Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-13

senate Democrats or win support
from Republicans They declared
the administration did not concede
enough in the proposed compromise
to obtain its passage.
The cloture rule presented in the
senate met the same Republican fill
buster that had blocked the shipping
bill, and tonight conference of the
Democrats of the senate was called
for tomorrow to consider the ad-
visibility of continuing the fight for
the cloture proposal or Of abandon
In" it and returning to n direct con-
test for the shipping bill
The new bill i'm the house was de
veloped after Toastmaster General
Burleson went to the capitol and def
initely rejected the compromise
measure advanced by Representative
Kitchin of North Carolina. The
Kitchin proposal contemplated max
ing the shipping bill a purely tenn
porary emergency measure and
would have taken the government
out Of the shipping business two
years after the termination of the
European war. Mr. Kitchin declared
that conferences had assured the
passage of this measure through
both branches of congress.
Feature of New Bill.
The administration counter pro-
pOsal, as it was being framed to-
nfht would organize shipping
board with an appropriation of forty
million dollars to engage in shipping
for a period ending two years after
the termination Of the war. Then
the ships would be turned over to
the secretary of the navy to be
leased or operated in the merchant
service in his discretion. This plan
to place the government perma-
nently In the shipping business, was
the point insisted upon by the ad-
ministratlon. 1t is also the provision
against which the senate Republican
filibuster is chiefly aimed.
Representative Kitchin and other
house leaders said tonight that with
this provision i'm the measure, it
would be impossible to force it
through the senate i'm this congress
The administration proposal,
which embraces the Weeks bill, for
the organization Of a merchant ma
rine, naval auxiliary, the Gore COM
promise shipping bill and amend
ments probably will be brought into
the house next week. 1t is expected
that the naval affairs committee Will
report the Weeks bill which has al
ready passed the senate, and that a
special rule will then be brought in
clearing the way for the passage of
the measure with the administration
amendments This course would
place the compromise before the SEN
ate as a house amendment to bill
already passed
Kitchin Is Hopeless.
Representative Kitchin said to-
night that he had no hope of tho
administration compromise passing
the senate.
ut may have moral effect upon
the senate and the country" he
added. ANY may strengthen the ad-
mlnistration support in the senate"
The Weeks bill. to be retained in
the proposed composite measure,
would provide for the establishment
of United States navy mail lines be-
tween the United States and South
America. and between the United
States and the countries OF Europe"
1t would authorize the secretary Of
the navy to employ available naval
vessels at his discretion In general
mail, freight and passenger business
For the operation OF these naval
auXiliaries, citizens as well as any
naval officers who might be avail
able, would be employed.
The ship purchase bill to be added
to the Weeks measure is the same as
agreed upon in the senate caucus
With relation TO the purchase of bel
ligerent owned merchant ships in
American harbors the only limitation
would be that In buying vessels dur
ing continuance OF the European
war. "no purchase shall be made in
way which will disturb the pres
ent conditions Of neutrality"