The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-25
ADMINISTRATION IS
URGING ENACTMENT
WITHOUT REVISION
Farm Secretary Voices 0pposi-
ton to Substitute Idea OF
Southern Scion
WARNS DELAY IS HARMFUL
Committee SHES at Speed,
However, and Will Hear !,
More Witnesses
| WARNS DELAY IS HARMFUL

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Washington. March 25.-tR-De-
spite plea BY Secretary Wallace Tor
speed, the senate agriculture commit
tee decided Saturday to continue
hearings on the administration farm
bill next week and prospects were that
1t would not be reported to the senate
before Thursday at the earliest.
The decision Of the committee was
reached after wallace. In open SEES
sion. reasserted for the administrator
IN insistence that Its original farm
relief measure be passed unclaimed.
Nothing less will SUFFICE" he told
the committee, detailing his views Of
the farm emergency and emphasizing
that there could be no delay II any
good Is to be done this year.
He opposed definitely the substitute
bill which Senator Smith Dem., 8.
c., chairman Of the committee, put
forward In place Of the bin which the
house passed Overwhelmingly early
this week.
After Wallace concluded his test
mony the committee held brief ex-
ecutive meeting.
There 1t was decided to call repre-
sentatives Of Ill nine commodities Gov
cred In the legislation-wheat, corn.
cotton, hogs, cattle, sheep. tobacco.
rice ana dairy products.
The witnesses, to Be heard BEGIN
ming Monday, win include producers
and professors.
Makes NJ Pro1iotlon
Chairman Smith would not predict
when the measure might be reported.
The Smith proposal would reduce
sharply the contemplated grant Of
power to Wallace by eliminating q
section OF the administration bill pro-
viding for cutting acreage tlarough
agreements With pru1uee1s under .
modified version Of the domestic, III
lotment plan. It also would cut out
the proposed licensing fee on distrib-
utors and seek to change the process
Ing taxes.
Scoring to appear In secret 49,
sion rs had been suggested. Wallace
spoke publicly. asserting that scon-
gress has granted such authority (as
that now Asked to meet the bank
ing emergency. It should, In my
judgment. do likewise In meeting the
agricultural emergency which Is 20
intimately interviewer with the bank
Ing situation and the industrial de-
preston"
His words were In outright contrast
With the testimony Of the witness who
Immediately preceded him, John A.
Simpson, president Of the National
Farmers Union. who said OF the Id
mtnistration bill:
1T Is absolutely impossible"
Simpson said the farm bill would
cost $500 100000 . year, exclusive Of
land rentals.
Besides the cost, he said, 1t would
require force Of 100000 to admin
ister its provisions.
He said that under the measure
designed to raise farm prices to the
pre-war level through large grants
Of power to the secretary Of axri-
culture. 100000 men would be needed
to regulate $500 900 producers Of the
nine major commodities included, and
another 100000 would b necessary to
regulate professors and handlers.
Puts Cost a& @eoo, oooyooo
Figuring the outlay for each person
Ut 5000 . year, Simpson said the
total cost would be $500 ,O0o, 900.
Wallace said the administrator
accepts as . fundamental principle
the view that restoration Of the farm
ers buying power = m essential part
Of the program to relieve thu present
emergency, not only for aericnlture,
but for al industry and . large poe-
ton Of our national credit structure.
He denied he had estimated the
cost Of the measure ut $500 900 900.
mo sound estimate can b made
In advance" be said.
Wallace opposed tho substitute Of
Chairman Smith Of the COMMITTEES.
saying It made no adequate provision
for protecting the consumers inter-
est.
"Au Of the powers requested" ~
continued. ARE essential II the admin
tstration Is to b adequately empow-
cred to meet the agricultural situa-
ton. Tho particular powers that win
b exercised with respect to any eiv-
en- commodity at any given time can
not b stated IN advance,
Would Act rrsmptly n
This must Be determined On the
basis Of investigation Of facts BY the
secretary q agriculture. These In
vestigations Win be unde Z 81 n
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