Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-12-24
DELINQyENTS To
STAND PENAL TIES
No Extension of Time to Pay In
come Tax.
TARIFF GETS RIGHT OF WAY
House Members Vote 10 Push the
Fordney Measure Ahead-eon-
pers Asks Release of Poiiti-
cal Prisoners.


Washington, Dec. 22.-The Edmonds
resolution extending for so days the
time in which delinquent taxpayers
can pay their income taxes due on De
eember 10, previously reported by the
house ways and means committee. was
ordered withdrawn from the house
committee.
A report was received from Secre-
tary Houston of the treasury showing
the disastrous, effect on the treasury
by such delay in payments Of taxes
from business concerns, but on the
strength of this report the bin was or
dered withdrawn.
Tariff Wins First Tilt.
Advocates Of emergency tariff legis-
lation won preliminary fight in the
house by adopting, 206 to 161, motion
10 suspend calendar business so as TO
give the Fordney tariff bill right of
way.
Speaking in the house on tariff gem
orally, Representative Longworth OF
Ohio, Republican member of the
ways and means committee, said the
Fordney emergency tariff measure was
vitality necessary ito save from stark
and utter ruin some Of the most impor-
tant agricultural interests. u the couD-
try"
The Ohio member said that in franz
ing a permanent tariff law congress
must consider how Europe would be
able to pay the United States $4,000
100000, most of which Is only in
formally secured"
American industry, he said, must be
protected.
Open antagonism to the tariff bill,
in both the senate and house, was
manifested for the first time following
its report by the ways and means com
mittee with the period of application
reduced to ten months from the one
year period previously fixed.
Charge Discrimination.
Added TO the house forces opposing
in principle the proposed tariff protec
ton rates on agricultural products
were many representatives of urban
and manufacturing districts who lndi-
Gated they would oppose the measure
because of its failure to include manu-
featured commodities.
AT the same time the senate Demo-
cratic steering committee announced ii
did not view the measure as an emer-
gency proposal and would demand that
il be considerd by the finance commit
tee in regular order when it reaches
the senate.
Long staple or Egyptian cotton is in
cluded in the list of commodities
named in the bill on which high import
duties would be imposed
This item was omitted from the list
given out Monday night by Chairman
Fordney because the committee had
been unable to prepare estimates of
the total revenue which would be de-
rived on the basis of the ! cents per
pound duty imposed.
Republican leaders of the house have
agreed upon an appropriation of 800.
100000 for state road aid, it became
known after an executive session OF
tn house roads committee.
1t has not been decided, however
whether to make this amount available
for work during the coming fiscal year
or for the year following.
$too,oooooo for Two Years.
A bin introduced by Representative
Macarthur (Rep) of Oregon, now be-
fore the roads committee, would make.
$400,O00.000 of federal funds available
during the next four years. but il de.
veloped that the Republican steering
committee has decided that in the in.
terests of economy the appropriation
should be limited to $I00.000.000 and
should not cover more than a two-year
period
Gompers Asks Prisoners Release.
Passage of the Francis resolution
proposing amnesty for political pris-
oners" convicted of violations of the
espionage act during the war was
urged by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation Of Labor.
before subcommittee OF the senate
judiciary committee.
To Appoint Senator Smith.
President Wilson will appoint Sem.
tor Mark Smith (Dem.l Of Arizona ia
the international joint commission on
Canadian boundaries TO succeed the
late b. r. Glenn of North Carolina, II
was learned at the White House.
Senator Smith was defeated enr re-.
election this fall