The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-03-01
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Expires Quietly.
at Age of One Year
Shipping Bill Definitely Laid
Aside on First Anniver-
sary of introduction
Milk Bill Up.

Milk Bill Up.
Washington. Feb. 2s.-LP)-The ad-
ministration shipping bill died today
Just year TO the day after it was
born.
On February 2S, 1922. President
Harding, appearing at a joint session
Of congress, urged enactment of legis-
lation designed to build up an Ameri.
can merchant marine through govern
ment aid. and identical bills embody.
ing the views OF the administration
We're introduced in the senate. To-
DAY the bill then introduced. after hay-
Iilg passed the house in the meantime.
met its death IN the sendte through
adoption OF motion to ally il aside.
The end of the legislation leaves
the administration whore it was
year ago in dealing with the $4,000.
600 900 investment in warbuilt ships
Future plans under consideration are
e be announced soon after congress
adiourns Sunday.
Death Comes Quietly.
Tho death Of the shipping bill came
quietly. Under agreement reached
Monday. the senate proceeded TO vote
on the motion Of Senator Robinson Of
Arkansas, the acting democratic
leader. 20 send the ship measure back
TO the committee. Administration
leaders, including Senator Jones. re
publican. Washington. who has been
in charge Of the legislation in the sen
ate. had indicated their opostion 10
this course and the motion was voted
down. IS to &c.
Tho firf tlpw. tl.e'as vyas &Ra't the
o., NeAicn as ssven Up as 'ost last
Friday by its supporters after a four
day filibuster. Senator Laid. repub-
iican. North Dakota, moved that Il be
lai | aside in favor OF the filled milk
Dill. and the motion WAS carried. s.
to :, with the republican leaders vot-
ing with the majority. The action
meant the death OF the shipping mea-
sure inasmuch as Senator Jones had
told the senate he would make no FUR
ther efforts 10 call tho bin up before
adjournment.
Vote on Milk Bill Today.
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 administri-
ton plans no attempts to obtain
consideration FOR the bill at the next
regular session OF congress.
The filed milk bill. which prohibits
the shipment in interstate commerce
o, evaporated or condensed milk
when made from SKINNED milk an1
such oil substitutes for the Withdrawn
butter TAT as cotton seed and cocoa.
nut oil. was debated intermittently
through the remainder OF the day.
aerement was reached for vote late
Thul sday on the measure. which has
PASSED the house.
History Of bill.
The shipping bill. between the time
il was presented 70 congress n year
ago. and its death today, passed
through the following stages:
II was the subject OF debate before
li.e senate commerce and the house
iifi til4AllA HiHiAfit 1NtiAiiiAAffH4 al JUN
session beginning last April 4 and
continuing until May 10. In amend
cd form * was reported 10 the house
June Il. but President Harding con
sented TO postponemcnt Of action en-
it at that session. The executive
called congress IN special session No
vember 20 10 consider the measure
and on November q delivered mes.
sage I'm It's support. II was passed
By the house November % by a vote
OF COS TO ls4.
1t was referred TO tho senate com.
meree committee December 4 the das
congress met in regular session and
eve days later Was reported 20 the
senate with some amendments. L
Was made tho unfinished business Il
the senate December II. and until to-
day had occupied that privileged posi-
ton most Of the time
The president, IN the meantime, re-
uewed his appeal for its enactment
in tho course OF message delivered
February 2. but opponents began an
active niibuster February la which
after running through day and nlsht
sessions for four days resulted in
proponents giving up the nght last
Friday.