126 
AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 
that the Executive should have no fear as to proper administration 
of this provision of the law. As to the question of the constitution- 
ality of the fee, it can be passed upon bv the courts without mjuring 
the rest of the bill. 
Mr. Chairman, in view of my earnest desire to secure farm legis- 
lation during the present session of Congress, I wish to serve notice 
at this t.me that on Friday of this week, unless all of the farm organ- 
izations get together, I will move to take up the Haugen bill in execu- 
tive session, amend it, and report it out for approval by Congress and 
for submission to the President. Action should be taken at once by 
the committee and Congress. If the President in his judgment vetoes 
the bill, then we will be given another opportunity of reporting out 
another bill providing for a revolving or a debenture fund to carry 
out the provision of the bill, and I am not adverse to a subsidy for 
agriculture. Adopting this procedure will give us the opportunity of 
securing legislation this session of Congress. 
I am sincere, Mr. Chairman, in the statement that I have made. 
I want to see farm legislation during the present session of Congress, 
and ’I think we should get busy and conclude our hearings, unless 
all of the farm organizations get together before Friday of this week; 
and I will make the motion on Friday to take action on the McNary- 
Haugen bill. 
The Cramrmanx. We have a number of people here—I do not know 
how many—who have been waiting over a month to be heard. 
Mr. Hawn. Mr. Andresen has stated my sentiments quite thor- 
oughly. I think we have been whittling along here very patiently 
on this farm-relief discussion. I think it is time for conclusion. if 
we are going to get anything done this session. 
~ Mr. Jones. Mr. Chairman, I am perfectly willing to set Friday 
if they want to set it, but we agreed when we started out we would 
hear the evidence on all these bills, and I am willing for the com- 
mittee to commit itself to one program and only one; I think we 
ought to have the opportunity of reporting any of these bills. 
The CramrmaN. That will be for the committee to determine next 
Friday. It might be well to find out how much time would be 
asked for. 
Mr. Jones. The contemplated motion was to limit it to one bill, 
and I am in favor of that. I think everybody ought to have his 
day in court and the chance to have his legislation presented to 
this committee for consideration. I do not care whether we are to 
have any more hearings, but I do not want the committee to limit it 
to and only consider one program or one bill. 
Mr. AxpreseN. That is not the idea. 
Mr. Jones. That is what I gathered, unless the farm organizations 
agreed among themselves, would be the motion. ’ 
“Mr. AxpreseN. I will make the motion on Friday that we con- 
sider the McNary-Haugen bill unless the farm organizations get 
together and agree definitely on something. 
Mr. JoxEs. Why does not the gentleman make his motion to 
close the hearing and begin writing the bill on Friday and not 
try to limit the program to one species of legislation? 
ae Grim, What I am trying to get straightened out is 
¢ ave a number of people here who have been here a month