Evening star., 1937-11-18
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Near agreement in the Senate Apri-
culture Committee on farm-control
legislation brought promise TODAY of a
break in aimless debate which has
dominated the special congressional
session
Senator Bailey, Democrat, North
Carolina. carried on the Southern fill
buster against anti-lynching leglsla-
ton IN the Senate But Chairman
Smith of the Agriculture Committee
told reporters an 'evernormal gran
ary' farm bill-patterned after ad-
mlnlstratlon recommendations. except
for cotton control-would be ready
Monday to displace the lynching
measure.
He said he would ask leaders to re-
cess the Senate today until then. to
allow the c imittee more time to
work on details.
Senator Smith said the committee
had agreed to let Southern Senators
write the cotton section of the pro-
gram and that this group would start
work today
There is one rumor that I want
stopped the veteran South Carolina
Democrat said, ''and that is that I am
blocking legislation I told farmers
and the committee that whatever
measure the majority wanted, 1 will
support.
Introduction of the farm bill Mon
day would bring before the special
session, one week after convening, the
| first Of a four-point program recon-
mended by President Roosevelt
farm, wage-hour, regional planning
| and executive reorganization Iegisla-
| ton
A House Tax Subcommittee talked
of-but did not agree finally-grant-
ing all corporations some exemptions
from the undistributed profits tax
which has been asSailed by business.
The House apparently settled itself
into another day of political oratory.
Changes for the wage-hour bill de-
pended largely on breaking a dead
| lock in the House Rules Committee
unless discharge petition. signed by
los House members, gets 1l3 more
| signatures.
Prospects for the other two adminis-
| tratlon measures-Governmen reor-
ganization and regional planning
we're greatly dimmed, leaders conceded,
by the time-consuming f1libuster in
the Senate over the anti-lynching bill.
Lack Time for Tax Bill.
Pressure for tax revision during the
short session grew steadily amid evi-
dence of almost unanimous congress
sional sentiment for modifying the
corporate surplus and capital gains
levies. But Democratic Leader Barkley
of the Senate said:
Il have talked with leaders in the
House, and they say there is no use
| talking about it"
Senate farm leaders said today they
We're trying to trim costs of the pro-
| posed ever-normal granary program
to $500 100000 the amount Congress
already has authorized for farm bene-
fit payments in 1898.
Senator Pope. Democrat, of Idaho,
one of the sponsors of the adninistra-
|
program were being pared in an effort
to get along with the same amount
of money that has been spent on
other farm measures"
This may mean smaller payments
to farmers" Pope said, but. it also
will eliminate need for processing
taxes and all the opposition tc them"
President Roosevelt has said that if
Congress increases the amount needed
for farm aid, 1t must provide the
revenue through new taxes.
Chairman Jones of the House COM
mittee was reported leaning toward
compulsory cotton control features,
providing the decision was left to the
majority of farmers involved.
Southern opponents, meanwhile,
| (See CONGRESS Page A-5)