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industry. During June there was almost con- 

 stant debate on some agricultural measure and 

 steady progress toward final action on numerous 

 bills. 



In July, however, came the first great strug- 

 gle in which the Bloc was tested with respect 

 to the sincerity of its interest in the agricul- 

 tural program. The fact that this group had 

 shown a determination to strive for action 

 stimulated the opponents to agricultural mat- 

 ters to urge adjournment and when the sugges- 

 tion was proposed it was necessary for the Bloc 

 to stand solid against the idea of postponement 

 and insist on enacting such relief measures as 

 had been advanced to the point of passage. In 

 discussing this question, Senator Kenyon said ; 



"I do not know what we can do in the way of an agricul- 

 tural program. Some of us have been meeting and discuss- 

 ing the problem of what should be done practically, not 

 any wild scheme, not any political nostrums that amount to 

 nothing, but some real work to help the agricultural situa- 

 tion." 



It will be noted in the above that Senator 

 Kenyon referred to the Bloc meetings which 

 some of the newspapers have endeavored to 

 point out were secret conferences from the out- 

 set. 



