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...Appropriate money for the Government's operation next year. ¶ Reorganize the Federal Power Commission. ¶ Deal finally with the Tariff...
...Received from the Senate and considered the Tariff Bill (see below...
...House last week squared away to receive the Tariff Bill from the Senate. As always, the House leaders-Speaker Longworth, Floor Leader Tilson, Rules Chair-man Snell-tried to set the House to catch the Bill so there would be no unseemly fumbling on the floor. Getting set consisted of passing a special rule for sending the legislation straight off to conference...
...William Collier (Democrats). The Senate conferees: Utah's Smoot, Indiana's Watson, California's Shortridge (regular Republicans) and North Carolina's Simmons. Mississippi's Harrison (Democrats). The conference voting will normally be 6-to-4 for high rates. The conferees will become the final tariff writers. In dispute between the House and Senate are 1,253 items in the bill. The only limitations on the conferees are the maximum and minimum rates proposed by either bill...
...State. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew William Mellon and his nephew William Lorimer Mellon in Pittsburgh administer the western end. When the U. S. Senate refused to seat Mr. Vare, Governor John Stuchell Fisher, a Mellon man, appointed Joseph Ridgeway Grundy of Bristol, arch-lobbyist for the Tariff, active raiser of campaign funds. Long used to dictating to politicians though never before a large officeholder, Mr. Grundy greatly enjoyed his transition and soon regarded himself as the G. O. P. boss of the whole State. An upright Quaker, he scorned Boss Vare. Solidly intrenched with industrial interests...