Norwich bulletin., 1922-11-30

tration shipping b;N around which Wa wagsd the most bitter partisan hsnI the present congress was passed tooa! by the house with A votes to spare. The Nn&a count was POS to 1S4 siSty-nine republicans broke ava! from their party organization and op' posed the bill, while four democrats supported it There never was mu2h doubt about the result but the margin by which it went through was much lower than estimates publicly given by most Of the leaders. It was, however fust about what they figured on priv- ately.
 Tn the face O. threats to delay, if not prevent its passage by the senate. the measure will go Monday to the sena-e committee which plans 70 accept 1t as pGssed by the house and take the fight to the floor next week.
 Tie usual motion to rccomnit, for the striking out of the provision relat- Ing to the tax exemption and direct condensation WAS made by RepreseG- tat.ye Hardy, Texas ranking democrat of the merchant marine committee which framed i., and defeated, @i5 to 172.
 Chairman Greene, of the merchant marine committee, and Representative Edmonds. Penn, ranking republican who shouldereh the fight through iae house, declared tonight that despite amendments the measure would pave the way for putting the American flag at high place on the seas, The general view on both sides was that had an at tempt been. made to pass it as framed. it would have been swept to oYerwhe!In- ing deeeat G-a-. -r There was shout of approval on the repGbgcap side when the final. vote was annouaevd, but 1t was not half so hear ty as that given Representative SHOn deI, Horomifug, the republican leader. who, aH a closing address pleaded ear n6stiy With his party to stand behind shs pres.dsnt and give the bill a sweep lRg majority. . Mir. Mondell had the IESsss al tloRs-who voted for it got up and qheeEed, s5 z-
 Tho house, n the last stage of the .IyttIe. defeated an amendment by Rep EEfntatlve. I5anhAss1. democrat, Texas f74aiSn4d 10 give ltlle measure what he !sisared was it's proper name. Mir. Ian m wanted to change the title of mer- asiant marine act to the ship subsidy gc. 0f 1922. asserting that he -hadesppt fn,ward the proposal in the final ho2e thot a spade may be called by it's prpp- sr Raple. .
 Az passed ,bv the house no line was eft In the 1bill relating to the subject a' liquor selling on 1 American ships. When the question was reached yester- lay in committee of the whole. the Banlxhead out-and-out prohibition amendment was put aside and su3sti- ute offered by. MT. Edmonds accepted. It stipulated that if a ship. on any par ttcuiRr voyage. permitted the transpo-- tation of liquor, it could not share in subsidy, for that voyage.
 The Edmonds amendment went out Dn a demand for a separate vote in the house by Representative Cramton, ce. pJ1blhcan. Michigan, an advocate 0! prohibition enforcement, who contend sd that it was not as strong as exise,.ts law, and might be construed by some as wipihg out the present statute. MT Edmonds himself voted for the Cramtor proposal. against which there was only a handful of scattering votes A voice from the shores of the great maritime state of Massachusetts was lifted today against the bill. Represen. tative Andrew. republican, of that state declaring it offered a. dangerous prece dent. which, if adouted. Twill hound u. for years to come"
 Now and then there was a brief fur ry of political talk, but the traders holding their 6orces in line, presented and put through motion after motion tt shut off debate. Then after passing tn, bill the house quit for Thanksgiving. TFle house made number of change. in the bill as reported by the merchan' marine committee. One of them gayt congress the riEht to appropriate annu ally out of the merchant marine fund tn, money necessary to carry out the pro visions of the act. Another provided tha industria1 ships, such as those owned b, tlfe Standard Oil company, should no collect compensation on any portion of vessel carrying cargo of the ships own CTS
 The provision of the bill giving ineom tax reductions to shippers sending thei goods abroad in American vessels va stricken Out. and the house also stipulat cd that the steamship Leviathan shoul not be sold for less than tho cost of re cQgditlohing g-$S, ,166.Ooo.
 Prrchasors of shipping board vessel would bay not less than 1-4 per cent lnt9est On deferred payments. instead 0 { DeT cent. as originally stipulated i the bill, under an amendment adoptet and money loaned to prospective cor vtFuctoEs; would bring the government nc t4So AAAAtl 1FA-4 per CSIrLT k1lLefeSL, llBLe1 of 2 Der cent.
 Al dhally passed, the bill would prc vide For the sale to private owners of il, governments mtrchant fleet and the es tablihmsrt In inc treasury of revolvin fund to be loAned to American citizen for the c0nstfuct4on of ships. Anoths fund the 'tnsrehant marine fund" woul be established from proceeds Of tonnac ausa and duties. amounting, according BpoElsors of the bsil. to s4.O00. 900 amt ally and 10 per cent. of the amount { customs duties, which would total tsO 100000 psr year.
 Compenaation on, a graduated eca, would be extended ship owners out of th fund according to the speed, size and tyr f the vessel. The compensation wouI be for periods not exceeding ten years ship owners making contracts with ti governnent, and the vessels would I sSassiAed in the American bureau of shil ping. Ships receiving compensation wou be required to carry crews of which loast pne-halt at first and after tir, years two-thirds. exclusive of Teens, oificers. ars An akricah cltizens An e, repelon was made in the stewardS d pnrtment Of passenger ships
 AS meas1re to prevent excess prof, the blu stipulates that profts over B pei, cent. must be returned to the treasul untfl the amount Of compensation sh