Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-22 | Page 1 | Senate Turns down Change in Farm Bill

SENATE SENA IE TURNS DOWN CHANGE IN FARM BILL Measure Is Sent to Conference for Agreement By Associated ted Press WASHINGTON Feb 22 22 The senate today disagreed to I Ithe the house amendments to the soil conservation subsidy bill billand billand billand and sent the tle measure to conference conference conference con con- ference between the two houses louses for reconciling differ differ- Senator McNary of Oregon the Republican leader refused to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac appointment as a senate conferee conferee con con- feree in view of his opposition to the tho bill when it was before the senate Senator Smith D D. S. S C. C headed the conferees named by Vice President President President dent Garner Other members of the committee are Senators Murphy Murph D. D Iowa Pope D. D Idaho and Capper R. R Kan To Propose Frazier After the senate adjourned for forthe forthe forthe the weekend Smith said he would propose Senator Frazier R R. N. N D. D as the second Republican conferee The measure passed by the tho house yesterday to 97 91 added virtually a dozen amendments to the version approved by the tho senate many of them expanding the already wide powers conferred upon the secretary secretary secre- secre secre tary of ot agriculture said the tho house action adion confirmed confirmed con confirmed firmed his belief that the whole matter of legislating for the tho farmer was in a state of confusion This whole thing has to be threshed out in conference he I said Is Impossible He asserted the house amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment allowing tenants and sharecroppers sharecroppers sharecroppers share share- croppers to participate In subsidies In proportion to the loss they suffered suffered suffered suf suf- through diversion of ot land to soil improving crops was impossible ble What U kind of a fool thing Is this they have adopted Smith cried Let us use a little lilUe common sense The tenant and the tho sharecropper get it all nil now They are given their part of the crop with no strings on onit it The Tho land owner has to pay taxes and the costs of production housing housing- implements and repairs Its Us not fair that he ho should give Continued on Page Two Column Three CHANGE IN FARM BILL REJECTED Continued from Page Pare One away what ho he gets for good land practices which m make ke more money for his workers He said be most certainly would d fight the tho amendment which was sponsored by Representative Tarver D. D Df Ga Tarver declared tenants and sharecroppers constituted more than 50 60 per cent of the tho south's couth's farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers and should be compensated for any loss suffered when the tho land furnishing their livelihood is entered entered en en entered into a conservation Uon program The Tho bill aside tro from i the Tarver and nd some other amendments is substantially the tho same samo in both senate senate sen sen- ate and house versions It is a substitute sub sub- for tho the invalidated A A A. A It amends the 1935 soil erosion act to permit payment of ot a year to farmers cooperating with the governments government's program of ot soil conservation m and economic use of land After December 31 1937 or oroon soon sooner Soon er en if individual l states adopt complementary corn com setups federal funds will be granted to states to conduct subsidy programs based on soil conservation con con- con con- stabilized production and maintenance of farm purchasing power Before December 31 1937 federal grants will go direct to farmers in perating states Reject Chan Change c Before the bill bUl passed the house leaders rallied around Chairman Jones D. D Texas of the agriculture committee and beat back repeated attempts of ot a dairy bloc to make a major change change- The he defeated amendments were an attempt t tomake to make sure surel that none of ot the acres acre to be taken o out t of commercial com corn mercial crop production l ri shall be used to increase dairy production The final linal house bouse vote on the bill showed Democrats ts 20 Republicans Republicans 7 Progressives and 1 Farmer- Farmer Lajo Laborite ite against It It