The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-09
Receives Word That Gus
tom Houses Are Congest-
ed With Freight.

were not forwarded voluntarily Is In
Dictated in the advice from the collec.
tor at New York. His telegram to
the department begins thus: REPLY.
ing Department telegram. etc.
Republican and Democratic sena-
tors who are opposed to the admins.
tration ship bill are disposed to re.
sent what appears to. them az an ef.
ofrt on the part Of the secretaryloftthe
treasury to Jam the measure through.
There is good reason to believe that
some caustic references will be made
in the senate this week to the latest.
"break"sof. Secretary McAdoo.
Cleared View Expected.
Developments are expected that
should clarity the situation in the
senate with respect to the ship pur-
chase bill and make it clear whether
there is to be an extra session. "A
conference between the President
and administration leaders In the sen.
ate will probably determine whether.
the President is prepared to surren.
der or whether he wishes that the
bill be pressed upon the senate with
the certainty that 1t will provoke an
extra session.
There are twenty and half work.
ing days remaining of the present
congress. Time enough remains in
the judgment Of the leaders on both
sides to pass the necessary supply
bills and other routine matter II other
business does not intervene. This
would avoid an extra session.
Tho Republican leaders are pre-.
pared to cooperate with the Demo.
Gratis to expedite legislation II the
ship bill is ~sldetracked. The Presi.
dent has been advised by some Of his
party leaders that the fight for the
ship bill may be kept up for two
weeks longer and still afford time
enough to pass the annual appropria-
ton bills.
But the Republicans are in no mood
to trlfle with the situation. They
want assurances that the ship bill Is
to be laid aside In good faith II the
extra session Is to be spared. They
feel that the administration has more
to lose by forcing ar extra session so
far as the political results recon
cerned than the Republicans have.
II the President intends to keep
up the fight for the ship bill the Re.
publicans are prepared to resist and
to debate the bill indefinitely. Further.
more, they will object to rushing i'm:
portant appropriation bills through
tho senate hall. baked at the last min.
ute. Undoubtedly the question Of
an extra session will hinge upon the
Presidents advice to his party lead.
ers.
1t, is known that the President is
not taking his apparent defeat in the
ship bill matter philosophically. It il
his first great setback from congress,
as senator James pointed out in his
speech in the senate few days, ago.
Mr.. Wilson is reluctant to yield now.
Reports on Congestion.
The report OF; Collector Malone rela.
tive to congestion Of exports at New
York reads as follows:l
Replying department telegram
concerning congestion at this port, in.
vestigation discloses unusual conges.
ton. particularly with respect to
grain, the stock OF this commodity
on hand being triple normal condi.
lions. Explanation OF this congestion
Is that export movement cannot be eff.
fected due to- shortage of tonnage.
Congestion applies to warehouse ele.
vators as well as cars and lighters.
No marked congestion OF coastwise
trade discernable."
Collector Ryan at Baltimore re-
ported:
Baltimore and Ohio railroad has
about 400 cars and Pennsylvania rail.
road about 800 r general export
freight on hand, which is normal; EN-.
barge is in force by Pennsylvania
railroad against receipt grain on all
lines for export. Elevators loaded to
full capacity with stock. On hand
today $4,000 900 bushels and cars on.
tracks awaiting unloading; grain en-.
barge by baltimore and Ohio railroad
raised about one week ago. No con.
gestion coastwise traffic, mo- lack Of
steamship facilities for handling gem
erai export merchandise which is
cared for by regular lines. but lack OF
grain carrying vessels does exist"
The report OF the collector at Nor.
folk is In part as follows:
There is much congestion OF met.
chandise here on docks and In ware.
houses awaiting shipment, both for
eign and coastwise, the coastwfse
freight destined ultimately for export.
Said congestion all resulting from
lack Of available export bottoms.
There are In warehouse and under
shed at Norfolk at the present time,
s5,565 bales OF cotton valued in Ger.
many! at s5,47e,1so: