The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-13
MEASURE ENACTED
LATE Thursday BY
Count OF 2O3-151
Faces New Obstacles Now in
Senate Contest and 0p.
position BY Hoover
STRONG OPPOSITION VOICED
Sponsors, However, Are Hope.
ful Of Obtaining Majority
in Upper Branch

Washington. Jan l3.-(ReThe
emergency price-fixing plan voted by
the house in the hope OF adding mil.
lions to the 1888 national farm in.
come Friday faced two new obstacles
the senate and President Hoover.
senators for the most part reserv-
ed opinions pending a closer study Of
the intricate allotment bills proyi.
sions. But In some quarters there
was strong opposition as hopeful
sponsors began q drive for the needed
majority.
Even should this be obstained Dem.
ocratic leaders have said they believe
hoover WILL veto the one-year plan.
BY vote of 203 to Isl, the measure
was passed by the house late Thurs
oay-the rumored friendliness OF
President-elect Roosevelt being q biz
factor IN mastering this strength.
But despite the reported desire of
Roosevelt to see such legislation en-.
acted. the ranking Democrat on the
senate agriculture committee-Smith
OF South Carolina-already has indi.
Gated his opposition.
The Republican chairman Of that
committee. McNary of OREGON. has
questioned the wisdom of the nlan
and Borah Of Idaho, without commit
ting himself, also has expressed doubts
about 1t.
Speedy Consideration Assured
Nevertheless. prompt COMMITTEES
CONSIDERATION OF the house bill which
would pay bounty to producers Of
seven commodities-wheat, cotton.
tobacco, hogs, rice, dairy products and
peanuts-was assured. It was after
the last three commodities had been
ADDED to the original bill that l30
mouse Democrats. s. Republicans and
one Farmer-Laborite united against
lOl Republicans and so Democrats TO
secure its passage.
The house bill is intended, for q
one-year period, to put into the
farmers pocket a cash return ap-
preaching pre-war ratio with indus
trial commodity prices. It would start
In this way:
For all benefited commodities ex.
cept TOBACCO, an initial marketing per-
iod beginning 80 days after enactment
and ending when the l933-34 market
ing year starts would be established.
In this period, these minimum prices
would prevail: Seventy-five cents a
bushel on wheat and rice; 9 cents q
pound on cotton; five cents q pound
on hogs; Is cents pound on butter
fat: three cents q pound on peanuts.
whenever average market prices
received by the producer dropped be-
low these prtces-as they are now-the
secretary OF agriculture would declare
the difference between the two and
That difference would be levied as 4
tax on processing. Collections would
be paid out as q bounty to farmers on
their percentage of domestic con-
sumption, or. in the case Of dairymeu,
on " per cent OF their production.
Variation In Hogs
Hogs would provide q slight varia.
ton. While the bounty would be
figured on scent basis, the tax
would be determined on Q graduated
scale mounting from 81 to q ~
cents pound. And to participate,
hog producers would have to market
20 per cent less tonnage.
Once the l933-34 year began, pre-
war parity prices would become effec-
tive for all commodities except hogs,
whose minimum price would be s
cents plus one-half cent for every 10.
point increase in the index Of factory
employment. Tobacco would be in
cluded at this stage.
All growers participating would
have to prove 20 per cent acreage
cut, dairymen could not increase pro-
duction, and hog producers would
have to cut corn acreage as well as
tonnage 20 per cent.
A presidential proclamation would
be needed to continue the bin on any
or all commodities q second year.
The vote on the bill included:
For the bill: Burtness, Hall and
Sinclair. North Dakota.
Christopherson, johnson and VII
hanson, South Dakota.
Christgau. Clague, Andersen, Knut-
son, Kvale. Mas. and selvtg. Mime.
sofa.
Against the bill: Nolan and Pitt
enger. Minnesota.
Chairman McNary (Rep., ore.).
called the senate agriculture commit
tee to meet In executive session Nom
day to take up the bill.