The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-01
SHIP MEASURE. DIES ONE: YEAR
 TIER BIRTH.
Plans for Liquidating Huge Merchant Marine Invest ment Are Now Under
 Way Motion of Ladd
 Ends Senate Fight

(By Associated Press. )-The ad- ministration shipping bill died to- day just year to the day after it was born.
 On February 28, 1922, President Harding, appearing at a joint ses- sion of Congress, urged enactment of legislation designed to build up an American merchant marine through government aid and identi- cal bills embodying the views of the administration were introduced in the Senate and House. Today, the bill then introduced, after hay ing passed the House in the mean time, met it's death in the Senate through adoption of a motion to lay it aside.
 The end of the legislation, which the President has advocated with all the powers at his command, leaves the administration where it was year ago in dealing with $3,000,000, ,000 investment in war built ships. The task of liquidating this investment already has been made the subject of study and the plans under consideration are to De announced soon after Congress ad- journs Sunday.
 Death Comes Quietly.
 The death Of the shipping byl came quietly -and withoat the bitt1, discussion which marked its hectis career Under agreement, the Senate promptly at 1 o'clock proceeded to vote on the motion of Senator Robin son, of Arkansas, the acting demo- cratic leader. to send the ship meas Gre back to committee.
 Administration leaders. including Senator Jones, republican, Washing ton, who has been in charge of the Legislation in the Senate, had indl- cated their opposition to this course and the motion was voted down, 4s to 30
 The final blow then was dealt the bill which was given up as lost last Friday ty its supporters after q four day filibuster. Senator Ladd republican, North Dakota, moved that it be laid aside in favor of the filled milk bill, and the motion was rarried, 63 to [, with the republican leaders voting with the majority. The action meant the death of the shipping measure inasmuch as Senator Jones had told the Senate he would make no further efforts to call the bill up before adjournment.
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 No New Attempt.
 The action also was taken to mean the end of such legislation for years to come, for President Harding has let it be known that the administra- tion plans no attempts to obtain consideration for the bill at the next regular session of Congress.
 The filled milk bill. which pro- hibits the shipment in interstate com meree of evaporated or condensed milk when made from skinned milk and such oil substitutes for tho withdrawn butter fat as cottonseed and cocinut oil, was debated in termittently through the remainder of the day. Agreement was reached for a vote late tomorrow on the measure which has passed the House
 The shipping bill, between the time it was presented to Congress a year ago and it's death today passed q through the following stages:
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 Subject of Hearings.
 It was the subject of hearings be- fore the Senate commerce and the House merchant marine committee in joint session beginning last April and continuing until May 1s. In amended form it was reported to the House June IA but President Hard- ing consented to postponement of ac- ton on u at that session. The ex- ecutive called Congress in special session November 20, to consider the measure and on November 2l deliV- cred another message in it's support 1t was passed by the House November 29 by vote of POS to 1S4.
 It was referred to the Senate com nerce committee December 4, the day Congress met in regular session and five days later was reported to the Senate with some amendments It was made the unfinished business of the Senate December II, and un- Nil today had occupied that privil- eged position most of the time. The President. in the meantime, renewed his appeal for it's enactment in the course of message delivered Febru- ar :, but opponents began an ac- tive fillbustcr February 10. which, after running through day and night peaents giving up the fight last Fri