Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-12
SHIP PURCHASE
BILL IS RETIRED
FOR OTHER WORK
Administration Hopes Measure
May Be Put Through With
out Fail During Present
Session Of Congress.
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i Washington. Feb. ia compro.
Inise proposal designed TO extrieafe
me administration ship purchase bin
from the deadlock which has blocked
iis passage In the senate. az 4 10 avert
an extfa session. Was put forward to-
night VS. house democrats through
Representative kitchin of North Car
DINA, chosen majority leader in tho
next house
The new plan. which proposes the
passage 81 the shipping bin as a tenn
! pcfary emergency measure. was do
/ teloped while the senate marked
time with both opponents and sup
pprters ~ the measure sparring for
advantage. An adjournment OF the
senate tonight advanced the plains of
The democratic leaders 10 force a
cloiure rule that would end the de-
termlped filibuster aud an effort to
adopt some such rule viii be made
tomorrow.
To Limit Operations.
As announced by Representative
kitchin. the compromise conten-
plates the passage through the house
next week Of the compromise bin
suggested by senator Gore with an
amendment that would terminate The
governments activities In the ship
ping business two years after the
close Of the European war Despite
President Wilson's announced deter
mination to stand by the bin now be-
fore the senate In lis present form,
Representative Ktchin said the
house leaders, anxious to avoid an
extra session, proposed 10 put this
measure before the senate. and give
fhA nFgufIHHf
cept II In the event Of a total failure
Of the pending bill
Expects Plan to Succeed.
The desire Of both republicans and
democrats in the house and the SEN
ate TO avoid an extra session. Repre-
sentative Kltchin said. probably
would give the proposed plan suffi-
Client support TO get II through be-
fore March 4 He asserted that the
elimination Of the permanent gov
eminent ownership feature of the
shipping bill would win enough dem
ocratic votes In the senate TO pass il
and would placate the republicans
sufficiently to put an end TO the de-
termined fiibuster
Representative Kitchin. Majority
Leader Underwood, Representative
Adamson and other house leaders
conferred with President Wilson at
the White House today ana returned
10 the capitol with the assurance that
despite the gloomy outlook in the
senate, the president was still firm
In his determination TO press the
ship purchase bill. even 10 the point
OF calling an extra session OF con-
grcss II the measure WAS blocked un-
~ March L. Senators Fletcher and |
simmons also talked with Mr. Wilson !
Confer With President.
representative kitchin and other |
house members told the president Of I
opposition In congress TO an extra !
session and advised that their infor- |
nation led them to believe that an /
extra session would prove futile be-
cause the ship bill would fail to Sc
cure a majority in the next house.
THE plan In the house as tentative
IN agreed upon said Representative
kitchin tonight. lis to pass the Gore
bin with an amendment removing
the permanent features of the pend
ing bill This will be passed by the
house and sent 70 the senate. where
! believe 1t Will not meet the siren
uous opposition that now eonfronts
the shipping bill"
Meantime. an effort will be made
TO clear up the appropriation mea-
sures In order that nothing but the
ship bin viii be pending when the
congress expires on March 4. With 4
that accomplished congressional
leaders hope that an extra session mayl
he avoided even If the shipping bill
falls.
Cloturc Rule Talk.
The senate spent lis first two hours
discussing the batch OF clolure propo-
sails the filibuster had brought out
As soon as routine was disposed of
Senator Lodge got the floor aud be-
can and lnsurgent demands had
dead His address took on the form
Of funeral Grafton and was taken 20
reflect the views Of the republicans
that they had been victorious in their
long fhbustcr
Underwood In Conference.
Meanwhile Representative Under
wood conferred with Senator Fletcher
ON the proposed plan TO put a bill
through the house lie urged that
no bill be framed which would not be
acceptable to all the demands Of the
senate.
II can see no reason Why the bill
which caunot get the united support
OF the democrats OF the senate should
pass the house" said Mr. Underwood,
II have few remarks to mike on
the International phases OF this bill. |
said Senator Lodge, but II is rather
depressing TO be called upon to make
them on bin which Is dead a
funeral GRAFTON on the dead for which
had neither admiration nor respect is y
not 20 my taste II has been demon II
sttaied that majority OF the senate 9
does not favor the bill,
Never Real Majority.
IF the bin is dead, would you not Il
agree TO bury Il by a vote Mt onee|' 8
asked Senator Fletcher. Il would not
agree 60 anything about this bill ex- !
cept that il Is bad" said senator !
Lodge There has never been ally
real honest majority Ia the senate for }
this bin ut any moment. There has Z
been a coerced majority AZ times, The II
support OF the measure has been y
largely artificial. \
IT "a Impossible "a consider the "
bin without considering the executive {
Influence that has been the great e
force behind e. The doctrine Of al 4
vine right has Fortunately never been ~
attached to the president OF the Unit. "
"a states But | think the president 4
Is one, who when he approaches n
new subject. the first thing he does If ID
60 make up his mind Information is
looked upon as mere hmpertinence I
lie recalls to mind "a verse, which c
goes a. follows a
My name is benjamin Joweu, 4
Muster OF B0iiol college d
Whatever is known. ! knoN Il,
Whatever | don't know isn't knowl. "