The Washington herald., 1922-08-29
Prolonged Oratory May
Delay Action Until
Tomorrow.
MONDELL DISPELS
HOPE FOR RECESS
Conference on Tariff Pro-
crossing Excellently,
Is Report.

today became a fair prospect when
the Senate adjourned last night. al
though prolonged oratory may de-
lay a vote until tomorrow.
AS the fight entered upon its
final stages it became apparent that
the coalition of Southern Democrats
and Western Republicans probably
would be strong enough to force
adoption of the amendment pro-
posed by Senator McNary, of Ore
gon. appropriating S35o,OO0.O00 for
reclamation of arid and swamp
lands to furnish farms for former
service men,
Some of the Senators opposed to
the bill are going to support the
McNary amendment on the theory
that it will add to the difficulties
of the measure. They expect the
amendment to become a bone Of
contention between the Senate and
House and to produce friction
the two houses. =.
Despite the certainty that the
bonus bill will pass the Senate by
approximately a two-thirds major
ity. the prospects of its ultimate
enactment have not improved. in
view of the Presidents opposition.
Blasts Hopes of Recess.
Meanwhile Representative Mon
dell, Republican leader. Informed
the House yesterday that Congress
will be kept on the Job until the
tariff bill is enacted into the law
Mr.. Mondell Informed the House
that the conference report will be
ready much sooner than was an
ticipated and that the plans for a
recess of a month or more have
been given up.
Mr.. Mondell indicated that the
House may have a few days rest
after the administration coal dis
trioution bill is passed. but that
there will be no opportunity for an
extended vacation.
Republican conferees of both the
Senate and House continue to ex-
press confidence that the confer
ence report will be ready about the
middle of September and that II
should be possible to place the new
tariff law on the statute books by
about October I. or more than a
month in advance of the November
elections. The plan is for Congress
to take final adjournment immed-
lately after action on the tariff
bill which will allow members To
return to their home States to en-
gage in the campaign.
Rush Work on Tariff.
Nearly all the agitation for a
postponement of final tariff action
until after the election has come
from outside interests which for
one reason or another are against
the enactment of protective tariff.
The Republican leaders in both
houses have been practically unani-
nous for several weeks on the
proposition of completing the tariff
legislation at the earliest possible
moment.
The conferees continued to make
satisfactory progress in their con-
sideration of the bill today They
have completed action tentatively
on practically all duties on chemi-
calls except those on dyes. and also
have gone through the schedule re-
lating to earths. earthenware and
glassware. Items in the metals
sible spokesmen yesterday. Mem
day.
Pressure is being brought by high
the conferees of the Senate amend
ment authorizing the establishment
of free foreign trade zones at
American ports. The high protec-
honists are fearful that the estab-
ishment of free ports will be a
blow to American industries. 1t is
considered probable that the
amendment will be rejected.
Reports that the bonus bill would
he tied up in conference until after
the election were denied by respon-
ksibl espokesmen yesterday Mem
bers of the House. IL was pointed
out. particularly those from the
West and Middle West. are anxious
to reap the political benefits which
may accrue from support of the bo-
nus. and for this reason they will
not stand for any program which
calls for delay until after election.
Furthermore. Senator McCumber. of
North Dakota. chairman of the Sem
ate Finance Committee. and Others
who probably will represent the
Senate in the joint conference. have
pledged themselves to hurry the
bonus with all possible dispatch,
notwithstanding the fact that they
are at present busily- engaged in
ironing out the differences over the
tariff.
McNary Urges Amendment.
Senator McNary urged the Senate
to adopt his reclamation amend
ment yesterday. declaring that II
gave Congress an opportunity "to
do grand thing in empire build
ing"
Senator Nicholson. of Colorado
Republican. flayed the big corporate
interests oposing the bonus.
Senator Wadsworth. of New York
Republican, assailed the bonus. He
said il provided "a pawnbroker's
note" for the soldiers which they
would all have to pay back in taxes.
He insisted that the country's finan-
cial condition could not stand the
additional burden of the bonus. He
scored the trainers of the bonus
bill. declaring that they had wig