Show SUGAR CONTROL BILL APPROVED House Action on Measure Is Scheduled for Monday WASHINGTON v March 30 The W house agriculture committee today approved the revised Jones Jones-Costigan ugar sugar control bill The v vote te was 13 to o e. e The measure is 15 scheduled to be brought up for house action Manday Monday Mon Man day under procedure barring amend amend- ments It fixes a quota of tons for lor forthe the he domestic sugar beet industry and an allotment of at for the cane sugar industry on the continent The bill makes sugar sugar a a basic commodity com corn under the farm adjustment act and provides for a processing tax from which benefits to domestic producers pro are to be paid It also regulates the Importation of sugar from Cuba Porto Rico and United States possessions and the Philippines The bill restricts Cuban Imports Imports' ton of direct consumption sugar to 22 per cent and fixes importation from other sugar producing areas area to the maximum receipts or importations Imports Imports- for any anyone one of ot the years from 1931 to 1933 inclusive Domestic beet sugar producers are guaranteed 30 per cent of any Increased increased in In- creased consumption in the contInental continental contI- contI limits Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins today recommended prohibition of child labor in sugar beet cultivation on onon on th the basis of ot a report submitted by bya a special committee which Investigated ed the industry The committee suggested suggest d a. a minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum wage of ot 29 an cre cre t for r adult adul beet sugar workers be established anc anca and anda a minimum pay of plus housing for a family famil of four worker be assured assured as for a Seasons Season's employment Children of beet growers would be exempt from the child labor ban Agreements with producers under the theA theA A A A should provide for no child chile labor and minimum wages the he committee com corn said |