Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-02-15
President Will Use Veto of
Emergency Tariff Bill
AS Vehicle
MAKE REASON PLAIN
Underwood Gives Notice to Senate
Debated Without Progress-Ford-
ney Reveals Plans.

Washington, Feb. l5.-Notice was
served on the Senate YESTERDAY by
Senator Underwood, Of Alabama, mi
nority leader, that President Wilson
would use his veto Of the Fordney
Eme1 gency Tariff bill as y vehicle
fur a final attack on Republican poll
cies.
The Democratic leader told his col
leagues that he had received positive
assurance that the President would
veto the Forlney measure not only
by mere withholding Of his sigma
ture but would return it with COM
prehensive statement of his reasons.
which would include farewci; blast
at the record of the present Congress
under Republican leadership. Other
developments in the tariff situation
yesterday were:
Announcement by Senator NcCum-
Der, Republican, NORTH Dakota, that
vote on the Fordney bill probably
would be obtained tol:ght.
A statement by Chairman Fordnev,
of the House Ways AM Means Com
mittee, making definite the intention
Of Republican leaders to press legis-
lation revising the permanent tariff
through the extra session before at
tempting consideration of taxation
questions.
The Fordney bill vas pulled out of
it's pigeonhole for several tt&rs OF
debate late in the day. Nothing came
Of it, however, although it had been
expected that vote would be had on
the amendment of Senator Smoot,
Republican, Utah, changing the i'm
port rates on sugar from these az
cepted bv the Senate Finance Com
mittee. Mr.. McCGmbcr. as well as
Senator Gay. Democrat, Louisiana,
and Smoot discussed he amendment,
and several other Senators got into
.he debate now and then. but when
the session ended no definite progress
had been made.
Senator Underwood was reticeat
about his assurances # q Presidcn
'ial veto. He declined % say whether
it came from the President direct and
rcfuynd to answer questions relative
% the form in which he information
came.
:. The statement Of the minority lead
ar. however. was the cause o. specu-
'ation among Senators on both sides
If the emergency tariff question. II
was generally accented that a. re-
suit Of the White House attitude the
Democrats were more than willing 10
let the measure go to a vote. where
all Senator's records could be pre-
served. At any rate, the session yes
.erday gave no evidence CT the par
liamentary jockeying and delar which
characterized the earlier dcb"tes on
tariff.
Senator McCumber did net eiab-
crate on his statement that he ex-
nected vote by tomorrow night.
Plans of Republican leaders con-
,crning revision of tie permanent
tariff we"n made public in the form
# a letter =; Mr.. Foriney to Repre-
-entat:ve Frear, Republican. Wiscon-
sin. Any program. Mr.. Fordney SAID.
which did not contemplate immediate
action on revision Of the Underwood
Tariff act would rot be in accord
with the Overwhelming expression OF
The people" in the November election
The House Wavs and Means Com
mittee, its chairman, indicated, vii
launch into the work Of framing tn
new tariff law immediately after the
hearings now in process are conclud
I'd, probably within The next few DAYS
The bill then will be made ready fol
| Introduction and consideration in The
House in the early days Of the cx.r;
session:
after the tariff bill has pass,t
the House." Mr.. Fordney's letter con
tinued. "and during The time il i
! being debated in the Senate time vii
Ne afforded to prepare a new revenue
5ill and 20 conG1ct hearings o. whic'
tax revision should b. based
Chairman Fordnev also scoutet
published reports that the commit
ZEE; mind was made up with respec
70 sales tax and said that full con