Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-01
PENROSE, BACK IN
CAPITAL, TALKS OF
TARIFF AND PEACE
Republican Boss Predicts
Early Action on Reve-
nue. Measure.
FAvORS SOLDIER BONUS
ACTION AT EXTRA SESSION
Says Senate Will Ignore Cab
met in Move for
Peace.
fEv Associntcd press.l

WASHINGTON. Dec. 3l.-Scnator
Republican leader. today signalizcd
his return to Washington and to pub
lie affairs. Legislative and political.
by discussing tariff and other gov
ernmcnta! affairs, receiving few
Senator'S, posing for motion pictures
and preparing for active wcrls In
Congress, beginning next week.
Illness has kept the Pennsylvania
Senator from Washington for II year.
but today he indicated plans to re-
sumo active participation in national
affairs.
The emergency tariff bill. passed re-
Gently by the House. Senator Penrosc
told newspaper men. will be taken up
early next week, possibly Monday, by
tho Senate Finance Committee. CT
which he is chairman. The Senator
added that he did not regard the
measure with any amount of enthu-
sasm."
He also said that soldiers bonus
legislation was intimately involved"
with general national finances. anI
Indicated that he favored considera-
\ tion of some sort CT compensation
Legislation at the extra session of
Congress- to meet soon after March 1.
President Elect Hardine's Cabinet
selections, Senator Penrose said were
a personal matter for Senator Hard
ing.
No '.Idcns" on Peace.
The Pennsylvania leader said that
he had mo ideas" In that respect and
had taken little interest in reports
from Marion regarding international
questions. In this field. Congress. the
Senator said. would blaze the way"
and would not take a program from
any Secretary OF state. no matter
who he may be"
Senator Penrcsc, who has suite
semisuburbau hotel. also conferred
with his colleague, Senator Knox. of
Pennsylvania. who had Just return
ed from a conference with President
Elect Harding at Marion. The two
Pennsylvania Senators posed togeth-
er for motion pictures.
After receiving other guests, SEN
utor Pcnrosc went for an automobile
ride and planned an early visit to
Senator Watson, Republican. Indiana.
a member Of the Finance Committee,
who is i'll.
The principal evidence OF Senator
Pcnrose's long illness noted today by
visitors was Il loss in weight The
Senator is able to walk, but has the
use OF a rolling-chair. He said to-
day that he would be at his Office at
the Capitol early next week and plan
ned frequent visits there: Several of
the rooms OF his hotel suite have been
arranged for Office purposes.
Tariff Question Important.
In discussing emergency tariff leg
islatiom he said. Il think that the
tariff and revenue arc questions that
ought to be taken up as whole in a
careful. thoughtful. dignificd way. af-
ter full conference with tho Ircsi-
dcnt-elect and whoever may be Sec
retary of Treasury"
Senator Pcnrose was asked whether
he agreed with statements that high
tariffs would restrict trade with Eu-
rope, limiting Europe's capacity to
pay Indebtedness 10 America.
There is n good deal in that" he
answered. we can't expect foreign
nations to pay off their debts TO
America IL we don't give them an
opportunity to trade with US. War
conditions make 1t very difficult to
frame scientific bill"
Regarding the soldiers bonus bill.
Senator Pcnrose said: II believe in
doing something for tho soldiers that
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