59th General Assembly Draws 

 To A Close 



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gested that some amendments may be 

 necessary to make them conform to fed- 

 eral regulations. A move to keep the 

 bills in committee until the following 

 week, which would mean sure death, 

 failed. 



President Earl C. Smith and Mr. 

 Mathias paved the way for advance- 

 ment of the measures the day before by 

 securing an agreement from Represent- 

 ative A. B. Lager, chairman of the road 

 and bridge committee, to call a meeting 

 to consider the measures. 



To secure the submission of a pro- 

 posed revenue amendment to the consti- 

 tution requires a two-thirds majority 

 vote in both Houses of the General As- 

 sembly. This means that it is largely 

 up to Governor Horner and other ad- 

 ministration leaders as to what kind, if 

 any, amendment will be enacted this ses- 

 sion since the administration controls a 

 substantial majority in both Houses. 



John C. Watson and Donald Kirk- 

 patrick of the I. A. A. staff appeared in 

 behalf of House Joint Resolution 58 pre- 

 pared by the Association, before the 

 House Judiciary Committee on June 18. 

 This resolution is being handJed in the 

 House by Representatives Sinnett, Mc- 

 Clure, Brockhouse, L. Green, Branson 

 and G. Johnson. It would give the leg- 

 islature wide powers in modernizing and 

 equalizing our taxing system by a two- 

 thirds vote in each House. It carries 

 a one per cent tax limitation on property 

 in cities and villages and a .7 per cent 

 limit outside corporate limits. It permits 

 the legislature by majority vote to ex- 

 empt homes up to $1 000 in value from 

 taxation and higher by a two-thirds vote. 



This resolution was reported out by 

 the committee along with two other pro- 

 posed amendments. 



A similar amendment introduced at 

 the request of the I. A. A. by Senators 

 Searcy and Hickman is before the Sen- 

 ate. In the hearing on the revenue 

 amendment before the House Committee 

 Mr. Watson and Mr. Kirkpal-rick referred 

 to the experience in West Virginia and 

 Ohio where revenue amendments w?re 

 approved by the people carrying a one 

 per cent tax limitation on property. In 

 Ohio when the General Assembly nrfused 

 to submit a proposal reducing the tax 

 limit from 1% to one per cent, 600,000 

 names were secured to a petitioii com- 

 pelling submission to the voters Of their 

 one per cent tax limitation measure. This 

 am€tndment carried by a three to two 

 vote. 



The Department of Agriculture's milk 

 sanitation bill was amended to remove 

 objectionable features and at the same 

 tittle to provide for reasonable sanitary 



Supreme Court and AAA 



•Many inquiries have reached my 

 office as to what effect, if any. the 

 Supreme Court decision on the NRA 

 will have on the AAA. with more 

 specific inquiry as to whether or not 

 farmers may expect complete fuU- 

 iiUment by the Government of its ob- 

 ligations to farmers who sign 1935 ad- 

 justment contracts. It is, of course, 

 obvious that no one can DEFINITELY 

 anticipate Supreme Court action of 

 the future on any subject. 



It is the best thought in Washington, 

 in which the Legal Department of the 

 I. A. A. concurs, that the Supreme 

 Court decision referred to does not 

 touch upon the adjustment provis'ons 

 of the AAA. It appears its effect is 

 confined to the trade agreement and 

 license sections of the act. These sec- 

 tions are being rewritten at the pres- 

 ent time in Fine witl\ the Supreme 

 Court decision, and it is believed will 

 receive the favorable attention of 

 Congress before adjournment of the 

 present session. 



I se* no reason for farmers to hesi- 

 tate in signing 1935 adjustment con- 

 tracts, particularly as the main pur- 

 pose of the AAA has always been to 

 raise prices of commodities through 

 adjustment, and benefit payments are 

 incidental to the main, purposes of 

 these efforts. 



I have repeatedly stated that I felt 

 benefit payments were generally over- 

 emphasized and that much more at- 

 tention should be given to the chief 

 purpose of adjustment efforts, namely, 

 raising and maintaining price levels 

 of commodities. I do not in the 

 slightest mean to indicate a question- 

 mark as to the ultimate discharge by 

 government of benefit payments. I am 

 prompted only by a desire to present 

 the facts as we see them in light of 

 developments up to the present mo- 

 ment, believing you may be having 

 many inquiries similar to those reach- 

 ing this office and would be interested 

 in this information. 



President 

 Illinois Agricultural Ass'n 



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•Copy of letter to County Farm Ad- 

 visers. 





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requirements in the production of milk 

 marketed for fluid purposes. The Asso- 

 ciation, has tried to be constructive and 

 at the same time to represent the best 

 interests \f farmers in other proposed 

 legislation. It has counseled with De- 

 partment officials on amendments to the 

 pure seed bill, a cream sanitation meas- 

 ure, a bill regulating truck peddlers, an- 

 other licensing poultry dealers, and a 

 packaging measure to stop objectionable 

 practices in marketing commodities in 

 this form. 



The I. A. A. also gave siipport to a 

 vU by Senator Gunning appropriating 

 $2,733,231.57 to downstate schdol dis- 

 tricts to give .them the same percentages 



CATTLE— In spite of the eastern 

 Kosher boycott and seasonal increases 

 in the supply of intermediate grades of 

 fed steers, the cattle market is still in a 

 strong position, according to H. M. Con- 

 way, market expert of the National Live 

 Stock Marketing Association. A normal 

 summer advance in prices is expected in 

 the next two months. He recommends 

 prompt finishing as many cattle will be 

 fed after the grazing period for th^ fall 

 market. Favorable pasture and range 

 conditions will tend to delay marketing, 

 he believes, and put more cattle in 

 slaughter condition. A strong feeder 

 and breeder demand is expected this 

 summer as large- feed supplies are in 

 prospect. 



HOGS — The outlook is for a strong 

 hog market during July with tendency 

 toward an early summer advance and a 

 good market well through the fall. It 

 seems well to have fall pigs marketed 

 by late July and many early spring pigs 

 finished for the early fall. With cheap 

 feed, hog pi^duction will rapidly shift 

 to areas outside the corn belt. Hog num- 

 bers are far below normal, and it will 

 be a year from this summer before mar- 

 ketings are materially increased. 



SHEEP — The lamb market shows 

 some seasonal weakening and calls for 

 some orderly topping out during the 

 next six weeks with tendency to delay 

 marketings. Lambs are expected to work 

 into a more favorable position as the 

 crop year advances. 



Chicago Producers Saves 

 On Commission Charges 



The Chicago Producers Commission 

 Association continues to operate under 

 the reduced commission schedule which 

 averages 20 to 25 per cent less than 

 privately-controlled commission agencies 

 are charging. The latter are contesting 

 the reduction ordered by the Secretary 

 of Agriculture April 20, 1934. 



"The June issue of the RECORD w&i most in- 

 terestinff. one of the best ever published." — Tal* 

 maffe DeFrees. 



"The June RECORD was a rood one. I heard 

 much favorable comment." — 0. D, Biissenden. 



of their claims against the state school 

 fund as have been paid schools in Chi- 

 cago and Cook county. 



The fact that so much legislation has 

 been delayed for last-minute action 

 means that a comprehensive report on' 

 the 59th General Assembly car^not be 

 given until after its adjournment July 1 

 A more complete report will be pub- 

 lished in a later issue of the RECORD. 



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