Evening star., 1933-01-11
Effort to Strike Out Enacting
Clause of Measure Is Re-
jeCted 161 to 100.
HOG PROVISION RETAINED
BY DIVISION OF 1S9 TO SO
Chairman Jones Makes Plea
Against Changing Commodities
and Asks for Vote Tonight.

The House showed in large majorfties
today an overwhelming sentiment
against killing the emergency farm bill
1t rejected, 161 to 100, a motion to
strike out the measures enacting clause,
which, if carried, would have ended the
bill.
Then quickly, after plea from
Chairman Jones not to further add or
subtract from the commodities in the
plan, House members divided, 189 to
80, against eliminating hogs.
The vote on the enactment clause
was forced by Jones himself, who said
I'VE might as well have showdown on
this BILL"
Hope for Vote Tonight.
Representative Goss, Republican, Of
Connecticut, who originally sought to
force the ballot, had expressed a will
ingness to forego it.
Earlier, Senator Dickinson, Repub-
lican, of Iowa had told President Hoo
yer the bill was dead"
But one of the chief Republican foes
at the Capitol, Clarke of New York.
predicted its passage by the House and
the vote on the enacting clause seemed
to bear him out.
Jones told the House that the flood
of kilograms received against including
hogs originated with the packers. Rep
resentative Howard, Democrat, Of Ne
braska said 81 of 40 he had received
came from the same source
I hope the House will put no more
commodities into the BILL" Jones said.
hope we may go right along with per-
fecting amendments and reach a vote
tonight
The bill contains seven commodi-
ties on which producers would be paid
bountieS: Wheat, cotton, tobacco, hogs,
rice, dairy products, and peanuts.
Would Seek Guarantee.
The bill to be administered by the
Secretary OF Agriculture would seek to
guarantee the benefited producer a
minimum price on his share of domestic
consumption. This price would be based
on q pre-war parity ratio with other
commodities Funds raised through a
processing tax sufficient to make up this
parity would be distributed to the
farmer.
Representative Cannon, Democrat, OF
Missouri, made his motion to strike out
the enacting clause yesterday after
announcing his support of the meas
ure, simply to secure speaking time.
But then objection was entered to
its withdrawal and vote was in or
der. Usually, however, the House hesi-
tates to determine the fate of a bill
before finishing with all amendments.
Opposes Inclusion of Hogs.
The motion to eliminate hogs was
made by Representative Beam, Damo-
crat, of Illinois. 1t was offered after
majorities had overridden protests Of
sponsors to add two commodities not
recommended by the Agriculture Com
mittee.
On one of these-peanuts-a
vote was promised by Chairman Jones.
But the other-dairy products-appar-
emily was due to stay in with the five
commodities recommended by the COM
mittee.
The dairy amendment for a 5-cent-a-
pound bounty on 80 per cent of the
butterfat production was inserted by
the sizeable majority Of 102 to rs, while
peanuts slipped through a l11-to-110
ballot.
Jones wants to take out peanuts and
limit the bill to the six other conlmo-
dities.
Will Ask Roll Call.
"I will demand a separate roll call
vote on peanuts" the Texan said as
the House plunged into the final phase
Of consideration. IT don't think the
addition of dairy products has i'm
proved the bill, but favor its passage
and hope for final vote tonight"
He opposed the Bean motion to
take out hogs, as did Representative
Rainey, the Democratic leader.
1T is the only way to bring benefit
to the great corn belt" Rainey said.
Hogs represent the only major cash
market for corn"
Though the House was still on only
the second page of a 25-page bill,
Jones said he was certain the House
would refuse to add more commodities
and leave the rest of the bill pretty
much as written.
This is an emergency measure de-
signed to take effect Immediately" he
said. "If there are too many commod-
tiles the problem of successful ad-
ministration in so short time would
become virtually insurmountable.
Nor is the plan readily adapted to
products of which an exportable sur
plus is lacking. The export market is
needed to sustain the price level and
prevent the professor from taking the
tax out Of the producers price"
The bill is designed to guarantee a
pre-war ratio with other commodity
prices by collecting and distributing
to producers processing tax on do
meStic consumption. Its operation
would end in one year unless extended