Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-14
REPORT DELAY
ON TARIFF BILL
Say That Measure Will Not
be Passed Before the
Coming Election
By George H. Manning
washington Correspondent of the
Perth AmboY Evening NeWsl

Dy ucoTSc II. NldililiIS
washington Correspondent of the
Perth Amboy Evening News)
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ire
CARELESS of the unanimous agreement
recently reached in the senate TO
expedite consideration of the Ford
ney-McCumber tariff bill it is the
prevailing opinion among both Re-
publican and Democratic leaders in
congress that the tariff bill will cot
be finally passed before election day
= n November.
There are several reasons for this
Expectation and hope on the a of
Republicans. The two chief reasons
are that the administration fears
the injurious effect of a general rails
ing of prices by the retail stores
Immediately upon passage of the
bill land that it is considered eX-
temely desirable to keep further dis
cussion of the soldier bonus bill in
the background until after election.
Failing to secure passage of the
tariff bill before August l so that
its benefits, as well as its hardships,
might be felt by November, the ad-
miEislration is now anxious to put
of it's passage. 1t is the general be-
liet hat as soon as the F'ordney-
McCumber bill is passed the retail
ers will jump prices on innumerable
commodities and claim that 1t Is
attributed to increased costs brought
about by the tariff. Nothing could
occur more injurious to the party
In control of congress.
OF late the general public has
been tempering its resentment over
failure of the Republican congress
to pass the bonus bill and the ad-
ministration is extremely anxious
not to stir the voters up again. An
agreement has been reached In the
senate that the bonus bill shall pc
the unfinished business as soon as
this tariff bill is out of the way. TO
prevent arousing the general pubic
again the tariff bill must be kept be-
fore the senate to block consideIa-
ton of the bonus.
With the legislative problems thus
arranged and with bright prospects
that President Harding will be able
to guide the way to an amicable SET
lemen of the railroad and cual
strikes and prevent stagnation OF IN,
custry and hardship on the general
the administration Leaders
ind much cause for optimism In Inc
nresent situation. The general poht-
lea situation has taken on an en-
tirely different aspect for the re
prblicans in thu past SIX weeks, II
Ia claimed, ant IL nothing unior-
tunate occurs they expect 10 iare
we'll in November. Earlier IN the
summer a different situation Ere
vailed. There was much evidence OF
dissention among certain elements OF
tho party, giving promise Oh uh-
favorable effect at the polls.
II now seems likely the tarlll Dill
will, nass the Senate about Septem-
her 1. 1t will then go to conference
between the two houses and VIII
probably not be finally agreed upon
until the last week In
ia believed probable that Preslueht
Harding will ask. congress ourins .ne
present month for some les's,d.Oh
affectine the two big strikes which
NAV nut final passage of the tarln
Eli still further in the future.
what the administration Leaders
viii finally do with the soldier bonus
hi, il still a very complex propie!n'
tha settlement Of which must De
MT off until after November Z 70
sveid attack from the group Wno
wa nt it passed and those VINO 40 NJ,
The majority in the senate anu
house want the onu passed. W.
out including provision ior ns,rS
10 money it will require to carry
- out. President Harding only re-
cantlv reiterated his determination
~ veto ID unless 1t provides ior
s,Iso raising the needed tne
p~snuhlicans believe that II the
bonus legislation can be put on une =
aTer Noyember Z, a compromise De
tween congress and the Presioe''
can be effected. .h.
The Presidents handling Oh the
trike situation has proved very III
Hourasing to Republican naanase,o
wLo see in Mr.. Harding's EFFORTS an
Iemnt RI reach the root of the dr.
6c,,Ities and provide means for pre-
.Srtine reoccurrence OF sucn lar
70. ching labor troubles rather tnah
a make-shift patching up OF the on
troversy that would be only teIIipo.
r.rv. President Harding, they point
c,t has demonstrated a deterihiud-
tinn TO treat the matter IN an IN.
martial way, keeping the inteTes' -,
the genera public ~
the fore and allowing 1t to De known
he will not permit n ouHlry ~
dustries or people 10 secures
benefits. rch
mcre hopeful. the Republican lead
ers are showing more
nav in many months. They are as
s,red of a continued majority IN the
ssnate' and appear not worried ever
prospects for the House. Fran1ty,
administration leaders hope me
present majority of $50 in u
House will be reduced as 1t mas
nroyed very unwieldly. A majority
Of only forty or fifty, 1t IS SAID
would remove the present cuinoel-
snme aspect and tend greatly to
oo,nnel in the ranks, some
thing sadly lacking for the past