The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-19
SHIP BILL TO. BE CENTER IF .SENATE:ST0RM
Customary Eleventh Hour ManeuVers Expected in DeS- perate Fight Upon Meas
 ure--F Farm Credits Is
 Issue Before House

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. IS. The shipping bill fight in the Sen ate and sharp conflict in the House over farm credits legislation promise heated proceedings during the remainder of the present Con- gress which adjourns two weeks from today.
 Pressure for these two principal pieces of legislation is complicated by increasing demands for action by supporters of other bills, includ- ing scores of so-called "private" measures. Customary eleventh hour maneuvers and tactics are in full swing with the pitched battles in prospect for the next fortnight. Party conferences of steering com mittees and full memberships are being agitated, with the Senate swinging into night sessions this week in an effort to break obstruc- tion to the shipping bill, and the House expected to be in session severl nights to act ,n variety of measures.
 Essential Bills in Shape.
 The essential bills for which dis posal is necessary to avoid an extra session, however. are in advanced shape. All but five appropriation measures have been sent to the Presi- dent, The army and legislative bills arc to be completed this week. with tn deficienesA asT usual to be finisfed just before adjournment
 Two more Of the regular supply bills, the agricultural and District of Columbia measures. have been com pleted by Congress and go to the President tomorrow or Tuesday. That any of the appropriation meas ures can fail is regarded by leaders as impossible.
 Demands of members for action on small private bills, is to be met partly by the Senate in setting aside it's first two hours for such measures before proceeding with the shipping bill Advocates of the filled milk" bill tomorrow and the truth in fabrics" bill on Tuesday are threat ening moves to supplant the ship ping legislation to gain consideration for their measures.
 With the Strong bill amending the farm loan act and the deficiency ap- propriatiCn bill before the House for votes early this week, the farm group is demanding action on the Capper and Lenroot- Anderson farm credits bills pending before the banking committee. republican party con ference and motions to discharge the committee from jurisdiction over the bills are threatened.
 With the shipping and farm credits measures holding the center of the stage, groups in both Senate and House are fighting to obtain a breath of life for other bills. Among measures being pressed are those to amend the immigration law to re- store small alien property trusts to their owners and to submit constitu- tional amendments changing the ses- sions of Congress and to prohibit child labor and issuance or taN-eNempt Se- curities. Action on bills for govern ment control of radio communication. for recla justification of federal em- ployes' salaries, dealing with Pueblo Indian lands. recognizing the diplo- matic and consular service and amending the tax and tariff laws also Is being urged.
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 Debt Issue settled.
 The British debt funding bill will be sent to the President this week, leaders believe.
 Failure of thousands of bills, in cluding some of the more important m, ssures now being pressed, is re- garded as certainty. More than lA.O00 bills and resolutions still are on the calendars of committees
 Several important nominations also seem doomed to failure through in- action by the Senate because of con tests Among these are the nomina- tions of James G. McNary of New Mexico to be comptroller of currency. and as a result that of D. R. Crissin- ger, present comptroller. to be gov ernor of the federal reserve board; Walter l.. Cohen to be customs comp trolIer at New Orleans. and Joseph W. Tclbert to be United States mar shal for the western South Carolina