Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-12
FARM AID BILL
IS NOW A LAW
House agrees With Senate, Over
riding Presidents Veto.
GAR FINANCE BODY REVIVED
Resolutions Is Passed ~ . Vote e. go
&c 6s-f7 Democrats and - Re
pubHcans Voted 70 Sustain
the Executive.

the Executive.
Washington. Jan. 5.--The resolution
reyIvng the var finance corporation
became a Iaw with SIS readoption by
tae house over President Wilson's
veto.
The senate uverrafe the veto Men
@ay by q vote 81 13 Go :.
TIE vote Iu the house was 80 Ga
af with three voting present. or 81
more than the required tU0-thirds ma
.o-sy.
Seventeen Democrats and 80 Repub-
leans voted 30 sustain thr veto. Not-
ing fu UEerrlde il were 1S5 Republic
ans. rs Democrats and uDe prohibit
Zionist.
The vote was taken without debate,
SITTER Representative NoudeiL the Re
publican leader. had stated that since
au members realized that the Presi-
dent had raised no new question BE-
SEEMED wise 90 proceed to vote with
out discussion.
VIII Need Some Tiuss-
OmscIals ~ the war finance corpora
tlan said the corporation would be re-
vIved immediately. but that necessari-
1y some time must eiapse before the
actual making ~ new loans would be
gin. Some - them thought the time
might De- two months.
Funds for making the leans must be
raised hy hond issue. it was stated.
and other preliminary matters must
he cleaned UP.
While the corporation has BOOK
balance with the treasury - about
SEzIu0U0u0 officials said the u.s. ~
This money for loan purposes would
usgeSsItate the Issuance u treasury
certificates ~ Indebtedness and that
nu issue - corporation bonds prob
ably would be decided upon instead.
Warning was given the house cen
sus committee by Representative
TIuEham tRepl ~ Massachusetts,,
that IL congress in passing q reappor-
rsnulgeur bTIt failed O. reduce the repre-
seutuffun ~ states ln which he charged
thar the right - some citizens 90 sui
fra=e were abridged De would take
the matter 60 the Supreme court
Wherever q state dlsfruuchises for
any reason It's eitIEens you should ep-
uly the Fourteenth amendment and
reduce it's representation" Mr.. Tiuk-
ham said. adding that acts ~ for
Mer congresses lu fixing the reappor-
El0nmeut without applying tIis amend
mcut were Illegal
Southern members sought "a ques-
sEsnHr
-eg ruled that the witness was not 10
~ interrupted until he had concluded
MS direct statement
Protest Against Gag"
Representative larsen tDeml ~
Georgia protested against beiug 'ham-
strung ami hagticd" by such a ruling.
and Representative Bee CDem.l 81
Texas Joined In the protest Mr..
TInkham was asked Ia appear before
thr cogCmittee later for cr0ss-examlna-
tiCn.
Representative Clark ~ the Florida
DELEGATION. filed anidavits from par
ties In his state In reply 10 charges
that ueEroes were Disseminated
against there Gen the November cleo
ton. Tie win make further answers
- the charges
The hedging system hong followed
Sri the grain trade was opposed by
Representatives 81 farmers orranlza-
lions who appeared at the first 81 a
series 90 extended hearings ny the
house agricultural committee on bills
designed O. put a heavy tax on strict
D. speculative dealing
There WIS uo evidencr. however. -
Indicate that the organization want
81 the government Go abolish grain
exchanges. and while some witnesses
declared present cauditious were had"
they were uuahle % offer osT-hand
substitute plans which might afford
greater protection to the grnusr.
Et was stated that Representatives
- che Chicago baari ~ trade would
rre<sat their side ~ the case next
week ~ latc-. after tire farmers had
seeu ucaut-