Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-07
PROMISES
TO AID PASSAGE OF
EMERGENCY TARIFF
Senate Opponents Undis-
mayed by Course of
Pennsylvania.
ROCKY ROAD PREDICTED
FOR FORDNEY MEASURE
Hearings Begun on Underwood
Law Revision by House
Body.
HARRISON SCORES PROPOSAL
says Bill Is Grosscst Piece Of Hy-
pocrisy Ever Attempted to Bc
Practiccd on People.
ROCKY ROAD PREDICTED
FOR FORDNEY MEASURE
HARRISON SCORES PROPOSAL
Says Bill Is Grosscst Piece of Hy-
pocrisy Ever Attempted to Bo
Practiccd on People.
Icy Associated press.1

.y Associated Press.1
WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.-Supporters
OF the Fordney emergency tariff were
eiVen encouragement today by the an
houhcement of Chairman Penrose, of
the Senate Finance Committee, that
he would use his influence to obtain
passage OF the bill. The Pennsylvania
senator In formal statement. issued
after his committee opened hearings
on the measure. assured his Rcpub-
lean colleagues that he would toin
them in pushing the legislation
through at this session. but declared
Tor modification of the rates carried
by the bill as it passed the House.
senate opponents of the Fordney
bill. however, were not disheartened
by the Penrosc announcements They
were Inclined to accept the public
definition OF his attitude as poll
teal move while Democratic Senator's
numbered among the opponents as
serted the statement was issued as n
rcp:y to Republican, Senators on the
committee who had demanded that
MIR. Penrosc say, in effect. whether he
would stand with or against them.
4" Have Open Hearings.
Democratic opponents of the bill
pointed out that they. with the aid OF
Senator Penrose. had succeeded in
getting open hearings and expressed
confidence that the story OF the other
side" would carry sufficient weight to
make passage difficult, IL possible at
ALL They added that they hoped to
annex SO many amendments to tho
present Tbfii' that tho House would re-.
ject II in conference. thereby defeat
ing any tariff legislation until the
extra session.
While the Senate Committee was
holding it's initial hearings and while
Senators were attempting to assess
the effects OF Senator Penrose's state
ment the House Ways and Means
Committee heard more than twenty
witnesses on revision OF the present
Underwood tariff. The House Com
mittcc took up schedule y and the
witnesses discussed from technical
standpoints questions of higher i'm
port duties OF chemicals. paints and
oils which are included under the FIRST
division of the Underwood law.
Hearings before the House COM
mittce will continue indefinitely. but
the Senate committee plans TO COM
plete its work on the emergency tariff
carly next week.
Describe Farming Conditions.
Conditions in the agricultural in
duStry, described rs deplorable and
for which remedy was declared to
exist in the Fordncy BILL were por-
trayed in testimony before the Senate
committee by +. ]. HaGenbarth.
president OF the National Wool Grow
crs' Associations; George NJ. Thur
mond. secretary OF the Texas Sheep
and Goat Raisers' Association, and
w. +. SchillinS. st, Paul. president
of the Twin City Milk Producers AS
sociation. The last witness before
the committee. Mr.. Schilling. asked
that a duty on butter and cheese be
included in the bill. He proposed that
the committee Fix n rate between
and cents pound on butter and be-
tween cents and 10 cents pound on
cheese.