The Washington times., 1922-12-07
INSIST SUBSIDY
|. MEASURE Be
| CHANGED
Three Republican Ssnators
Join Opposition to Bill ~
Il Stands.
BY J. BART CAARBEIL.
xnAernatlsnal Nsws essv1es.

A. the figh, over the propossd
ship subsidy bill was renewed In the
Senate Commerce Committee today
Senators McNary OF Oregon, Willis
Of Ohio and Lenroot Of wisconsin,
Republican COMMITTEES msmbsrS, join
Cd in q declaration that It was
highly improbable that the meas.
,ure could b. enacted In the original
form In which II was submitted TO
Congress by Chairman LAsker. OF the
Shipping Board.
The three Senators were SIN Ia.
sistant that some restriction should
be placed upon the use BY the board
of the revolving fund Cor the pay
msnt Of subsidies to private ship
ping concerns over q ten-year Pc
Rod. The fund would be created by
tho diversion to It Of 10 psr cent OF
the customs receipts.
Not only McNary, Lenroot and
Willis, but others on the Republican
side Of the Senate found themselves
In disagreement with the President
in his expressed desire that the
board should not be hampered In its
operation Of the fund BY having to
70 to Congres~ at any time during
the proposed ten-yeard period for ad-
ditional authorization.
Say H.rdins II RlghE.
Chairman Jones, Of the Senate
Commerce Committee. and other Ad-
ministration spokesmen, declared.
however. that the President was
entirely right" and they expressed
confidence that his position would
be supported by Q large number OF
Republican Senators.
McNsry, Lenroot and Willis were
determined. they said. upon the
adoption Of their joint amendment
providing for Congressional authort.
cation for any increases In initial
subsidies II the Madden amendment.
stipulating that all subsidies granted
by the Shipping Board must be au-
thorized by Congress-, was to be
eliminated from the bill ~ requested
by the President.
McNary also submitted at todays
session Of the committee q series OF
amendments proposed by the Port
land. Oregon. Chamber OF Commerce.
which he said he intended to sup
port. They included provisions for:
I. Open competitive bidding Tor
the sale Of Government-ownsd or
subsidised ships.
3. Hearings on all proposed sub.
sidies and rates before they are
granted or contracted for by thA
Shipping Board
.. The placing Of all competitive
American ports on Q uniform basis
Of strict equality ~ to the type OF
granted them
4 IA - ~ fg6
granting American railroads the
right to own ships engaged In for
eign trade.
s. Requiring the Shipping Board
to administer the proposed law In
such . way - to develop and fur
ther the commerce OF all ports and
transportation routes for IN equft
able diffusion Of trade and traffic.
Oppess Lean Ida.
Abolition Of the construction loan
fund was also proposed by some
committee members. Chairman
Jones admitted that there wa &
general disagreement" among the
committee membsrp over the bill n
II came from the House ~ well -
over its original form, but he oaid
he was hopeful Of reporting Il ts
the Senate before the weekend. n
though he anticipated that the bat
tie would be renewed there.
Al the committee now stands II ID
tied or deadlocked-ssven Repub
licans--Jones. Nelson. Minnesota
Fsrnah. Maine: Calder, New York
Edge. New Jersey. Ball. Delaware
and Weller, Maryland, and one
Democrat, Ransdell. Louisiana, sup
porting the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fivs
Observation-Disclosures Florida: Ghep
pard, Texas; Simmons, North Caro-
lima: Dial, South Caroline, and Cara
way, Arkansas, Joining McNary
Lenroot and Willis, In their oppoSi