The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-31
|II)RM OF TALK
CAUSES A HALT
WITHOUT VOTE
rgy Change Proposed Is Eth
or Thrown Out on Point of
Order or Defeated.
|NSLOW SAYS BILL TO
GO THROUGH AS FRAMED
Duse Also Kills Proposal to
Prevent ExtOrtion in Prices of
Coal Or Other Fuel.
BY The Associated Press

BY ne HSSOCldJCQ FFeSS
iyASHINGTON. Aug. 30.--After re-
Inns all amendments to the admin
aon coal distribution bin, the
ss ran into an unexpected storm of
late to.ay and was forced TO quit
Ii tomorrow without reaching a
Every Change Killed
Es,y change proposed was either
own out on a point of order or de-
rfly defeated. At the end OF the
lay wranglA, Chairman Winsiow,
. he Interstate Commerce Committee
was in charge of the measure,
ldc'ad it would go through as
he'd
is The house worked on the measure
ch lis supporters claimed was all
legislation needed to meet the
llgeacy caused b. the coal and rail
|ias. word reached leaders that at
bis TO settle the anthracite tie up
b, succeed end that he senate was
u 10 take UP house coal bills as
as ii was through with the bonus.
ls.dent Hardiag's original sug-
on for creation OF a buying and
g coal agency was put before the
a by Representatives Anderson, re-
|lcan, Minnesota, with a provision
,ectly authorizing seizure of mines
|jnd necessary in connection with
hey activities. but it went out on a
/ Of order. Advised that an amend
\ authorizing the president to take
railroads and mines, in the event
grim necessity, would go out in
same swift fashion, members fav-
,s such legislation announced that
hing was to be gained by counting
lain rejection.
Little Ceremony
nth little ceremony, the house vot-
down an amendment delegating the
rlbution powers to the interstate
1merce commission in place of a
eral fuel distributor, and a moment
r rejected an amendment fixing
distributors salary at $1,000.
FaiYchild, republican
" York found few supporting his
Dosal that coal distributed should
sold at q reasonable price to the,
innate consumer" An unsuccessful
fmpl was made by Representative
nison, republican, Illinois, to strike
what some members characterized
the heart of the bill. This being the
vision that the fuel distributor, in
Ing TO meet the emergency, should
event eytorJon in prices charged |
coal and other fuel"
IN amendment by Representative
es republican, Iowa, which would |
'e ordered a fifty per cent reduc-
in the freight rate on coal, to be-
within ten days, was thrown out
'N before its reading had been con-
ded
Principal Attack
lhe principal attack on the bill to-
was by Representative Rayburn,
pas democratic members of the
Fmittee which framed it, while Rep
|0'atlve Barbley, democrat, Ken
Ay and Representative Graham,
lolican Illinois, also members Of
Committee, supported the measure.
Rayburn insisted that it would !
L 'he effect OF curtailing produc-
while Mr.. Barkley and Mr.. Gra-
declared grave emergency ex-
and that congress ought to meet |
'Naoul thought of partisanship.
I"1iC The debate, Chairman Wins
informed the house that in the
'nce Of his committee he had talk
"eF the telephone this morning
'ae president and that the presi-
was heartily in favor of the bill.
.'ns II would enable the govern
TO handle "the most flagrant
through its operation"