Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-26
ADMINISTRATION
SHIPPI INC BILL
CAUSES HEATED
HOUSE WRANGLE
Big Guns on Both Sides Are
Turned Loose Absent
Members Are Urged to
Return by Next Monday
FINAL VOTE WILL BE
TAKEN WEDNESDAY
tive Hardy
Texas, Makes Principal
Assault on the Measure
in a TWo-HOur Speech

Washington, Nov. 25.-The big
guns on both sides were turned
loose in the house battle today over
the administration shipping bill.
When general debate, which had
run for three fun days, ended to-
night, opponents Of the measure
were ready for the attempt to he
made Monday to rake fore and
aft with amendments, while those
who have urged its passage eN-
pressed belief that their forces
could be held together to put it
through substantially as framed.
Meanwhile absent members were
urged to return. The assurance
given the president last night by
Representative Mondell. republican
leader, that there were votes
enough to pass it, put the opposi'
tion to work with renewed Nigor
Both factions figured closely on
the probable vote to be cast We'd
nesday for and against the bill, OPP
asserting that unless the
administration was able to line up
and count all its abseutees II
might be beaten. kilograms came
TO-DAY from many abseutees seek
ing pairs.
First Real Test
The first real test of strength
will be developed Monday when tho
house is called upon to vote on
amendments, scrae Of which seek
ID stiike- out g4ttd pf0Nssl0n9 Of the
bill
As ranking democrat Of the mcr-
chant marine committee by which
the bill was drafted Representative
Hardy of Texas. made the princi~
pal assault on it today in a two
hour speech. lie was joined by
Frear. republican,
of Wisconsin; Representative Car
rett. Tennessee, the democratic
leader. and others, while Repre-
sentative Mondell, the republican
leader, and Chairman Madden or
the appropriations committee,
went to the front with many re-
publicans in its defense.
An assertion by Mr.. Hardy that
there is not a paragraph in the
bill that was not framed by the
steamship owners was denied by
Representative Edmonds, Pennsyl-
vania, ranking republican of the
marine committee. who
declared he personally had writ
ten many of the provisions and
that they were not put there at the
behest of outside influences. Break
ing into the wrangle. Representa-
tive John Is. Nelson. republican, of
Wisconsin, said he had received in
formation that virtually every de
mand" of the shipping interests
had been Incorporated.
Hardy's Charges
Mr.. Hard, charged that under
the legislation proposed by the
committee the Standard Oil COM
pany will receive money from the
for transporting its
own tankers so it can sell oil cost
ing so cents a barrel in Texas for
81 in Shanghai.
The end of the debate, Mr.. Mon
dell declared. found the opponents
of the bill f,oundering and without
a single definite constructive sug-
Gestion made or offered" The po-
sition of those opposing the meas
ure he added, must be somewhat
embarrassing in view OF the fact
that their altitude is exactly that
which best pleases our foreign
shipping rivals"
Garrett Takes Issue
Mr.. Garrett today took sharp is
sue with the republican argument
that a proposal TO compensate the
merchant marine was in any way
parallel to the government activi-
ties in road building, irrigating
western lands. or making grants to
railroads.
"If when I voted cheerfully for
western irrigation projects | was
voting for a subsidy. the western
over on me-" he said. turning to
Mr.. Mondell. These projects were
for the benefit Of all. not for
few"
Mr., Garrett declared, to have 4
merchant marine, ships must have
cargo both ways and added that
"the least act of the congress be-
fore the recent recess was to pre-
vent ships having return cargo
from abroad by imposition of the
tariff"
The benefit to the whole people
under the shipping bill would be
greater than Mississippi valley ap-
granted by congress.
and there was no subsidy there,''
said Representative Hustled, re-
publican. of New York. Pleading
for ocean transportation Repre-
sentative Free. republican, of Calf
fornia declared California pro.
ducers have lost from $4,000. .00e
to St00,o00,000 this season because
of lack of transportation on land
and sea.
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