Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-03-03

. HtEnF N'IES- Nuhle navy men declare
t.a'' hnulh> striking vessel in This
Way c9m"t de- il great damage. and
that aunor and other defenses csp
p:u. rCr .he guns.
Nine Months to Build Tariff RuI
Joseph w. Fordney. chairman NJ
thc ways and means committee
of the house. has declared I'm
public Statement that it requires nine
munihS Of careful consideration and
debate Ia enact proper tariff IegisIo-
tiun. This means, if the Michigan
/ representative is right, that il will be
( some time next October or November
before the Fortlney PenrOse tariff bill.
/ as it will be called will be signed by
the president.
1t is probable that in fixing nine
months as the required time for proper
consideration of tarif legislation, Mr..
Fordney is taking into consideration
the various views of what constitutes
proper tariff thai are held by men
in his own party. which in the next |
congress will have huge majority IN |
both houses. Except for the time
taken IN opposite debate, Mr.. FORD
neE probably gives but little c0nslu-
GRAFTON TO the forthcoming antaSonism
OF the Democrats in congress To such II
tariff bill rs his committee Will pre-
sent. but the chairman is obliged TO
take sharp notice of the opposition
of some of the men within his own
party ranks
When the chairman says thar nine
months are required to enact tarllf J
Legislation which from his viewpoint
would be adequate, he includes IN the
allotted time the days and weeks.tha
are given over to hearings prior TO the
framing of the bin in committee.
Longer Time May Be Required.
Mr. Fordney has some reason for
his statment thar nine months are
required for tariff legislation. Iarlif
bills in the past have consumed that
length of time before they finally
found their way to enactment. Some
members of congress, Democrats as I
we'll us Republicans, are declaring to- d
lay that, considering the fact that 1t i
.ook nine months to put some of the
ariff bills. of the past through, II II
will take at least eleven c
months and perhaps a year TO put the {,
ills of the present through.
! 4'ffe, whole world Is upset econom e
cally today The members OF con- o
ress, however wise they may be III i,
ther matters, do not know any better
fct1 1a nf at
,hat the labor conditions in Europe c
re TO be in six months from now. n,
Neither do they know what Is to hap
en- to Germany In the industrial field. II;
or do they know whether England
nd France will be heavy h'dders FOR II,
rade in our markets.
1t, of course, must go wI...out say VI
lg that the coming tariff legislation w
ill be highly protective in its pro- mr.
isions. Chairman Fordney of the
avs and means committee is known III
the house as 1.-The highest protec- nc
onist of them ALL" His own views -,
i'll necessarily be modified by the
Jews Of his colleagues, but in gen a''
'al way it can be said under the very uI
ature Of things, party and political,
lat the coming tariff legislation will
aep the protection mark high. "e
Lands Case Arouses Interest. pa
What action will be taken by con ed
ess in the matter of Judge Kenesaw
ountain Landis' impeachment by ~
Benjamin +. Welty of VI
Mo is unknown at this writing, but ~
general it seems to be the belief ~
Washington that impeachment pro- NJ
edingS will not be carried through.
This Lands case has aroused great
al of interest in the country and es-
cially marked interest in congress
)nal circles. The writer of this asked Sh
e chairman Of the senate committee Nc
judiciary some time ago whether .,,
y protest had been filed against the
ddle western federal jurist's action lee
taking on the job of baseball arbi- OCC
: in connection with his labor as n ,,+
leral judge. The answer was that
protest had been filed and that so VIII
+ as the case itself was concerned, tru
. belief was that it was wholly one p
good taste or bad taste"
Inquiry also was made by the writer iHS
the department of justice. where 1t strl
S said for reasons of personal inter lar,
the law In the matter had been Z,
ked up, and 1t was found that there 'o'
S no legal obstacle to prevent Judge all
ndis from acting In the two capacl- the
$ If he so chose. This seems to be
situation so far as the legal end of - =
IS concerned seC'
The department of justice has moth
to do with this case When fed o,,.,
| judge does anything which seem
ly makes him liable to impeach- yea
Mt, the matter Is one for congress vel
AXE up. 1t was for this reason that , f,
study made Of the case by the de-
tment of justice was prompted by ORC
sonal interest and curiosity. plal
Effective impeachment proceedings tion
inst an official of the government
st originate in the house of repre- plS'
ntiyaS M nut tho thlnU In a uan. | II