The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-24
OPPOSE: GRAHAM
REIMPORT DUTY
ON WAR STUFFS
Southwestern Farmers Protest
Pending B7nLFerdney BfIl
Action Delayed.
WazlztnRton News Bureau
Rock Island ArRuH,

Rock Island Argus.
Washington, D. c., Sept "a
Farmers organizations in Okfahe
ma and other southwestern state
are writing and wiring members c
congress to protest against the bil
introduced at the last session b
Representative William J. Graham
Aledo, placing a duty of 80 per cen
on war materials re-imported t
this country from abroad
The Graham bill was favorabl
reported by the ways and mean
committee last session and is nov
pending in senate and house.
Implement manufacturers of II
linois, and producers and dealer
In miscellaneous manufactures
urged the passage Of the bill on tbs
ground that millions of dollar!
worth of goods originally shipped
abroad for use by the American Elk
peditionary Force were being
dumped" on the domestic market
by foreign purchasers. The Farm
eTs' Union of Oklahoma City, Okla
wrote to Senator Willis of Ohio this
week protesting against the Ora
Lam bill on the following grounds
I'VE have made arrangements
whereby if the Graham bill is de-
feated we can secure for our mem
bers hundreds of articles at less
than half the factory price. We
have the promise of automobiles,
trucks, tractors, farm machinery,
harness, clothing and shoes. Our
state union would distribute these
goods to our members at one-third
less than actual cost"
Representative Graham stated
this week that he expects to OBJ
tain prompt action on his bill put
ting high duty on reimported war
materials.
The Sheppard-Towner maternity
bill, providing funds for the crea-
ton of federal bureau to dissem-
innate information concerning ma
ternal and infant hygiene, is one
of the important bills slated for
passage in the house this session. |
Women's organizations at Rock Is
land, East St. Louis, Alton, Belle !
vile, Springfield, Decatur, Peoria !
and other down-state centers have |
urged prompt consideration of the
measure. Both Senators Mckinley |
and Mccormick voted for the bill |
on final passage in the senate sew
eral months ago and a majority of |
the Illinois members of the house |
favor its enactment
Illinois members of congress re- /
turned to Washington this week i
prepared to take up a crowded leg |
1slative program which will prob |
ably keep them on the Job almost |
continuously until the long session |
opens early in December.
Down-state Republican congress
( men, returning to the capital, scot |
fed at the report that President |
Harding desires that congress
should adjourn by Nov. IL to avoid
the chance of having embarrassing
speeches made by members of house
and senate while the limitation of
ornaments conference is in ses-l
sion. Illinois members point to
the fact that the regular session
OF congress, which meets without
call of the president, will convene
early in December and will neces-
sar1fy run contemporaneousIy with ,
the arms conference,
Senators Mckinley and McCor-
mick of Illinois were both among ..
the late arrivals in the upper cham
per. Senator Mckinley returned
from Europe only two weeks ago .
and has been spending a few DAYS ;
at Champaign and Decatur before :
going into conference at Chicago D..
last week on Illinois patronage, :
with his colleague.
Marking Time. t
Under gentleman's agreement
The house is simply marking time S
until Oct. 4, to give the senate time 1
10 act on the taxation bill. which i
together with the tariff bill has V
passed the house. MANY
illinois congressman will not % r
turn until Oct. 4, among them Rem II
resentattves Edward J. King. Gales
oufg; Clifford Ireland, Peoria: AL
len F. Moore, Monticello; Guv |.
Shaw, Beardstown, and Thomas 3 =
Williams, Louisville. Representa-
lives William ]. Graham, Aledo. and +
Joseph G. Cannon, Danville, have Z
spent the entire recess in Wash I
lngton and were in their seats when !
the mouse convened Wednesday. T
among the down-state members S
who were already in the CITY ori
due from their districts SATURDAY. \
were Loren E Wheeler, Spring
Held; Frank H. Funk, Blooming
ton; William A Rodenberg. East
81 Louis; Charles E. Fuller. Belyi-
dere, and Edwin B. Brooks, New
ton.
Illinois members of both the SEN
ate and house agreed that final
action on the Fordney tariff bill is
unlikely at the present session L
The opinion prevails that the hill
VIII go over until the long ses-
sion beginning in December.
Half Billion to Carriers
Among the measures slated for
immediate passage in the senate u
were the anti-medicaI beer bill. and G
the Winslow-Townsend raiir6aJ II
-unding bill. providing for the MAJ -,
zeung of railroad securities held ~
y the government and an adyanrs u
u $5eo.0oo,0OO to the carriers. Sen
lots Mckinley and Mccormick of 81
Illinois are committed to hotb in
leasures. The Illinois solons will be
iso support the administrator ",
aaders on the revenue bill on tn
'hich Chairman Penrose of the
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