The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-24
LEADERS APPROVE
EMERGENCY TARIFF
PROGRAM FOR RELIEF OF AoRi-
cuLTuR,sTs IS OUTLINED
~ LAWMAKERS
EARLY ACTION AGREED UPON
Hioh Tariff VIII Run for One Year
and viii Apply to Wheat, Cotton.
Wool. Potatoes. Beans, Live
stock and Dressed Meats


Washington. Dec. 1s.--Congressional
leaders decided yesterday that the way
out of the maze Of farmer relief bills
vas enactment of nm emergency tariff
TO run for one year and to act ms an
embargo against importations, II
would apply To wheat. cotton, wool,
beans, potatoes, livestock and meats,
Agreement of the legislative leaders
was reached NJ joint conference OF
members OF the senate finance ana
house ways and means committees nj
which determination also was reached
20 press the proposed measure 70
speedy passage. Actual drafting 81 me
hill was started later by members OF
the ways and means committee.
Embargo or Nigh Tariff.
Much discussion was evoked In the
conference relative 10 II choice between
a flat embargo and high 'Hriff, but
the house leaders held out against the
employment of ban on importaiions
In peace time. urging Tint the age-oid
custom u no embargoes except 10 time
M war h. followed. Senate members
nj the conference declared an embargo
measure could he put through their
branch Of congress more easily man a
hlrh tariff bin, but they finally ass'ir'
ed the house conferces that they would
nae all Of their influence 10 push the
measure through ms soon as II was re-
eeived from the house.
The subject Of rates to be embodied
IN the tariff measure was not directly
discussed MT the conference, Members
Of the house committee which VIII
draft the bill were Informed that thc
rates would he left entirely to Them
Exclamation was made that the reason
the conference attempted M deciSon
On rates was that such discussion
might have resulted In breach ana
destruction ~ the whole program The
suggestion WAS understood 10 nave
been made BY Democratic members "t
the conference that they seek an ex'
presslon NJ views Of the president win
resnect 10 the relief tariff. Itcpubli'
cans. however. opposed such move,
the contention being made That "
would not he known whether th. Oil
could be passed until the final roll
call, and further. that the measure
might not 20 Ia the president IN the
form now proposed.
orsene's eill Basis
A tentative hin by Representative
Greene. Republican, Iowa, has been
practically accepted n the basis Tor
the measure for which early passage
viii b. sought. The ways and means
committee probably will take IL nv
early next week.
six senators and five representa-
lives attended yesterdays conference
They nre. senators McCumber. North
pako,a Smoot. Utah; Curtis. Kansas
and Watson, Indiana, Republicans
md Simmons, North Carolina, Demo
Graf, and Nugent. Idaho, Democrat
and Representatives Fordney, Miehi
ran. chairman OF the ways and meant
committee. l,ongworth. Ohio; an'
Greene, Iowa. Republicans. ant
Rsiney. Illinois: and Garner. Texas
Democrats.
$50 BILLS Before Committees
House members said last night Their
were UNFORTUNATELY anO bills b~for
various committees. all aimed 10 nj
ford protection for agricultural prod
nets and give relief Ia the farmers u
some form or other. Dozens OF then
vary little In form. white others rang
from the protection OF one single NJ
tlei~ to comprehensive measures en-
braelng projection through tariff
~snhargoeS ON every product os III
farm.
II was believed the aetlon of tn
house leaders would not change plan
Ia pass III. senate resolution Ia n
,ise the war finance corporation. TIL
proposition was described rs beln
aside from the particular problem
which the hons. aud senate are try
lng 10 solve In shielding the fartne
from falling prices.
The action taken NJ yesterday
,oIni conference. however. des~lope
new fear among some house m~u
hers While declaring the plan To pus
through tariff of embargo propol
items had their support. the, expresses
the fear that other lines Of bushes
might r~@k similar relief
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