Show MERCHANT MARINE ACT PASSES SENATE House Bill Establishing Permanent Per manent Policy Is Approved Approved Approved Ap Ap- Ap- Ap proved Washington stay May Ola 21 The The Senate without a a. record vote loda today passed the tho House merchant marine bill providing for Cor a 1 permanent perm merchant marine polie policy pol pol- lc ie icy and sent lent It to conference The Tho bill provides for Cor tho the sale of oC gov Jov- owned ships to American citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens or corporations as soon as advisable advisable advis advis- able ablo and pending such sale for tor the tho operation operation operation op op- op- op either cither b by tho the government or under lease A permanent board of or seven members would bo ho named bathe bythe President comprising two each from U- U the Ue e Pacific and Atlantic coasts ono one each from tho gulf and Great Lakes and seven from the Interior I An unsuccessful effort cHort was made b by S Senators L o of Wisconsin Edge of or New Jersey Republicans and Nugent Nugent Nu Nu- gent ent of or Idaho and King of Utah Democrats Dem Dem- to have the S Senate nat reconsider its adoption of ot the committee amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment authorizing authorising the tho board to conI continue continue con con- I the tho construction of oC ships during the next neat five lyo years ears Senator Jones defended the committee commit commit- tee amendment asserting the tho bill was framed frame eo so as nS to let tho the government out of or the tho ship business as quickly as It could be bo lone done without a n. sacrifice Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Lo Lodge go said ho was utterly op opposed opposed op- op posed posed- to government so ownership and operation of or ships Senator King predicted that the bill I would cause the tho government to lose moro more than but bUl ho also 1150 favored ore a sale of oC tho the ships The House measure which was as re redrafted redrafted re- re drafted b by tho the Senate committee after prolonged hearings also pro l provides es for early salo SRO o of ships acquired during the war and for a hoard board with a membership membership member member- I ship of ot five the for |