Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-20
ACTION ON FARMER
AID BILL PRESSED
House Committee Votes Out
Fordney Measure-CIash
on Meats.

ihe House ways and means commit
tee today voted out the Fordney
emergency tariff bill designed to pro-
tect the farmers, and instructed Chair
man F'ordney to make all efforts pos
sioie to obtain action on it before the
Christmas recess.
In finally approving the bill the
COMMITTEES made two changes. Lemons
were added to the list and an impor,
auty s;uy OF " cents per pound estab-
nsleo The rate ON peanut oil was
INCREASED from 20 to rs cents q eallon
ASp1 sentative Young, republican
NosSn ess. AaakpfasEa- member of the vays
aMa means committee. who was chair
which drafted th6 fepefit 10i1 ~ csSis.
ference that he s6& nd fdie Tar "a.
yorabie action by the ways ana naeane
eommittee On the recomfaendations al
.ns . s.conIerence. He urged members to
lection for the other articles when .
permanent tariff was taken up.
some OF the members Of the con.
aelshce were not satisfied, however.
ana threatened to carry the fight to
tne rouse f the ways and means
the recommendations
representative Graham, republican,
lLnnois, pressed for inclusion of
t.oSen and refrigerated meats, which
plougnt from Representative Blanton.
oeMocrat. Texas. the assertion that
these products were omitted "as
sop TO the millions of city Consumers
whose votes are wanted"
representative Young said members
81 the ways and means committee
against a tarin on lamb and mntton
ana That they were prevailed npon
nnally to include these articles undar
the argument that they con,d eY.
pam to their constituents that frozen
meats were not forced to come in
under duty. He said that the feel.
Ing was that failure to place a duty
on frozen and refrigerated mea ts
would Keep down. to some extent al
least, an increase in the cost of living.
hepresentatlve Raker. democrat, Of
California, asserted that eggs Should
be included in the list Of articles to
be protected. but no action was taken.
bipartisan support SOUGHT.
On the eve Of the presentation Of
the emergency tariff bill in the House
by Chairman Fordney an attempt was
made to bring bipartisan support to
the measure, by a concerted EFFORT on
the part OF representatives from the
agricultural sections. Action on this
measure is expected tomorrow. II
would virtually put an embargo tariff
on scores Of farm products. The
farmer representatives hope to get il
,'---.', before the Christmas recess
Wien starts Friday.
Opposition to the legislation. how.
ever, has developed on several sides.
Representatives from the manufac-
turing districts expressed dissatisfac-
tion with the bill as framed. because
it did not include enough mannfac.
tured articles. Traditional oppositio,
to any high tariff still is held hv
some of the democrats, while other
members asserted that enactment Of
such legislation would result in an
increase in the cost of living.
Leaders among the representatives
from farming districts will hold a
conference today. at which win be
recommendations that the
informal organization support the
Fordney measure, also the Young
Tincher bill to use 500 100000 of the
profits of the Federal Reserve Bank
in loans to live stock men, and the
to revive the War Finance