Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-07
BONUS THREATENS
EXTRA SESSION AS
RELIEF ISSUE DIES
Compromise for $50, 900, 900
Drought Loan Fund Ap-
proved by Hoover.
SENATE AWAITS HOUSE
ACTION FOR VETERANS
Garner Says Proposal for Ex-Serv-
ice Men Would Advance
$1,000, 100000.

Congress prepared today to carry out
the compromise on the knotty relief
problem as leaders turned their atten.
ton to a new menace threatening an
extra session-veterans' compensation
funds.
The northumberland co-ou-
Grafton movement appeared to be in
operation again, as result of the
agreement on the much-disputed
drought relief legislation. Leaders were
working together to dispose Of the vital
appropriation bills which must be
passed before the March adjourn
ment
Conferees of the Senate and House
were called to meet this afternoon to
incorporate the compromise on relief
into legislation. It provides for a $50.
100000 additional drought loan fund in
the place of the controversial $25, 000,-
600 Red Cross appropriation.
Approved by Hoover.
President Hoover and the House Re-
publican leaders, who fatty rejected the
Red Cross fund. have approved the
$4,000 900 drought loan appropriation.
It was advanced by Senator Robinson,
the Democratic leader, and negotiated
to an agreement by Senator Watson,
the Republican leader, with Senator
McNary, assistant Republican chieftain
of the Senate.
Interest today swerved to the other
dispute standing in the way of COM
pletion of business before adjournment
the legislation for money to veterans.
The Senate Finance Committee
agreed to defer action until next week
to give the House Ways and Means
Committee, which is claiming juris-
diction, an opportunity to act.
Meanwhile, Democratic Leader Gar
ner said today the veterans compro-
mise proposal held yesterday to be ac-
ceptable to the administration would
mean advancement of about 81 200, 000,-
600, rather than $500, 900, 600, in new
loans to former soldiers.
Rumblings Of Dissatisfaction.
There were rumblings today among
some of the Progressive Republicans,
and even some of the Democrats, be-
ment on drought relief. Whether
the ProgreSsives would undertake q
fiilibuster to force a special ses-
sion because of their dissatisfaction
not only with the relief plan, but also
because they have not been able to get
through other legislation they desire,
remains to be seen. The Republicans
and the Democrats, however, seem to be
pretty well in command OF the situa-
ton, with three weeks of the present
session still remaining.
The details Of the tentative agree
ment were made public at the Capitol,
following a conference in Speaker
LongworthS Office, in which Senator
Watson, Speaker Longworth, Majority
Leader Tilson and Representative Wood,
chairman Of the House Appropriations
Committee, participated.
Senator Robinson said he considered
the language agreed upon broad
enough to cover all contingencies
where loans are necessary to purchase
food, that he had been assured it would
be literally interpreted and that he was
satisfied with the agreement.
Text of Agreement.
The tentative agreement is as fol-
lows:
Joint resolution No. 211 for the re-
lief of farmers in the drought-stricken
area, approved December 20, 1880, is
hereby amended by adding at tl1e end
thereof the following:
ANY money appropriated pursuant
to the authorization contained in this
section to be used in the purchase of
food or other live stock upon the same
terms ana conditions as such money
may be used for the purchase of feed
for work stock
I'm addition to the sums herein au-
thorized, and appropriations made
Hereunder. there is hereby appro-
priated to be Immediately available out
of any money in the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, the sum of $4,000
600, to be used by the Secretary Of
Agriculture for the following purposes:
81. To make advances or loans to
individuals in the drought and Corr
storm or hail stricken areas of the
United States, for the purpose of as
Sisting in forming local agricultural
credit corporations. live stock loan
companies, or like organizations, or of
increasing the capital stock of such
corporations, companies or organiza-
lions, qualified to do business with
Federal intermediate credit banks, or
to which such privileges may be ex-
tended, and (or) making loans to in
dividuals upon the security Of the cap
ital stock of such corporations, COM
panies or organizations, and,
90. To make advances or loans to
farmers for crop production for the
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