Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-01-07
FARM AID BILL
IS NOW A LAW
House Agrees With Senate, Over
riding Presidents Veto.
WAR FINANCE BODY REVIVED
Resolution is Passed by a Vote of $50
to 66--17 Democrats and 49 Re-
pubIicansx Voted to Sustain
the Executive.

Washington, Jan. 5.-The resolution
reviving the war finance corporation
became law with it's readoption by
the house over President Wilson's
veto.
The senate OVERRIDE the veto Mon
day by vote of So to 5.
The vote III the house was $50 to
66, with three voting present, or 81
more than the required two-thirds ma
jority.
Seventeen Democrats and 40 Repub-
licans voted to sustain the veto. Vot-
ing to override it were 133 Republi-
cans, Ia Democrats and one Prohibit
ZIONIST.
The vote was taken without debate,
after Representative Mondell, the Re-
publican leader, had stated that since
all members realized that the Presi-
dent had raised no new question it
seemed wise to proceed to vote with
out discussion.
Will Need Some Time.
Officials Of the war finance corpora
ton said the corporation would be re-
vived Immediately, but that necessari-
~ some time must elapse before the
actual making of new loans would be-
gin. Some of them thought the time
might be two months.
Funds for making the loans must be
raised by bond issue, it was stated,
and other preliminary matters must
be cleaned up.
While the corporation has a book
balance with the treasury of about
$375, 100000 officials said the use of this
money for loan purposes would neces-
State the issuance of treasury GER
tifcates Of Indebtedness and that an
issle of corporation bonds probably
would be decided upon instead.
Warning was given the house cen
sus committee by Representative
Tinkham (Rep.) Of Massachusetts,
that if congress in passing a reappro-
priation bill failed to reduce the repre-
sentation of. states in which he charged
that the right of some citizens to suf-
frage were abridged he would take the
matter to the Supreme court.
Wherever a state DISTINGUISHES for
any reason its citizens You should APP
ply the Fourteenth amendment and
reduce its representation" Mr.. Tink-
ham said, adding that action of for
mer congre ses in fixing the reappor-
tionment without applying this amend
ment were Illegal.
Southern members sought to ques-
tion Mr.. Tinkham, but Chairman Sic
gel ruled that the witness was not to
be interrupted until he had concluded
his direct statement.
Protest Against Gag"
Representative Larsen Oem.) of
Georgia protested against being ham
strung and hogtiedn by such a ruling,
and Representative Bee (Dem.) of
Texas Joined in the protest. Mr..
Tinkham was asked to appear before
the committee later for cross-examina-
ton.
Representative Clark of the FLORIDA
delegation, filed affidavits from par
ties in his state in reply to charges
that negroes were Disseminated
against there in the November cleo
tion. He will make further answers
to the charges.
The hedging system long followed
In the grain trade was opposed by
representatives of farmers organiza-
tions who appeared at the first of a
series Of extended hearings by the
house agricultural committee on bills
designed to put a heavy tax on strict
" speculative dealing.
There was no evidence, however, to
indicate that the organizations want
ed the government to abolish grain
exchanges, and while some witnesses
declared present conditions were "bad'
they were unable to offer off-hand
substitute plans which might afford
greater protection to the grower.
1t was stated that representatives
of the Chicago board of trade would
present their side of the case next
week or later, after the farmers had
been heard.