The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-21
DEADLOCK IN.
SENATE STILL.
is UNbROKEN.
Supporters of Shipping Bill
and Those of Norris Farm
Finance Measure Unyield-
ing, So Debate
Runs Wild

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hours of debate and parliamentary
maneuvering in the Senate today
served only to tighten the deadlock
which has existed for three days be-
tween two opposing and almost
equal groups, one fighting to keep
the administration shipping bill be-
fore the Senate and the other to dis
place that measure.
Three distinct efforts were made
today to break the deadlock through
unanimous consent agreement to
vote at designated time on the
pending motion to lay aside the
shipping bill and to take up the Nor
ris agricultural financing measure,
but each time an objection nullified
the attempt. After this unsuccess-
full effort the debate ran far afield,
ranging from a discussion of the
disposition of Muscle Shoals to
charges that Ambassador Harvey at
London, through his recent state
ment on the European situation,
had endeavored to affect the cotton
and grain markets in the United
States.
Leaders PessImistic
Shipping and agricultural relief
io.rt.l.ttan ,.ara discYeaod At Iesear
length and when the senate ad-
journed administration leaders were
frankly pessimistic over the POSSIBLE
F. ity of a vote within several weeks
Fen the ship bill. General belief was
expressed that the Christmas recess
would come and go witholff a break
| in the struggle for dominance be-
tween those trying to keep the ship
bill before the Senate until the rural
credits legislation can be reported
from the banking aud currency com
mittee and those members OF the al
lance formed between foes of the
shin bill and advocates of the Norris
agricultural bill.
The initiative in the effort to bring
the question involved in the deadlock
, to an issue was made today, as on
yesterday and Monday. by Senator
Jones. republican. Washington, in
charge of the shipping bill, who pro-
posed an agreement to vote at 3
o'clock today on the motion before
the Senate. Unanimous consent was
refused by Senator Fletcher OF Flor
ida, leader of the democratic oppo-
nents to the shipping Legislation, and
Senator Jones thereupon proposed a
vote at o'clock. This was objected
to by Senators Williams OF MISSISSIPPI
pi and King OF Utah, democrats.
Vote Proposal Rejected
Pointing out that the banking and
currency committee chairman had
predicted that rural credits legisla-
tion might be expected from his COM
mittee early next week, Senator Har-
rison. democrat. Mississippi, later
proposed that vote be taken next
Wednesday. Senator Jones refused to
assent to this after the opinion had
been expressed by republican soma
tors that agreement to the proposal
would have the effect of preventing
any action on the shipping bill in the
mean time.
The debate which touched on the
legislation before the Senate-the adj
ministration shipping bill--involved
attacks on the measure by sena tors
Harrison and Dial democrats, South
Carolina. The former criticised the
administration for pressing the meas
ure in the recent election in which
he said the bill had been repudiated
by the voters and charged that the
section of the measure as drafted by
the shipping board and reported TO
the House. which would include YES
sells Of the Standard Oil company
among those to be aided by the gov
eminent was in effect payment for
contributions to the republican cam
pagn fund by John ID. Rockefeller.
Sr.. and John D. Rockefeller. Jr.
Senator Harrison denounced the
Norris bill as not only "sociallstic
but bolshevistic." but said he would
vote to take 1t up in order to hasten
consideration of farm relief lcgisla-
ton.