Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-15
UNDERWOOD SAYS
WILSON WILL VETO
EMERGENCY TARIFF
Developments Centering
Around Fordncy Bill
Come Fast Yesterday.
SENATOR MCUMBER SAYS
VOTE WILL OCCUR TODAY
Minority Leader Declines to
Say Whether His Information
Comes From President.
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WASHINGTON. Fab. l4--DcvcIop-
mcnts. centerinr around tariff lcgis-
lation, cam" fast in Congress today.
They included:
Declaration by Minority Leader
Underwood in the Senate that he had
received assurance that President
Wilson would veto the Fordncy
emergency tariff hnl. not hy "a mere
Withholding of his signature. but with
!, comprehensive statement giving his
reasons. coupled with u final attack
on Republican congressional policies.
Announcement hs Senator MCCum-
her. Republican. North Dakota. that "a
vote on the Fordncy bill probably
would be obtained tomorrow night.
Statement 10y Chairman Fordncy. Of
the House Ways aud Means Commit
tee. making definite the intention OF
Republican leaders To press lcgisia-
tion revising the permanent tariff
through the extra session before at
tempting considering taxation uucs-
tions.
Debate on nil.
The Fordncy bill was pulled out Of
the pigtcnholu for several hours OF
debate late in The dag. Nothing came
IT il, however. although il had been
expected that vote would be had
on the amendment OF Senator Smoot
Republican, Utah. changing the inn
port rates on sugar from those ac-
copied by the Senate Finance Com
mittc.. Mr.. Mccumher, as We'll as
Senators Gay. Democrat. Louisiana,
and Smoot, discussed the amcndmcnt,
and several other Senators got into
The debate NOW and then, bnt when
the session ended no definite prog
rcss had been made.
Senator Underwood was rrticcmt
about his assuranc" of " presidential
veto. lie declined t. say whether 1t
came from tn. President direct and
refused to answer questions relative
To Ia. form IN which the information
came.
III, statement ot the minority
leader. however. N.as the cause "'
speculation among senators on both
sides Of the cmergcncy tariff question.
II was generally accepted that, as a
result of the White House attitude.
the Democrats Were more than Will
ing to let the measure x" 10 "A vote
where all senators records could be
preserved. At any rate. the session
today gave 40 evidence of the par
liaincntary jockcying and delay which
characterized the earlier debates Oh
tariff.
MIR McCumbcr did not elaborate on
his statement that he expected u vote
by tomorrow night Il was made just
as tho Senate turned 10 consideration
OF the Fordncy hill in mid afternoon,
and WAS in connection with Il warning
by the North Dakota senator that the
unfinished business should actually
become unfinished work Of the Sen
ate and attnii"n given it,
Plans Made Public in Letter.
Plans of the Republican leaders
concerning revision OF the permanent
tariff were made public in the form
OF letter by Mr.. Fordncy To Repre-
sentative Frear. Republican. Wiscon-
sin. Any program. MIR Fordnny said.
which does not contemplate immedi-
ate action on revision OF the Under
wood tariff act would not he in ac-
cord with the overwhelming express
sion oil the people" in the November
election
The House Ways ana Means Com
mittec. its chairman Indicated. Will
launch INTO the work OF framing the
new tariff law Immediately after the
hearings now in progress are con
cludcd probably within the n"vt :,M
days. The hill then Will bc made
ready for introduction and considera
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