Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
TARIFF DECIDED
ON TO RELIEVE
j. s. FARMER
Congressional Leaders Be-
lieye That An Emergency
Measure, to Run for One
Year, Is Proper Remedy.
fBy The Associated Pressl


Washington, Dec. 17.-Congres-
sional leaders decided today that
the way out of the maze of farmer
relief bills was enactment of an
tariff to run for one
year and act as an embargo against
II would apply To-
wheat, cotton, wool, beans, pota-
toes, livestock and meats.
Agreement of the legislative
leaders was reached at 4 joint con-
ference of members of the senate
finance and house ways and means
committees at which the determt-I
nation also was reached TO press,
the proposed measure TO speedy
passage, Actual drafting of the bill
was started late in the day by
members of the ways and means
committee.
Much Discussion Evoked.
Much discussion was evoked in
the conference relative to choice
between a flat embargo and a high
tariff but the house leaders held
out against the employment of a
ban on importation in peace time,
VI SIIS tiltb lllt dSS-old NuolOlii Va
no embargoes in time of war be
followed. Senate members of the
declared that an embar-
so measure could be put through
their branch of congress more cas-
lily than a high tariff bill, but they
finally assured the house conterees
that they would use all their influ-
ence to push the measure through
as soon as II was received from the
house.
The subject Of the rates to be
not directly discussed at the con-
ference. Members of the house
committee which will draft the
bill were informed that the rates
would be left entirely TO them and
that whatever they We're able to
have passed by the house, the SEN
ate conferees would try to keep in
tact.
Explanation was made that the
reason the conference attempted
no decision on rates was that such
a discussion might have resulted in
a breach and the destruction of the
whole program
The suggestion was understood
to have been made by democratic
members of the conference that
they seek an expression of the
views of the president with re-
spect to the relief tariff. Republic
cans, however, strongly opposed
such a move, the contention being
made that it would not be known
whether the bill could be passed
until the final roll call, and further
that the measure might not go to
the president in the form now pro-
posed.
Tentative Bill Prepared.
A tentative bill by Representa-
tive Green, republican, Iowa, has
been virtually accepted as the ba-
sis for the measure for which early
passing will be sought. The ways
and means committee probably will
take it up early next week although
several members began work on
it Immediately.
Six senators and five representa-
tives attended today's conference.
They We're Senators McCumber,
North Dakota; Snoot, Utah; Cur
tbs, Kansas; and Watson, Indiana,
and simmons, North
Carolina, and Nugent,, Idaho, dem
ocrats, and Representatives Ford
ney, Michigan, chairman of the
ways and mean committee; Long
worth, Ohio, and Greene, Iowa, re-
publicans, and Rainey, Illinois, and
F1rnnU Tpyag 1amopr1tg
Committees Have Many Bills.
House members said tonight
there were approximately $50 bills
before various committees at their
end of the capitol, all aimed to af-
ford protection for agricultural
products and give relief to the
farmer in some form or another.
Dozens of them vary little in form
while others range from the pro-
lection of one article to compre-
measures embracing pro-
lection through tariffs or embar-
goes on every product of the farm.
1t was believed the action of the
house leaders would not change
plans to pass the senate resolution
to revive the war finance corpora
ton. This proposition was de-
scribed as being aside from the
particular problems which the
house and senate are trying to
solve in shielding the farmer from
falling prices.
The action taken at today's joint
however, developed a
new fear among some house mem
bers. While declaring the plan to
push through a tariff of embargo
had their support, they
expressed fear that other lines of
business might seek similar relief.