The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-15
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Argued in
Each House
Senate Debates Long and
Short Haul Bill-Shallen-
berger Seeks Action on
Huddleston Measure.
Filibuster Is Charged

Washington, May f4.-Transporta.
ton rate question came to the front
today at both ends of the capitol. The
senate devoted it's entire session to
debating the proposed modification of
the long and short haul question OF
the interstate commerce act, while
in the house the rate making section
of the transportation act came under
attack.
Continued discussion in the senate
for the second day of the proposal to
attach the Gooding long and short
haul bill to the pending army appro-
priation measure as rider" brought
an open charge of a filibuster and
when a recess was taken proponents
of the legislation refused to enter into
any agreement TO limit debate. "Sug-
gested' as an amendment to the army
bill. the Gooding proposal has not been
offered as such. it is charged, because
it would at once be subject to a point
o. order as general legislation, a ques-
don which would be determined un-
der the rules without debate.
Nebraskan Continues Fight.
In the house. Representative Shall
lenberger, democrat, Nebraska, con-
tinued his efforts TO obtain sigma
lures to his petition, asking discharge
of the commerce committee from fur
ther consideration Of the Huddleston
bill, which would repeal the rate
making section OF the transportation
act, asserting its passage would re-
suit in freight charges being reduced
81 900 ,000, 900 a year. Tonight he had
obtained 81 signatures OF the $50 re-
quired to make the petition effective.
Representative Lea. democrat, Call
fornia, opposing discharge OF the COM
nlittee. contended freight rates were
now delatively lower than general
with pre-war levels and Representa-
tive Hoch. republican. Kansas, said
the rate making section had been
grossly misrepresen.ed," by those
seeking its elimination.
Senator Pittman, democrat. Nevada,
led the transportatio0 bloc on the
floor Of the senate in the fight for the
Gooding proposal, which would modify
the long and short haul clause, espe-
cially In restricting exceptions which
may be made, notably in the matter Of
railroads meeting water competition.
Norris Urges Action.
Warning that the fate Of waterways
appropriations was closely connected
with that of the long and short hauls
section, he added:
There are those in this body who
think seriously of the importance OF
this matter that they cannot see the
necessity of making appropriations for
the Panama canal or for rivers and
harbors il policy is to be continued
which will wipe out half the ships
using the canal.
The same notice to advocates OF
river and harbor items was seen by
some senators In the statement OF
Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska,
recognized as spokesman for the in
surgent republican group.
Seeks TO Break Deadlock.
"I consider there is considerable
question Ol tie HeceSsitS VA i''S' '
barbor appropriations, he said. "un-
less the Gooding bill has been acted
upon"
Attempting to break the deadlock.
Senator Wadsworth. republican. New
York. in charge OF the army bill, sug-
gested to Senator Pittman that the
quickest and most certain way to OBJ
tain action on the transportation mea-
sure would be to call II from the cal
endar where 1t was sent with fav-
orable report by the interstate com
merce committee.
"Tf you insist on the present pro-
cedure," he added, the Gooding Dill
should be offered as an amendment so
that the senate would at least have
the matter before IL.