Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-12-16 | Page 1 | Senate Unit Asks 60-Day Delay on Subsidy Action

I I Senate Unit Asks Day 60 Delay DelayOn On Subsidy Action Achon WOn WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec 16 PI P- The senate banking committee turned thumbs down do Thursday on all proposals to outlaw food subsidies subsidies subsidies sub sub- and recommended instead a day 60 postponement of any action ac ac- ac action tl tion n to permit f further irth i attempt ata at ata a compromise The committee voted 9 to 8 against the Bankhead bill which would have abolished subsidies after January 1 rejected the house-approved house without a record ecord vote and turned down 11 to 5 a compromise offered by Senator Taft R. R Ohio The Taft proposal would have retained a part of of- the administrations administration's subsidy program After these decisions the committee committee committee com com- authorized Senator Barkley Barkley Barkley Bark- Bark ley D. D Ky majority leader to introduce immediately in the senate senate senate sen sen- ate a resolution to continue the Commodity Credit corporation and the present subsidy program from from Dec December 31 to February 29 Barkley explained the committee committee committee com com- felt there was not time enough to dispose of the issue before before before be be- fore Christmas