Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Oornn,itscc Approves.

ways~and means committee today
voted out the F'ordneys emergency
tariff bill designed to protect the
.faEmers and instructed ChairmAR
sFuFdney, I'D make. all efforts possibly
ts.,hs ttos,ebtainSact.sn a e aa.55it before s tAs
! I'm finally approving the. BILL, the
committee made Two cfanEek >
sonsSwera added tp. tho slsst aid a lnii..t
nors aut g& E, l- eegt per pound
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Lemons were included upon the de-
nand ofsthe conference of representa-
tives from far1rYsr districts. which
had accepted provision for altarin on
lemons; at the suggestion Of Repre-
sentative Kahn. Republican Of Cali
fornia. q -
Five members of the committee
voted against the .Fordney bill. They
were said to have been Representa-
ttves Treadway. Mass; ,Tflson. Conn:
Rainey, Illinois; Oldfield, Arkansas,
and Hull. Tennessee. 5S+ IS +.
~ Representatives Treadway and Til
son were said to have based their OPP
factured products were not included
and that therefore the measure meant
to their constituents only an increase
in the cost of living.
While the house committee was act
ing, the senate Democratic steering
committee decided to resist hasty en-
actment OF emergency: tariff legisla-
! ton. his
We will insist upon full and regu-
lar consideration Of the BILL" said
Senator simons Of North Carolina.
ranking Democrat on the senate fl
nance committee. I'VE do not regard
regular tariff measure. Except pos
sibly for two items, wheat and wool,
there sis nothing emergency about it,
3M The steering committee adopted a
formal resolution declaring that
When the bill reaches the senate 1t
should be regularly considered by the
committee OF finance and discussed
1 for, action. .s q N Is, 81 &. :y
Action hys the conference OF mere
bers from the agricultural districts
came only after spirited discussion
during which: there were charges that
! the house ways and means COMMITTEES
| certain; commodities had been incllid
ed or omitted from the high tariff list
/ + ''as e, ;sop.,,for different classes of
Some Not satas0ed. "a
II Senator = oung, North f Dakota, Z
! member Of the ways and means cona-
mittee, who was chairman Of the con.
ference committee which drafted the
! report. told the conference that he
saw no hope tor favorable action By
the ways and nseans committee on the
q decentralization Of the conference.i /
He. urged members to bide their
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! the other, articles when permanent
tariff sWas taken up. /, III :
Some memberA OF the conference
were not satisfied. howSver,a and
Threatened to carry their fixht 20 the
4 house II .thesW1ys and naaans commit
i tee did mot actS favorAbly on the rec-
ommendations. Il 81 ,33S! q &
Representative Graham, 4; Repubii.
lean of Illinois. pressed for Inclusion
/ of frcssn i, ana refri igerated Il meats
which brought from Representative
Blanton Dsmocrst, of Texas, thS -.
!! sertion e. chat thee pre- sncts wsrs omit.
!congniners who's votes are Svautad. -
4 Representative YounE said sn1oui.
bers of. the wnyp and neans comnllt.
II tee from the eastern stAtsv had Stood
4 ont asAinst q stAFlM on lamb and NUT.
i ton and that they aw0f3 pr0yntlAA mn.
lon finally to- .inclnde these articlea ua.
A der the ArElment that they couid q.
Il plain to their #oonskt tkuonts that fr1oeh
meats were not sfcrcs<P 10 come ~ I'M!
i q IIss ssaid aths 1ss,ins - tAat lAiiura
Il 10 plece . sduty on n "a Y ayld retry
s sons e1tsSt 81 ~ ,ssst' ss ,neDso :. IS IS
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