The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-18
ORDER IS ISSUED
FOR INQUIRY INTO
ship TRUST LOBBY
Burton Resolution, Regarded as
Blow at McAdoo and War
burg, Will Be Enlarged
In Scope.
SENATE ACTS PROMPTLY
Will Seek "Rottenness on Both
Sides of Denmark" Williams
Announces-Extra SEES
sion Is Probable.
SENATE ACTS PROMPTLY

Soteu LOT q resolution TO
LOOK into charges of lobbying by
the so-called shipping trust and to
INQUIRE into any negotiations by
administration officials to buy bel
ligerent ships.
Vice President Marshall at nee
mons, Reed, Burton and Weeks,
three democrats and two repub-
Means, to make the inquiry.
May Delay the Bill.
There are only Is working days
left to the Sixty-third congress.
Some senators were of the opin-
ION that such an investigation
likely to be prolonged, made i'm
probable the passage of the bill
before March A, and practically
assured an extra session if the
president adhered to his determi-
nation to press the measure.
Washington, Feb. 15.-With amend
ments to investigate alleged activity
Of shipping interests against the ship
purchase bill, Senator Burton's reso-
luton for an inquiry into any nego-
tiat1ons by government officials for OPP
tons on belligerent ships was favor
ably reported by the Senate commit
tee, which authorizes expenses.
On Trial of Graft.
THE original resolution intimates
that there has been corrupt influence
behind the support of this shipping
bill" Chairman Williams said, present.
Ing the committee report 1t is intend
ed to strike at the secretary Of the
treasury; we might as well be frank
about that; and at a member of the
ennes on one side of this Denmark
we had better see what is on the other
side"
What Inquiry Provides.
The resolution directs into inquiry
on:
Whether an Individual, firm, or cor
poration in the United States had made
loans or advances to any individual,
firm or corporation owning ships which
are detained in the ports of the United
states or elsewhere to avoid the con-
sequences of war, whether they AVE
at any time obtained options upon any
such ships and whether such persons
or corporations, having made loans
or obtained such options, nave any di-
rect Or indirect connection with the
government of the United States"
Also into what efforts "the so-called
shipping trust, or any firm, person or
corporation engaged or interested in
shipping, ave directly or indirectly
made to prevent the passage Of the
ship purchase bill; whether any COM
pany Of ship owners, or chamber of
commerce or other body influenced or
dominated by ship owners whose YES
sells would compete with the ships to
be purchased or constructed under said
act, have attorneys or lobbyists at
Washington working to consummate
the defeat of said bill, and whether any
senator or senators OF the United
States are stock owners or bondholders
of the United Fruit company or any
company owning ships, which
would compete with the ships to be
purchased or constructed under the
provisions of said bill"
Reed Loses Skirmish.
Then, after the investigation resolu-
ton had been passed, Senator Reed
hurled a parliamentary bombshell into
the republican ranks with a motion to
Senator G~allinger's pending mo-
ton to refer to the rules committee the
Reed special cloture rule for the ship
ping bill.
For a moment the republicans were
thrown into disorder before they rea-
lized that the cloture fight was on
again.
On an objection, Vice President Mar
shall sustained Mr.. Reeds motion.
Senator Lodge appealed and on a vote
table the appeal, the administration
We're defeated by the seven /
insurgents voting with the republicans.
Senator Lodge then proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate.
Denial by Warburg.
Paul M. Warburg, of the federal re-
serve board, whose name has been
brought in the Senate debates, when
opposed to the ship bill have
questioned whether Kuhn, Loeb & Co,
of which he formerly was a member.
were not interested in selling German
ships to the government, made a state
ment today disclaiming he ever had
discussed the ship bill with any one
and r~eiterating that he gave up all
aff1intinnc u-hoN he iD5r@I %lN |
federal board.
Il have never discussed with Sec
rotary McAdOo nor any members of
the administration of congress-, direct |
ly or indirectly, the purchase or sale
Of the ships of the Hamburg-Amer-
lean line or any other line" he said.
"As a matter of fact, I have con-
scientiously avoided all political dis
cussions and there is not a living soul
in the United States to whom ] ever
a word favoring the ship pur-
chase bill.
For Extra Session.
Conferences between President Will
and democrats of the House and
Senate revealed wide diversity of
Jews about calling an extra session,
but developed that the president still
Is determined to have the bill passed,
though it requires one.
Senator Lewis frankly advocated an
extra session for passage of rural cred
its and conservation legislation as well
as h ship bill.
Representative Sherley, who talked
the president to get information
to lay before the caucus tonight, said
he expected an extra session.
While the House democrats worked
earnestly to clear the way for caucus
approval of h compromise ship bill
tonight, the senate waited and dis
cussed processes for limiting debate.
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