COLD STORAGE. COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, The committee met at 10 o'clock a. m., Hon. Gilbert N. Haugen (chairman) presiding. There were present Mr. Haugen, Mr. McLaughlin of Michigan, Mr. Purnell, Mr. Voigt, Mr. McLaughlin of Nebraska, Mr. Tincher, Mr. Williams, Mr. Sinclair, Mr. Hays, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clague, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Jacoway, Mr. Rainey, Mr. Aswell, Mr. Kincheloe, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Ten Eyck. The CHAIRMAN. The committee has met this morning to give consideration to cold-storage legislation. For the convenience of the members of the committee copies of the bills and also copies of the conference reports have been placed before you. What arrangement can we make about dividing the time and also limiting the time of the hearings? Has anyone any suggestions to offer? Mr. HARRISON F. JONES. Mr. Chairman, we did arrange a tentative. program where persons who are expert on cold-storage matters would speak concerning the various items of the proposed legislation as they occurred, and that is about the only program I know of. The CHAIRMAN. Is that in opposition or in favor of the legislation? Mr. HARRISON F. JONES. It is largely in reference to discussing the general subject and in reference to certain changes in the proposed legislation. The CHAIRMAN. Has anyone any suggestions to offer as to how the time shall be divided and time to be consumed? Mr. FRENCH. May I ask, Mr. Chairman, what the purpose of the committee, is to-day, and what bill is to be considered? The CHAIRMAN. We are to consider the general subject of cold storage. There are a number of bills pending. Mr. FRENCH. That is the reason I am asking the question. I notice one bill has been introduced by you and I am wondering whether you are going to discuss some specific bill or whether you are simply going to discuss, as we did in 1919, the general proposition of cold storage. The CHAIRMAN. There are several bills pending. I think the bill introduced by me is along the lines of the second conference report, and Mr. McLaughlin's bill is in line with the first conference report, and we have a bill introduced by Mr. Hutchinson. Mr. HORNE. Mr. Chairman, I think we ought to have an arrangement by which the gentlemen who have come here from long distances should have an opportunity to be heard. It is a little difficult to forecast the time that will be taken up, but I should surely think 5 |