Evening star., 1943-07-06
Crop Insurance Row
Reopened by Senate S
Switch Of Funds
Action Is Pressed
On -Four Remaining
Appropriations Bills
BY he Associated Press.

By he Associated Press
A Senate attempt to revoke a
death sentence on the Federal
Crop Insurance Corp. reopened
an old controversy with the
/ House today, amid concerted ef-
forts to complete congressional
action by nightfall on four re-
naming appropriations bills.
The Senate bowed to House de-
mands yesterday and agreed to in
clude in the s848295, 1893 farm bill
a provision limiting the FCIC to
$500, 900 with orders to liquidate.
That action was taken in order to
send the farm bill to the White
House
Subsequently. however, the Senate
wrote into a s366,4l8.748 second de-
f1ciency appropriations bill an
amendment raising the FCIC appro-
priation TO S7,8l8.748 which would
allow 1t to continue for another
wear writing insurance on wheat
and cotton.
rouse approval SOukDt.
I'VE just switched the amendment
from one bill to another in the hope
, of getting another House roll call
vote on crop insurance Senator
Nve. Republican. of North Dakota
said
BY taking it out of the farm bill.
We removed the danger of it's i'm
peding passage of that vital
measure
The FC1C program provides in
stlrance against weather and other
| natural hazards to wheat and cot
ton crops and guarantees the farmer
50 to IS per cent of his average
yield. Both premiums and indem-
mites are paid in the commodity
insured. Congressional critics argue
that losses have been so much
heavier than premiums that the
| program does not work out on an
| actuarial basis: that it Is relief"
rather than insurance"
The deficiency measure, in which
the Senate increased House allow
ances from $50, 1853 900 to 1856. .4l8, TAB,
went to q conference committee to-
day for consideration of changes.
Principal Senate additions were
$50, 900 900 for war housing and
SIS, 100000 for the Federal Works
Agency to finance war-needed COM
munity projects.
Quick Senate acceptance of an
$50, ,56s 900 appropriations bill for the
Interior Department embracing a
conference report approved yester-
| day by the House was forecast by
Senator Hayden, Democrat, Of
Arizona.
War Agencies Bill Delayed.
The conference report cvt many
Senate allowances for Western irri-
CATION and other projects to mere
token" appropriations, but Senator
Hayden said an effort would be made
to provide Increased funds for all
of them when budget estimates are
available in the autumn.
House objections to Senate amend
ments requiring the latter's con-
f1rmation of $4,500-a-year-and-up
appointees Of the War Manpower
Commission and other war-created
agencies. delayed final passage of
the $2,936, ,2l5033 war agencies ap-
propriations bill and a 81 ,238, ,622, 900
| labor Federal security measure
Funds for the VINO are included in
the labor security bill
Senator McKellar. Democrat, of
Tennessee, SPONSOR of the confirma- =
ton amendment, scheduled meet
ing with House conferees today in
another attempt to win their in
dorsement.
The House voted Overwhelmingly
against the amendment in both bills
last week.
Compromise Approved.
The Senate voted quick approval
of compromise allowances for the
ONCE of Price Administration and
the ONCE of War Administration to
clear the war agencies bill of all but
the disputed McKellar amendment
The compromise allows OPA $l55,-
0OO,000 instead of the SIT .0O0, ,00O
the Senate voted, and owl $685.
222, ,504 instead of a Senate allow
ance Of $35, ,037 ,593.
Elmer Davis Owl was provided
only $2,75O,000 for operation of its
domestic branch and was prohibited
from preparing any pamphlets or
(See APPROPRIATIONS, Pg. A-2J