Evening star., 1933-04-08
FARM SUBSTITUTE
MEASURE PLANNED
Senate Republicans Would
Deny Broad Powers to
Secretary Wallace.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A complete substitute for the Demo-
cratic farm program, stripping away
the proposed broad powers for Secre-
tary Wallace but including the admin
istration mortgage relief plan, was being
formulated today by committee of
Senate Republicans for presentation to
party conference on Monday.
The administration bill now Is before
the Senate, its passage expected some
time next week, despite quite consider
able opposition. The Republicans, not
able to settle on a program before the
measure was taken up yesterday, hoped
to be able to present united front of
opposition by Monday.
In place of the Democratic provisions
for sweeping authority for Secretary
Wallace to raise farm prices, the Re-
publican committee proposed the bill of
Senator Carey Republican, Of wyoming,
Tor leasing or renting a maximum of
$4,000, 900 acres, this to be financed by
a 2 per cent tax on the sale price of
the commodities.
Former Secretary's idea.
The leasing would be applied to cot
ton and grains. This is in substance
the program advocated in the closing
days of the last Congress by former
Secretary Hyde.
The Republican Committee bill in
corporates the Smith cotton option pool
plan, which is in the administration
nd al ~fD H.
mortgage plan.
Simpson cost Of production plan, writ
ten into the administration bill by the
Senate Agriculture Committee.
Republicans expected to line up al
most solidly behind the substitute pro-
posal, but Democratic leaders are con-
ndent their top-heavy majority will
put the administration bill through.
Assuming the leadership in the Demo-
cratic drive to force prompt passage of
the measure, Senator Robinson asked
the Senate to build "a realistic path
onward and upward" to prosperity. He
opened debate on the program at about
the same time as the House Agriculture
Committee was favorably reporting the
$1,000 10000 mortgage relief bill to
the floor for consideration.
The mortgage measure and the ad-
ministration proposal for lifting farm
prices to the 1909-1914 levels are COM
bined IN one Senate bill, passage of
which Is expected by the middle OF next
week or day or SO thereafter.
Addressing himself to the price lift
ing sections of the bill, Robinson con-
ceded IT was IAN untrod path" as
labeled by President Roosevelt In send
ing 1t to Congress, but contended its
broad powers for administrative action
were necessary to meet conditions.
Administrative procedure under the
bill was discussed at the White House,
meanwhile, by Secretary Wallace, Frank
0. Lowden, former Governor of Illinois
Bernard M. Baruch, financial authority,
and George Peek of Moline, H., farm
relief adviser.
Their discussion revolved around the
effect of applying Immediately the pro-
posed processing tax on surplus crops
in relation to the world situation, but
there was no indication of decision
by the administration with regard to
specific commodities in the bill.
The measure seeks to increase. farm
incomes by marketing agreements, a
version of the domestic allotment plan,
a processing tax, licensing of distrib-
utors, land leasing proposal and q
cost of production guaranty.
Robinson opened the campaign in be-
half of the bill on the floor after Chair
man Smith, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima, of the Agriculture Committee, who
opposed it. had given lengthy expla-
nation and intimated his objections to
1t had not abated.