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Show TARIFF Bill! GETS RIGHT! OF II Legislative Program for I New Congress to Call!! for Complete Revi-j sion of the Tax Lawsj By HERBERT W. WALKER j Unittd Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, Mari-h 11. ! A legislative program . for j the new conpres was aprood , tipon by contjrefwional leader I ' and tentatively approved by j I President Harding today. n I'nl's foi Hit paseHge " Mlase I lng major legislation in t!ie . order named: j Emergency tariff bill In the 1 hauaa while the Colombian traaty , ia being eonetdered in tha aanata. . Complete raviaion of tha tax laws. Passage of tha army and navy appropriation billa. A briaf euenmer recess. A parmanant raviaion af tha tar- j iff lawa. " In between (hp bhT Mile will be aand-1 wirhed tha minor billa which are cer-1 tain lo require attention. In addition, strong pfforta may bp roads lo revival I the packer control bill and tha m- I 1 urpa providing federal aid for mater-1 ' nlty Btid educational work. I J TARIFF COMES FIRST. j i Home kind of ban on Immigration, j probably similar to the measure which former Prealdont W'llaon pocket ve- j ' toed, will be paseed. - I "I fpel certain thai emergency tariff legislation will be the firm Important bill to be considered by the new con- 1 greaa." Speaker Oillett aald. "I he- lieve n measure can bo paaaed promptly prompt-ly on tha baala qf the i'ayne-Aldrlch ratea." EMERGENCY BILL. Representative Fordney of Michigan, chairman of the hnuae waya and meana commit tea, aald' bla committee can f have the emergency bill ready by April j 4. tha date of the new aeaaion. I "We have hPld extensive- hearings on the questtnn of the tariff," be aald. "Tha committee la ready to atmrt f ram- I Ing an emergency bill next week. It ! can be ready by April 4 and paaaed i through tha house, in two weeks.. In I 1 my opinion It akould be baaed on the rayfie-Aldrlch ratea, with aome modi- I flcallona because of tha unusual cnn- ' dltlnna confronting buslneas and iurrl- J .culture. The main feattiree of the emergency tariff hill killed by tha veto 'of 1'reetdent Wilson at the last aeaaion' probably will be Included.' |