New-York tribune., 1922-11-29
Ship Subsidy
Fund Saved
By SO Votes
fcenslaued en- pass rssnhA

!ianois, providing that appropriations
for the subsidy shall be made annually
by Congress instead of the entire ne
Rod OF ten years as intended in tae
bill. II was apparent that this motion
was forced from the shipping advocates
as result OF the strong opposition to
committing Congress for q period Of
! such length.
The section as IL stands ia the origi-
nal bill provided for q subsidy fund
to include revenues from III all ton.
mage dues, tonnage taxes Right
money; CD 10 per cent Of the customs
duties, and (3) all excess earnings paid
| by the owner of any vessel.
floor Leader Mondeii supported the
Madden amendment. saying chat II
ought to pass and that there was no
doubt in his mind that Congress- would
carry out each year it's obligations to
fnltil the contracts made under the
subsidy AS the bill now stands, the
shipping Board is authorized to enter
into ten-year contracts, but Congress
must provide the funds each year from
sources provided in the measure. An
effort by Representative c. S. Briggs.
Democrat, of Texas, to limit the con-
tracts to two years was defeated.
Big Battle On Subsidy Fund
The fight to remove the subsidy fund
from the bill developed into contest
OF marked tension. Representative
Davis, author of the amendment, as
sailed the appropriation as an encroach-
ment upon the powers of Congress and
notification of the budget plan. He
asked whether Congress is so hypno-
tized that 1t is willing to abdicate in
favor of Albert D. Lasked, chairman Of
the Shipping Board" Representative
Hardy, Democrat, Of Texas. assailed
the section as appropriating about
500 100000 a year, or three times as
much as needed for the subsidy during
the first several years.
Representative Chindbiom, Republi-
can of Illinois, replied to the Demo-
cratic arguments by saying that at
least one-haf of the annual exrendi-
lures of the government we're fixed by
permanent legislation and that the
Democratic statement was "the most
extraordinary" proceeding that had
come to his attention in some time.
Representative w. E. Andrews, Repub-
lican, Of Nebraska, opposed the sub
sidy in its entirety. When pressed for
substitute he advocated complete
government ownership and operation.
AS forecast of fight, which Is to
be made when the new Congress comes
in next year, Representative ]. A.
Frear, Republican, OF Wisconsin, in
troduced an amendment that "no part
of the S125 100000 construction loan
fund shall be paid under this bill until
and after re-enactment of the excess
profits tax" This was ruled out by
the chair upon point of order by Mr..
Edmonds, that 1t was not germane to
the section under discussion.
Another amendment thrown out on
q point of order was that of Repre-
sentative L. j. Dickinson, Republican,
Of Iowa, to give the farmers a rebate
of 25 per cent OF the rail rate on their
goods sent for export.
Sail Tonnage Cut 60 500
Representative w. II. White, Repub-
lican, of Maine, one of the principal
advocates of the bill, succeeded in put
ting through an amendment making
the subsidy payable to sailing vessels
Of not less than 500 gross tons, against
the 1,000-ton limit in the original bill.
The greater part OF the bill was
completed to-day. With only the mis-
eellaneous provisions still open to de-
bate or amendment it is expected that
an early vote will be taken tomorrow
About seventy amendments have been
offered by the opponents in the two
days, which, with the exceptions men
toned, have been defeated uniformly
Tho prohibition amendment intro
duced by Representative Edmonds
reads as follows:
Compensation shall not be paid ir
respect to any vessel for mileage GOV.
cred upon voyage at any time dur.
ing such voyage liquor for beverage
purposes (the sale or transportation Of
Which on land is prohibited by the
national prohibition act, or any act ir
amendment thereof, supplemental