New-York tribune., 1922-11-28

s.,ublican, OF Wyoming. door leader,
...silsd the tactics o. the opposition,
: CHARGED chat most of the amend.
az. we're not offered in good faith.
- same assertion was made by Rem
..'s.setatixe Carl r. Chindhlom, Repuh.
s,sa. sss Of iiiirois.
~, Tss si25, ,eeo.eoo construction loan
..s1 net with strong opposition. the
,ssult OF which was TO increase
S rinimuna rate Of interest from swo
s,s per cent.
Amendments Adopted
mt Of total of thirty-eight amend
.sass which were offered during the
81 only six were adopted. With ex-
- s'ssiop Of q few suggestions FOR alsera-
.tsss ii the measure which came from
4. Republican aide, virtually ali Of
- smendments proposed originated
- Democratic members of the Mar.
~. Marine Committee who conducted
-, was apparently systematic aY-
~ 10 cripple the bill. The mos.
ocular nsneuvers OF the opposition
s.re bold attempts TO strike out whole
ss.tioas Of the bill with no euggestion
4 subst sutes.
IN addition 60 the auaendrnen% eisr,-
.satjnc the 5 per cent income tgx de-
istsion Representative Graham suc-
ss.ied IN obtaining the adoption Of an
sssadment raising the per cent of In
ss.,s on unpaid purchase prices az
sssseis bought from the government
frsa the ( per cent carried In tha hill,
ssA per cent. An attempt later bv
sepsssentatve James A. Fresr, Repuh-
kaa Of Wisconsin. TO increase the rats
,dll higher to per cent was rejectad.
lsosher amendment provides that In
ae event the giant liner Leyiashan IA
,,ld 20 8 private company the price
,sall not be lower than the cost al
.xonditioning. The vota on this suenS-
nsat Vas 81 TO rs.
representative Edwin L. Davis. Den-
sssst, also presipiSated another diReua-
.jon OF ehe possibility OF tAe Standard
oil Company, the ssesl corporatiens
ga the fruit companies, all OF which
operate fleets for transporting their
products, obtaining benefits under the
yuhsidy. He sought to strike from she
Ml ssntsnes authorizing the Ship
ying Board TO determine "the sair
ssius Of the services performed" By
sath vessels and the gross income at.
.rbutabls TO such operations. His es-
sarf wee defeated by a vote of 70 to 30
shen Representative Edmonds told the
Eonse that the committee will present
On amendment excluding vessels opey-
sssd By the big corporations.
One Of the other real fights Of the
by was over the sections Of the bill
tsling with the methods by which
.s ship board may DISPOSE of It's ves-
sis Representative William j. Sears.
penocrat. OF Florida, tried so prevent
As authorization OF private eompsti-
i've sales after apprassement and due
advertisement" He said that private
ales would opeu the docys 70 all kinds
u svil practices.
Private SaIes Retained
Mr. Edmonds replied that exsstins
sfs provides for private sales, that Il
as worked out satisfactorily and there
ss been no scandal. When the viva
Tset vote was taken on the Sears pro
lsssl the House ordered the clause 90
snsin In the bill. Representative
Grsham subsequently, however, OBJ
aaed tho elimination Of paragrap pt
rssiding; ~Any vessel may be sold
Sishous such advertisement or such
sanpetitivs sale, II such action is spe.
dssslly authorized by the board upon
sfrma$ive vote of not less thar
iHs It's members, and II such vote
md iiull statement Of the reasons 1cr
sGtaoYEing euch sale are spreed upon
ae niautss Of the board"
representative Thomas L. Bianton,
Naocra4, OF Texas, Was the author oi
tisther amendment which was adopted
aprovtdes that 40 employees Of che
Fsernment "ahall in any way be inter,
sted as vendee in any purchase made
ifum the Shipping Board"