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WASHINGTON, March 2.-Congress
finally cleared the way for final enact
ment of the $535, 600 600 naval apprep-
ration bill tonight after Strengthening
ont a controversy between the two
houses which for a time threatened to
kill the measure and force an extra
session.
The trouble was over the refusal of
the house TO accept an amendment by
the senate authorizing a bond issue of
$l50000 600 TO meet added expenses
provided for in the bill as il passed the
senate late this afternoon. The house
leaders. pointing out that revenue leg
islation could originate only in the
house promptly passed a resolution to
that effect and sent il over to the
senate.
After hurried conferences between
democratic and republican leaders,
fearful that to reopen debate on the
bin would mean its failure. the senate
without q roll call repassed the meas
ure with the bond issue provision elm
mated. AT the last moment Senator
Jones succeeded in attaching an amend
ment striking out the clause making ii
crime for shipbuilding and other in
dustrial concerns to refuse 10 sur enuer
their plants to the government in time
OF war or other proclaimed emergency.
The senate's action was greeted
with cheers IN the house where ii was
conceded that any difficulty over the
Jones amendment could quickly be
smoothed out,
In the meantime Il was agreed that
both houses should put through joint
resolution originating in the house au-
thoTizing the $4,000 900 bond issue.
on q = - 10 -4I l.
seriously threatened tonight by refusal
Of the house TO accept the measure
which passed the senate today on the
ground that the $l50.000. 900 bond issue
amendment constitutes a usurption Of
the authority OF the lower house.
Convinced that failure Of the bin.
with It's provisions for continuing the
big naval building program. proba bly,
would necessitate an extra session Of
congress, senate and house leaders were
, making desperate erIorts tonight to
/ bring an agreement Chairman Pad
get OF the hause naval committee said
I however, that the house never would
/ accept the senate bond issue amend
Inent
I Senator swanson, acting chairman
( of the senate committee was positive
4 that to attempt now To reconsider the
. amendment in the senate would stir up
. debate that scarcely could he brought
/ TO an end before the session expires at
/ noon Sunday
Z The house unanimously adopted a
! resolution offered by Ma jurity Leader
4 kltchin declaring that the senates ac-
! ton violates the constitution and in
trlrses tie privilege uf t.tc ho1se.
I Late tonight the house formally dis
agreed 10 al aetat~ 4lc lfis4entr aui
sent the measure 10 conference The
! action was regarded however. as
/ largely perfunctory. for with the diff
I ference over the bond issue cleared
away il appeared there was little
/ doubt of "A final agreement on other
Z details
Z The ways and means committee then
: prepared to report resolution for
passage in the house some time tomor-
row providing for the bond issue. They
were hopeful that the senate would ac-
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