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Show SEN. PENROSE'S ATTITUDE DECLARED FAT-AL-T-0-EMERGENC-YT-ARIFJLEILL PE0II.1TE LEADER IS WILE His Edict "Will Also Put Quietus on All Plans to Liquidate Claims .of Veterans of. War By L. C. MARTIN United Frees Staff Car respondent. WASHINGTON, Jan. J. AYith. Senator Penrose per-, gonally in charfr", the fight over emergency " tariff legislation in the senate will uKher in the new year. The finance "committee will meet Monday or Tuesday to. consider the bill, which, aa passed by the house, i places an embargo upon the Importa- v tion of many commodities. Henalora freely predicted today that the bill will never get out of committee. commit-tee. Penrose, chairman of the com- . mlttee and without question the moat Influential Republican In congress, has expressed hia disapproval of the meas- ure In unmlstskahlfc words. The Imo- icratlc members of the committee recently re-cently went on record aa opposed to It. LINGERING HOPES. In view of the strength of this opposition, op-position, the bill's supporters conceded today trat they wourd have difficult time getting a favorable report from the committee. They hope to do so. however, by making radical amendments amend-ments In the house bill, so as to llmlt-It llmlt-It practically to half a dosen commodities. commodi-ties. Including wheat and wool. Hoth supporters and opponent of the bill have been hearing from abroad, aa well aa from American business men, that the enactment of hi. leyi.iaiion, whllo It might help certain farmers, would Inevitably react re-act against American business by closing foreign markets. AGAIN3T BONUS. The soldier bonus bill, which also la before the finance committee, stand hardly a better show than the tariff measure, senators said. Penrose has let It be Known that he will oppose with sll hia Influence any measure which puts on the treasury a new burden which must be carried over to the Harding administration. Henators who have seen Penrose since hia return to Washington were amaxed and saddened by the change In his appearance. His fourteen months' lllnwse have plainly told on him. although he appeared as vigorous mentally as ever. EAGLE'S AERIE. Penrose, with a large retinue, haa taken a spaeioue suite of rooms on the top floor ef a big spartment hotel here. It ia from this apartment, rather thaa the capltul. that I'enroee will play hia part in tola session of congress and in ths new administration, administra-tion, aa hia physicians have warned him against any strenuous exertion. |