the farm bill, did not attend
the signing.
The quiet dignity manifested dur
ing the ceremony was noticeably In con-
trast TO the stormy and at times bitter
scenes which marked the journey of
this legislation before 1t finally was
passed by Congress.
When the President lifted his pen
from the paper and looked up, smiling
at those about him, 1t was apparent
he was conscious of the fact that one
of hts principal promises in his cam
paign, as well as the principal purpose
Congress, had been accomplished.
Discusses Bill With Hyde.
The President received the farm bill
late yesterday afternoon and by happy
coincidence. Secretary Hyde was with
him at the time. Briefly, they discussed
the legislation and Mr.. Hyde left the
White House shortly afterward with the
document under his arm to study more
closely its provisions before returning il
to the President. 1t Is the custom of
Presidents before signing bills of ma ior
Importance to refer them to the depart
ment head who is directly interested In
the particular legislation for a report.
Also, 1t is customary to refer bills that
call for appropriations to the director
of the Bureau of the Budget for his
comment. Evidently the President did
not consider it necessary in this case to
send the farm bill to the bureau. Sec
retary Hyde returned the bill to the
President shortly after 10 o'clock this
morning.
The nine persons to comprise the
Federal farm board are to receive
salary OF $4,000 year. The Presi-
dent has made no secret of the fact
that ne considers this body one of the
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