AGRICULTURAL RELIEF
Mr. Fort. I agree with what Mr. Fulmer has said. I think the
bill is worthy of every consideration.
Mr. Hare. I thank you.
Mr. Fort. It seems to me it would be possible to enact it into law.
Mr. FuLmer. With the agencies we have at present, as stated by
Mr. Hare, I can not understand how we could not coordinate them
and have a simple piece of legislation that would do what we are trying
to accomplish under very complicated bills.
The CuairMAN. Thank you very much, Mr. Hare. Without
objection, the committee will stand adjourned until to-morrow
morning at 10 o’clock.
(Thereupon, at 12 o’clock m. the committee adjourned to meet
to-morrow, Thursday, February 16, 1928, at 10 o’clock a. m.)

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House oF REPRESENTATIVES,
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE,
Saturday, February 25, 1928.
The committee met, pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o’clock a. m.,
Hon. Gilbert N. Haugen (chairman) presiding.
Present: Representatives Haugen (chairman), Purnell, Williams,
Thompson, Ketcham, Hall, Fort, Menges, Andresen, Adkins, Clarke,
Aswell, Kincheloe, Jones, Swank, Fulmer, Rubey, and McSweeney.
The CrairMAN. Mr. Crisp, the committee will be glad to hear you.
STATEMENT OF HON. CHARLES E CRISP REPRESENTATIVE IN
CONGRESS FRO} ™m™ Ner™mR ( » GF '™°

Mr. Crise. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, I shall
take up but a very few moments of your time. I am intensely interested
 in a practical farm relief measure, for no one realizes more than
[ the distress in agriculture. I have no pride of authorship. I am
not wedded to any bill, but I am anxious for farm relief legislation
that in my judgment stands a chance of being held constitutional
and a chance of being enacted into law.
The last Congress I introduced a farm relief bill and you accorded
me the privilege of discussing it in detail with you for one and a half
hours. I can add nothing to what I said at that time. I have reintroduced
 the bill in this Congress, and it is known as bill 65, and it
is identical with the bill I introduced in the last Congress.
[ am not going to consume your time by repeating what I said then.
[ believe the bill to be a good bill. I reintroduced it in this Congress
 so believing, and I did not do it purfunctorily or for politics,
but hoping it might be the basis upon which this committee could
work out a bill, should the committee in its wisdom decide not to
report the McNary-Haugen bill. I appear before you to simply call
your attention to that bill and to urge that you give 1t such consideration
 as you think it entitled to. ]
Now, I realize the bill is not perfect. I am sure the superior
wisdom of this committee can amend it and improve it.
I find myself in a position where I can not support the Haugen-McNary
 bill.
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