Evening star., 1933-01-07
FARM BILL BACKED
BY INDEPENDENTS
Northwestern G. 0. P. Group
viii Vote for Democratic
Relief Measure.
Hy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Northwestern Republican independ-
ents today stood almost unanimously
behind the emergency farm relief bill
being pushed by Democratic House
leaders The large Eastern city vote
still stood in doubt
After a day of speeohmaking yester-
day, during which the name of Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt was bound more
closely to the domestic allotment plan
for fixing minimum prices, a score OF
Republican independents found them
selves virtually agreed in favor of the
measure.
I'VE are nearly united in our plans"
announced Representative La Guardia
Republican, of New York, chairman Of
the group. With a few perfecting
amendments, most of our men will sup
port the bill"
La Guardia is one of the few from
big metropolitan districts who openly
has advocated the bill. There was a
large question mark over the ballots of
the large Tammny delegation, and most
Of the North Atlantic Seaboard men,
bers of both parties were expected to
vote mo" on the final roll call in pro-
test against what they consider an ag-
gravated sales tax.
Jones Confident.
But Chairman Jones of the Agricul-
ture Committee, author of the bill, con-
tinued confident of its ultimate success,
though declining to predict what
amendments may be made. Remarking
of the floor on the upturn in Chicago
wheat prices in anticipation Of expected
price fixing, the Texan said:
And they say this bill wouldn't help
the farmer"
Representative Nelson of Missouri
was the first Democrat to link Roose-
Welt with the relief plan. He told the
House he would like to go along with
the next President of the United
States.
I'm told that this is the plan that
has been sold to Mr.. Roosevelt" Nelson
said. IF it has been, / am going to
do the best can to see that he must
never pay for 1t, that my party must
never pay for it, for this plan, like all
other artificial plans, must fall
Representative Beck, Republican, of
duential Wall Street financiers sold
this plan to Gov Roosevelt" and later
In the day Representative Kopp, Re-
publican, of Iowa remarked:
1T is generally understood that
Roosevelt favors this plan and if it is
not passed this session, it will be in the
next. That being the case, is it not
good idea to pass it now and give it
fair and early trial?"
Amendment TO Be Offered.
Representative Andersen, Republican,
Of Minnesota said he would offer an
amendment to place 5-cents-a- pound
benefit on butter fat. He explained
to the consumer and $17l ,000, 900 more
spending power to the dairy farmer.
Andersen, who voted against the bill in
committee, indicated his support If the
dairy amendment is adopted.
Representative Glover, Arkansas Dem
ocrat, said he will seek the addition OF
rice Committee amendments will be
offered to fix the minimum price of
wheat, cotton and hogs during an in
itial marketing period at rs cents a
bushel, cents and S cents pound,
respectively.
Representatives Ketcham OF Michigan
and Hope of Kansas, who supported
the bill In committee, spoke for it on
the floor. Ketchau said that on last
years prices it would have required
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ers to pay the interest on their mort
cages. Hope also said it was essential
to raise prices.
I've always been taught it's good
Republican doctrine that when you
make possible higher wages in indus
try through a tariff you benefit all Sec
tions Of the country" Hope said. This
proposes to give the farmer higher
prices and on that doctrine it should
benefit industry"
Measure Denounced.
Representative Burtness, Republican,
OF North Dakota, called the plan
economically far sounder than the
agricultural marketing act"; but Snow
Of Maine, Republican committee
member, said that If enacted it would
prove the most outlandish piece of
legislation that ever was"
II was asked If l wanted potatoes in
the bill" Snow said. Even if you in
cluded every possible farm commodity
I could not vote for it. If we did put
potatoes in, half the potato farmers
would be bankrupt within a year"
Representative Flanagan, Democrat,
OF Virginia, said the minority COM
mittee report had been signed by three
regulars and five lame ducks"
II don't believe the people are going
% fellow lame ducks" Flanagan said.
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