The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-15
WILSON READY TO
VETO TARIFF ACT
President Would Send 1t
Back With Final At
tack on G.. O. I.
BILL DEBATED AGAIN
Senate Spends More Time
Considering 1t; Fordncy
Busy With New Plans

WASIISGTON Feb. 14..-Dcycl-
ouucnts ,cutcrlng around tariff leg
islaiion came fast Ia consrcss today
They included.
Declaration by Minority Leader
Underwood In the senate that ho had
received assurances that President
WILSON would veto tho Eorducy
emergency nriff bin, not by mere
Withholding OF his signature, but
with u comprehensive statement xiv.
ing his reasons coupled with ~ final
attack ON republican congregational
policies.
Announcement by Senator Me
rumbcr. republican. North Dakota.
that vote on the Fordnoy hlll prob
ably would be obtained tomorrow
night.
A statement by Chairman rordncy
~ the house ways and means COM
mittoc. making definite the intcn-
tion 81 republican leaders To press
legislation roVIRlng the prcmauont
tariff through tho extra session. DO
fore attempting consideration OF IN.
taxation questions.
Out OF PigconhoIc.
The Fordney bin was pulled out
of the pigeonholo for several hours
OF debate late In the duY. Nothing
came Of ia however. although II had
been expected that n Voto would be
had on the amendment OF senator
Smoot, republican. Utah. changing
the import rates on sugar from those
accepted by tho senate finance com
mittco. Mr.. McCumbor, na wcll as
Senators Gay, democrat, Louisiana,
and Smoot. discussed tho amendment
and several other senator's got into
the debate. but when the session
ended no definite progress hnd been
made.
Senator Underwood was rcticcnt
about his assurances OF ~ prcsldeh-
tfal veto. The statement of the
minority leader. however. was the
cause OF speculation among sena-
tors on both sides Of the emergency
tariff question. IL was generally ac-
ceptcd that as n result OF tho White
house attitude, the democrats were
more than willing To let the measure
10 10 "A vote. At any rate. the hee-
nion today gave no evidence OF the
preliminary jockeying and delay
which characterizes the earlier de-
bates on tariff.
Permanent Revision Plans.
Plans of the ropubIican ltau"lH
concerning revision of tho perman-
ent tariff were made public N tho
form OF n letter by Mr.. Fordncy 10
Rcpresentative Frcar, republican,
Wisconsin. Any program, Mr' ror"-
ney said, which did not contemplate
Immediate action on revision OF lhe
Underwood tariff act would bc ~
accord with the ."oyerw hclnilnS On
precision of the people In the NO
yember election.
The house ways and means con.
mi,tec. its chairman ihdicn'cd, WIZ
launch into the work cf frhn,Hk lni
new tariff law Immediately attcr th'
hesr,rgs now In process are con
cluded, probably withn hc mex
few DAYS. The bill then VIII DE
made ready for introduction anu
consideration In the house IN 'ho
early days OF the extra session
after tho tariff bill las passed
the house" Mr.. Fordney's letter con
timed. and during tho time ~ IN
being debated In the senate 'u''o
win bc afforded Il preppr" NV
,ovenue bin aud 10 conduct h'N,
ings on which tax reN'slo' Sn'"''
bc based ,.,,,a
chairman Furdpcy also s'ou'oo
nublIsled reports that tho commit
icc'a mini was made ~ WIN re.
snoct to "A <,les tax ana said tna
full consideration was 10 De given
an revenue suggestions bciVrc "o-
4.