Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-26
INC KINGS
WROTE SUBSIDY
BILL, CHAR CE.
Big Guns of House Turn
Fire on Harding
Marine Bonus

Washington, Nov. 25-The big guns
on both sides were turned loose in the
house battle Saturday over the ad-
ministration shipping bill
When general debate, which had run
| for three full days, ended Saturday
night, opponents of the measure were
ready for the attempt to be made
Monday to rake it fore and aft with
amendments. while those who have
urged its passage, express the be-
lief that their forces could be held to-
gether to put it through substantially as
| framed
Meanwhile absent members were urg-
ed to return.
The assurance given to the president
Friday night by Representative Mon
dell. republican leader, that there were
votes enough to pass it. put the oppo-
sition to work with renewed vigor.
Both factions figured closely on the
probable vote to be cast Wednesday for
and against the bill. opponents as
serting that unless the administration
was able to line up and count all its
absentees. it might lose out Tele-
grams came Saturday from many
absentees, seeking pairs.
First Test Monday
The first real test of strength will
be developed Monday, when the house
is called upon to vote on amendments.
some of which seek to strike out vital
provisions of the bill.
As ranking democrat of the merchant
marine committee, by which the bill
was drafted. Representative Hardy of
Texas made the principal assault on
it Saturday in two-hour speech. He
was joined by Representative Frear,
republican. Wisconsin; Representative
Garrett, Tennessee, the democratic
leader. and others, while Representative
Mondell and Chairman Madden of the
appropriations committee. went to the
front, with many republicans in its de-
fense.
An assertion by Mr. Hardy that
There is not paragraph in the bill
that was not framed by the steamship
owners was denied by Representative
Edmonds, Pennsylvania, ranking re-
publican of the merchant marine COM
mittee, who declared he personally had
written many of the provisions and that
they were not put there at the behest
of outside influences. Breaking into
the wrangle, Representative John NJ. |
Nelson. republican, Wisconsin, said he !
had received information that virtually |
every demand" of the shipping inter |
ests had been Incorporated.
Mr.. Hardy charged that under the |
legislation proposed by the committee. |
the Standard Oil company will receive |
money from the government for trans
oortatlng its own products in its own
Iankers so it can sell oil costing fifty |
cents barrel in Texas for 81 in |
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MondeII Flags Opponents
The end of the debate. Mr.. Mondell
declared, found the opponents of the
lill flounderiug and without single
lefinite constructive suggestion made
" offered" The position of those OPP
posing the measure, he added must be
somewhat embarrassing in view of the
act that their attitude is exactly that
yhich best pleases our foreign shipping
.ivals.f
Mr. Garrett Saturday took sharp
ssue with the republican argument
hat proposal to compensate the
merchant marine was in any way
parallel to the government activities,
II road building, irrigating western
ands, or making grants TO railroads.
III Wnen voted cneef1utly Tor
western irrigation projects ] was
oting for subsidy. the western
.entlemen certainly put something over
N me- he said. turning to Mr. Mon
ell "Those projects were for the
'enefit of all, not for few
Mr. Garrett declared to have
lerchant marine, ships must have
argo both ways. and added that THE
asst act of congress before the recent
ession was to prevent ships having n
eturn cargo from abroad by imposi-
ion of the tariff"