Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-15
OPPOSITION To
MARINE SUBSIDY
BILL. INCREASES,
SOLONS REPORT
President Is Told There Isl
Little, if Any, Chance of
Enactment of the Meas /
sure by Next March d.
HARDING'S MESSAGE
WILL BE VERY BRIEF
Partial Plans Have Been
Made for the Opening
Next Monday Of the Extra.
Session of Congress,

Washington Nov. 14.--PcssibIe
addition of railroad legislation to
the ship subsidy and other admin
istration measures on the program
for the coming winter in Congress
was indicated today by white house
developments.
President Harding vas said 10
have told White House callers he
intended to press the ship sub
sidy bill strongly in the house next
week and also through the senate,
and this in the face Of discCurag-
ing reports from tho republican
congressional leaders. rhe presi-
with Chairman Cumnins of the
senate interstate commerce com
mittee 10 take up in a few days the
question of railroad legislation,
Amendment Of the Esch-Cummins
law to strengthen the railway la
Dor board. possibly by giving ii
powers to enforce orders upon rail-
road officials and employees was
reported under contemplation.
Appropriation Bills
The president toGGy made partial
plans for the opening next Mon
day of the extra session of con-
gress. His opening message, which
probably will be in the form of a
personal address at q joint session
next Tuesday, will be very brief
it was said, and will be devoted
principally TO the ship subsidy bill.
Tho opening address also is eX
pected to urge speedy disposition
of appropriation hills, with view
to cleaning up AL pressing business
by March 3 next and avoidance Of
an extra session next spring of the
newly elected congress.
The president it was stated Of
ficially at the White House, in
tends to ask the house to take up
the ship subsidy bill Immediately
during the two weeks of the extra
session preceding the regular Dc
cember session and request will be
made Of the rules committee next
week for a special rule to hasten
this house vote 8il the neasuFe,
II is believed the president will
also promise in his message next
Tuesday later recommendation on
other subjects.
He is required under the law 80
submit the annual budget to con-
gross at the opening Of the Decem-
Der session and this may be tn .
vehicle for further recommenda
tons as to other legislation such
as touching upon railroad ques-
uons.
To Press Subsidy Bin
Increasing difficulties for the
ship subsidy bill ore reported By
returning republican leaders that
there was little, il any chance of
enactment Of the measure by
March 8. The executive, however,
was said TO feel that he was in
duty bound, with his knowledge OF
the European ana domestic ship
ping situation TO press the bill with
all possible vigor.
The administration was said to-
hope that notifications might raj
~ sufficient support to the bill in
the senate TO remove some OF the
objections. One US the modifica-
tions reported in contemplation is
a limitation upon profits of ship
opera tors receiving government aid.
a provision similar to the railroad
earning clause of the transporta-
tiun act.
Reorganization o. government
departments is another subject OF
uncertain status in the legislative
program for the winter
In addition to the administration
program for the winter, there are
prospective demands from the farm
group in both senate end house
for initiation of farmers credit leg
islation to provide short term loans
for agriculturists. This with many
other group and individual legis-
lative demands appear as factors
in the possible development of n |
legislative jam which cannot be
cleared during the coming short
session.