The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-17
TROUBLE FORECAST
BEFORE ENACTMENT
BY SENATE HOUSE
House Agriculture Committed
Ready to Act But Upper
Branch May BaIk
SENSE HOSTILE FEELING
Some Solons Assert They Are
Going to Halt Rubber
Stamping Procedure
SENSE HOSTILE FEELING


dent Roosevelt's bold prescription for
the nations agricultural ills Friday
faced rougher road than any Of the
three previous proposals for emer-
gency action sent to congress in the
last eight days.
The others, now that beer Is about
through. appear to have been triple
plays, white house to congress to the
law books. The farm program faces
troubles midway along that path, in
the senate where there were signs Of
4 rebellion In Democratic ranks.
A possibility existed that the house
would pass the bill before the end
OF the day and that, at the latest, 1t
would complete action before ad-
5ournment Saturday. It's agriculture
committee gave quick consideration
to the measure.
Friends Of the administration pro-
gram, although confident Of its ulti-
mate passage by the senate, admitted
that progress there will probably be
slower than that recorded by the
Roosevelt proposals for banks. econ
omy ana beer.
There was scattered undercurrent
of hostility toward the measure. Sen
atorS Russell Of Georgia and Long Of
Louisiana indicated dislike for the
speed with which the senate u act
ing; others said they proposed halt
in rubber stamping procedure"
Farm Groaps Favor Il
Seven farm organizations Joined
Friday In q statement demAndlng In
mediate enactment Of tho program
and warning congress delay Win b
fatal"
The brief statement. addtsssd -
the house and senate agricultural
committees, said:
THE enthusiastically farm I'm
pending before your committee Ft1day
Is In accord with policies advocated
by farm organisations for several
years and agrees with The outline q
principles for surplus control and e.
tablishment Of parity between aGri-
cultural and industrial prices q
agreed upon last Friday By represent
atives Of farm groupG
I'VE trust your committee Win re-
port this bill promptly and then urge
congress to enact 1t immediately In
order that its provisions may b ap-
plicable to crops that are now ready
for planting.
Delay will be fatal"
The organizations that joined IN the
statement, prepared after q morning
meeting, were: Tho American farm
bureau federation, the National
Grange, The Farmers Educational
and Cooperative Union. the Farme11
National Grain corporation. the
American Cotton Cooperative asso-
citation, the National Livestock Mar.
keting association and the National
committee Of farm organisations.
Some Professors Opposed
Meanwhile, representatives Of pro-
cessors hurriedly analysed the long
and complicated bill. some Of them
definitely committed to battling its
enactment. Others were stilled BY
the presidents plea in his special
message to congress Thursday for -
fair trial" Of the measure
Some professors were particularly
interested III q provision that would
let Secretary Wallace require an to
be licensed. whether they handled
commodities named in the bill or COM
peting products. This would permit
assessment of $1,000 q day fines
against those who operated without
licenses.
Wallace. however, indicated he did
not intend to use this unless process
sors failed to cooperate willingly.
Based on recommendations Of farm
organization leaders and editors, the
program would place in the hands OF
Secretary Wallace sweeping powers 70
deal with the problems Of low prices
and surplus production.
The program has flexibility, en-
powering Wallace to employ parts or
all OF several plans. including the
Smith cotton method. the principles
Of the domestic allotment blu, leas-
ing Of lands to retire them from pro-
duction and trade agreements.
Tax Provides Revenue
A professors tax Is the chief source
Of revenue proposed to provide funds
to finance the program. From 4
payments IN the form OF rentals Or
benefits or both could be paid TO
farmers In return for agreements to
curtail production.
The Smith option plan would be an
plicable to cotton planters, It, pur-
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