Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-12-25
TARIFF BILL Gets
COMMITTEE D. k.
WaVs and Means Members ASK
Adoption of Measure.
LEMONS INCLUDED IN LIST
Opposition to the Proposed Legisia'
ton Develops as Five Committee
men Voted Against lt-Preho'-
iday Rush On in Congress.

Washington, Dee. 21.-The house
ways and means committee voted OUT
the Fordnev emergency tariff bill de-
signed to protect the farmers and IN
structed Chairman FOrdney to make
all efforts possible to obtain action on
1t before the Christmas recess.
In finally approving the BILL the
committee made two changes Lemons
were added to the list aud an import
duty of IL cents per pound estao'
lished. The rate on peanut oil was IN
creased from 20 to % cents gallon.
Lemons were included at the last
moment upon the demand Of the con-
ference of representatives from farm
err districts. which had accepted pro-
vision of a tariff on lemons at the sug-
gestion of Representative Kahn (Rep)
of California.
Five members of the committee vot-
ed against the Fordney bill. They were
said to have been Representative
Treadwav Massachusetts; Tilson,
Connecticut; Rainey Illinois Oldfield,
Arkansas. and Hull. Tennessee.
Opposition to the legislation, how
ever, is developing on several sides.
Members from manufacturing districts
expressed dissatisfaction with the bill
as framed because it did not include
enough manufactured articles. Tradi-
ronal opposition to any high tariff
still held among some of the Demo
Gratis, while other members asserted
that enactment of such legislation
would result in an increase in the cost
of living.
Farm" representatives. Join.
Leaders among the representatives
from farming districts will attempt to
gain bipartisan support for the meas
IRE at a conference of those members
at which will be submitted recommen-
datiOns that the informal 0rganiza-
tion support the Fordney measure,
the Young-Tincher bill to use $780,,
100000 of the profits of the federal re-
serve banks in loans to live stock men.
and resolution to revive the war
finance corporation. The last named
measure. which previously had passed
the senate, was slightly amended and
adopted by the house Saturday. The
resolution goes back to the senate for
immediate acceptance of the amend
ment or for a brief joint conference.
The house bill proposing repeal of
general war laws is before the senate
judiciary committee for initial action.
The committee will hold hearings to-
Gay on hill by Senator France of
Maryland for relief of persons con-
victed of violating the espionage laws.
Senate leaders are prepared for a
tilt on the motion of Senator LaFOl-
iette of Wisconsin to reconsider pas
sage of the Poindexter antistrike bill.
a motion by Senator Poindexter of
Washington to table the LaFollette
motion, which would bar debate. is in
prospect
Hearings on immigration Bill
Emergency immigration legislation
passed last week by the house is to be
taken up today by the senate i'm
migration committee which is expect
ed to arrange for hearings after the
holidays.
The senate passed the maternity
and infancy protection bin after it's
economy opponents had cut its re-
CURED expenditures from $4O0O,0OO to
S1,500,000 year. and putting its adj
ministration into the childrens bureau
instead of creating a new government
| bureau
The house will adjourn Thursday
over Christmas, until the following
Monday. while the senate with tbs
holiday program still uncertain. leans
toward partial cessation of business
| by means of three-day recesses until
after New Years.