The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-27
Close Vote
Expected on
Subsidy Bill
Republican Leaders Claim
Measure Will Pass in House
by Narrow Margin
on Wednesday.

Washington, Nov. 26.-Passage Of
the administration ship subsidy bill is
expected in the house on Wednesday.
sors for the bill however, probably
viii be unable TO prevent the adoption
OF number Of amendments, incud.
ing the elimination OF the section
which provides deduction from the
income taxes OF shippers equal TO 8
per cent of the amount Of money paid
for freight charges on goods carried
IN American vessels.
The senate, after dlsposing OF the
Liberian loan bill Monday VIII take up
the antl1ynching bill. hoping TO get
that out Of the way before the ship
subsidy bill IL ready for consideration
on the floor Of the senatc.
The efforts OF tho administration
during the last few months to obtaln
the support Of agriculture and labor
for the subsidy bill have proved a
failure and the final vote In the house
ls expected to show these groups lined
up almost solidly In opposition.
The democrats are standing togeth'
er In opposition TO the bin and II II
were not that the republicans have
majority OF III IN the present house,
the administration would have no
chance whatever in obtaining favor
able action.
Republicans Claim Victory.
As It IL, the republicans can lose
the votes of nearly S5 OF their mem.
bers and still pass the bill. Prob
ably not more than half dozen dem.
ocrats will vote for the bill. The re-
publican leaders are claiming a ma.
jority for the bill Of only rs or 80
and If they squeeze through with an
even smaller margin they will be well
under the circumstances.
In order to avoid controversy on
a side issue, members OF the house
on merchant marine and
fisheries have indicated a willingness
to drop the new provision which was
added in revising the bill last week
giving the shipping board authority
over minimum as well as maximum
rates on American vessels in coast
wise trade. This provision was de-
signed to enable the shipping board
TO prevent ruinous rate wars between
American vessels but has stirred up
some opposition.
If the bill is passed on Wednesday 1t
will be taken up in the senate com
nittee on commerce without delay and
will be reported to the senate early |
n the December session.
May Pass Farm Aid BILL
Enactment of rnraI credits logis-
alton before the adjournment OF con-
,ress on March is probable, IN view
If the support to be given by the ads
Senator Capper, Kansas,
las introduced the bill framed by Eu-
rene Meyers, jr., managing director OF
he war finance corporation, in col
alteration with a committee OF the
american National Livestock associa.
ion.
This bill however, is not satisfac'
ory In all respects to the agricultural
interests and will not be accepted with
nut a number of changes. The pur-
,ose Of the proposed legislation is to
,rovide credits on farm products and
livestock for periods Of from six
months to three years which are not
,btainable now, either through the
ederal reserve system or the federal
and bank system.
Representative Johnson, Washing
on, chairman OF the house committee
n immigration, has announced his in
ention of proposing legislation for a
urther restriction of immigration.
he immigration committee will hold
rlef hearings during December with
view to the preparation of the bill
the present quota act re
tricting the immigration Of undesir'
bles.