Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-01
|SH|P OPPOSITION
IS SEEN IN HOUSE
Tilson Promises Fight on
Unanimous Sale Rule Pass
ed by Senate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Material opposition is expected TO de-
velop in the House to the Jones ship
ping bill in the form which 1t passed
the Senate.
Even before a formal report of the
Senates action had been received. 1t
was apparent today that number o!
Republican House leaders propose to
wage q vigorous battle against the meas
ure, which is designed to expand the
American merchant marine and moin-
tain 1t under government control.
Included in this House group IS Rep
resentative Tilson of Connecticut. the
majority floor leader. who said that he
Is opposed TO the bill unless material
modification is made.
Opposes Unanimous Rule.
He objected TO the provision that
unanimous consent of the Shipping
Board would be necessary to sell any OF
the Governments ships and doubted the
wisdom Of the reconditioning for service
of Q number of decommiSsiOned ships.
The Senate Yesterday approved the
bill by a vote of SO to 81, despite the
opposition of President Coolidge and
administration Senate leaders.
The votes of 10 Republicans, 80 Dem
ocrats and the Farmer-Labor Senator
passed the bill late yesterday afternoon
over the votes of % Republicans and
Democrats after substantial majorities
had protected 1t from last-minute
thrusts Of its opponents.
SO to 81, administration supporters
sought to make changes In 1t that would
give 1t a measure Of conformity with
the desire of President Coolidge that
the merchant feet be transferred to
private hands. The fight conferred on
the stipulation for unanimous vote to
SELL
Amendments Lose.
One amendment by Senator Edge. Re-
publican. New Jersey. to permit sales
by a ma jority' vote was defeated, So
TO 81. and another by Senator Willis.
Republican Ohio. to authorize sales by
vote OF five members was lost AZ to
3d. A vote Of 43 to SO. the closest OF
the day, defeated a final effort to add to
the bill a declaration that its language
was not to be construed as committing
the Government to q policy Of perma-
nent ownership. A group OF other
amendments. including some by Senator
Copeland, Democrat. New York, TO pro-
vide Government loans for private ship
operators and for more liberal mail con-
tracts also were defeated.
The amendment authors and Sena-
tor Shortridge. Republican, California,
fought the measure all day. but failed
before the defense led by the bills
sponsor. Chairman Jones OF the COM
merce committee, Senator Fletcher OF
Florida. the committees ranking Demo-
crat, and the minority leader. Robin
son Of Arkansas.
Ship Sales Hit.
Opponents OF the measure denounced
1t as accomplishing nothing. while the
defense declared immediate action was
necessary to build up q merchant feet.
charging that the Shipping Board vir-
tuaily had given away the ships 1t had
sold.
The roll call follows:
For the bill:
Republicans-Blaine, Brookhart Cap
per. Couzens. Frazier. Gooding. Howell
johnson. Jones. La Toilette. McMaster,
McNary. Norbeck. Norris. Nye Oddie.
Robinson OF Indiana, Schall and VIII
Isle.
Observation-Disclosures. Barley. Black.
Fletcher. George, Gerry, Glass. Harris.
AA@Ae s~Dsss &A@WS@s &A&f0NbAt AhCAAAts 1AEAt~
drick. Mcclellan, Mayfield, Nicely, Rams
dell, Reed Of Missouri. Robinson OF
Arkansas. Sheppard. Simmons. Smith.
Swanson. Thomas. Trammell. Wagner.
Walsh Of Massachusetts,. Walsh Of Nom
tana and Wheeler-33.
Larmer- labor-Shipstead
Total. So
Against the bill:
Observation-Disclosures. Borah. Cur
It's. Cutting. Deneen, Edge, Gillett.
Gould. Greene, Hale. Reyes. Mclean.
Metcalf Moses. Phipps Pine. Reed
OF Pennsylvania, Saekett. Shortridge,
Smoot. Steiwer. Waterman and Wat
sons.
Democrats-Bayard. Blease. Bratton.
Copeland. Edwards King. Steck ana
Tydings-S. Total. 81.
Pairs were announced as follows:
Stephens. Democrat. for. with Du-
pont. Republican. against: Ferris,
Democrat. for with Fess. Republican,
against: Overman. Democrat. for. with
Warren. Republican. against: Tyson,
Democrat, for with Goff. Republican.
against
Senators Dale. Republican. and Pitt
man. Democrat. were absent and with
oat pairs