Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-12
SHIP SUBSIDY
ATTRACTS HOT
SO[ON DEBATE
Few Senators Listen to
Reading Of Bill; No
Chance for Action.
President Flayed for
Calling Short Session
to Pass Pet Measures,

Washington, Dec 1.-THE admins
tration shipping bill was taken up Mon
day by the senate and was subjected
Immediately to baptism of fire at the
hands of democratic opponents.
Chairman Jones, Of the commerce
committee, which reported the bill Sat
urday after making several changes iii
the house draft, called up the measure.
His opening statement in behalf Of the
legislation, however, went over until
Tuesday, because of the time consumed
by the democrats in several attacks on
the measure and by the reading of the
entire bill and both majority and
minority reports in compliance with &
demand by Senator Fletcher, of Florida,
ranking democratic member Of the
commerce committee.
The democrats started their attack
as soon as Chairman Jones made his
first move in the Legislative struggle
which is expected to occupy the senate
for weeks. Senator Jones proposed
first that the senate proceed to i'm
mediate consideration of the bill but
objection from the democratic side
blocked this move. until after the reg
ular calendar had been disposed of.
The commerce committee chairman
next suggested that the senate, begin
ming tomorrow meet an hour earlier,
but withdrew the proposal in the face
of objections from several democratic
senator's and Chairman Norris. of the
agriculture committee, that this would
G. 0. r. Prepared
Republican supporters Of the bill,
rather expected an attempt by the
democrats to prevent the taking up of
the bill but the motion was carried
without dissent upon viva voce" vote. |
The next move by Senator Jones-a
proposal that the senate on quitting
work Monday recess instead of adjourn
to expedite consideration of the bill
was used by three democratic members
as vehicle of attack on the admins
tration policy with respect to the meas /
ure and on the legislation itself. The |
later was ruled out Of order
by Senator McNary, republican, Ore
gon, who was presiding, on point of /
order raised by Senator Harrison,
democrat. Mississippi.
Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, led |
off in the attack with criticism Of
the administration course in post
poning house action until after the
election on what he described as con
cededly unpopular legislation" and
then in bringing pressure to bear to
hasten enactment Of the legislation,
before the members Of congress have
lad q chance to reflect on the e1-
oression of the people at the polls in
November"
The shipping bill, Senator Robinson
said, entered into the fall campaign in
more than 80 congressional districts,
NH iv hn I'D
candidate supporting the legislation
vent down to defeat.
Senator Harrison, in arguing his 1
)oint of order. denied that he or any
,ther democratic senator proposed to {
ilibuster against the bill. He criticized !;
he action Of the administration in (
alling the special session at which the
louse passed the shipping bill and at
which be said the senate had done t
just four things
Extraordinary /
One was very extraordinary propo
ition. he continued, "and one which :
he American people welcomed. namely.
he swearing in of q woman for the
irst time in the history of the Amer
can congress as a senator, from the
tate of Georgia"
Another was equally welcomed bv
he American people and was more
welcomed by senator's on the other side
f the aisle (the republican ,sine). and
hat was the resignation of Mr.. New
erry.
The other two propositions that
anne before the congress were matters
hat were not offered in good faith
hat were attempted here in sham
attic, IN order to obtain colored vote
throughout the country-the Dyer anti
'nchlng bill, which all senator's on the
ther side knew was dead at the
loment it was born, and the Liberian
,an proposition during Consideration
t which we saw senator's on the Other
lde, ike the king of France with forty
nouSand men, march up the hill and
aen marched down again, nv votes @
FINISHED BY the republican majority i
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