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Show TARIFF l I MDSESPT1 Senators Indulge in Sharp Talkl During Executive Discussion. W sniX' :ti .v Jan. 4. I on the house emergency tariff Mi'H decided upon today by the s nateH finance committee. They win begluH Thursday and end next Tuesday. JJJ The committee also agreed to re"H open hearings on the soldier beuusH bill on January 13. flpi Ihalrman Penrose, presiding for tbeH first time In thirteen months. ex-IJ plained that his office hail receive. iB man) requests for further opportui it o. dISCUSS both the tariff measure andH the soldier i Id bill and did not opBOSsH the hearings. Members of th- com-l mltee said however, that he bad madeH j , i ;- he was opposed to ffirmatl . "I action by Hit senate on the tarift'B measure. Although members of the commit -H tee declined to discuss In detail whvl had transpired behind the closed doorsH in the committee room, the Impression! went out that the session had dcvel-H oped something bordering on rCXo I ,ino senc tor said "there was snin -BJ 'sharp talk." IJJJ Mr Penrose indicated there ha lH bet u no record vote on the proposition B of holding hearings on the tariff mi I ure and Senator Smoot, Republican, ofl Utah, said there had been little tal. IJ on th.. merits "f the bill. Tt was ln-1 dicated thai some of the southern sen-BJ had attempted to throttle, i H measure. BjJJJ rose madi publl sppi I munlcattons from Interests seeking to I h sal i on the tariff proposal. The, I Included the Merchantts association, I of New fork; the California citrus league; the National Board of Fan. I Organisations; National Association ofH W ool Manufacturers; Foreign Trade I club ol Sao ETrandsco and various iu- gar interests of the south. nnn |