New-York tribune., 1921-03-22
Fordney Bill That Wilson
Vetoed Will Be Rushed
Through at Beginning
of Special Session
May Become Law
Within Ten DAYS
Tax Revision To Be Left
to Last; Penrose Agrees
to Help Push Program
From The Tri6une's Washington Bureo,

rfoM 1he ira0une's Washington Bureou
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The
Fordney emergency tariff bill, in the
same form in which it was vetoed by
President Wilson in the CLOSING davs
OF the last Administration. is to be
taken up in the special session of
Congress and pushed for passage.
Ihls decision was reached to-day by
the House Ways and Means Committee
virtually at the instance of President
harding. 1t was agreed to by Senators
McCumber, Penrose and Smoot, Repub-
mean members of the Senate Finance
committee. The new tariff bill is to
nave a six months limitation. and
work on permanent tariff bill will be
begun by the House committee ahead
of tax revision.
senator Penrose, chairman of the
Finance Committee, although he had
taken the view that emergency tariff
legislation was not practicable. iadi
oa'eo ne would bend ary effort . t
1t passed. He is not sanguine, how
ever, about immediate passage. He
SAID that by use of The caucus ard
cioture and every effort to hasten ac
ton, the bill might be enacted in ten
Gays. Senator Penrose ascribed the de-
clslon to pass an emergency tariff ill
to the strong feeling of the agricul-
tural interests. especially those cf the
west, that it was essential
Inc entire program of tariff and
revenue revision to be undertaken at
the extra session was practically set
tied on to-day. Its subjects will be
taken UP in the following order:
Emergency tariff for duties on agri.
cultural products. The anti-dumping
bill. The American valuation bill
Permanent tariff revision. Tax revi-
sion.
Harding Anxious About Farmers
- While it cannot properly be said
that President Harding dictated this
program, this is what happened:
Early in the day Chairman Fordney of
the Ways and Means COMMITTEES tele-
phoned the White House ana asked the
President what his views were as to
the procedure that should be followed
with respect to tariff and tax matters.
President Harding replied that he
oeslred a harmonious program worked
out and that he was especially anxious
for the passage of emergency lepis-
latlon providing for tariff duties on a
limited number of agricultural prod
ucts. This was in line with the senti-
ments voiced by the President after
the Cabinet meeting last Friday. At
that time it was given out that the
Administration felt it important that
something be done for the relief of
the agricultural industry.
After Chairman Fcrdney talked with
Isn
the Republican members of the Ways
and Means Committee, and in addition
to them Senators Penrose, Smoot and
McCumber we're called into conference
Chairman Fordney this evening said
the Ways and Means Republicans and
the leaders of the Finance COMMITTEES
had agreed, following the request of
the President, to report at once the
emergency tariff bill as it passed the
last session. The only change contem-
plated was that it should be effective
tor six months instead of ten months
as the bill of last session provided, un-
less sooner superseded by permanent
tariff law.
Quick Action Predicted
Chairman Fordney said the emer-
gency tariff bill would be hurried
through. He thought there would be
duiCA dcCloH on CnlS. linen would fol-
low the anti-dumping bill and the
American valuation bill. BY that time
the Ways and Means Committee would
be ready to present permanent tariff
revision bill to the House and it would
be pressed. In the mean time, Chair
man Fordney said, the Senate Finance
Committee would have held hearings
on tax revision and after the House
had passed the tariff bill the Ways
and Means Committee would offer the
tax revision bill. 1t is believed that it
will not be necessary for the Ways and
Means Committee to conduct hearings
on tax revision, since this task will be
undertaken by the Finance Committee
Of the Senate.
Chairman Fordney announced that
the Ways and Means Committee would
Eegin work at once on the bill for
permanent revision of the tariff. The
emergency tariff bill will require no
work and little time will be consumed
on the preparation of the anti dump
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