Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1920-12-24
TARIFF BILL Gets !.
COMMITTEE D. K.
Ways and Means Members ASK
Adoption of Measure.
LEMONS INCLUDED IN LIST
Opposition to the Proposed Iee's'a"
ton Develops as Five Committee
men Voted Against lt-Prehoi-
iday Rush On in Congress.

Washington, Dec. 2l.-The mouse
ways and means committee voted OUT
the Fordney emergency tariff Dill de-
signed TO protect the farmers and In
structed Chairman Fordney 10 MAKE
all efforts possible to obtain action on
it before the Christmas recess.
In finally approving the bill, the
committee made two changes. Lemons
were added to the list and an import
duty of liz cents per pound estaD-
lished. The rate on peanut oil was IN
creased from 20 to 26 cents a 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 tariff on lemons at the sug-
gestion of Representative Kahn (Repo
of California.
Five members of the committee vot-
ed against the Fordney bill. They were
said to have been Representative
Treadway, 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 Dill
as framed because it did not include
enough manufactured articles. Tradi-
tional 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
ure at conference of those members
at which will be submitted recommen-
dations that the informal organiza-
ton 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-
day on bill 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-
lette of Wisconsin to reconsider pas
sage of the PoindeXter antistrikc bill.
A motion by Senator PoindeXter of
Washington to table the LaFollette
motion, which would bar debate, is I'm
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 bill after it's
economy opponents had cut its re-
quired expenditures from 100000 to
81, 100000 year, and putting its adj
ministration into the children's bureau
instead of creating new government
bureau.
The house will adjourn Thursday
over Christmas, until the following
Monday, while the senate, with It's
holiday program still uncertain. leans
toward a partial cessation of business
bv means of three-day recesses until
after New Years.