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Show DEMOCRATS TO PRESS TIE SHIPPING BILL Threat of Republican Senators Sen-ators to Filibuster Proves a Failure. WASHINGTON-, July 7 An effort by Republican non:itorH to secure on arfiRinunt hy which action on the government gov-ernment shipping bil would be postponed post-poned until tlir- nrxt session of congress failed today when administration senators sena-tors announced that tho nxtiLHura would be, pressed rear'iiess of til reats ol i filibuster. Jt was declared Democratic opposition virtual ly had been overcome by amendments w hich will not mate; iul-y iul-y alter tho principal features of tlio bill. SSenntors Simmons, Fletcher and Reed, members of tho commerce commit toe, which has tho measure in hand, conferred con-ferred with President Wilson after a meeting of tho committee at which Republican Re-publican members were told plainly that it would be impossible to redraft the bill to meet with approval by the minority. mi-nority. Informal conferences hold later between champions of the measure and Democrats inclined to oppose it rc-Bultcd rc-Bultcd in assurances that a common ground for agreement could be reached, and it was lo inform the president or this development that the special committee com-mittee went to the White House. The president told his visitors he was much pleased at the prospect. Two amendments calculated to overcome over-come Democratic opposition are being seriously considered. One would specify that tho government should acquire no vessols Hying the Hags of nations engaged en-gaged in tho Kuropcan war and that no ships bo purchased which at the time are engaged in tho American trade. The other would direct that the government should not engage in operation of any ships until all ellorts had been exhausted exhaust-ed to charter or lease vessels acquired to private operators upon satisfactory terms. After the White House conference the commerce committee held another meeting, and it was decided to postpone until tomorrow a caucus of Democratic senators that had been called for tonight. |