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would limit any more the authoritative recommendations which these 
advisory councils under this drafts are privileged to submit to the 
board. 
Mr. KercEaM. Yousee what I mean. It certainly seems to me, as 
you are setting up this board here in your bill, at least we ought to 
be safeguarded by some sort of a final review or the veto powers of 
the board itself. 
Mr. KiNncHELOE. Don’t you think that the more power you give 
the advisory councils the better the farmer is off? 
Mr. KercHaMm. Providing it is a commodity board, all well and 
ood. 
¢ Mr. CLarRk. You have gotten back to my original proposition, that 
here is a buck-passing proposition. 
Mr. Gray. Mr. Chairman, if there are no more questions on this 
amendment, or, rather, on this series of amendments to section 4 
and to section 7, I have finished—— 
Mr. KercaaMm. I will ask you this question. If I understand the 
idea of those who have been drafting these amendments correctly 
it is this, that the advisory board or council is intended for the benefit 
of the interests of the farmers in the districts they represent. 
Mr. Gray. Absolutely. 
Mr. Kercaam. That is right? 
Mr. Gray. Yes, sir. 
Mr. Kercaam. Now then, if I understand the question here it is 
that it is supposed that the farmers who are producing the crop in 
districts might oppose the findings of the advisory council. Is that 
right? 
Mr. Gray. The farmers might oppose the findings of the advisory 
councils? 
Mr. KercHaM. There might be a question of the farmers in the 
district represented by the advisory council not being in accord with 
the action of the council. 
Mr. Gray. Some members around the table here have suggested 
that this morning. 
Mr. Kerciam. That could happen? 
Mr. Gray. That could happen; yes. 
Mr. KincHELOE. May I ask you another question or two before 
you leave the stand? 
Mr. Gray. Certainly. 
Mr. KINCHELOE. At. whose suggestion were these amendments 
made in the new Haugen bill as pending, providing that the board 
shall be appointed by the President without any recommendations 
from the farmers’ organizations? 
Mr. Gray. It had its initiative, as far as my memory serves rue, 
in the first writing of the farm relief bill which we are advocating. 
The suggestion that the Federal farm board be built up in conformity 
with the usual practices in creating such boards, being appointed by 
the President and confirmed by the Senate, was subscribed to by all 
the farm organizations that were reachable at that time, which means 
the ones that were in this fight and were advocating this method of 
farm relief all through the last session. 
y Mr. KincHELOE. Was that agreed on at a convention of some 
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