Cheyenne record., 1921-03-24
FORDNEY TARIFF !
WI[l Be ENACTED
spEclAL SESSION or coNoREss
WILL PASS EMERGENCY
MEASURE.
AGREE TO REPASs BILL
PERMANENT TARIFF WILL FOL,
Low As SOON As WORKED
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Washington, March 22.-The Ford
ney emergency tariff bill, as vetoed by
former President Wilson,. will i, be-
rushed through Congress in the extra
session.
According to the request Of Presi-
dent Harding for passage Of a meas.
ure designed to help farmers, asking
for protection against foreign compe-
tition, Republican members Qf the
House ways and means committee
turned about yesterday and voted to
revive the Fordney bill after agreeing
week ago not to consider any emer.
gency legislation ahead Of a perma-
nent tariff and revenue revision.
Senators Penrose, Smoot and Nc.
Cumber Of the Senate finance commit
tee, agreed to the new program, which,
1t was explained, meets approval OF
the President. Senator Penrose ex-
pressed the belief that the emergency
measure would be in the hands Of Mr..
Harding within ten days after the con-
vening Of the special session April II.
Several members of the House COM
mittee. including Chairman Fordney
and Representatives Longworth and
Green, conferred with Senator PEN
rose, who heads the Senate finance
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 linn
itation Of debate, as enforced BY
eloture.
The new Fordney bill win be pre-
sented with a six months limitation,
but its provisions will expire earlier
should the permanent bill be enacted
before the expiration of the six months
period.
The House ways and means commit
tee, after an all-day wrangle apparent.
ly was In the utmost harmony. Call
ing in newspaper men ut the close,
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 the ntJ-dumping bin, which
will be followed by the allied measure
fixing an American valuation en goods
paying ad valorem.
Then will come the permanent tar.
rnt1 10, h n,,,l0l
be broad enough to satisfy MI interests
demanding an upward revision.
While the House is working on the
tariff the Senate finance committee
win consider revenue revision and its
printed testfmGny Will be available to
the ways and means committee, which
will write the bin. In this way Mr..
Fordney predicted Congress would
work at high speed. The House would
6e considering revenue while the tar
'iff was stIll before the Senate.
IAN differences have been ironed
Szt," said Chairman Fordney, land We
1pw have definite working PLAN
-'The Ferdney bin:,' said Chairman
Renrose, will be put through Congress-
without r4se crossing of "a t. or the
dotting of an r."
The President stepped into the fight
when he telegraphed Mr.. Fordney sug-
gesting an emergency agricultural
measure be enacted IN advance Of tar.
tff Sr reEeane legistatton. The propo.
sal took the committee off Its feet.
There were rumbllngs of discomfort,
especially among western members
VINO objected to the 3deA s6 going be-
fore Congress a second dime this year
to ask for special bf1l. The Presi.
dent asked that Senate Republicans be
sounded, and there bobbed up the fear
fiaAt without eloture rule the meas.
une might be long delayed. Senator
Penrose, however. said cioture wouid
be invoked II necessary.