The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-30
ShipSubsidy
Bill Passed
by yHouse
Administration Measure to
Aid American Marine Given
Majority of "a Votes
Now Goes to Senate.
Liquor Clause Is Killed
by ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

Washington. Nov. 29.--With SO re
publlcans bolting the presidents lend
ership. the administration ship subsidy
bill was passed by the house today by
q majority Of "a votes. There were
20S members for and 1874 against the
bill on the final roll call. Only four
democrats voted for II.
Previous to the final vote, n motion
TO send the bill back to committee
with Instructions to strike out the sec
tions providing cash subsidies and
giving tax exemptions was rejected by
vote of 172 to 2f5.
The bill now goes to the senate
where It will be taken up by fhe com.
mittee on commerce on Monday morn
Ing. Senator Jones. Washington.
chairman Of the committee, said he
hoped TO report tho bill to the senate
within a few days and to begin its
confederation on tho floor before the
end Of the next week.
Liquor Clause Killed.
Democrats who voted for the bill
were Representatives Cullen and Rior-
dan Of New York and Dupre and
O'Connor Of Louisiana. Representa-,
tive London OF New York, socialist,
voted against the bill.
The house, at the instance Of the
"drys." eliminated the liquor pro
vision which was placed In the bill
Tuesday. This liquor restriction pro-
Vt al hnt ,txa
ceivs a subsidy for any voyage on
which liquor was transported or sold
with the consent or knowledge OF the
owner, charterer. agent or master.
The amendment was added to the bill
Tuesday on the motion Of Represen-
tative Edmonds. Pennsylvania. leader
In the fight in behalf Of the ad-
ministration ship subsidy plan as q
substitute for a more drastic liquor
amendment proposed by Representa-
tive Bankhead, Alabama, democrat.
The Edmonds amendment 1t was
pointed out might be interpreted as
meaning that vessels not receiving
. subsidy might sell liquor.
Representative Cramton, Michigan.
Z dry" leader. asked the house to
eliminate the Edmonds amendment
and this was done by vote Of 227
10 II.
Minimum Rate Eliminated.
Tho only other important change
made In the bill during the final day
Of lite consideration was the elimina,
tion Of the section giving the ship
ping board authority to prescribe
minimum as well AZ maximum rates
for vessels In coastwise trade. This
was done on the motion Of Represen-
tative Edmonds, in accordance with
the promise OF the merchant marine
committee to eliminate It because OF
objections.
Representative Hardy, Texas, demo
crat, offered an amendment providing
that the shipping board should be
allowed to fix reasonable rates on
American privately owned vessels
This was defeated by vote OF 6s
to 90.
Representative Moore, Virginia.
democrat, presented an amendment
postponing until July 1. 1924, the ef-
fective date of the act. This was re-
jected by a vote of 45 to, It's.
Satisfactory to Leaders.
The bill. as passed, Is satisfactory
to- the administration leaders, al
though they regret the adoption OF
the requirement for annual appropria-
tions instead OF permanent appro-
rrlation and Also believe 1t would
have been preferable TO have left the
interest rates as low as originally
proposed.
The bill creates merchant marine
fund by setting aside 10 per cent OF
the annual customs receipts and all
tonnage taxes and provides gradu-
ated scale OF direct compensation to
American vessels based on speed
tonnage and distance covered.
The subsidy contracts may be made
by the shipping board with ship own
ers for a lo.year period. The bill also
provides a number Of indirect aids.
including tax exemption TO vessel
owners on earnings from the opera
,ion or sale of ships reinvested in
new construction. and establishes a
construction loan fund Of N25,ooo 900.