The Washington herald., 1921-06-12
Deadlock in House.

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"ONGRESS ended the past week facing egs-
latve deadlock. Political cross-currents Sec
tional interests and insurgency operated to
bring about situation of confused uncertainty de-
laying tariff and legislation and threatening
the progress of other measures including the naval
appropriation bill carrying the Borah disarmament
amendment, and the peace resolution
The naval bill has been sent to conference by. the
house with the conferees uninstucted the Borah
amendment In the meantime the house foreign af-
fairs committee has reported resolution, which
at first heralded broadening the Borah resolu
ton, but which the democrats characterize as mean
ingless since it merely "concurs in the Presidents
announced intention of calling disarmament con-
ference r. r..
When the conferees report back to the house, one
Of the republican leaders will move to "recede and
concur" in the Borah amendment with amendment.
The latter amendment will be the Porter resolution,
upon which the house will vote and which undoubted-
" will be put by the huge republican majority,
but opportunity will be given to vote directly upon
the Borah amendment
The senate adopted the Borah amendment with
out dissenting vote and it is NOT believed it will
accept the house position with dociy The prospect
is--deadlock - .-J :~... H..
The tariff bill which was to have been reported
out June then June IS, is not expected now be-
fore the middle Of July the first of August with
the prospect passage pushed back into October at
until the regular session in December.
THE obstacles which are at present deadlockng
progress on the tariff bill and blocking the
= program of general legislation include:
Division OF opinion between the east and west on
agricultural tariffs.
A similar division the tariff schedules affecting
industry and manufacturers.
Opposition of many manufacturers to high
protection policy in view of present world conditions
and the necessity of seeking and holding foreign
markets
Inability to agree on the wool, silk cotton, lumber
and chemical schedules of the new tariff bill
Uncertainty as to how much revenue will be re-
quired from direct taxation in view of the enormous
appropriations and continued expansion of govern
mental activities. -~., - .-i...
Failure to find formula for popular" taxes
which people will pay without objection
~ Failure to find substitute for the excess profits
tax that will produce equal amount of revenue
Hesitancy to adopt sales tax which the ultimate
consumer would feel every time he makes purchase
Lack of any constructive plan for financing SOL
der bonus and the knowledge that It bonus is
voted taxes will have to be increased even beyond
present excessive proportions.
Conflict over the wool schedule illustrates the trou-
bes the tariff trainers are having. After exhaustive
hearings before the full committee subcommittee
studied the subject and reported back tentative draft
of wool schedule. The full committee refused to
accent Il and finally II was decided to ask the tariff
commission to draft "scienthe wool schedule to
meet the requirements. This will require three or
four weeks the commission said and of course anoth-
err three or four weeks would be required by the
lsohSSiltst 10 consider the kNtEFsiQns report Il
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yyeela was the LeNroot resolution creating a
~ Joint congressional Committee to find out
what Is the matter with agriculture, and to make
recommendations for legislation to cure whatever