The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-13
Tariff Will
Cause Jam
InCongress
By DAVID LAWRENCE
Copyright BY The 1nte>ligenesr)

Washington. April lG.- The rC5urrec-
tion Of the tariff bill at time when
there Is an intense controversy about
nearly every other measure OF import
ance has made the out;ock rov an ad.
journment OF congress th;s summer very
doubtful
The jam Is coming IN IN" senate. =
indeed il IS not already her" The Dc
'mand that the Republican rarty keep
it's campaign pledge. aDd enact a tariN
Law will not be ignored by the PARTY
chiettains this time. rh"y viii Great" a
tariff
But that takes t'me--lots Of = MAY
be all summer and a part "t tn" tall
What becomes OF the bonus. ~ the army
ard navy appropriation bills. the adj.
lmintstration's merchant marin" rr"craw
and the regular routine o! a1rrNUr:d-
,ticn bills which are more than ever IN.
portart this year because g u" limit
ed funds available under trc bulge ,
system:
the Bonus Issue.
Advocates ct the bonus are trying -
get an agreement with tho champions
lof the tar:r permitting the bonus {"
pc sandwiched in between the DAYS on
which the tariS debate will rise and
fall in public interest Anticipating a
lull now and then. the bonus supporters
want TO bring the bonus To a vote and
pass the problem on To the PRESIDENT
But when II comes u lengthy debate.
the tarir will be dwarfcd into ins.gnitic-
,ance alongside the pros AMI cons Of the
bonus. especially when means OF ras;,inc
revenue are discussed
And ( the advocates ~ A bonus i'm d.
eSine they will be able to Get 4 through
the senate without much debate ~ with
out executive !nterN srtson they are due
fror surprise. For cNain3'e the prcsl-
dent Is being urged 10 avoid a vote He
is being advised thatEf n" bonus gets
TO a vote and an overws c'w:ns number
of senator's become committed u Il.
the passage ot the bill over his veto
VIII be inevitable. Tn. opponents nf
the bonus therefore arc hopinS Mr.
Harding personally viii address the
isenate as ne did wear ago and that
the only vote that viii bc taken viii
be one to lay the cnmpcrS tior feature
on the table thus pOstU0atnG action until
tho money 10 pay Il actually j In II cht
II Mr.. Harding makes 4 personal fight
Tor the postponencnt Of the bonus. he
can command much more Suppoy; than
II ne has had to vote the bill and de-
pend upon his veto message - act as a
eusnt two-,h,rds vote over Tho veto.
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Calculations Upset
The tarir debate will ursc, 81 calru-
latjons World economic rcrdi;inrg
arise again 20 pl. no ;hc administration,
The truth IS ther. is not much cnthu-
siaSm for a tar,rf law a. at tho ,rrnc th,
1870 campaign Sas IN ran .w;o- r.
however. the senate provis.o7 co~ cite.
ttcity - retained thr administration