Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-12
Senate Democrats
 Attack Shipping Bill
Immediate Consideration of the Bill Was Blocked by Democratic Objection.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The administra- tion shipping bill was taken up today by the senate and was subjected immediate ly to a baptism of fire at the hands of democratic opponents.
 Chairman Jones of the commerce com mittee, which reported the bill Saturday after making several changes in the house dCaft, called up the measure. His opening statement in behalf of the legis- lation. however, went over until tomor- row, 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 re- ports in compliance with a 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 immediate considera- tion of the ship bill but objection from the democratic side blocked this move until after the regular calendar had been dis posed of. He next suggested that the senate, beginning tomorrow. meet an hour earlier, but withdrew the proposal in the face of objections from several demo- i cratic senators ana Chairman Norris of the agriculture committee that this would interfere with committee activities. The next move by Senator Jones-a proposal that the senate, on quitting work today recess instead of adjourn in order to expedite consideration of the bill-however, was used by three demo- cratic senators as vehicle of attack on | the administration policy with respect to
 tue measure and on the legislation itself.
 The proposal later was ruled out of order | by Senator McNary, republican, Oregon.
 who was presiding.
 | Senator Robinson of Arkansas led off
 in the attack with criticism of the ad- ministration's course in poStponing house 1 Lion until after the elections on what 1 f- described as "concededly unpopular l legislation, and then in bringing pressure 1 to bear to hasten enactment of the legs. l lation before the members of congress have had a chance to reflect on the eX
 pression of the people at the polls in No
 Fember"
 Senator Harrison denied that he or an,
 other democratic senator proposed to fiji
 buster against the bill. He criticised
 the action of the administration in callinl
 the special session at which the hous
 passed the shipping bill and at which h
 said the senate had done "iust fou
 things" 'One was a very extraordinary propo sition." he continued, and one -which(th
 American people welcomed, namely, tn
 swearing in of a woman for the first tim in the history of the American congres as a senator, from the state of Georgia
 Another was equally welcomed by tn
 American people. and was more wei ,, comsd by senators on =the other side 0 ? the aisle (the republican side). and tha ; was the resignation of Mir NeRberry T The other two propositions that cam before the congress were matters tha attempted here in a sham battle in orde T to obtain cotored votes throughout tn : countryside Dyer anu-1ynching bil ' which all senators on the other side kne' : was dead at the moment it was born. an the Liberian loan proposition, during COT : sideration of which we saw senators c
 the other side, like the king of Franc
 with forty thousand men, march up tf
 hill, and then march down again. B r I'votes furnished by the republican. majo
 ity the Liberian loan was sent back to tt e sleep that knows no waking
 8 Senator Harrison declared, that to a. s complish these four things the taxpa! o CTS were forced to pay the expense of a extra session, and added that ''now tn = piece of infamous Legislation proposes - saddle another SS75 5000, ,Ooo on the e backs"
 . The reading Of the bill and reports tot about four hours and held the attentic . Of an average Of five or six senators.