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there had been plenty of discussion and what 

 was needed was prompt action. It was appar- 

 ent that such action could not be secured unless 

 the members of Congress could agree to take 

 up a few measures at a time and push them 

 steadily toward final passage. The purpose of 

 this first meeting of the agricultural group of 

 Senators was to reach some sort of an under- 

 standing concerning a program of action and 

 to agree as to the measures of first importance 

 in the emergency. 



The need for credit for farmers was clearly 

 shown to be of paramount importance. It was 

 strongly urged that the Federal Reserve Act 

 be amended to provide the needed emergency 

 credit for farm financing and if possible to 

 secure for agriculture the same advantages un- 

 der the Act that were afforded other industries. 

 The conclusion of this meeting was that there 

 were four groups of bills which should be con- 

 sidered of primary importance and sub-com- 

 mittees were appointed as follows : 1. Amend- 

 ments to the Federal Reserve Act ; 2. Plans of 

 Commodity Financing; 3 Transportation; and 

 4. Other Miscellaneous Measures. 



The discussions between the members of the 

 Agricultural Bloc continued from time to time 



