Bisbee daily review., 1921-02-15
PRESIDENT TO ATTACK CUP.
 POLICY. VE TO
 FORDNEY BILL
Sen. Underwood Says He Has Assurances Tariff
 Measure Is Doomed
EXPECT VOTE TO-DAY
Attitude Of White House Makes Democrats Eager
 To See Bill Passed

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. rBy the Associated Press) = Developments centering around tariff legislation came fast in congress today. They included;
 Declaration by Senator Underwood that he had received assurances that President Wilson would veto the Fordney emergency tariff bill. not by withholding his signature. but with a comprehensive statement giving his reasons coupled with final attack on Republican congressional policies.
 Announcement by Senator McCum- ber. Republican of North Dakota. that a vote on the bill probably would be obtained tomorrow night.
 A statement by Chairman Fordnev of the house ways and means commit tee. making definite the intention of Republicans to press legislation revis ing the permanent tariff through the extra session before attempting con sideration of taxation
 The Fordney bill was pulled out of its pigeon hole for several hours of debate Nothing came Of it. howeve~. although it had been expected a vote would be had on the amendment of Senator Shoot, Republican of Utah. changing the import rates on sugar from those accepted by the senate if nance committee
 McCumber. as we'll as Senators Gay Democrat of Louisiana. and Shoot, discussed the amendment and several other senators got into the debate
 Senator Underwood declined to say whether his assurances of a veto came from the president direct and refused to answer suestious relative to the form in which the information came His statement. however. was the cause of speculation among sena- tors. It was generally accepted that as a result of the White House atti- tude the Democrats were more than willing to let the measure go to a vote where all senator's records could be preserved.
 Senator McCumber did not elabor- ate on his statement that he expected a vote by tomorrow night. It was made in connection with warning bv the senator that the unfinished business should actually become un- finished work of the senate and at tention given it.
 Plans of the Republican leaders concerning revision of the permanent tariff were made public in letter by Fordney to Representative Frear. Re nublican of Wisconsin. Any program Fordrev said. which did not contem- nlate immediate action on revision of the Underwood tariff would not be in accord with the overwhelming ex- nression of the people,. in the elec- ton.
 The house ways and means com mittee, its chairman indicated. will launch into the work of framing the new tariff law immediately after the n-eSent hearings are concluded. prob ally within a few days The hill then viii he made ready for introduction and consideration in the house early in the extra session.
 After the tariff bill has passed the house." the letter continued. "and during the time it is being debated in the senate, time will be afforded to prepare a new revenue bill and 10 conduct hearings on which tax revis- ion should be based"
 Chairman Fordnev also secuted published reports that the commit tees mind was made up with respect to a sales tax.