Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-23
TARIFF BILL
STALLED; DIES
THIS SESSION
Tax Bill Will Flash Under
Wire, However, Before Con-
gress Quits Today.
PET MEASURES FAIL

WASHINGTON, Nov. eS.-The Senate
this afternoon adopted the conference
report on theJtax revision bill
The bill now goes to the President
for his approval. 1t was announced that
the President would sign the bill.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 23.-Congress
awaited the fall Of the gavel today which
ends the special session called by Pres1-
dent Harding for the primary purpose
of revising tariff and tax legislation.
The much rewritten tax bill viii be the
last piece of legislation to flash under
the wire as the session closes.
The Senate is to vote on the conference
report on the measure at o'clock.
The Fordney tariff bill is stalled in the
Senate Finance Committee and may not
become u reality until next summer.
The Newberry case, which Republican
leaders attempted to jam through the
Senate at the eleventh hour, viii be In
the long list OF hangover" matters thar
will await Congress when the regular
session begins Dec. >. An effort Will be
made to get a decision to vote on the
case after the first Of the year
A unanimous agreement was adopted by
which the Senate will proceed to final
consideration Of the right Of Senator
Apwberry to retain his seat on the fourth
3Iendar day following Jan. I, debate TO
be limited after u o'clock noon on the
sixth calendar day TO ten minutes for
each Senator.
While no exact date was fixed for a
final vote. Republican and Democratic
leaders agreed that the arrangement
would pave the way for one early in
January.
Soldier bonus legislation will be one
Of the first matters forced on the atten-
ton OF Congress after the holidays.
As its first Job next month the Senate
exnects to tackle the 100000, 600 railroad
debt refunding bill and then the ST.
OOO.OOOOOO foreign debt refunding bill. 4
demand Will be made by the agricultural
'bIoc" for early action on the cooper
alive marketing bill, which has passed
the House.
On the House program remain the con
gressional reappOrtiOnment bill, which
was recommitted, the Redistribution of
Federal employees, the anti-lynching bill
and the BOrah canal tolls bill, giving
American coastwise ships free access TO
the Panama Canal
Among the measures which have been
President Harding's pet projects: The
cres ton Of 4 Department Of Public Vel
fare cOmbing all social and education
agencies Of the Government and the re-
organization Of the Executive Depart
ments.
Many important measures were driven
through Congress by the powerful farm
"bIOcs" in both Houses. These include;
The emergency tariff act, packer control
act. anti grain gambling act. foreign ex-
port of farm products finn ing act and
the 100000 farm loan Outstand
ing administration measu. assed are:
The peace resolution and ia dcatiOn Of
. peace treaties, veterans bureau act,
Immigration restriction act. the Federal
highway act and the SIS, 10000 apprO-
priatiOn for the shipping board.
The drys had their innings and the
anti beer bill banning malt beverages as
medicine was passed. Women forced
through the maternity and infancy bill.
The legislative system which permit
ted the rewriting Of the tax bill in Sc
cret conference was denounced by Sena-
tor Walsh, Democrat, Of Massachusetts.
as "damnable and contemplate" and
"ruinous and destructive of representa-
tive government"
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska declared
he would offer a motion TO recOnmit the
conference report on the bill with in
strUcti0ns to the Senate cOnferees to in
sist upon the adoption Of the Senate
amendments eliminated.