Evening star., 1935-06-19
.EARLYA.A.A. VOTE
SOUGHT IN SENATE
Opposition Appears to Have
Largely Disappeared in
Upper Chamber.
sv the Assnciated Press.

BY the Associated FreSS.
Roosevelt leaders sought an early
vote in the Senate today on the farm
amendments which invest Secretary
Wallace with new powers.
The amendments. studiously pre-
pared as well to strengthen the
A. A. A. in any Supreme Court test,
bounced through the House yesterday
by 168 to So, although the question
of their constitutionality was raised.
Senate opposition, so strongly reg
istered last year, appeared today to
have been largely dissipated.
Chief among the amendments pro-
visions is an authorization for the
Secretary Of Agriculture to "order"
marketing agreements-if SO per cent
of the handlers or two-thirds of the
producers desire one-for handlers or
producers Of milk, tobacco, fresh fruits,
except apples; fresh vegetables and
turpentine.
Debenture Plan Revived.
The amendments also would permit
use of q form of the old export de-
benture plan by authorizing use Of 80
per cent Of customs receipts to pay
exporters the difference between do
mestic and world prices. They like
wise would prevent suits to recover
processing taxes should the agricul-
tural adjustment act be held uncon-
Stitutional.
Both Senate and House opponents
have fought the amendments vigor-
ously for more than a year. but yes
terday in the House opposition
crumbled and record vote was not
even forced. A standing vote was
taken after efforts to have hops and
edible dry beans included among the
'order" commodities had been de-
feated-
Also beaten was the attempt by
New England textile interests to have
cotton producers paid their produc-
ton benefits directly from the Treas
ury instead of from processing taxes.
At various times the question of
whether Wallace could legally "order"
marketing agreements was projected
in debate, but apparently the OBJ
jectors generally were willing to leave
the issue to the courts.
Amendment Provisions.
Here are the main provisions of the
amendments:
/. Authorize Secretary Of Agricul-
ture to order" marketing agreements
for handlers of milk, tobacco, fresh
fruits except apples), fresh vegetables,
including soybeans, walnuts and
pecans. and turpentine. If so per cent
by volume of the handlers in a given
class or region wish it or If two-thirds
of the farmers desire it. Also subject
milk purchases from producers to
price fixing, and milk retailers TO
orders"
2. Permit crop control to move up
or down by substituting adjustment"
for reduction" in defining the CON-
troll program.
8. Authorize use of 80 per cent Of
ceSsing tax equivalents. to pay farm
commodity exporters the difference
between domestic and world prices,
and make available tax money for
land Withdrawals.
4. Permit the President to fix quotas
or compensating taxes on imports he
finds are depressing domestic farm
products below parity price levels.
Prevent Recovery Suits.
S. Freeze processing taxes at pres
ent levels if the act should be ruled
unconstitutional and prevent suits to
recover taxes. previously paid.
6. Direct that pre-war tax and in
terest rates be considered in figuring
industrial price PARTIES.
7. Extend the Jones -Costigans sugar
quota act from May 9, 1887, to De-
cember 81, 1887.
8. Authorize the Secretary to ex-
anime books of parties to marketing
agreements.
9. Provide for refunds on floor
stocks If tax is dropped.
10. Authorize Secretary Wallace's
lever normal granary" plan of accept
ing and holding commodities in lieu
of cash benefit payments in produc-
tive years for feeding onto the market
in lean years.
II. Encourage State cooperation TO
promote farm program.
IL. Direct processing taxes pay
ments directly into Treasury and the
appropriation of equivalent sums for
benefit payments.