Evening star., 1943-04-06
Speedy Vote
oSustaiin Farm
VetoSought
Bunkheud's Move
To SheIve Bill
Opposed
BY the Associated Press.

by bHe Associated PRESS.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat,
of Alabama abandoned hope to-
day of overriding President
Roosevelt's veto of his bill af-
fecting farm price ceilings, and
ran into opposition from Senator
Bailey, Democrat, of North Caro-
lima on his proposal to send the
measure back to the Senate Ag-
riculture Committee.
With the stage all set for Senator
Bankhead to offer his motion to
shelve the measure to await con-
sideration at some future date. Sem
ator Bailey insisted that the Senate
vote now to sustain the veto.
I'VE are dealing with necessity"
Senator Bailey said. We'll either
stand on our stabilization program
or falter down the road to it's wreck
age"
Earlier Senator Bankhead told re-
porters the farm bloc was consider
ing the reference to the committee
to delay showdown on move to
override the veto.
Admits Chances Are Poor.
Conceding that the chances Of
overriding the veto don't look so
good" Senator Bankhead told re-
porters that several supporters OF
the measure had suggested that it
be sent to the committee to await
consideration at some future date.
Asked if the measure thus would
be held as club over the admin
lstration in an attempt to force
favorable action on other farm
measures. Senator Bankhead said
there had been some suggestions
along that line.
Il haven't decided yet what we
will do," he said. 1--WE are going to
have some more conferences.
Administration confident.
Administration leaders. confident
they have the votes to sustain the
veto, said it is their understanding
that a motion to return the bill to
committee would be made shortly
and that 1t would be agreed to by
both sides.
Although Senator Bankhead said
the bill could be brought back to the
Senate floor any time for action. its
return to committee would be tanta-
mount to shelving it. observers said,
since, of course, it cannot become law
unless passed over the Presidents
veto.
President Roosevelt reversed the
procedure at press conference to-
day to inquire about what was hap
penlng in the Senate on the Bank
head bill, and, when told of the plan
to send it to committee, he remarked
that that is one way of not having
to commit yourself.
Administration lieutenants in the
Senate said they were opposed to
the attempt to send the bill back
to the committee, believing they
had the votes to kill it now and
preferring to have it come to
showdown instead of remaining as
an unsettled issue.
The farm bloc apparently could
count on majority support for
motion to refer the measure to COM
mittee.
For that reason, administration
leaders were expected to demand a
roll call vote to put the Senate on
! record. They indicated such a vote
might not come until tomorrow.
Senator Bankhead earlier had ap-
pealed to the Senate today to over
ride the veto.
Senator Rankhead took tho aoor
after Majority Leader Barkley told
reporters he is confident the Senate
would vote to sustain the veto.
Charges Misrepresentation.
| Such action would kill the bill.
designed to force price control Of
flclals to ignore farm benefit pay
ments in fixing farm price ceilings.
Charging that the measure had
been misrepresented by anonymous
compilers of tables in the depart
ments," Senator Bankhead said the
Dill would alter price ceilings on
only few commodities, such as corn
and wheat. He said its overall
effect would be negligible, a view
concurred in by Minority Leader
McNary.
Previously Senator Bankhead had
charged James F. Byrnes, economic
stabllization director, with assuming
the role of "the master strategist"
in backstage battle by the admin
lstration for more than one third
support it will need on a roll call
to sustain the veto.