Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
c. D. P. PAvES WAY
FOR SHIP SUBSIDY;
MINORITY T0F|CHT
Democrats Solid Against Har-
ding Merchant Marine
Aid Legislation.

Washington, Nov. 22.-The road was
swiftly cleared Wednesday for an early
end of the house fight over the ad-
'ministration shipping bill, which will be-
gin Thursday.
A special resolution giving the bill
right of way was put through the house
by a vote of 200 to 110. The vote
followed party lines, although three
democrats supported and IS republicans
Iopposed it. Generally speaking leaders
said. it did not indicate the lineup when
the house votes on final passage No
vember 80
Immediately after che action of the
house, democrats agreed at party
caucus to stand solldly against the
measure, enactment of which was urged
yesterday by President Harding in an
address to a joint session of congress.
: One democrat at the caucus-OCon-
nor, of Louisiana served notice that
he would not be bound by The decision,
at the same time announcing he was in
favor of the bill.
Three Democrats Support Bill
The three democrats joining repub
licans in the move to get the measure
before the house were O'Connor. Lea,
California, and McDuffie. Alabama.
Republicans voting against it Were:
Beck. Browne. Frear. Lampert John
SIM. Boies. Dickinson, Hull, Kopp, Dow
ell ard Towner. Iowa; Clague and Kel-
ler, Minnesota; James, Michigan, and
Sinclair, North Dakota.
Representative London, socialist,
New York. stood with the opponents.
The soldier bonus issue was injected
Into the debate by Representative John
son, republican. South Dakota, who an
nounced that he would vote to permit
the house to consider the bill, but would
not vote for its passage. Mr.. Johnson
declared no party could survive that
refused to give a bonus to soldiers and
then give bonus TO ships.
Sharply contrasting views We're pre-
sented by Representative Mondell, Wy
oming the republican leader, and Rep
resentative Garrett. Tennessee, the
democratic leader. Mr. Mondell assert
ed that the republication administration
had not been able in Is months to
cure the evils left by democratic ad-
iministration, particularly with reference
to the shipping problem. 1t was a
question. he said, Of a constructive
or q destructive policy. Turning to
members on the republican side, Mon
dell said they could not escape the re-
sponsibility of meeting the issue in this
congress.
G. o. P. Is AssaiIed
Mr.. Garrett declared that in at
tempting to force the bill through, the
republican administration, with the
death rattle in its throat. was running
true to form in favoring the special
interests" 1t was surprising, he said,
that the drive for the bill should be
made Immediately after the adlninistra-
ton had been ''repudiated and discred-
tied " at the polls"
Pleading for action, Chairman Camp
bell, of the rules committee, challenged
opponents Of the bill to bring forward
something better.
Taking stock Wednesday night after
the first skirmish, republican leaders
asserted the bill would pass the house
with at least % votes to spare, but
they declined to speculate on its chances
in the senate.
The view was expressed By others
that if defeated. it would go down at
the hands Of the republicans and that
the question Of final enactment by the
house depended upon the fate of raft
of amendments to be offered.