Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-20
Committee Makes Favor
able Report After Adding
Lemons to List.
MAY BE ADOPTED
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Kahn Of California, Gains Aid Of
Farmer Representatives in Plan TO
Protect Fruit Growers az Well as
Farmers-Spirited Debate In Com
mittee Brings Out Charge That
Congressman Are Playing Politics.
BY Associated Press.

oS Associated PreSS.
Washington. Dec. 20.-The house
ways and means committee today
voted out the Fordney emergency
tariff bill designed to protect the
farmers, and instructed Fordney to
make al efforts possible to obtain
action on 1t before the Christmas re-
cess.
In finally approving the bill the
committee made two changes. Lem
ons were added to the list and an i'm
port duty Of 11a cents per pound was
established. The rate on peanut Oil
was increased from 20 to 26 cents q
gallon.
Lemons were included at the last
moment upon demand Of the confer
ence OF representatives from farmer
districts acting on the suggestion OF
Representative Kahn. OF California.
Five members OF the committee
voted against the Fordney bill. They
were said to have been Representa-
ttves Treadway. OF Massachusetts;
Tilson. OF Connecticut Rainey, OF IL
linois; Oldfield. Of Arkansas. and
Hull, of Tennessee.
Action by the conference Of men,
bers from tho agricultural districts
came only after spirited discussion,
during which there were charges that
the house ways and means commit
tee had drafted = makeshift bill and
that certain commodities had been
included or omitted from the high
tariff list "as Q sop" for different
classes Of vctera. g
Doubt on Wilson's Attitude.
Whether final legislation will be
possible depends upon the attitude Of
the president. No one knows
| whether he will sign the tariff bill,
which contains duties higher than
the former republican Payne-Aldrich
| tariff law. Many democrats, however,
intend to support the bill and to urge
the president to sign it as furnish
ing some means of protection for
farmers In their effort to obtain
prices above the cost Of production.
| In the case of the war finance cor
poration resolution. the opposition Of
Secretary Houston may cause the
president to exercise the right of
veto.
Could Pass Over Veto.
Judging from the overwhelming
vote on the war finance corporation
| resolution in the house yesterday, the
| resolution could be passed over the
presidents veto. 1t is possible also
that a two thirds vote could be mus
| tered to put thru the tariff bill in
this manner.
The tariff bill will be called up for
action on the floor Of tho house on
Wednesday, according to the pres
ent program. Democrats az we'll as
republicans say that 1t will be passed
without question. Some democrats,
including Representative Henry T.
Rainey, Of Illinois, ranking minority
| members on the ways and means
committee, will oppose the bill, but
that will not prevent numerous other
members on the ways and means
the south, from supporting it.
It is probable the senate will act
quickly on the tariff bill.
Senate May Delay.
Mr.. Rainey previously had an
nounced his intention to fight the
bill in tho house.
Representatives Treadway and TIL
son were said to have based their
opposition on the contention that
manufactured products were not in
cluded and that, therefore the
measure meant to their constituents
only an increase in the cost of living.
While the house committee was
acting the senate democratic steer
ing committee decided to resist any
hasty enactment Of emergency tariff
legislation.
We will insist upon full and reg
ular consideration of the BILL" said
Senator Simons, of North Carolina.
we do not regard the bill, taking
it as a whole, as an emergency bill"