Evening journal., 1923-02-12
SENATE.

Met at noon February 10. and ad-
journed at 4.sO p. m. until today at
IL o'clock.
Administration shipping bill was
under consideration, Chairman
Jones, in charge, submitting unani-
nous consent agreement which, ne
said! he would call up tomorrow.
This proposed agreement would
limit debate to each senator after
February 16 to one hour on the bill
and 80 minutes on any amendment.
II the bill is not passed by Febru-
airy 20 the Limitation on debate TO
be reduced to 10 minutes on the
lbnl and 5 minutes on any amend
ment.
Administration leaders claimed
that the vote OF 81 to 20 by which
the early session tomorrow was or
dered indicated they had a major
ity II the bill could be brought to
vote. The opposition. however,
declared that the vote, many sena-
tors being absent, was not signi-
flcant.
A delegation OF senators opposed
to the ship subsidy bill conferred
with the President and suggested
amendments designed to give a
greater share of government aid TO
cargo carriers, as compared with
liners carrying chiefly passengers.
Senator McNary (Republican),
oregon, is said to have Informed
the President the measure in It's
present shape could not pass. but
that enough votes could be obtain
ed for It IL the proposed amend
ments were accepted.
Chairman McCumber, OF finance
committee, favorably reported the
British debt funding bill as passed
by the House. Senators La Toilette
/ (Republican): Gerry, Rhode Island,
and Walsh, Massachusetts (both
I Dem oorats). voting against favor
able action, with eight members Of
the committee supporting the
measure.
Chairman McCumber. in response
to a query. said he hoped" to call
the debt funding bill up for con-
sideration on Tuesday
| Agriculture committee, by
unanimous vote favorably reported
the Gooding bill to create a govern
ment wheat sterilization corpora
ton, with $3OO,0OO.OOO capital. to
buy and sell wheat.
From the library committee IA
vorable report was made on. this
resolution to purchase the statute
"The Pilgrim Mother and Child OF
the Mayflower," and its presentation
to the British government.
Mining committee made a favor
able report on the Nicholson reso-
luton to create a congressional COM
mission to investigate the gold and
silver mining industry and the eff
fects of the existing depression on
industry, exchange ana prices.
Morris A. Soper was nominated to
be Federal judge for the district OF
Maryland. to succeed Judge John c.
Rose. recently promoted to the cir
cult bench
Adopted the conference report on
the Independent offices bill, the SEN
ate receding on its item of $1,000
600 for erection OF stacks in the
pension Office building.
me nludllon OF MAJ ten.
Enoch II. Crowder to be Ambassa-
dor to Cuba was confirmed.
After conference with Secretary
Wallace and w. b. Greeley. chief
forester. special committee on re-
forestation decided to begin hear
ings this week.
Opposing the proposed constitu-
tional amendment to prohibit the
issuance of tax-eXempt securities. T..
Warren Wall. counsel for the Vir-
ginia tax board. told the judiciary
committee a food of State and
municipal securities, Ito an extent
hitherto unknown" would follow
passage by Congress OF the proposed
amendment.
HOUSE
Met ut noon February 10. and
adjourned at 4.45 p. m. until to-
morrow at noon, when eulogies will
be delivered on the lives and SER