Show INCREASED BEET QUOTA EXPECTED Senate Committee Acts to Add Tons to U. U S. S Allotment WASHINGTON Feb 28 23 W-Modi W Modification Modi of the administration suga program to include concessions to beet sugar producers by setting a production production pro q quota ota above the tons recommended by the president was under under- consideration today by agriculture agriculture ture lure department officials Senator P Pope pe D D. Idaho said today today to to- day that a special senate committee would call on Secretary Wallace to urge him t to accept an increase of tons in inthe the sugar allotment for tor forthe forthe the United States The committee will DC be composed of Senators Pope D. D Idaho Thomas D. D Utah D. D Wyo Wo i and Costigan D. D Colo Cob author of ot the administration sugar bill Another propos proposal l which the senators senators senators sen sen- hope Wallace will accept is an amendment to care for the f first ton ton increase in domestic consumption consumption tion with a corresponding increase in domestic production P Pope pe quoted Senator Costigan as being willing to accept the amend amend- ments The Idaho senator also said saM that senators from sugar producing states generally favor an amendment which would provide for licensing all sugar refineries to protect the growers Another provision which Pope said has met with general approval oval would revoke the license of refiners who attempted to pass the proposed processing tax on to the growers Senator Adams CD D. D Colo Cob said to today to- to day he believed production quotas in inthe inthe inthe the Costigan Jonos bill would be fixed rather than flexible Adar Adams Representative Cummings D. D C Cob Colo lo Charles M M. Kearney presIdent president pres pres- ident of the National association and other growers' growers representatives representatives rep rep- conferred on the problem problem lem today It was vas understood an m amendment is being prepared at the agriculture department which would require all land not planted as a result of production pro pro- I restrictions must be withheld from competing crops Cummings said this would mean most sugar beet land in Colorado and i other sugar beet states would be idle |