Show HOUSE BilL SETTING SEllING SUGAR QUOTA A Cuban and Hawaiian Importations Importations to Be Limited by Wallace ALL AMENDMENTS BARRED Act Is Approved Without t Record Record Rec- Rec ord Vote Er By United Press V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON April 4 The Jones bill for rigid control of sugar production was passed by the house today Loday There was no record vote The The bill guarantees b beet e sugar growers in the United States a 1934 production quota of tons Domestic cane production is fixed at tons Importations from Cuba Hawaii and the insular possessions are to Be limited by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. A Wallace Hawaii wanted a fixed quota the same as continental growers gro The house ouse leadership aided by members from western beet ing states beat back the opposition of- of Republicans Republicans- to Q obtain two two- thirds majority to pass the bin bill under suspension of rules rules AU All Amendments Barred This procedure barred aU all amend amend- ments i iThe The fight for favorable w s' s sled led by Chairman Marvin Jones D Texas of the house agriculture corn com sponsor ot of the bill and Representative Rep Rep- Fred Cummings D. D Colo leader of the sugar bloc Jones admitted that the bill failed to satisfy all sugar interests but contended con con- tended the measure was fair and would greatly benefit domestic pro pro- Cummings Cummings' told the house that if the present unrestricted importation of sugar continues the industry in inthis inthis this country would be ruined Representative Ray P P. P Chase R. R Minn led the attack against the bill contending regulation was unnecessary sary and that the only excuse for tor its passage was that the administration plans plans' to lower the tariff on Cuban sugar in the future Wallace Denounced Representative e Jesse P. P Wolcott R. R Mich charged d the bill would aid the insular possessions at the expense of American farmers The administration does docs not believe the sugar industry should be allowed to operate in this country L. L T. T Marshall CR R. R Ohio told the house I most assuredly do not wont want to put the Industry in the hands ot of a aman aman man who is so obviously opposed to its continuance as is Secretary Secret of Agriculture Henry A A. A Wallace |