The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-03-24
SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS
WILL PASS EMERGENCY
MEASURE.
AGREE TO REPASS BILL
PERMANENT TARIFF WILL FOL.
Low A. SOON As WORKED
OUT.
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Washington, March 22.-rhe Ford
ney emergency tnriff bin, AS vetoed by
former President Wilson. will no
rushed through Congress In the extra
session.
According to the request of presl.
dent Harding for passage OF II meas.
ure designed To help farmers. asking
Tor protection against foreign conIre-
titiOn. Republican members of the
House ways and means committee
turned about yesterday aud voted To
revive the Fordnry bill after agreeing
week ago not to consider any cmer.
gcncy legislation nhcad of IL pcrmH.
uent tariff and revenue revision.
Senators Prnrosc, Smoot and Nc
Cumber Of the Senate finance commit
lee, agreed TO the new program, which,
II was explained. meets approval Of
the President. senator Pnrose OK
pressed the belief TINT the emergency
measure would ~ In the hands uf Mr..
Harding within ten days after the con-
venlng OF the special session April II.
Several members OF the House com
mittce, Including Chairman FOrdncy
and Representatives l.Ongworth mnd
Green, conferred with Senator Pen.
rose, who heads the Senate financc
committee. after the former committee
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 Inn
itRtiOn Of debate IN enforced by
cloture.
Tie new FOrtiney blu will lie pre-.
scented with II six months limitat bn,
hut It's provisions will expire carlier
should the permanent bin be enacted
before the expiration Of the six months
period.
The House ways an,l means commit.
tee, after mn Ril-day wrnngle apparent.
~ WAS In the utmost harmony Call.
Ing In newspaper men ut the close,
Chairman Fnrtney set forth the final
program with everybody expressing
| 0VpsOvs''
After dIsInslng Of the emergency
measure In the first few days Of the
extra session, the House will take up
and pass the nnttdumping biIl, which
will he followed by the allied measure
fixing nm American valuation on gOOdn
paying nd valOreni.
Then will come the permanent tar.
III. which Republican leaders hope will
BE- broad enough to satisfy all interests
demanding an upward revision.
While the House IL working On the
tariff the Senate finance committee
will consider revenue revision and ita
printed testimony will liz available Ia
the ways and means committee. whici,
will write the hin. In this wmy Mr..
FOr,incy predicted Congress wOulA
work at high speed. The House would
be considering revenue while the tar.
III was stiii before tn. Senate.
"All differences have been irOned
out" said Chairman FOr,incy. and va
now have definite working plnn."
"Thc FOrincy bIli." snid Chairman
pcnros.. will be put through Congress
without the crossing Of II = ar the
dottihg of IN r."
The President stepped into III" fight
when he tcIcgrnphcd Mr.. Fordney sug.
gcsiing nm emergency agricultural
measure be ennctrd In ndvnncc Of tar.
III or revenue legislation. The prOpO.
| sal took the committee off liz feet.
There were ruinbllngs Of discomfort.
especially among western members.
who objected To the Idea Of going be-
fore Congress II second time this year
to nsk for n special bin The Pr.si.
dent asked TINT Scnntc Republicans Nv.
sounded, and there bobbrd up the fear
TINT without II cIoiure ruI" the mems
ure might he long Delayed. senator
PcnrOsc, however. said clOturc would
be invoked II necessary.