Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 4 | Leaders Fight Extra Session

LEADERS FIGHT EXTRA SESSION WASHINGTON, Aug... (INS) Democratic leaders of aenata and house today Joined In pledging general gen-eral farm legislation early in the seasion beginning In January, in an effort to avoid a special eeaeion in October. WllhthU auranctJMvaaeaidt President Roosevelt will approve commodity loans to "peg" the price of cotton and other major farm products. The decision of leaden to give a public pledge to Preaident Roosevelt Roose-velt for conaideration of crop control con-trol legialation waa announced at a meeting of the house "cotton bloc" by Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas, Democratic leader of the house. He said that Senator Barkley of Kentucky, Democratic leader of the senate. Senator Smith (D & C). chairman of the aenate agriculture committee; Chairman Marvin Jones (D, Texas) of the house agriculture committue, and himself would give the pledges. , President Roosevelt In a meeting with "cotton bloc" leaders yesterday told them that he would approve price pegging loana only -if aaagroas atajad in aeasion to pasa an acreage reduction bill, agree to a special session in October, or gave him satisfactory sat-isfactory pledgee that legialation would bo put through in January.