Pauper Relief Bill Is 



Stalled at Springfield 



The bills changing the obligation t» 

 piovule relief for paupers from the coun- 

 ties tu the townships are stalemated in 

 the special session of the legislatuie ai 

 Springfield. 



In the last issue of the RECORD, il 

 was reported that amendments known 

 as the "down-state amendments" had 

 been adopted which would place the bur- 

 den of providing relief on a uniform 

 basis throughout the state. These down- 

 state amendments would require Chi- 

 cago to levy for poor relief purposes in 

 the same manner as down-state town- 

 ships. After the RECORD had gone to 

 press, these bills ware called back and 

 amendments were offered by Senator 

 Ward of Chicago which would exempt 

 Chicago from levying taxes for poor re 

 lief purposes. Senator Ward charged 

 that the down-state amendments re- 

 quiring Chicago to levy were offered for 

 political reasons and in an attempt to 

 embarrass the Democratic party. He 

 argued that the farmers of Illinois were 

 all satisfied with the Democratic party 

 because of the success of its national 

 farm program and tha*. the down-state 

 amendnien!.'; tu the pauper relief act 

 were offered in an attempt to embarrass 

 the Democratic party on a state issue. 

 This argument was effectively answered 

 by Senator Hickman (Democrat of 

 Paris) Chairman of the Agricultural 

 Committee of the Senate, and Senator 

 Williams (Democrat of Clinton), recog- 

 nized leader of the administration 

 forces in the State Senate. 



However, a caucus of the Democratic 

 members of the Senate was called and 

 after this caucus the amendments offered 

 by Senator Ward and restoring the bills 

 to their original form exempting Chi- 

 cago from th« levy imposed on down- 

 state townships were adopted. Eight 

 down-state senators voted with fourteen 

 Chicago senators for these Chicago 

 amendments. The amendments were 

 adopted by a vote of 22 to 15. Down- 

 state senators voting for the Chicago 

 amendments were: Behrman. Clifford. 

 Kinn, Harper, Menges, -Monroe. O'Con- 

 nell and Penick. Down-state senators 

 voting against tl.e Chicago amendments 

 were; Baker, Benson. Boeke, Dixon. 

 Gunning, Hickman, Karraker, Lantz. 

 .Mason. Mayer. Paddock. Searcy, Sie- 

 berns, Tuttle and Williams. Several sen- 

 ators who were present did not vote. 



After this defeat of the down-state 

 amendments, representatives of the 

 county officers and township officials, 

 large numbers of whom have been pres- 

 ent in Springfield and interested in these 

 bills and who had agreed to the down- 

 state amendments for the most part. 



Notice of Annual Meeting of 



Illinois Agricultural Association 



NOTICK is lirrrliy fivrii that the annual 

 inrrtiiiR of the memtters of lllinniR 

 .AKrIeultnrnI AsBfielation wMI be con- 

 Vfiiefl at the -Arnior.t. Decatklr. Illineiii. 

 on Ihr .mill ilay of January. 1936, at II 

 oVIork a. m.. for the folloiriiiK purposeii : 



For the conslileratlon an<l vote upon a|>- 

 prntal aiMl ratifii-atioii uf the reiMirts of 

 the president, fterretary and treasurer of 

 I lie Association and the acts of the hoard 

 of directors and officers in furtherance of 

 the matters llierein set forth, since the 

 last annual meeting of the members of 

 tile Association. 



To approve. ratif.v and confirm tlic sev- 

 eral piirrimses heretofore made by this 

 Association of stocks and evidences of in- 

 flebtedness of corporations whose activi- 

 ties will directly or indirectly promote att- 

 riculture or tlie interests of those euKafed 

 llierein. 



To secure consent and auUiorixation to 

 iirquire on behalf of this Association, hy 

 purchase, certain stocks and evidences of 

 iiulehtediiess of corporations whose ac- 

 livitieN »ill dirertl.v or indirectly promote 

 nKrirliltllre or tile interestn of those en- 

 baieed therein. 



To elect seven members of tlie board of 

 directors for two-year terms. 



To elect a preeident and vice-president. 



To consider any proposed amendments 

 of the articles of association or of the by- 

 laws of Illinois Airricaltoral Association 

 HA may be properly submitted. 



For tlic transaction of such other busi- 

 ness as nia.v properly come before the 

 nieetitiK. 



Dated iit I'liiraco, niiniils. December SO. 

 H>.1.->. 



IVVI'L K. MATHIAS. 



Secretary. 



switched their support to the bills in the 

 original form. However, even with this 

 added support the bills in their original 

 form exempting Chicago were unable to 

 secure the two-thirds vote necessary for 

 emergency passage. When it was clear 

 that the two-thirds vote would not be 

 secured, furtiher consideration of the 

 bills was postponed. There has been no 

 other action on these bills in the State 

 Senate and they are still on the Senate 

 calendar, where they can be called for 

 passage in their original form at any 

 time. 



These same bills in the original form 

 and exempting Cook County from the 

 levy of the tax imposed on the down- 

 state townships had also been introduced 

 in the House. These bills were called for 

 passage on December 17. The bills also 

 failed to secure any substantial support 

 in the House and consideration was post- 

 poned there. The roll call was not pub- 

 lished but it was stated that thirty-two 

 members voted for the bills and fifteen 

 voted against them. No doubt further 

 consideration will be given these bills 

 when the legislature reconvenes on Jan- 

 uary 7. 



Resolutions Reaffirnn 



Farm Bureau Principles 



Resolutions adopted by the American 

 Farm Bureau Federation at its recent 

 Chicago convention conform largely to 

 past declarations on leading issues af- 

 fecting American farmers. 



The Adjustment Act and processing 



taxes "must be continued as the \uum 

 effective means by which agriculture 

 may work toward parity prices," said 

 the resolution on this subject. 



Extension of authority to raise and 

 lower the price of gold for one year, 

 together with a definite permanent pol- 

 icy of currency management to main 

 tain stable price levels, was urged. 



The delegates asked that the 3V4% 

 rate on federal land bank loans be con- 

 tinued "for at least two more years." 



"We urge that the consumer be given 

 the same consideration and protection 

 under industrial tariffs now given under 

 the AAA as to agricultural prices," 

 said another resolution. Such a policy 

 would put a ceiling (parity) on in 

 (iustrial tariffs where none exists now 



The resolution of 1934 on reciprocal 

 trade agreements and tariff was re 

 affirmed. It opposes reductions in tariffs 

 on farm products "that would have the 

 effect of reducing domestic price levels 

 below parity," The Federation favors 

 "restoring farm exports by judicious 

 lowering of industrial tariffs" so as to 

 .admit more goods in exchange for farm 

 surpluses. 



Dairy interests succeeded in getting a 

 resolution across supporting a 5c per 

 pound tax on oleo made from domestic 

 fats, and 10c per pound when made from 

 imported fats. 



The Associated Women of the Amer 

 ican Farm Bureau were instrumental in 

 getting approval of a vigorous resolu- 

 tion on world peace. It upholds the pies 

 ent neutrality position of the United 

 States in the Italo-Ethiopian war and 

 goes a step farther by insisting on an 

 embargo on loans, credits, and "sec- 

 ondary war materials" as well as on 

 arms and ammunition. It favors con- 

 scription of industrial and financial re 

 sources in time of war, supports an ade 

 quate defense program, but steers cleai 

 of the League of Nations und Worlil 

 Court controversy. 



Protection of farmer-owned trucks 

 against excessive taxation, and exclusive 

 use of gas taxes for highway building 

 and maintenance are vigorously sup- 

 ported. 



On the subject of national expendi- 

 tures, the Federation recommended that 

 "within the next few years" a balance 

 shall be attained by increasing revenues 

 and decreasing expenditures — that no 

 reductions in taxes should be made after 

 the budget is balanced until there is a 

 substantial reduction in the federal debt 



On rural electrification, "we recom- 

 mend that where the need exists co- 

 operative activities of farmers should be 

 organized to manufacture and distribute 

 electricity at the lowest possible cost, 

 and that adequate funds be provided by 

 the federal government for this purpose 





I. A. A. RECORD 



