OCR Text |
Show BONUS BILL ACTION TAKEN I mm of i MANY STATES I TALK PI I i Governor Cox to Make First Public Appearance Since 1920 Campaign DAYTON, O, Jan. 25 The annual .laeUs..ii flay dinner, scheduled for tonight to-night in Dayton, the home town of James M. Cox, prosldi ntial nominee of the party in 1920. by noon today had practically resolved itself into a meeting meet-ing of leading Democrats in the state and nation. ne train from the east brought Senators tiec Pomerene and Pat Harrison, Har-rison, and Joseph I'. Tumulty, former secretary to Woodrow Wilson. E. H. Moore, of Younsstown. the Cox pro-convention manager, and Qeorge White of Marion. Mhio. former for-mer Democratic- national chairman, were expected during the day. The dinner will mark the first public pub-lic appearance of former Governor Cox since campaign days. COMMITTEE IN HOUSE TO DRAFT I PAYMENT ACT I Bonus Measure Will Be W Ready in Two Weeks, I House Leaders Say f SPEED TARIFF BILL Chamber of Commerce of U. S. Wants Flexible Revenue Scheme I WASHINGTON. Jan 25 Assurance ?.-that ?.-that the permanent tariff bill will be reported to the senate early In Feb- H ruary and passed before the close of H the present session, iras given icpub- j H I lican leaders in the house by senate j I I Republican leaders today at a confer- Agreement was reached at the eon-ference eon-ference that the proposed soldiers' H bonus tills originate In tho house. House leaders said a measure would be drafted and at once by tho ways H and means committee and probably reported to the house In two weeks. fH House members who attended th conferenci repo ted they insisted tho legislation program bo speeded up so that congress could adjourn by Juno l VRM Dl 7B VI I IHM I SSKU H ri of r.th bouses were .said to have agreed that senate consideration (I of the armament conference treaties 11 shmiid not Interfere with enactm. m I of the permanent tariff bill or the an -nual appropriation bills. Suggestions were made, It Is undi r H stood, that the senate either dispose ot I tho treaties within the next two month.s before the final ru.sh caused I by debate on 8Uppl measures and Mm H tariff bill begins, or wait to take them 'I up at a special session of the senate. TARt UP BOM S I' The bon is bill will be the subje ! of a house Republican conference lo- rooiiuw. Bmma Despite the obstacles raised by See- retary gallon and others to the bonus H legislation, the leaders of both branch- es of congress today were said to be H in accord that the bill should be passed H Oeforo adjournment Whe'lier H or othei measures to raise the bonus H funds would be raised In tho bill was a question loft open. There wis said to be somo sentiment among the lead ers to pass a bill granting tho bonus and leave over until the next ression of congress the provisions for meeting th obligation. The Republican leaders agreed to make an effort to pass before adjourn-ment adjourn-ment the proposed merchant marln legislation. House loaders were of tho opinion that It would be Impossible m dispose of house reapportionment nt 'his session FLKXIBLE PLAN WANTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 Leglsla- 5 I tlvo provision for flexible tariff rates to bt administered by a tariff adjust- inent board having "quasi-judicial functions is Included among other tariff recommendations to which the chamber of commerce of the United j States has been committeed by refer- tntluni voto of its membership, it Was Tl announced today. Other proposition adopted in tho referendum were "reasonable "rea-sonable protection for American Industries In-dustries against destructive competi- j tiuti inuntainins of tho anti-dump- H ing principle," encouragement of ex- j port trade and adequate tariff mess to meet foreign discrimination. The voto on the question of tho Am- ; erican valuation basis for levying du-ties du-ties s as announced as 9 79 for and 834 against, lacking the necessary' two- IH thirds majority to commit the chamber cham-ber either way. m I The purpose of the proposed tariff adjustment board. It was said, should be to provide a consistent tariff policy in the faco of fluctuating trado con ditlons and Its tariff rate decisions, although limited In range by congn isi should "become as effective and binding" bind-ing" as duties now fixed by leginla- 2 i ion H I |