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Show SUGAR CONTROL LIHIUOOHS Power to Lift Quotas May Be Killed WASHINGTON, Jsn. 4 UPt A congressional move to limit the powers of the president snd secretary secre-tary of agriculture where sugsr Is concerned gained strength today to-day at a preliminary meeting of a joint house-senate sugsr subcommittee. subcom-mittee. Though the nine senators snd representatives rep-resentatives took no definite action, ac-tion, Representative Murdock D., Utah), secretary, said several changes In the present sugar act were "favorably discussed." Aomng them wss a proposal to fix sugar quotas definitely In a new bill, without giving the president presi-dent power to suspend quotas. The group decided to study thoroughly thor-oughly possible limitation of the secretary's power to increase quotas quo-tas to control prices once they hsd been fixed. Murdock said the group seemed to favor Increases In both sugsr beet and cane acreage allotments. Representative Cummlngi (D., Colo.), chairman of the group, was commissioned to sppoint s committee of five, probably two senators and three representatives, representa-tives, to draft a new sugsr bill. He said that in line with opinions expressed at the meeting, the committee com-mittee would use the present sugsr lsw-enacted In 1937 and expiring next December 31 as a basis In drafting new lelgilatlon. Attending the meeting were Cummings, Murdock. Senator Adams ID., Colo.), and Representative Representa-tive Mouton ID., La.), Bradley D Pa.), O'Connor (D., Mont.), Peterson (D., Fla.) and Crawford (R., Mich.), and Delegate King R Hawaii). |