New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-03-11


the president.
1t Is probable that in fixing MINI
months as the required time for propeI
consideration of tariff legislation, Mr.
Fordney is taking into consideration
the various views of what constitute
a proper tariff that are held by mel
In his own party, which in the mex
congress will have a huge majority II
both houses. Except for the timt
taken in opposite debate, Mr.. Ford
ney probably gives but little cOnsid
Grafton to the forthcoming antagonist
OF the Democrats in congress to such q
tariff bill as his committee will pre-
sent, but the chairman is Obliged tG
take sharp notice of the opposition
of some of the men within his OWL
party ranks.
When the chairman says that nine
months are required to enact tnriff
legislation which from his viewpoint
would be adequate, he includes In the
allotted time the days and weeks that
are given oye to hearings prior TO The
framing of the bill in committee.
Longer Time May Be Required.
Mr.. Fordney has some reason for
his statment that nine months are
required for tariff legislation. Tariff
bills in the past have consumed that
length of time before they finally
found their way 10 enactment. Some
members of congress, Democrats as
well as Republicans, are declaring to-
day that. considering the fact that II
took nine months to put some of the
tariff bills of the past through, II
probably will take at least eleven
months and perhaps II year to put the
bills of the present through.
The whole world is upset conom
ically today. The members of con
greSs, however wise they may be in
other matters, do not know any better
than men outside of congress just
what the labor conditions in Europe
are to be in six months from now.
Neither do they know what is to hap
pen to Germany In the industrial field,
nor do they know whether England
and France will he heavy bidders for
trade in u markets,
1t, of curse, must 20 without say
ing that the coming tariff Legislation
will be highly protective in its pro-
visions. Chairman Fordney of the
WAYS and means committee Is known
In the house as the highest protec-
ZIONIST of them all" His own views
will necessarily be modified by the
Views of his colleagues, but In n gen
eral way it al be said under the very
nature of things, party and political.
that the coming tariff legislation will
keep the protection mark high.
Lands Case Arouses Interest.
What action Will be taken by con-
gress In the matter Of Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands Impeachment by
Representative Benjamin Il. Welty Of
Ohio is unknown at this writing, but
In general II seemS TO be the belief
In Washington that Impeachment pro-
ceedings will not be carried through.
This Lands ease has aroused II great
deal of Interest In the country and es-
pecially marked interest In congress
sional circles. The writer OF this asked
the chairman Of the senate committee
on judiciary some time ago whether
any protest had been filed against the
middle western federal ~jurist's action
In taking on the job of baseball arbi-
ter In connection with his labor as n
faIaraI ip1na Th. apv.a. ,,,. chat |
no protest had been filed and that so
far MS the case Itself was concerned,
belief was that II vas wholly one
Of good taste or bad TASTE"
Inquiry also was made by the writer
at the department of justice, where II
Has said for reasons of personal inter
Est The law in the matter had been
ooked up, aud ii was found that there
vas no legal obstacle to prevent Judge
Landis from acting In the two capaci-
les If he 50 chose. This seems to be
he situation so far az the legal end Of
{ Is concerned.
The department of justice has moth
NJ to do with this case. When IA fed
,rul judge does anything which seem
ngly makes him liable to impeach-
llent, the matter is one for congress
o take up. 1t was for this reason that
he study made Of the case by the de-
'artment of justice was prompted by
interest and curiosity.
Effective Impeachment proceedings
gainst an official of the government
must originate in the house of repre-
entatiyes. To put the thing In a gen.
raj way, the case is prepared in the
ouse, II committee of Impeachment"
, appointed and the case is taken 10
he senate of the United States, which
Its as II jury with Il member of the
upreme court presiding. lmpeach-
lent proceedings have been entered
two federal judges within the /,
lst few years. One of these Judges f,
as removed from Office and the other !
ms acquitted. A.,