Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-22
PLAN TO HURRY
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committee, lncluClnS chairman
Fordney and Representatives Long
worth and Green, conferred with
Senator Penrose. After the commit
tee had reached it's agreement. From
this conference came predictions that
the measure would be rushed through
the House under special rule and
through the Senate possibly under
limitation of debate as enforced by
cloture.
Although the new Fordney bill will
be presented with six months linn
itation. it's provisions will expire at
an early date should the permanent
bill be enacted before the six months
period.
The. House ways and means COM
mittee, at the end of an all-day
wrangle apparently was in the ut
most harmony. Calling in newspa-
permen at the close of the session,
Chairman Fordney set forth the final
program with everybody expressing
approval.
After disposing of the emergency
measure in the first few days of the
extra session, the House will take up
and pass the dumping bill, which
will be followed by. the allied meas
ure fixing an American valuation on
goods which must pay adj valorem
duty.
Then will come the permanent tar
iff which Republican leaders hope
will be broad enough to satisfy all
interests in sections demanding an
upward revision. Actual I work of
framing it will begin tomorrow.
hearings having been concluded at
the last session.
While the House is at work on the
tariff the Senate finance committee
will consider revenue revision and it's
printed hearing will be available to
the ways and means committee,
which will write the bill. In this
way Mr.. Fordney predicted congress
will work at high speed in the hope
of earning a summer recess. The
House would be considering revenue
while the tariff was still before the
Senate.
"All differences have been ironed
out" said Chairman Fordney, land we
now have definite working plan 1t
is to be assumed that it meets the
approval of the president"
1.-THE Fordney BILL" said Chairman
Penrose. will be put through con-
gress without the crossing of a or
the dotting of an IT,
The president stepped into the sit
uation early today when he tele-
phoned Mr. Fordney suggesting that
an emergency agricultural measure
be enacted in advance of tariff or
revenue legislation.
While there has been some indica-
ton of his attitude the proposal took
the committee off it's feet.
There were rumblings of discon-
tent, especially among western mem
bers, who objected to the idea of 60
ing before congress a second time
this year to ask for a special bill.
The President asked that Senate Re-
publicans be sounded on the subject
and there bobbed up the fear that
without a cloture rule the measure
might be long delayed. Senator Pen
rose. however, said that. Cloture
would be invoked if necessary.
The cabinet had expected to take
up the tariff revenue tangle at it's
meeting tomorrow, but in view of the
sudden agreement by Senate and
House leaders the question NAV not
be discussed.
The plans adopted today came as
a surprise to members generally. in
view of the House committees re-
fusal to consider n temporary tariff
Dill at its meeting last week with the
Senate finance committee. 1t is in
sisted then on taking up permanent
tariff legislation ahead of revenue.
and western members insisting upon
that program won their point mean
while obtaining legislation which will
remove farm products of that section
from the free list In some quarters
there was belief that attempt might
be made in the Senate to hold up the
Fordney bill, but revenue trainers
said this possibility did not exist
since the measure had the endorse
ment of the president.