Show HEAR Aft fARM F S SOON N Jt iy Bills Move Forward Consideration by of House HINGTON March 3 AP AP- AP proposals for farm l legislation await tan an of Iowa Iowa To To create a fed- fed tion n of the house a agriculture committee committee com com- om- om which will open hearings on the subject probably tomorrow More than a score of bills relating relating relating ing to agriculture have accumulated ed during the three months of the session They include propos proposals ls that the government go into business business business busi busi- ness with the farmers buying their crops and selling seIling them on the market market mar mar- ket and various price-fixing price plans while others would have the government government government gov gov- aid the producers to find markets and to obtain reasonable prices I Predominating in the suggestions for legislation is the demand for assistance in disposing of surplus crops These bills now are art before the house committee FARM BOARD By Representative Dickinson Re- Re eral farm board under whose tion farmers farmers' operative co-operative associations associations associations would buy surplus crops atthe at atthe atthe the domestic price and sell them at atthe atthe atthe the world price being reimbursed for any losses Josses by a fund obtained by collection of an equalization fee from the producers B By Representative Aswell Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- Democrat crat of Louisiana Louisiana To To establish the Interstate farm marketing assocIation association association tion which through a system of ot regional organizations would provIde pro provide pro fro vide for storing transporting processing processing proc proc- processing essing and marketing commodities By Representative Republican South Dakota Dakota To To form the American stabilizing commIssion commission commission commis commIs- sion to purchase grains and store or sell them within Us its discretion The plan would would be financed by a aloan aloan aloan loan of from the federal reserve bank APPOINT COMMISSION By Representative Sinclair Republican Republican Re Re- Republican publican of North Dakota Dakota To To di direct direct di- di direct the president to appoint a commission commission commission com com- mission to to Inquire into a general system for the he operative co-operative marketIng marketing marketing market market- ing of all products product Also a bill to finance out of the treasury a corporation to buy and sell crops By Representative Adkins Republican lican Hcan Illinois Illinois To To authorize the government to issue on exported agricultural products debentures tobe to tobe tobe be accepted as payment of duties on articles imported into the United States This is Intended to place the farmer on a greater equality under the tariff laws By Representative Little Democrat Democrat Demo Demo- Democrat crat of Kansas Kansas To To authorize authorise e the secretary of agriculture to buy sell and export wheat under an appropriation appropriation appropriation of By Representative Strong Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican Kansas Kansas To To establish the federal market fact finding board to assist in domestic and foreign marketing By Representative OldfIeld Democrat Democrat Dem Dem- Democrat of Arkansas Arkansas To To form the farmers' farmers export corporation capitalized capitalized capitalized capital capital- by the government at to find markets and provide credits for exporting surplus crops By Representative Republican Re Re- publican Kansas Kansas To To prevent discrimination discrimination discrimination dis dis- dis- dis crimination against farmers' farmers cooperative cooperative cooperative op co organizations by boards of trade or similar organizations By Representative McLaughlin n Republican Nebraska Nebraska To To create the corporation of economic guidance guidance guidance guid guid- ance of agriculture to be capitalized capitalIzed capitalized capital capital- by the government at which would be collected through a sales tax on crops It would endeavor to achieve a balanced balanced balanced bal bal- production of staples by purchasing purchasing pur pur- chasing and storing surplus crops and by other means By Representative Beck Republican Republican Republican lican Wisconsin To Wisconsin To incorporate the United States agricultural cooperative co cooperative cooperative co- co operative marketing association which would provide a national co cooperative cooperative cooperative co- co operative marketing system |