1927 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 1585 Mr. KING. I think the Senator f!"om Vnsconsin stated it tude for them never be clouded. Always help us to feel the exactly. stress of effort in the exercise of our sacred trusts. When it is 1\lr. BROUSSARD. My only purpose was to put into the difficult to do right and easy to do wrong, 0, do Thou be RECORD the admission tl.lat the amendment provided such a with us. Enable us to be magnanimous, generous, and just repeal. toward friend and foe. Give encouragement to the cultivation 1\lr. KING. I agree with the Sena,tor from Louisiana. I am of those finer emotions which make for the pure and whole-­ oppo~ed to the act ; I shall vote against the a,mend~ent any­ some joys and comforts of life. Through Jesus · Christ our way; but I shall not object to taking a vote on it. Lord. Amen. Mr. SHEPP.ARD. 1\lr. President, of course, the work of the The Journal of the proceedings of yesterday was read and Children's Bureau relating to child welfare, maternity, and so approved. forth, here in Washington will continue. That is authorized under another act, not under the act of November 23, 1921. STATEMENT OF HON. JAMES B. ASWELL, OF LOUISIANA, BEFORE THE :Mr. LENH.OOT. It is authorized under another act. COMMITTEE ON AGRICUL'ruRE :Mr. SHEPPARD. The act of November 23, 1921, will be Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to extend tepealed on and after June 30, 1920, and the coope~ati ve work my remarks in the REcoRn by printing a statement made by the authorized by that act will then cease. gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. AswELL] . Mr. AswELL last Mr. TRAMMELL. Mr. President, I do not know that we are summer made a trlp to several European countries to stmly going to have a yea-and-nay vote on the amendment, and for agricultural conditions, and his remarks are very interesting that reason I desire to state for the RECoRD that I am opposed and very illuminating. to any amendment which will work a repeal of the existing law. The SPEAKER The gentleman from Texas asks unanimous Mr. McKELLAR. l\1r. President, I wish to say that I also consent to extend his remarks in the RECORD by printing a am opposed to the amenument. statement made by tlle gentleman from Louisiana [Mr. AsWELL] . Mr. SHIPSTEAD. l\ir. President, I simply wish to state Is there objection? that I agreed to the amendment at the solicitation of the dis- There was no objection. • tinguished Senator from Texas [Mr. SHEPPARD] . My under­ Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, under leave granted me to extend standing was that it was acceptable to both sides to the con­ my remarks by printing a statement of Hon. JAMES B. AswELL, troversy. That is the reason I agreed to it. I take it that of Louisiana, I submit the following : the amendment is proposed in good faith and that the spirit AGRICULTl RA.r, EXPORT CORPORATION BILL of the agreement will be carried out. The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is on agreeing to l\Ir. ASWE~L . This bill, H. R. 15655, omits cumbersome govern­ the amendment. mental machinery, avoids complex and irritating requirements to be The amendment was agreed to. imposed upon the farmer, and proposes a simple business method Tlle bill was reported to the Senate as amended, and the of handling the surplus of the basic agricultural commodities in each amendment was concurred in. emergency. It provides a board of six members appointed by the The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to President, five of whom to be selected with due regard to their t>xpe­ be read a third timP. · rience allll skill in producing and marketing the basic agricultural The bill was read the third time. products, and one to represent the public, with the Secretary of Agricul­ The VICE PRESIDENT. The question is, Shall the bill pass? tut-e ex officio a member of the board. The bill was passed. After <'Xamining every bill and proposal on agriculture presented, The title was amended so as to read: "An act to authorize after an earnest study of farm marketing in this country, and after for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1928, and June 30, 1929, an extended personal investigation rc-cently in Europe, this bill is my appropriations for carrying out the provisions of the act en­ best judgment of what should be promptly done for effectiYe and speedy titled 'An act for the promotion of the welfare and hygiene of relief of agriculture. In my opinion, this bill offers the opportunity maternity and infancy, and for otller purposes,' approved to end the long-drawn-out confusion and discussion in which the farmer November 23, 1021," and for other purposes. is too often maue a political football by some of his self-styled The bill as passed reads as follows : " friends " and professional farm-reli<'f advocates. Its passage will solve the >exing question of handling in a nonpolitical business way Be it enacted, etc., That section 2 of the act entitled "An act the problE'.m of the agricultural surplus. It will work. It eliminates for the promotion of the welfare and hy;;iene of maternity and in­ the unworkable and unconstitutional -proposal of the equalization fee. fancy, and for other purposes," approv-ed Novemi.Jer 23, 1921, is For each basic commodity, it authorizes the establishment of an agri­ qmended by striking out the words " for the period of five years " cultural export corporation with five directors and with authority to wherever such words appear in such section and inserting in lieu acquire storage anu processing facilities to buy, store, hold, and sell thereof the words " for the period of seven years." the surplus. A revolving fund of $250,000,000 is created for loans to SEC. 2. That said act entitled "An · act for the promotion of the the agricultural export corporations with authority to issue bonds up welfare and hygiene of maternity and infancy, and for othe1· pur­ to ten times that amount. pOS<'S" approv<'d November 23, 1921, shall, after June 30, 1!)29, be Take cotton for example: The corporation, upon its creation, will of no force and effect. proceed to purchase the cotton surplus outright, store it, and holU ADJOURNMENT it for a higher price. The coopera tiv<'s don't want to borrow more 1\fr. LE~TROOT . ~1r. President, I move that the Senate monE.'y on this cotton. They want to s<'ll their cotton for cash. This proceed to the comdderation of the bill (H. R. 11768) to corporation, und<'r this bill, will not lend money but buy the surplus regulate the importation of milk and cream into the United for cash. It is reasona'ble to expect this corporation immediately States for the purpose of promoting the dairy industry of to announce that it iR ready to uuy cotton at 15 or 18 cents a tlle United States and protecting the public health. I do not pound. 'l'he market for cotton would forthwith rise to that level ask for action on the bill to-night. or higher. The corporation will be financially strong enough to Ur. ROBINSON of Arkansas. l\Ir. President, I do not be­ handle the surplus, and tl.J.e world would quickly recognize thiiS con­ lieve that the Senate ought at this time to to.ke up another vincing fact. The price would be definitely stabilized, greatly to the bill for consideration ; and I suggest to the Senator from advantage of IJoth the producer and the consumer. The present crisis Kansas [Mr. CURTIS] that he make a motion that the Senate in cotton would be immediately relievPd. The corporation, being adjourn. in a position to stabllize the prlce. wonhl not lose a penny of the Mr. CURTIS. I move that the Senate adjourn. revolving fund provided by the Congt·ess for the l>oard to use in financ­ The motion wns agreed to ; and (at 8 o'clock and 25 minutes ing the cot·pora tion, p. m.) the Senate adjourned until to-morrow, Friday, January The proi.Jlem of overproduction is fundamental. The corporation 14, 1927, at 12 o'clock meridian. would also be in a position mightily to influence helpfully the present efforts to reduce acreage in 1927. Hol<.ling the surplus, t!Je corjJoration could speak with authority as to what the producer might expect it HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES overproduction continu<'. The other basic agricultural commodities named in the McNat·y­ TnunsnAY, Janua1'Y 13, 1927 Haugen bill, togetller with tobacco, would be handled in the same man­ The House met at 12 o'clock noon. ncr. The farmer would be relieved of the irritating annoyances of ha\ing The Chaplain, Rev. James Shera Montgomery, D. D., offered a Federal agent constantly at his door collecting the equalization tee~ the following prayer : This agriculturnl export corporation emergency bill that I have introduced to-day has nothing whatever to do with the Curtis-Aswell Almighty God, the blessings of the daydawn and of the night­ cooperative marketing I.Jill now on the House Calt:>nllar, whose primary fall never fail us; we thnnk Thee. "\Ve prai:;e Thee for the purpo:-:e is to expanll and gin• nRtional scopl' to the cooperative marl{et­ divinely ordered processes of the world, and may our grati- Iing organizations of the countt·y. It is generally agr<'ed that perma- 158_6 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-.