Evening star., 1936-02-06

hit on theory OF acting through CO.
operation of the States and making
payments to farmers on basis of
soil conservation rather than crop
curtailment But nep legislation
offers no substitute for the process
ing tar, Which financed the old
A. A. A.
Congress today completed repeal of
three A. A. A. auxiliaries-the Bank
head cotton, Smith-Kerr tobacco and
potato control actS-with Senate ac-
ceptance of a minor House amend
ment. The kill now goes to the Whit
House.
President Roosevelt had recon-
mended prompt repeal of the three
measures levying taxes on excess pro
duction of the three commodities II
view of the Supreme Court invalida
ton of the whole agricultural adjust
ment program.
T. The Senate passed the repeale
Tuesday. The House acted yesterda-
but added a brief amendment can
ceiling taxes assessed, but not co
lected, under the compulsory &C
ton control law. The Senate co!
CURED in this change today.
New Bill Rushed.
Erasing of these three acts pave
the way for debate on the revisc
administration A. A. A. replaceme.
bill which the Senate AgricultuI
Committee unanimously approved la.
yesterday as a substitute for tt
Bankhead bill
The substitute. similar to the JonC
bill pending before the House, pr,
vides dual system of Federal sui
sides for soil conservation and 9th;
crop control operations.
II think we have just about gott.
out of the twilight zone as to col
stitutionality, said Chairman Smlt
of the Senate Agriculture Comm
tee. IF this won't work, We ca
do anything"
The bill gives the 48 States mt
more immediate place in the c.
control picture than did the b
head bill introduced last week.
Subsidies Provided.
In lieu of the invalidated A. A.
system Of benefit payments TO farl.
ers who contracted to control crol
the new bill empowers the Secretal
of Agriculture to grant subsidies
growers to preserve soil fertility ar
follow other production methods la
down by the Secretary.
However, any State could come
| under the plan Immediately. tn;
gaining the right to name agenci
to administer it, subject to the Sec
retary's approval. On or before N,
vember ! each year, the Secreta
would grant the States money
carry out their plans during the ne;
calendar year.
The administrations new farm pla
is estimated to cost $500, 10000 a yea
but a White House conference las
night reached no conclusion as
methods of taxing to raise that amount
Through soil conservation. involving
among other things, the retirement
land from commercial crops to soil
building growths. the administratio.
hopes to reach its aim of balanced
production.
Under the new Senate bill State
must accept the program after tW
years. else their farmers would obtai
no grants. In administering the ac
the first two years the Secretar
would work through old A A. A. pei
sonnel and State agencies he deem
qualified.
When he comes to determining tn
Federal funds to be allotted each CO
operating State the Secretary mus
consider ''the acreage and value of tn
major soil depicting and major ex
port crops produced in the respectiy
States during a representative period
Administration Accused.
The National Committee on Socii
Planning, which claims as member
Senator Nye, Republican, of NORTH
Dakota; Representative Marcantonio
Republican, of New York, and Repre-
sentative Amlie, Progressive. of Wis.
consin, accused the administration
of forcing a substitute for the A. A. A
through congressional committees
saying this is a most alarming de.
velopment in these latter days of tht
New Deal"
Millions Of underprivileged in oul
rural population, who are directly af-
fected by the legislation. we're deniec
any hearing or opportunity of ex-
pressing their opinion" said the com
mittee.
While the A. A. A. auxiliary re-
peal measure slipped through the
Senate Tuesday by unanimous vote
aud without a word of debate. the
House talked it over at length yes
terday. giving Republicans chance
to make a few jibes at the admins
tration. The final vote, however, was
351 to 10.
Turning to the Democrats, Minority
Leader Suell of New York remarked
"YoI gentlemen are very anxious
it seems, to uphold the President or
about the first constitutional act h
has sent up here"
Voting against repeal were nv
Democrats - Representatives Mona
CHAN, Montona; Maverick, Texas
Moritz, Pennsylvania; OConnor New
York, and Kerr, North Carolina; on'
Republican, Marcantonio; three Pro
greSsives, Amlie. Gehrmann and With
row, all of Wisconsin, and one Farmer
Laborite, Lundeen of Minnesota. Rep
resentative Creal, Democrat, of Ken
lucky, voted present"