The Raymer enterprise., 1921-03-24
FORDNEY TARIFF
WILL Be ENACTED
oPEclAL SESSION or CONGRESS
WILL PASS EMERGENCY
MEASURE.
AGREE TO REpASS BILL
PERMANENT TARIFF WILL FOL
Low ~ SOON A. WORKED
OUT.

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Washinstea, March 22.-The Ford
aeg stnsrssacy tariff BILL. a. vetoed BY
fsrnss President Wilson, viii be-
rushsA through Congress N the extra
session.
According to the request Of PresL
dent Harding for passage Of 4 meas
urs designed to help farmers, asking
tor prstsction against foreign compe-
titioa. Republican members Of the
1suss ways and means committee
turned about yesterday and voted to
revive the Tordney bill after agreeing
week ago not to consider any emer-
gency legislation ahead Of a perma-
uent tariff and revenue revision.
Senators Penrose, Smoot and Nc.
Cumber Of the Senate finance commit
tee, agreed to the new program, which.
It was explained. meets approval Of
the President Senator Penrose OK.
pressed the belief that the emergency
measure would be In the hands Of Mr..
Harding within ten days after the con.
vening Of the special session April IL.
Several members OF the House COM
mittes, including Chairman Fordney
and Representatives Longworth and
Green, conferred with Senator Pen.
rose, who heads the Senate finance
committee, after the former committee
had reached Its agreement. From this
conference came the prediction that
the measure would be rushed through
the House under a special rule and
through the Senate possibly under linn
itation Of debate a. enforced by
cloture.
The new Fordney bill will be pre-
scented with q six months limitation,
but Its provisions Will expire earlier
should the permanent bill be enacted
before the expiration Of the six months
period.
The House ways and means commit
tee, after an all-day wrangle apparent.
~ was In the utmost harmony. Call
Ing In newspaper men at the close,
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 anti-dumping bill, which
viii be followed by the allied measure
fixing an American valuation on goods
paying ad valorem.
Then will come the permanent tar
III, which Republican leaders hope will
b broad enough to satisfy all interests
demanding an upward revision.
While the House is working on the
tariff the Senate finance committee
will consider revenue revision and its
printed testimony will be available to
the ways and means committee, which
will write the bill. In this way Mr..
Fordney predicted Congress would
work at high speed. The House would
be considering revenue while the tar
III was still before the Senate.
"All differences have been ironed
cut" said Chairman Fordney, "and We
now have definite working plan"
"The Fordney BILL" said Chairman
Penrose, will be put through Congress
without the crossing Of T. or the
dotting Of an r."
The President stepped into the fight
when he telegraphed Mr.. Fordney sug-
costing an emergency agricultural
measure be enacted In advance of tar.
III or revenue legislation. The propo.
sal took the committee of Its feet.
There were rumblings Of discomfort,
especially among western members,
who objected to the idea Of going be-
fore Congress a second time this year
to ask for a special bill. The Presi.
dent asked that Senate Republicans be
sounded, and there bobbed up the fear
that without a cloture rule the meas.
ure might be long delayed. Senator
Penrose, however, said cloture would
Be invoked II necessary.