The New York herald., 1922-08-16
HOUSE, RECONVENED|
SHES AT SHIP BILL
Recess Developed Increased
Disposition to Sidetrack
Subsidy.
Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD,
New York Herald Bureau.

Special Dispatch 10 TIE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. O., Aug. 15. !
Members of the House from middle
Western States who returned to their
legislative duties to-day after a six
weeks vacation report their constituents
as pronounced as ever In their opposi-
tion TO the Administrations ship subsidy
bill.
The implied promise which Represen-
tative Mondell (Wyo.) and other House
Republican leaders gave President Har-
ding in seeking his permission to recess
that they would take up the subsidy
bill Immediately after reconvening-will
probably not be kept, unless additional
pressure is brought 10 bear from the
White House.
When II was disclosed about three
months ago that some of the House
leaders favored adjournment without
action on the subsidy bill, the Presi-
Gent informed Leader Mondell that it
would have to be finally considered
before adjournment could be taken. An
effort was then made by the subsidy
promoters to have the Rules Committee
report cut a. especial rule giving the bill
The right Of way. About this time the
expose Of the Shipping Board allowing
the sale of liquor on American ships out
side the three mile limit intensified the
opposition to subsidy legislation.
It now develops thar tne members
who went home and talked with their
constituents evidently did not sound
them out on the shipping bill, because
few of those who returned to Washing
ton seem to have any idea of how the
voters feel about the bill. They are
hopeful. according to one of them, that
the President will be so occupied with
the coal and railway strikes that he will
forget all about the subsidy bin
, President Harding, however, does not
Seem inclined to do this. There is good
evidence that within a very short time
he will suggest to the House that 1t
could not better employ it's time while
1t Is waiting for Senate action on the
tariff and bonus bills than by taking
up and dispQsing of the subsidy bill
Representative Compbell, chairman OF
the Rules Committee, said to-day that
neither he nor his committee had as yet
given any attention to a special rule
which would give the subsidy bill the
right OF way and limit debate on 1t. He
lntimated that he thought no action
would be taken on the measure until the
tariff and bonus bills have been disposed
of by the conferees of the two Houses,
elections.
Advocates OF rigid enforcement of the
prohibition act declare they will oppose
the subsidy bill unless II has an amend-
ment preventing the sale of liquor on
ships sailing under the American flag.
Here they have the sympathy of mem
bers with pronounced wet inclinations,
who assert that III it's legal to sell
liquor on American ships, why should
we be deprived of the same privilege on
land?"
The short session Of the House to-day
was taken up by the reading of tn.
journal, after which recess was taken
out Of respect for Senator Crow (Rer.
Penn.), Representative Kinkaid (Neb. J, ,
and Representative Padgett (Tenn. !,
who recently died A meeting OF the
Steering Committee has been called for
tomorrow at which, 1t is thought, n
definite program which will include the
subsidy bill will be decided on.