The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
|. O. p. MEMBERS DEMAND TARIFF
 T0P PROGRAMME
No Intimation as to Whether President Approves Pro- gramme Agreed Upon
 Monday By Committee
By Associated Press

washington, Ma ch 17.-Republican In em bers of the House ways and means committee stood pat today on the prop osition that a permanent tariff bill should top the legislative programme of the new session of Congress.
 This view was expressed at com mittee conference, which took up among other things the question Of preparing and rushing through the House the same anti-dumping bill passed last session together with an added American valuation measure. The latter may be incorporated in the same bill, and the committee adopted a resolution requesting treasury de- partment officials to frame rough draft for its consideration.
 There was no intimation from the White House as to whether the Presi- dent had approved the programme agreed upon Mondy at a conference of the committees The President had ex- pected to see western members of the former committee who have been in 5 taken up ahead of revenue revision, but the meeting was postponed at his request and Chairman Fordney ex- plained that he had sent MT. Harding a list of members with whom he might want to discuss the situation.
 OTHER MOVEMENTS
 Meanwhile there were other move ments under way which would have the effect of giving interests demand ing it an emerge ency tariff. There has been much discussion of the proposal by senator Shoot, republican, Utah. to put an embargo on wool, which was included in the Fordney measure passed by the Senate and House and vetoed by MT. Wilson.
 Congressional and administrative circles were said to be planning to put an embargo on otha' products now on the free list. Although they had been advised of such a me vement, members of the ways and means committee de- clared that the question of preparing an out and out emergency tariff had been definitely abandoned.
 Agreement was reached at the meet ing today that the anti dumping and valuation bills should not delay con- sideration of straight tariff bill for the reason that it did not fit the situa- tion with respect to the free list Am Swering questions as to whether the committee had changed front on priori- ty of tariff or revenue revision, Chair man Fordney declared that it still was 13 to vote for tariff. The west according to the chairman, is emphatic in urging tariff legislation early in the session, in advance of all allied bills.
 NO SIGN OF WEAKENING
 Members said there was no sign of weakening and that Representatives Longworth, Ohio, and Bacharach, New Jersey, were standing along for reve- nue legislation first of all.
 :. One member declared the passage Of the anti dumping bill would not satisfy the west as most of the farmer pro- ducts of that ct etion were on the free list.
 "The west is up against 1t hard and to my mind will insist upon having the tariff taken up ahead of all other leg islation."
 Chairman Fordney intimated that the committed, which will meet again tomorrow, might begin work on the, tariff bill. A motion that the next meeting be held Monday was voted down, the view being expressed by many that there was no reason for further delay inasmuch as hearings were long ago concluded, and that the time had come to write the bill.