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House took up the bill again. Then
amendments to the price-fiXing plan
may be offered. Many were expected
some from the Agriculture Committee
itself.
Among them was one to add rice to
the four commodities now in the bill
wheat, cotton. tobacco and hogs. The
measure provides that such producers
would receive bounties on their per-
centage of domestic consumption.
Another committee amendment would
create an initial marketing season for
wheat. cotton and hogs, during which
the bill would establish rs cents a
bushel. 9 cents and cents a pound,
respectively. as the producers return.
The bounty would be figured on this
basis and the plan would not apply to
tobacco until the beginning of a 1933-34
marketing season proclaimed by the
Secretary of Agriculture.
Representative Andersen, Republican,
of Minnesota. was to propose the
amendment to include dairy products.
Andersen, who opposed the bill in
committee, predicted its passage If his
amendment carries. The amendment
was Endorsed by the Progressive Repub-
lican bloc.
Seeks to Eliminate Hogs.
Representative Beam, Democrat, of
Illinois, was prepared to demand the
elimination of hogs from the bill, and
Representative Lea, Democrat, of Cali
fornia, said he would seek exemption of
cracked wheat for feeds from taxation.
Other members wanted peanuts and
potatoes added to the list of commodi-
ties
Jones of Texas, author of the bill,
said today in reply to statement by
the Millers' National Federation, which
asserted the plan would cost the con-
sumner $1,167 900 900, that when wheat
was around 81 bushel in the pre-war
period, both flour and bread were almost
exactly at the same level as today"
indications are that neither the
price of -four nor the price of bread
would be materially increased" he
added.
McNary Il.tl 0jluces Bill.
Actual progress with the bin yester-
day was nltLe impossible by ADJOURN
ment of the House in respect to Repre-
sentativeS Butler and Kendall, who died
over the week end.
Senator McNary of Oregon, who is
chairman of the Senate Agriculture
Committee as wei. as assistant leader,
introduced the allotment plan in his
branch of Congress, however. His
measure would fatty fix prices to be
paid farmers on their share Of domestic
consumption of all farm commodities.
This price would equal the world price
plus the tariff, with cotton duties at 10
cents pound.
McNary said he had put the bill in
at the request of Thomas Campbell,
the worlds largest wheat grower" and
declined to give his views either toward
it or toward the House allotment bill.
Also introduced in the Senate were
bills to alleviate farm mortgage trou-
bles Senator Hull. Democrat. of Ten
nessee, proposed authorizing the Re-
construction Finance Corporation to
lend $1,000, 100000 to farm mortgagors
to obtain lower rates of interest and
sought to obtain postponement of FORE
closures for two years.
A measure by Senator Fletcher, DEM
ocrat, of Florida, would authorize loans
by Federal land banks to farmers in
areas lacking farm loan associations.
These loans could be made for the
purchase of land, equipment, improve
ments or to liquidate Indebtedness in
CURED before January !. 1888.