Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-11
ACREAGE CUT
PLAN WILL BE
CONSIDERED
Fight Over Longs
Cotton Ban
Looms


ling TO submit the question or an
lation at the present special ses-
sion OF the legislature was adopt
ed in the house today. The vote
vas "a to Is.
The resolution was offered by
Rep. +. G. Weinert of Seguin and
Albert Barron OF Sherman.
An amendment was added ask
ing the governor to submit the
whole subject Of revenue and tax
alton TO the house.
Submission of reductions In the
appropriation bills. blanket salary
reductions and decreases in the
expense Of operating the state
also were requested.
1t was reported by several mem
bers OF the house the governor
has prepared a message TO the
legislature submitting taxation
for limited consideration by the
legislature. The governor had pre-
pared a message yesterday but
did not submit II. It's contents
were not revealed.
The senate backed I'D from Its
former position Of not wanting 70
accept any pay for the farmers
session and voted the constitution
al maximum OF $40 a day and 10
cents a mile. The vote vas IL 70 3,
Salaries Set
The senate previously had offer
ed to work for nothing but the
house refused TO concur.
Figures offered az discussion Of
the committee on the bills showed
that 81 per cent OF the Texas acre
age in cultivation in 1881 was plant
ed to cotton. II wa. maintained
that holding cotton acreage to one
third the cultivated acreage would
provide no material relief based on
these figures.
The tabulation showed 81. 303. 900
acres in cultivation in 1891 Of which
l5,852.000 was in cotton. IN 1890
the total cultivated acreage was
3o,464.000 Of which i6.450,O0 0 acres
was In cotton.
The total cotton acreage in the
south In 1891 was listed at 4O.f29.-
600 cree while in 1880 a total of
45.09l. 900 acres was planted to cot
ton.
AUSTIN. Sept. 1l.-Pl-A spe-
cial house committee charged with
drafting a cotton acreage control
bill had prepared a report this
morning wherein II recommended
adoption OF the Olsen bill TO res
trict cotton acreage in 1882 and
1888 to one-third the cultivated
area.
The preliminary draft of the re-
port recommended that all other
cotton acreage control bills, includ-
ing the Long nO-cOttOn in 1882
bill, be laid on the table.
Ban Favor Grows
The committee expected To make
It's report within a few hours.
Rep. Victor Gilbert OF Cisco
sponsor OF the Long plan. said he
would make a motion on the floor
OF the house TO substitute the Ions
plan for restricted acreage.
The people OF this state want
the Long plan and noting short
OF it," Gilbert stated. Maybe this
legislature does not know that
but they'll soon find II out. If II
Is passed by the legislature anc
vetoed by the governor. the res
possibility is on his shoulders"
An effort also will be made Il
reduce the acreage clause OF the
Olsen bill TO % per cent of the
cultivated area for the next two
years.
The senate agricultural commit
tee continued its hearings toda,
on the several bills introduced ir
the upper house. Advocates OF cot
ton acreage limitation in the SEN
ate have agreed on a bill similar
to the Olsen bill In the house.
Delay Charged
Sen. Clint Small OF Amarillo
stated he believed some of the
proponents OF the Long plan wer,
hoping for a delay in the pro-
ceedings in belief the longer actor
was delayed the better chance Z
cotton holiday bill had OF passing
Leaders of the cotton acreage
control movement IN the house
anticipated a test vote between the
two proposals. today.
The Long plan. regarded as
having an outside chance for pas.
sage when the legislature con-
vened Tuesday. has gained GROUND
rapidly. II was highly problem
atical today. however. II " hac
enough strength to push the acre.
age redistribution bill to the back.
ground