The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-11-29
CONGRESS BATTLES
On SHIPPING BILL

WASHINGTON.-The big guns on
both sides were turned loose in the
house battle over the administration
shipping bill.
When general debate, which had run
for three full days, ended Saturday,
] opponents of the measure were ready
for the attempt to be made Monday
to rake it fore and aft with amend
ments, while those who have urged
its passage expressed belief that their
forced could be held together to put
it through substantially as framed.
Meanwhile, absent members were
urged to return. The assurance given
to the president by Representative
Mondell, Republican leader, that there
were enough votes to pass it, put the
opposition to work with renewed Wig
or. Both factions figured closely on
the probable vote to be cast today
for and against the bill, opponents
asserting that unless the administra-
ton was able to lineup and count
all its absentees, it might be beaten.
kilograms came from many absentees
seeking pairs.
The first real test of strength will
be developed Monday, when the house
is called upon to vote on amend
ments, some of which seek to strike
out vital provisions of the bill.
!, AS ranking Democrat of the mer-
, chant marine committee, by which the
bill was drafted, Representative Har.
dy of Texas, made the principal as.
sault on it in a two-hour speech. HI
was joined by Representative Frear
Republican, Wisconsin; Representa-
: tive Garrett, Tennessee, the Democrat
ic leader, and others, while Represent
alive Mondell and Chairman Maddel
of the appropriations committee, wen
to the front with many Republican
in its defense.
An assertion by Mr.. Hardy tina
{ "there is not a paragraph in the bill
that was not framed by the steamshi
L owners" was denied by Represents
tive Edmonds, Pennsylvania, rankin
l. Republican of the merchant marin
committee, who declared he persona.
ly had written many of the provision
: and that they were not put there 6
the behest of outside influence.
Sc Breaking into the wrangle, Repre-
sentative John M. Nelson, Republi,
1t an, Wisconsin, said he had receive
~ information that virtually every d,
v mand of the shipping interests hs
been incorporated.
m Mr.. Hardy charged that under Il
lie, legislation proposed by the committe
e, the Standard Oil company will r
e. ceive money from the government fl
sSA transporting its own products in i
lie. own tankers, so it can sell oil costir
to so cents a barrel in Texas for 81
to Shanghai.
i'll The end of the debate, Mr.. Mond,
ue declared, found the opponents of &
he bill Laundering and without a sing
he definite constructive suggestion ma
ey or offered" The position of those O
nd posing the measure, he added, "mu
be somewhat embarrassing in view
ne the fact that their attitude is exact
Ids that which best pleases our foreiI
Ill shipping rivals"
as Mr.. Garrett today took sharp ISIS
az with the Republican argument that
m. proposal to compensate the merchs
loo marine was in any way, parallel
the government activities in ros
he building, irrigating western lands,
making grants to railroads.
Ill off, when / voted cheerfully !
~ western irrigation projects, I was "
ing for a subsidy, the western gent
man certainly put something over
me-" he said, turning to Mr.. Mond,
AL Those projects were for the benz
of all, not for a few"
MIR. Garrett declared to have a m
chant marine, ships must have car
ses both ways, and added that 'the L
Yan act of congress before the recent
.ev. cess was to prevent ships having a
will turn cargo from abroad by imposit
and Of the tariff"
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