The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-22
FORDNEY TARIFF
BILL AS VETOED
WILL Be PASSED
To Be Rushed Through Congress
as the First Important
Legislation.
MEASURE is DESIGNED
TO HELP THE FARMERS
Anti-Dumping Bill to Be Among
First Taken Up at Extra
Session.
(ay The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, March 21. The
Fordney emergency tariff bill, precise
ly as vetoed by former President Will
son, will be rushed through congress
, as the first important legislation of the
extra session. Acceding to the request
Of President Harding for passage Of a
measure designed to help the farmers,
crying for protection against foreign
competition, republican members of
the house ways and means committee
turned about today and voted to re-
vive the Fordney bill after agreeing
almost unanimously a week ago mot
to consider any emergency legislation
ahead of permanent tariff and reve-
nue. revision.
Senators Penrose, Smoot and Nc
Cumber, conferees from the senate
finance committee, agreed to the new
program which, 1t was explained,
meets the approval of the president.
Senator Penrose expressed the belief
that the emergency measure would be
In the hands of Mr.. Harding within 10
days after the convening of the, special
session April IL.
Several members of the house COM
mittee. including Chirman Fordney
and Representatives Longworth and
Green, conferred with Senator Pen
rose, who heads the senate finance
committee after the former commit
tee had reached its agreement. From
this conference came the prediction
that the measure would be rushed
through the house under special rule
and through the senate, possibly under
Limitation of debate as enforced by
cloture.
mt IL
sented with a six months limitation
but It's provisions will expire at an
earlier date should the permanent bill
be enacted before expiration of the six
months, period.
Committee in Harmony.
The house ways and means commit
tee at the end of an all-day wrangle
apparently was in the utmost har-
mony. Calling in newspaper men at
the close of the session, Chairman
Fordney set forth the final program
with everybody expressing approval.
After disposing of the emergency
measure in the first few days of the
extra session the house will take up
and pass th', anti-dumping bill, which
will be followed by the allied measure
fixing an American valuation on goods
which must pay ad valorem duty.
Then will come the permanent tariff
which republican leaders hope will be
broad enough TO satisfy all interests
in all sections demanding an upward
revision. The actual work of framing
II will begin tomorrow, hearings hav-
ing been concluded at the last session.
While the house is at work on the
tariff the senate finance committee will
consider revenue revisions, and its
printed hearing will be available to the
ways and means committee, which will
write the BILL In this way, Mr.. Ford
ney- predicted congress would work at
high speed I'm the hope of earning a
summer recess.
The house would be considering
revenue while the tariff was still be-
fore the senate.
"All differences have been ironed |
out" said Chairman Fordney, "and we
now have a definite working plan. 1t |
Is 10 be assumed that 1t meets the ap-
proval of the president"
The Fordney BILL" said Chairman
Penrose. will be put through congress
without the crossing of a T. or the
dotting of an T."
The president stepped into the fight |
early today when he telephoned Mr..
Fordney suggesting that an emergency
agricultural measure be enacted in
advance Of tariff or revenue legisla-
tion and while there had been some
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