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Show SHIPPING BILL Wl BLOCKED l THEHDUSE Representative Mann Sue ceeds m Having Administration Adminis-tration Measure Sent Back to Conference. RUSH OF BUSINESS PREVENTS RECESS Continuous Session Expect- ed Until Tap of Gavel Bangs Final Adjournment Adjourn-ment at Noon March 4. "W WnNOTON, Mareh 2 Congress ettUed downs tonight for what the leaders expect to 1m a continuous sea sioa until the travel falls to s goaliie its end at noon Maiei 4 The house marked time for a few hours after sending the government hip purchase bill back to conference while commit tees labored on final agreements on the b 11 on dollar appropriations for expenses of the government Meanwhile the sen ate sought to catch up on the legisla tire programme. 1 De elopments of the day practically sealed the fate of the ship purchase bill administration leaders agreeinj; that it would be almost impossible to act npon the conference report in the senate after it is d sposed of by the house Mann Wins Point The bill was shunted aside late in the dav in the house and returned to con f erence on a point of order made by Representative Mann the minority leader who contended that the confer ees had exceeded their authority in increasing to three years the period to elapse following the close of the Eu ropean war before the bill a naval auxil ar provision should become ef feetiTe Greatest activity In both houses cen tered upon reports on appropriation bills. k Agreement was reached during the day on the naval executive. legslathe and Judicial supply measures, and on the army bill except asta a, bouse provision pro-bib pro-bib tins the n-e of speeding up methods In army shops. The senate conferees yielded to tile house on a similar provision pro-vision n tlie naval measure. Both houses accepted that portion of the report which carries a total outlay of $101 974 16a House cor erees won a point in having ' stricken out provis on for an aviation plant at can Diego Cat It was provided however that a commission of army offl cers be appointed to look Into the aelec Hon of a site for such a plant. Agreement on the naval blU leaves the naval plans for the year as follows Two battleships six or more torpedo boat destroyers, two seagoing subma I six e an ef e h ea al aoxi eb ueau I I H Mt t uai nlf e 1 I roi ami eiiu ii IIS 63 laita In t e da It ic ( pue I 1 e e n "ul (ten e i an i'ui It ill 1 -arrsln H.0tU J A a e I ent on p vtlii tle I I stale o mnite o laal to I a ii ess o I e eapon 1 In f carriers Wfta l I ke to a polit of orler l ale h tfe ator 01 e o de lurel t at such ale e tl or leglalatlo n a arpropr a o U 1 is Wit anted Trade Hoard 1 a orcd The bill a r 1 a ondn ents ak ng (300 Im tdtt t liable for the use of il e ev f de al tra le o nn Isslon anl lin rl ii 0 f or U e se of he P esldei t exe lng t a t nil 5 la v anl for u fo esee oof K 0 Il 11 I ha 1 p omul c a 1 oris r a r I e V t in of the 1 1 1 pi e leg slat r In I reas ng I tsr al re e ue taea o ao co nt f the var was legalised but a p-olsoi eiro erlng the comn ls on to el act further re enuo legislation was do tested A other a en1 ent appropriates $71 000 to pay claln s for V erlcana k led on the Mexl an border n bstltu e for the rl e a aid harhoia bl 1 appropriating JJR 000 000 and rro II log f r the dlvera on of an u expended ban ce a I to ho sp t 1er d rectlon of t e ae leta of a u d e toard of eng eors as eportei and Sen tor H rher pa e 0 Ice that he rrobab v would n 0 e to displace the Inilan bl 1 some U 1 e during tl e night for Its con slderatlon Pro Islon la made In the bill for re surey on many rrojects heretofore au thorlsed which nave bee etun bllng blocks to a a ccessf 1 bill for two sea etons Panama I und Cut Out. In agreeing pon the leglsl&tl e exacu tl e and Judicial bill the conferees ellm tnated all provision for n oney to be ex pended by the presdent In con action wttl ihe formal opening of the 1 anama. esnal Tho senate put In an Item of tloO 000 for this purpose and the house cut the amoui t to 50 000 The conferees concluded that If the president made tl e trip througl the canal the expense would be paid o t of some existing fund The house leaders d s-overed late to night that on account of the tangled situation in the senate there was prar tlcajly no business demanding Immediate attention on their aide of the cap! to! t II K o clock the house receenod until 10 SO tomorro v mor ing It was understood that after tonight there vlll be no adjo rnment and proba taly o recess before the session ends at nooi Maroh 4. W hat disposition congress would make of rural credits legislation as a r der to the agricultural approprta tlon bill etlll was I doubt at a late hour tonight |