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Michigan, who proposed q limitation
OF "not;exceeding $500, ,000, ,000," )" instead d
OF authorizing such sums as are
necessary" This question likewise
went over until tomorrow for deci-
sion.
The Vandenberg ame m t
prompted Senator Adams, Democrat,
OF Colorado to urge that the sections
providing for parity price payments
be Clarified to make 1t evident to the
farmers that such payments may be
expected only to the extent that funds
are made available for that purpose
by Congress from time to time.
Senator Adams insisted that as
now worded the bill leaves the impli-
cation that full parity payments are
contemplated 1t Is within the realm
OF possibility that under certain con-
ditions full parity payments would re-
quire as much as $500, ,0OO, 900, the
Colorado Senator declared. He said
such a result was beyond the expec-
tation of the sponsors of the bill, but
expressed belief the description of
parity payments should be clarified.
.Bankhead Proposal.
Later Senator Bankhead, Democrat,
OF Alabama said he would offer an
amendment to provide for payments
on parity prices" to make 1t clear
that payments are to be made only
as far Is funds are avsilable.
These were only few Of the hurdles
that loomed in the path of the farm
measure yesterday as the Senate
moved slowly through committee
amendments, with Majority Leader
Barkley striving for final passage by
Wednesday.
There are still number Of COM
mittee amendments to be disposed of,
however, after which will come in
dividual amendments, and at least
one complete substitute farm relief
plan, to be offered by Senator Lee,
Democrat, of Oklahoma.
While final passage by Wednesday Is
possible, there are those who think it
may take all week to complete the
measure. Then will start the real task
OF writing the final draft in confer
ence, because the Senate and House
measures differ substantially in the
formulas to be followed in holding
surplus crops in granaries for the pur-
pose OF sustaining agricultural price
levels. The Senate bill also is regard-
ed as having more compulsory fea-
lures.
Comparison Of Bills.
1t has been contended that the CROP
yield levels at which marketing quotas
would be applied are 80 low In the
Senate bill that quotas would be in
effect most Of the time. The House
bill, on the other hand, is viewed by'
some as allowing too much leevay in
production before applying Quotas.
These differences will have to be set
tied in conference.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of Okla
homa offered an amendment late yes.
terday to allow the Agriculture De-
partment to fix crops quotas for small
farmers that would enable them to
grow enough to sustain their families
on the farm. He argued this would
save some small farmers from the
necessity of abandoning agriculture
and migrating to the citias, without
doing any Substantial injury to large
scale farmers whose quotas would be
reduced.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, Of
Maryland had an amendment adopted
yesterday to make sure Maryland to-
bacco growers would not have to 70
into the new crop-control program un-
less they decided to do 70. The amend
ment is designed to provide that In
che case of tobacco referenda on CROP
control proposals would be conduct
ca separately tqssseach type Of to-
bacco.
Problem in Maryland.
He explained that In Maryland the
problem y not one of surplus but Of
too small productid Maryland to-
bacco, he said, Is d IA 10 rive eis-