The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-01-07
FARM AID BILL
IS NOW A LAW
House Agrees With Senate, Over
riding Presidents Veto.
WAR FINANCE BODY REVIVED
Resolutions Is Passed by Vote of $50
to 66-17 Democrats and 40 Re-
pubIicans Voted to Sustain
the Executive.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The resolution
reyiving the war finance corporation
became a law with its readOptiOn by
the house over President Wilson's
veto.
The senate OverrOde the veto Mon
day by a vote of 50 to 5.
The vote in the house was go to
66. with three voting present, or 81
more than the required twO-thirds ma
jority.
Seventeen Democrats and ~ RepuD-
licanS voted to sustain the veto. VOt-
ing to override it were 135 Republic
ans ia Democrats and one Prohibi-
ZIONIST.
The vote was taken without debate,
after Representative MOndell, the Re-
publican leader, had stated that since
all members realized that the PreSi-
dent had raised no new question it
seemed wise to proceed to vote with
out discussion.
Will Need Some Time.
Officials of the war finance corpora
ton said the corporation would be re-
vived Immediately, but that necessari-
ly some time must elapse before the
actual making of new loans would be-
gin. Some of them thought the time
might be two months.
Funds for making the loans must be
raised by bond issue, it was stated,
and other preliminary matters must
be cleaned up.
While the corporation has a book
balance with the treasury of about
$375,O00,000 officials said the use of
this money for loan purposes would
necessitate the issuance of treasury
certificates of Indebtedness and that
an issue of corporation bonds prob
ably would be decided upon instead.
Warning was given the house cen
sus committee by Representative
Tinkham (Rep.) of Massachusetts,
that if congress in passing a reappOr-
tiOnment bill failed to reduce the repre-
sentatiOn of states in which he charged
that the right of some citizens to suf-
frage were abridged he would take
the matter to the Supreme court.
wherever state DISTINGUISHES for
any reason its citizens you should APP
ply the Fourteenth amendment and
reduce it's representation" Mr.. Tink-
ham said, adding that acts of for
mer congresses in fixing the reappOr-
tiOnment without applying this amend
ment were illegal.
Southern members sought to ques-
ton Mr. Tinkham. but Chairman Sic
gel ruled that the witness was not to
be interrupted until he had concluded
his direct statement.
Protest Against Gag"
Representative Larsen Oem.) Of
Georgia protested against being "ham-
strung and hogtied' by such ruling,
and Representative Bee (Dem.) of
Texas joined in the protest. Mr..
Tinkham was asked to appear before
the committee later for cross examina-
ton.
Representative Clark of the Florida
delegation. filed affidavits from par
that negroes were Disseminated
against there in the November cleo
ton. He will make further answers
to the charges.
The hedging system long followed
in the grain trade was opposed by
representatives of farmers organiza-
tons who appeared at the first of a
series of extended hearings by the
house agricultural committee on bills
designed to put heavy tax on strict
ly speculative dealing.
There was no evidence, however. to
indicate that the organization want
ed the government to abolish grain
exchanges, and while some witnesses
declared present conditions were bad"
they were unable to offer 0f-hand
substitute plans which might afford
greater protection to the grower.
1t was stated that representatives
of the Chicago board of trade would
present their side of the case next
week or later, after the farmers had
been heard.