The Princeton union., 1922-09-21
SENATE SUSTAINS
HARDING'S VETO
Tariff Bill is Ready for Presidents
Signature: Has Been 20 Months
in the Making.
TO CLOSE DORMITORIES
House Passes Bonus Bill Over Veto by
Vote of 258 to "a; Senate
Vote is % to 44.

The administrator Carlll Dlll, Ill Iue
form in which it will become law,
probably before October 1, was made
public last week with the presenta-
ton of the conference report to the
house. Many of the rates proposed
by the senate were reduced by the re-
publican conferences, but the experts
estimated the level Of it's duties was
only slightly below those in the fam
Gus Payne-Aldrich act, the last re-
publican protective tariff.
Basing their calculation on the pres
ent volume of export trade, treasury
experts figured the bill would yield
an annual government revenue OF
$4OO,OOO,OOO. This would be $44,OO0,-
600 more than was received during the
last fiscal year through the combined
operation of the democratic Under
wood law and the republican emer-
gency tariff act, both Of which will be
supplanted by this bill Immediately
after it is signed by the president.
The bill contains some 10000 items
and the senate made 1000 amend
ments to it as first passed by the
house. One chief feature Of the bill
is the so-called flexible tariff provision
giving the president broad authority
over tariffs. Under this provision as
finally perfected in conference, the
executive would have the power to in
crease or decrease rates SO per cent.
After securing some changes in the
bill, the house last Friday adopted the
conference report on the tariff by a
vote of 21O to 90. The bill was then
sent to the senate for the final action
Of that body. On Tuesday, September
19, the senate adopted the report of
the conference committee on the meas
ure by vote of 43 to %. On We'd
nesday the tariff bill was made ready
for Presidents Harding's signature,
who is expected to complete it's enact
ment into law within few days.
This tariff which is the first republi-
can protective measure in nearly ten
wears, has been in the making for 20
months For the first time in history
the senate considered the bill item by
item with prolonged debate on some
of the separate rates.
1t has been announced in the senate
that the president approves the bill
providing for an increase of 25 in the
number Of federal judges. The busi-
ness of the courts is increasing.
President Harding asked congress
to appropriate $42,430,00O for refund
of taxes illegally collected and sac, ,518
"as an act of grace" in the payment
of claims of nationals of Spain,
France, Great Britain and other coun-
tries arising out Of the occupation of
Vera Cruz, Mexico, in 1914, by the
American forces.
The citizens of this country are
probably relieved to hear that the
United States will not take part in
the effort of the allies to keep Dar-
danelles open as this nation is not
party to the treaty directing such a
course.
Uncle Sam, disheartened and disap-
pointed, soon is going out OF the hotel
business. Under extreme difficulties
he has stuck to the task ever since the
closing days of the war, but the job
of keeping house for 1000 women, all
of whom have distinct housekeeping
ideas of their own, at last is proving
much too much. The temporary dor
mitories erected near the Union sta
tion for the girl war workers are prov
ing to be something of white ele-
phant for the federal authorities.
Congress has decided there is no need
for the United States to continue to
act as landlord. ..
The senate On Friday adopted the
conference report on the soldiers
bonus bill by vote Of SO to II. This
measure went to President Harding
on Saturday. It provides four op-
tions.
Adjusted service pay if the vet
eran's adjusted service credit at the
rate of 81 day for domestic service
and $12O a day for foreign service
did not exceed $50.
Adjusted service certificates having
face value equal to 3,015 times the
amount of the adjusted service credit,
and payable at the end of twenty
years, or sooner at the death of the
veteran.
Vocational training aid at the rate
of $1.75 day after January 1, 1923,
with the total payment limited to 14O
per cent of the adjusted service credit.
Home and farm aid in an amount
equal to the adjusted service credit
increased by 25 per cent.
Banks would be authorized to make
loans on the service certificates dur
ing the first three years in amounts
not to exceed SO per cent of the ad-
justed service credit, which credit
would be limited to $500 in the case of
veterans who had no foreign service
and S625 to those who had service.
After three years, the government
would make loans on the certificates.