Show THE SHIP PURCHASE BILL IS R representatives DECLARE FOR administration MEASURE BY VOTE OF TO all of the republicans present against the bill while five pro gres join WI with th der democrats in final struggle Washing washington tor the government ship purchase bill as an amendment to the weeks naval auxiliary bill was waa passed by the house at 11 20 wednesday morning by a vote of to 1 11 the passage of the bill followed a fourteen hour parliamentary parliament gry struggle glo which until long atter after midnight threatened ned to extend interminably because of a determined filibuster led by minority leader mann who yielded only atter after administration leaders decided to apply a becca secca special rule to bring tile tho fight to an end the bill now goes to the senate nineteen democrats voted against the WIL bill all of the republicans present voted against the bill and five progressives Progress ives j joined with the demo deino cratic majority tor for it lis as follows dryan and kelly ot of pennsylvania macdonald latterly lafferty and murdock the ship bill as it will go to the senate from the house includes the ship purchase measure as agreed upon in senate caucus and a provision that two years after the close of the european war ships acquired by y the united states shall be turned over to the secretary of the navy to bo be operated or leased for commercial purposes under the terms of the weeks bill already passed by the senate |