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Show FJ3RDNEY BILL Wf LL BE PASSED House Committee Agrees to Harding's Request for Measure WASHINGTON, March 82 Thel Fordney emergency tariff bill, as vetoed ve-toed by former President Wilson, will bo rusited through congress In the ex tra session. According to the request of President Presi-dent Harding for passage of a measure designed to help farmers, asking for protection Rgainsl foreign competition, Republican members of the house ways and means committer turned about today and voted to revive the Fordney bill after agreeing a week ago not to consider any emergency legislation ahead of a permanent tar iff and revenue revision Senators PenrOBe, Sniuot and Mc-Cumber, Mc-Cumber, of the senate finance committee, com-mittee, agreed lo the new program which, It was explained, meets ap-proval ap-proval of the president Senator Ten rose expressed the belief that the emergency measure would be In the bauds ot Mr Harding Within ten days after the convening ol the special session ses-sion April LI, Several members of the house committee, com-mittee, including Chairman Fordney and Representatives Longv.orth and Green conferred a 1th Senator Penrose, who heads ihe senate finance committee, commit-tee, after the former committee had reached its agreement From this con ference came the prediction that the measure would be rushed through l he house undef B special rule and through the senate possibly under limitation pf debate as enforced by cloture The new Fordney bill will be pie-., pie-., ,. oi, ., elv i,i.,iv lm' Mniltk'ion. Ol'lJlCU " ILll it. -" -j but Its provisions will expire earlier ; should the permanent bill be enacted before expiration of the six months, period. The house was and means committee, commit-tee, after an all day wrangle apparent ty was In the utmbBl harmony. Calling in newspaper men at Ihe close, ( hair-, man Fordney pet forth ihe final pro-gram pro-gram with everybody expressing ap . proval. After disposing of the emergency j measure In the first few days of tho extra session, the bouse will take up I iamt pais ihi anti-dumping bill which i will b. followed by the allied meamre fixing an American valuation on goods paying ad valorem. Then will come (he permanent t aril f , which Republican leaders hope will bo broad onough to satisfy all interests ! demanding an upward revision The i actual work of fr.iming it will begin, tomorrow. While the house Is working on 1 ho J tsrlfi the senate finance committee j Will consider revenue revision and its; printed testimony will be available tol j the ways and means committee which will write the bill In this wa Mr. Fordnev predicted congress would WorK at high speed The house would be considering revenue while the tar-j iff was still before the penate .mi differencee bae been Ironed, lout.'' said Chairman Fordney, "and wo (now have a dollnite working plan." |