Evening star., 1922-11-30
REPUBLICANS GlRD
TO RUSH SHIP BILL
THROUGH SENATE
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for the sale to private owners Of the
governments merchant feet and the
establishment in the treasury Of a
revolving fund to be loaned to
American citizens for the construc-
ton of ships Another fund, the
established from proceeds of ton
r.age dues and duties amounting.
according to sponsors of the bill.
to $4.00o.0OO annually. and 10 per
cent of the amount of custom duties.
which would total $30,O00,o0o per
annum.
Provides for U. 8. Sailors.
Compensation on graduated
scale would be extended ship owners
out of this fund. according to the
speed. size and type of the vessel
The compensation would be for
periods not exceeding ten years to
ship owners making contracts with
the government. and the vessels
would be classified in the American
Bureau OF Shipping. Ships re-
ceiving compensation would be re-
quired to carry crews. of which at
least one-half at first and after three
years two-thirds, exclusive of
zens. An exception was made in the
stewards department OF passenger
ships.
Excess Profits to U. 9.
AS a measure to prevent excess
profits, the bill stipulates that profits
over 10 per cent must be returned to
the Treasury until the amount OF
compensation a ship has received Is
repaid. The bill provides that the
Shipping Board in developing its sales
rolicy shall endeavor to continue all
existing steamship routes and regu-
lar services.
one-half the immigration coming
into the United States must come in
American ships, under a provision of
the bill, and another section would
authorize the President to turn over
the transport service to the Shipping
Board for disposal and make con-
tracts with private steamship owners
for transportation for the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps.
AS originally drawn the bill gave
the Shipping Board jurisdiction over
coastwise rates Of vessels receiving
conversation, but this section was
withdrawn pending hearings. Mem
bers of the merchant marine commit
tee said the section was intended to
prevent ruinous competition.
Roll Call ON Bill.
The roll call follows:
Republicans voting for the bill
Ansorge. Anthony, Appleby, Arentz,
Atkeson, Bachrach, Beedy, Begg. Ben
ham, Bird. Bixler, Blakeney, Bland
(Indiana), Bond, Bowers, Brennan.
Britten, Brooks Ullinois). Brooks
Pennsylvania), Burdick. Burton. But
Ter, Gable. Campbell (Kansas). Camp
mers, @ Chandler lNew York;. chind-
blom' Clarke tNew York;. Classon.
Clouse. Cotton, Connolly (Pennsyl-
vania), Copley, Coughlin. Crago.
Crowther, Curry, Dale, Dalltnger, Dar-
row, Dempsey. Echols, Edmonds, Ell
liott. Ellis, Fairfield, Faust % Fenn'
Free, Freeman, rockingham, Fuller,
Gerhard, clifford, Glynn. Goodykoontz.
Gorman, Gould, Graham Qllfnois),
Graham (Pennsylvania). Greene (Mas-
sachusetts), Greene (Vermon), Griest,
Hadley, Hardy (colorado). HaWley'
Aiiy. Aay'' Himes, Hsnsy' easn Hogan. Huek. Huek:
riede, Humphrey (Nebraska). Hustled,
Hutchinson. Ireland, Jefferis lNe-
Kahn. Kearns, Kelly (Pennsylvania),
Kendall, Kiess' King. kirkpatriGk: ;a !.
fPennsylvania), 'en1s Kraus. Langley. Lar
son (Minnesota). Lawrence, Layton
Leatherwood, Lee (New York;. Lehl-
back, Longworth, Luce. Luhring, Nc
Fadden, Mclaughlin (M1chlgan), NC
Laughlin (Pennsylvania), MCPHERSON
MacGregor, MacLarerty, Madden. Ma
gee. Merritt, Miller. Mills. Miilspaugh.
Mondell, Montoya, Moore lIllinois) F,
Moore tohio), Moores (Indiana) ,
Morgan. Morin. Mott. Mudd, Murphy,
Nelson (Maine), Newton (MissourD i.
Norton. ogden, olpp. Paige. Parker
(New Jersey. Parker tNew YoTk1 erIso: ::
Jersey. Perkins. Perlman, Petersen.
Porter. P5insy, ssau Purnell, a.fa Radelias; eNae
York;. Reed (West virginia). Rhodea
Riekstts Ridaiek; Roaoh; soa. RResstsGa. Rossas'a
sanders f1ndiana), Sanders (New
York;. Scott (Tennessee). Shelton.
shreve, siegal. sinnott, slemp, Smith
(Idaho). Smell, Snyder. Sproui. Ste
phens, strong tPennsylvenie), Swing.
Taylor (New Jersey). Taylor (Ten-
Tinkham, Treadway, Underhill. Yaile.
ware. vestal, Yolk, Walters. Ward
(New York;, wason, Watson, Web
ster, Wheeler. White (Maine). Win
slow. Wood undiana). woodward.