Washington County News | 1927-02-10 | Page 2 | M'nary-Haugen Bill may Pass

MM-HAUGEN BILLMAY PUSS FARM RELIEF MEASURE EXPECTED EXPECT-ED TO OCCUPY ATTENTION ' OF BOTH HOUSES I House Expected to Take Up Another Building Allowance First Washington Farm leMoC as exemplified exem-plified in the McXary-IIaiin-'ii lull will occupy tin; attention of both houses of congress f his week with strong indications indica-tions that the legislature soon will reach President Coolidge for his approval. ap-proval. Amended in several particular particu-lar features, the McN'ary-IIaugen measure, meas-ure, which was defeated in both houses at the last session, remains the unfinished un-finished business of the senate and will be called up in tho hause Wednesday Wednes-day or Thursday under a special rule calling for twelve hours' debate. j Proponents of the legislation will press for a vote in the senate this wjek, but final action in the house probably will lie deferred until next week. If Chairman McXary of tho agriculture ag-riculture committee is unable to gel an agreement for a senate vote, the sihlom used cloturo rule shutting o;T tiebate will bo invoked. Through a combination of supporters support-ers of tiie farm bill and the Mcl'adden branch banking measures, cloture petitions pe-titions for both of these have been signed by mere than two-thirds of tlio senators, making certain cloture on i both bills unless agreements for early i votes are reached. , I