The Washington times., 1922-08-15
FORDNEY TARIFF
UP IN CONGRESS
AF TER RECESS
Six Weeks Recess Ends, But
Senate Delays Converting
Of Lower House.
By A. o. HAYWARD,
international News Service.

| international News Service.
The House of Representatives to.
day ended Its six.week recess. The
members will not return for work,
however. until the Senate has passed
the tariff bill, and the date of this is
| uncertain.
The legislative program Of the
House at Its approaching session Is
! Passage OF the Fordney tariff re.
vision blu.
Passage OF the soldier bonus bill.
| Passage OF the additional Federal
| judges bll.
Passage OF the ship subsidy bin.
To this program the Southern
Democratic members and SOM Of
the midwest farmer representatives
will endeavor to add the Muscle
Shoals bill, which authorizes leasing
to Henry Ford Of the Governments
power and nitrate plant at Muscle
Shoals, Alabama. who Is pledged to
the manufacture of commercial fer.
tilizers at the plant should 1t be
turned over to him.
When the House recessed June 80
1t was anticipated by Senate Re-
publican leaders that the tariff bill
would have been passed by the Sen.
ate not later than August is. and
1t was desired that the House should
be in session to send II to confer.
ence immediately to avoid delay in
final agreement between the two
houses and passage by Congress Of
the legislation.
House Enters Agreement.
House leaders were doubtful that
the Senate could complete Its work
by today and they entered into an
agreement that members of the
House should not be recalled until
the tariff bill had been returned to
the House by the Senate. While
the House reconvened officially TO.
day the few members expected back,
should the tariff bill still be held by
the Senate, will adjourn the House
from day to day or for three days
at time and permit a longer vaca.
ton for such members as desire
to remain away.
President Harding gave his ap.
proval to the House recess with the
understanding that the members
could 60 back into their districts
and ascertain sentiment OF the peo.
pie on the ship subsidy legislation,
but with a pledge from the House
Republican leaders that they would
take up the ship subsidy bill on
their return and act on II before
the close OF the coming session.
] his pledge will be kept, but House
leaders are in no hurry 10 take up
the work ahead of them. The Presi.
dent Is confident the House will
pass the ship subsidy bill, and he
will use his influence to get the
legislation through the Senate with.
out delay and before the winter
session. Senate leaders are in
doubt whether this cnn be done.
To Take Up New Bill.
House leaders plan to take up the
additional judges bill after the tariff
bill has been sent to conference.
This bill provides for the appoint.
ment OF twenty-three new Federal
judges for Federal districts where
there are no judges at prcsent and
to Federal districts where the cal.
endars are overburdened with cases
and litigation is dragging out to un:
reasonable delay. The Volstead
prohibition enforcement law has
hurdened the Federal court calen-
dars with many cases.
When the judges bill has been
passed finally by the House. It
having been through conference
and approved, the ship subsidy bill
will be taken up for consideration.
II Ia expected that II can be put
through the House in a week or
ten days. Ample time is to be
given to debate and widest lati.
tude for amendments and changes
to perfect the legislation and to
put the measure in such shape
that 1t will command the largest
possible number OF votes.
The subsidy bill is to be fought
bitterly by most Southern Demo
Gratis and Ey some midwest Re.
publicans. The Republican major.
ity Of 169 in the House is expected
to be held In line well enough to
Insure passage OF the bill. Presi.
dent Harding is behind the bill
as submitted by the Shipping
Board. and Is pressing 1t as q
party measure Of a constructive