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prompt and effective support of the
present bill for agricultural relief"
It was signed by E. A. O'Neal of the
American Farm Bureau Federation, L. j
Taber, for the National Grange; C. E.
Huff, Farmers National Grain Corpora
tion; c. G. Henry, American Cotton Co
operative Association; Charles E.
Ewing. National Live stock Marketing
Association, and Ralph Snyder, National
Committee Of Farm Organizations.
As the House Agriculture Committee s
Is members gathered in the locked COM
mittee chambers to 60 over the new
bill section by section, Chairman Jones
said no official vote on the measure
would be taken today, but indicated
the views Of members might be sound
ed out"
The bill has not yet been formally
introduced in the House." Jones said,
so we could not act on 1t officially.
But there may be some expression Of
committee sentiment"
Experts Are Heard.
Most Of yesterdays session, which
lasted until after S o'clock, was de-
voted to hearing experts explain the
measure and the way it Is intended
to operate But today the committee
members carried on the discussion
themselves.
Because Of the huge Democratic ma
jority in the House, there are two
Democrats on the Agriculture Commit
tee to each Republican. In exact figures
there are II Democrats and 8 Re-
publicans.
Clarke OF New York, the ranking
Republican, declined to express his view
of the proposal, but last session Clarke
filed a minority report on the domestic
allotment bill, contending its processing
tax was unconstitutional. The same
kind of tax Is carried in the new plan.
Already move has started in the
House to increase the number Of COM
modities covered in the bill. From
North Carolina and Virginia has come
strong pressure to include peanuts. In
other sections there is some discus
sion Of wool
The commodities named in the bill as
basic agricultural commodities are
wheat, cotton, corn, hogs, cattle, sheep,
rice, tobacco and milk.
Meanwhile, Senator Smith Of South
Carolina, chairman Of the Senate Agri-
culture Committee, emerged from a
Henry Morgenthau, jr., chairman of the
ting up bank system exclusively for
farmers.
He told newspaper men that the two
officials "see the necessity Of this con-
centIation," and that he would intro
duce legislation for that purpose as soon
IS it could be prepared.
The banks would handle mortgages,
crop loans and such things for the
farmers, but Smith gave out only an
outline Of the plan pending completion
Of the legislation.
The Senator said many of his Senate
colleagues favored the proposal.
Il want a separate system of banks
established for the benefit Of the
farmer" he said. I'VE should consoli-
date all farm credit agencies IN one
bank like the Federal Reserve system,
but devoted to agriculture.
Mixing Impossible.
"You can't mix commercial banking
with agriculture. That's been the ruin
Of agriculture and been the ruin of
several banks. Long time paper won't
mix with 80, so and 80 day paper"
At the same time Representative
Byrns, House majority leader, predicted
the farm relief bill would be passed by
the House next week, substantially un-
changed from its present form.
ByrnS said he expected liberal op-
portunity would be given the House to
debate the measure.
1T Is an administration measure and
the House will stand loyalty behind the
President on it" he said.
Approval Is Predicted.
Administration leaders predicted COM
mittee approval Of the bill without
change.
There were at least q few signs
Of dispute. As Is usual with farm
relief measures, some members stuck
to the belief that their plans
would work better General public ap-
proval Of Mr.. Roosevelt's idea, how
ever, likely would impel these members
to accept it for trial, particularly since
the Chief Executive admits it is simply
an experiment that might or might
not work.
Secretary Wallace, in whose hands
the program would place flexible powers
to select methods Of aid which he be-
lieveS are best suited to basic COM
modittes, made 1t clear that he did not
intend to use the most drastic provi-
sions unless compelled to do so.
He estimated before the Senate Agri-
cultural Committee yesterday that the
measure would increase the cost OF
foodstuds to consumers about $780,
o00,000. This was taken to mean that
he intended to fix processing and other
taxes at rate to yield this amount
Some Representatives Of professors op-
posing the bill, decry it as wide open"
and as extending authority to the Sec
retary to raise up to $4,000, ,000, 900 in
taxes in one year.
Leaders Rally Support.
Farm organization leaders, whose
agreement served as the basis Of the
bill, rallied their members over the
Nation in its support. Professors, in
cluding millers, packers, cotton spinners,
tobacco manufacturers and others, al
though numbering many opponents of
the measure in their ranks, delayed
bringing their points of view in the
open.
Some Of them indicated no fear of
the measure, asserting privately that
they felt that Wallace would not exer-
else the most sweeping provisions Of
the measure. Wallace has informed
many of them that he hopes to achieve
the bills purpose through trade and
marketing agreements, which will
necessitate few regulations in In effort
to keep administration on Q plane Of
simplicity and to carry out its intent
through cooperation rather than
through force.
Senators Norris. Republican of Ne
braska; Shipstead. Farm Labor of Min
nesota; Long, Democrat Of Louisiana;
Nye, Republican Of North Dakota, and
Thomas, Democrat of Oklahoma. said
they would support the measure.