The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-03
NAVAL MEASURE
HITS THE ROCKS
LONG NIGHT SESSION
WITH FIGHT STILL ON
Advocates Fear Inability to
Put the Bill Through
This Session

wash.nEton. Mar. 2.-ObstAcles null
,ipl.ed acnlnst the $i36.000,o0o naval
bud ee; today with adjournment OF con-
grcss thirty-si1 hours away. and mo
senate held another long might session
4. which advocates ard opponents OF
the BIZ! fought for supremacy.
Predictions were widespread that tho
struggle would continue right up TO
the final Savci on Friday. Opposltfon
1 leaders declared the bill! would Ole, ana
several permanent supporters Of N
! mca sure concurrcd. Others held no
that Il might yet be passed by the Sc
ate hi, saw ltt!e prospect Of final 81
actmcnt.
Numerous DalHJS
Thr b.l met numerous delays today
SON, iu.id"n, 10 the approach OF sine
die adjournment and others from the
OproS i,ion camp.
meeting at II o'c.o"k today, the bill
was laid aside for five hours. giving
wa. 70 conference reports and other
business and II was hve O'Clock before
any r.al work was begun on the nea-
sure.
Senator po!ndextrr. Republican.
washington. in charge OF the bill. again
I d eciarrd he would hold the senate in
continuous session until Friday II nee
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! t!ona toward compromising the confro'
yrrsv over the 500. 200. ono added 10 the
bill br he senate naval committee were
had during tive day. They appeared
promising cary bu: .ate- tho lines
t!Sh;tncG.
Among tho ovcriurc% v:ts n proposa!
tn- riin1 nation Or toms for the -Alam-
nd,. California naval base and other
n~w Pacific. coast projects. and also Tor
rcdur,!oa Of AVIATION and maintenance
appropriations.
navy W 1oaus
:" Iour's delay N consideration OF
49,. 5il. waa forced iato - tho day by
aavoca:"s Of n. so.d,W S0aa ieg!sla-
,'nr who sough, to ct me bonus BIZ!
hrfn-r the senate. A pom or order oT
Senator Jones. Democrat. New Mexico.
IN. o. ,ac bonu. bill cha p'ons. that
tho nav hill WAS !rreGu!ariy before
tho senate was sustained by v!ce-pres-
!d"nt Marshall.
To meet technical parliamentary re-
uuirrncnts Senator ro!nde1ter was
forced ~ lay tho nava! bill temporarily
side .nd have ;nc senate adjourn lfr
ten minutes. Then catne the delay IN
c!d"n- 20 new sesSion-pres"ntation
os bills. committee reports and othtr
business.
OpponcntS even forced reading OF ths
journa.. pages Of proceedings covering
senate activities s'nce February -.
Senator Borah. Republican. Idaho. in
sisted upon reading OF the minutes and
( was an hour before Senator Po:ndeI-
..r succeeded in getting the naval Dill
bnck 20 i:s Old status. The senate then
began work A. Page three OF the So
page bill. although three days and
Nights had been spent in rs coHs.dera-
.!or.
Reports were current :hat she naval
measure was being used 70 block con-
s!deration OF othe- bills. including tho
soldier honus legislation. 1t also T1s
rumorcd that Republican leaders were
resigned 10 defeat OF the BILL. in the
belief that with P-es:dent-e!eet Hard
ing committed. IN h!s recent !ettcr 20
Senator Lodge OF Masarhusettes Re-
publican .cader. 20 generous naval
policy. the bill might stand better
chance OF enactment q: the extra ses-
sion
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