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Show MORATORIUM BILL DELAYED WASHINGTON, Dec. 19. (IIP) Ratification of the Hoover war debt moratorium struck a snag in the senate today and action was delayed de-layed until Monday. Senator Hiram Johnson, Republican, Repub-lican, California, frustrated plans of the administration leaders to i pass the measure today. Senate Republican leaders decid- ' ed to take up the moratorium bill at 2 p. m. Monday and to remain in right session in an effort to pass it. Majority Leader Watson said that if ratification was not secured Monday night, the senate would take the bill up again Tuesday and remain in continuous session until it acted. Ratification was voted by the house last night by 317 to 100 with a reservation expressing congressional congres-sional opposition to reduction or cancellation of the debts. Johnson prevented action under the rules of the senate which require re-quire unanimous consent for immediate imme-diate consideration of such measures. meas-ures. The administration forces, however, how-ever, managed to roll the bill through the senate finance com-.mittee com-.mittee with unusual, celerity. Only 15 minutes consideration was given the measure by the committee. As soon as the senate met, Chairman Chair-man Smoot of the committee presented pre-sented his favorable report. As he arose a clerk brought over from the house the measure passed by that body last night. . Smoot jockeyed the house resolution resolu-tion into a position of priority before be-fore the senate by substituting it for his bill. "I shall ask that the senate take it T-i later in the dav." said Srnot. Johnson was conversing with a lonaior out overheard t..ooL ana ".niche J to the front of the chamber. cham-ber. i "I thall most strenuously object to taking this bill up today," he I -'id: "If I am not present in the chamber when it is brought up, 1 i request that I be notified, so . can object to it." Smoot said Johnson's present ob-iection ob-iection was sufficient. He agreed that one objection could block him 1 so he announced he would let tht ) bill go until Monday. At that time 4 Smoot will be in a parliamentar - position to force the matter befor 1 the senate. rind, 2 cups sugar, 1 cup pure) . from cooked dried apricots, s Soften the gelatin in the col t apricot juice. Add sugar to the ho i apricot juice, bring it to a boil c add the gellatin, orange juice am orange rind, and boil slowly for 2' i, j minutes. Remove this from th j lire, add the apricot puree and mi: '., 1 it thoroughly. Pour into a wax t lined pan and allow it to set. Cu c in the desired shapes and roll it it e powdered sugar. |