The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-16
SURPLUS PRODUCTS
WOULDBE FAVORED
BY some SENATORS
Sentiment Is Growing to Make
Allotment Applicable to
Only Few Things
WOULD BAR SEVERAL ITEMS
Peanuts and Butter Fat Among
Things Scheduled to Go
II Idea Prevails

washington, Jan. 16.-(R-Senu.
ment for restricting the application
Of the domestic allotment plan to sucl,
commodities as have an exportable
surplus sprang up Monday In the SEN
ate agricultural committee.
Such action would exclude peanuts
and dairy products from the scope Of
the measure.
While this view was being express
ed by some members Of the commit.
tee, chairman McNary said others
felt that the provisions Of the bill
should be put into effect on two COM
lnodities-wheat and cotton-to de.
termine its feasibility before trying It
out on the other five commodities now
embraced by It.
A further farm.aid measure was In
sight through announcement Of
chairman Steagall of the house bank
ing committee that Wednesday or
Thursday his committee would work
On temporary farm mortgage re-
lief bill. designed to cut interest rates
and give direct aid In some cases to
halt foreclosure.
0VCO80SS " OpVtDO1 ~
Steagall plans to introduce the
measure and start hearings on 1t and
on 9 measure to expand the currency,
about the middle OF the week.
It would set up . national farm
mortgage finance corporation with
81 400, 10000 for loans to farmers
through the federal reserve bank sys-
TEN.
The drastic rewriting Of the allot.
ment plan bill. passed by the house
and now In the senate agriculture
committee, was held up while senator
Smith (Dem. 8. c., caught q train
for New York to consult with Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt.
After brief general discussion, the
committee recessed until Tuesday
morning.
Since the bill passed the house last
week by vote Of 203 to Isl the meas
ure has found luke.warm reception
among some Democrats Of the senate.
As now written, the bill has failed
to satisfy such Independent Repub-
lican farm belt senator's as Frazier
(Rep, N. d., who said Monday, II
don't like It very well. I think It
should be changed" He added, how
ever, that he favored . bill Of the
same general character.
Overhauling Planned
The bulky bill. as approved gen.
orally by the leading farm organisa.
tons and passed by the house, was
In for thorough overhauling. with
every sign indicating several days OF
committee elaboration and revision
before report Is made to the senate.
Most senators Of both parties who
represent the farm states felt that
the measure In one form or another
ultimately would be reported favor.
ably by the committee and brought
up for action In the senate. But
lines Of cleavage already are forming
there, presaging . sharp controversy
before final vote Is had.
The committee viii take up the
bill with . view to simplifi cation,
elimination Of provisions whic h
might raise constitutional question:
Briefly, the bill as now written UNI
dertakes to obtain for the producers
Of seven selected commodities-wheat,
cotton, tobacco. rice. peanuts. butter.
fat and hogs-a price equivalent to
that which prevailed In pre-war days.
This would be accomplished by
paying him bounty equal to the dit.
ference between the present and the
pre-war price.
The money to pay the bounty
would be raised by . tax on the miller
OF the wheat and the comparable
professor" Of the other commodities.
It Is the expectation that this tax
will be passed on" to the consumer.
SThe bounty would be paid to the
farmer on only his share Of the
domestic consumption Of the crop.
In return for the allotment. he would
be required to agree to curtail his
production by 20 per cent.