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Show Senate Farm Pact Wavers Washington Rapidly approaching tile final test of its strength, the McNary-Iiaugen farm relief bill was debated in both the house and senate with interest manifest as to what President Coolidge would do if it is passed. For a while it appeared the bill had gained strength in the senate where a vote will be taken. Chairman McNary of the agriculture committee announcing that an agreement had been reached with southern senators to vote for the measure with the equalization equal-ization fee on cotton 1 deferred two years. And the Bledsoe insurance plan in effect meanwhlie. Later, however, this program seemed to be upset as a result of a conference in the office of Vice President Dawes, who has advocated advo-cated application of the equalization fee on all commodities alike. A number num-ber of western and southern senators attended, and a difference of opinion developed as to whether the fee on cotton should be deferred. |