The New York herald., 1922-11-23
HOUSE ADOPTS RULE
TO PUSH SUBSIDY BILL
Decides by 200 to 10 to Have
Final Vote on 1t Next
Wednesday.
ITS PASSAGE is EXPECTED
Democrats in Caucus Bind
Party Members to Register
Against Measure.

Special Dispatch 10 TIFF New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. C., Nov. 22.
The House to-day by vote of 200
10 10 adopted rule providing for
immediate consideration of the Admin
:stration's merchant marine bill and
final vote on November 20, Demo-
Gratis in caucus adopted a resolution
binding members of the party to vote
against the measure.
Voting on the rule was along party
lines. with sixteen Republicans oppos-
ing and three Democrats favoring.
Republicans opposing were Represen-
tatives Beck Browne. Frear, Lam
pert, ]. M. Nelson and Voigt of Wis
consin; Bois. Dickinson, Dowell. Hull,
Kopp and Towner of Iowa; Clague
and Keller of Minnesota; James of
Michigan and Sinclair of North Da-
kota. Democrats favoring were Rep
resentatives Lea (Cal). McDuffie (Ala.)
and OConnor Ga.).
The rule adopted brings the mer-
chant marine bill up in the House on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday for
general debate. Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday of next week are to be de-
voted to consideration of amendments.
One motion to recommit the bill will
be entertained. and a vote on the pas
sage of the measure will be taken
Wednesday evening. Leaders believe
the bill will pass the House by
margin of from thirty to forty votes.
Amendment Adopted.
The rule was reported out of the Rules
Committee by vote OF to 3. the Re-
publicans favoring and the Democrats
opposing. In the committee an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Fess which would
prevent appropriations carried in the
measure from being thrown out on
point of order was adopted.
Debate on the rule in .he House dealt
chiefly with the necessity of Government
relief for the merchant marine. Rep
resentative Garrett (Tenn.). Democratic
floor leader. declared the merchant ma
-ine bill Is "a proposition for individual
benefit" and not one Of general interest
He urged the defeat of the rule and
asked why those who had made up their
minds to oppose the bill In principle did
not stop II a the threshold and turn
10 matters of greater moment for which
there is a demand and upon which we
could all agree substantially"
Representative Mondell (Wis). Re-
publican floor leader. asserted il would
be easy for the Democrats two years
hence II they could say "the Republican
party was confronted with q question
Of what should be done to save some
thing out of the enormous expenditure
Of four billions made by the Democratic
Administration for a merchant fleet and
they made no effort whatever TO settle
the great question"
Representative Fcss for Bill.
Representative Fess (Ohlo) in an
nouncing that he favored the merchant
marine bill said: "The real significance
to-day Is what are we going to do with
the ships already built. The big dues-
tion with us now Is how are we going
20 stay on the sea. There Is no need
for subsidy IL American labor should
be reduced to the basis Of our competi-
tors, but I take II that no member Is
willing that American wages should be
REDUCED without reduction there must
be subsidy or continuance of opera
tion OF the merchant marine nv the Gov
ernment And favor q subsidy"
At the caucus Of Democrats only two.
OConnor (La.) and Lea fCal) failed to
agree to vote against the shipping bill
Mr. O'Connor asked to be excused and
Mr.. Lea said he did not believe in bind
ing himself in caucus. Democratic lead
ers said roll call showed most OF the
Democrats were present. He added
that those absent would abide by the
decision OF the caucus
Another angle Of the fight on the ship
subsidy biz developed in the Senate
when Mr.. Caraway tDem., Ark) intro
duced a resolution which would prevent
defeated members of the Senate and the
House from voting on the measure
Senator Caraway's resolution also calls
mon the chairmen of the different com
mittees in Congress mot in sympathy
with the verdict as expressed at the
polls 10 resign their commissions and
hat the Senate and the House/ reaffirm
heir readiness to bow TO the peoples
viii when expressed NJ the polls"
RAINIER TRUCKS Made In New York; v
to q ton. free repairs year. 5th 4 Webster
Aves.. l.. !. City. Tel. Astoria 4ls6.-Adv