The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1921-03-16
HARDING CALLED ON
TO MAKE A DECISION
Republican Leaders in Squabb,. Over
Tariff Plan
PRESIDENT MOVING SLOW
Approves Plan to Make Antidumpinp.
Legislation First on
Program

Washington, March 15.-Approval
was given by President Harding today
to the proposal to make anti-dumpine'
and American valuation Of imports
measures the first fiscal legislation to
DC enacted at the special session Of
Congress, called to meet A pri ii.
Tho President, meeting with Chair
men Pcnrosc and Fordncy of the SEN
ate Finance Committee and the House
Ways and Means Committee, re-
SpectNcly, agreed to the decisions
reached at yesterdays conference of
republican members of the two COM
mlttees and Secretary Of the Treasury
Mellon, and it was indicated he prom-
iscd to throw his influence behind the
two measures definitely decided on.
The question of whether priority
should be given tariff revision legis
iatlon or internal tax revision meas
urcs was still undecided, Senator Pen
rose and Representative Fordney said
after their call on the President Mr..
Harding discussed the matter with
them, they said, ana IN view of in
ability of Republican members of the
Two committees to reach a unanimous
agreement on the question, indicated
that he desired to consider the mat
ter further before arriving at a rec
ommcndation.
TO Meet With President
Other members Of the two commit
tees, the chairman said, probably will
be called into conference with the
President with The idea Of reaching
AN agreement acceptable, if possible.
to all. The two chairmcn stated that
| they expected to hold another confer
cncc with the President soon, prob
ably before the end of the present
| week
The President seemed to be in COM
| plete accord with the agreement
reached at yesterdays conference that
| the antl-dumping anc the American
valuation of imports legislation be
rushed through as soon as possible af-
ter Congress conVcneS, the two chair
men said. Chairman Fordncy, whose
committee will have charge of the
| drafting and reporting Of the legisla-
ton, said the two measures probably
would be compiled in one bill, which
he said would be ready for conSdera-
| ton before the House as soon as il
| conVcnrS.
"WouId Eliminate Advantage"
Anti-dumping legislation, as pro-
! posed at yesterdays conference, would
pc dcSlgncd lnfouph special tax to
relieve American manufacturers from
competition with imports selling be-
low the cost of American products.
The other proposed legislation would
provide that ad vaOrcm duties on
imports shall be levied on the basis
Of the American dollar instead of on
! the valuation at the point of origin.
This, sponsors Of the legislation de-
clare, would eliminate the advantage
now held by foreign manufacturers
through the difference in exchange.
The committee chairman, in discuss
ing priority Of tax or tariff revision,
were understood to have laid before
the President the view Of the major
lty Of the two committees that tariff
Legislation should have, precedence
with tax revision closely following.
The views Of those who believe that
tax revision should prcccdc any
changes in the tariff also were under
stood to have been presented
The President rode back to the
White House from game Of golf to
meet the two chairmcn, and inmc-
! diatcly went into conference with
them, wearing his golf clothes. The
conference lasted about three quarters
Of an hour.