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Show Senate Votes to Amend 1 Neutrality Bill; Agree To Limit on Debating WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 U.R) The senate wrote into the administration's neutrality bill today a broad shipping amendment pcrmiltinK American merchant vessels to visit belligerent ports in the Pacific and in the Atlantic from Bermuda Ber-muda south. Passage of the amendment came on a voice vote after its provisions had been relaxed to include the Bermuda ports and shipping to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia through the ' uuir of Maine and Bay of Funday.? Previously, the amendment i would have barred trade with Ber- I I mud a and would have started the south Atlantic exemption at 30 degrees north latitude, which cuts through New Orleans. The senate then approved an amendment by Chairman Key Pittman, D., Nev., of the foreign relations committee, removing the controversial clause that would have permitted 90-day commercial credit to belligerents. I their feet to put a stop to the J speedy progress. Clark Kxplories Clark exploded when Garner gaveled down an amendment which Sen. John A.j Danaher, R., Conn., offered. "Just a minute," Clark yelled. "The senator from Connecticut has a right to be heard." "The senator didn't ask to be heard," Garner retorted. "I was Speedy senate action led to an outburst by Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, D., Mo. Clark shouted angrily an-grily to Vice President John N. Garner that the administration could not hope to expedite action on its neutrality program by "trying "try-ing to railroad it." "No, but there won't be any horse and buggy outfit either," Garner roaded back. At times, Garner appeared i ready to put the question on final passage of the measure and isolationists iso-lationists were kept jumping to mimug i'ikiil cil mm ana ne aicin i say anyhting." "I distinctly saw and heard him," Clark snapped, his face flushed with anger. "I want to say that I don't see how this business can be expedited by trying try-ing to railroad it." By RONALD VAN TINE WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (U.R) The senate agreed to sharp limitation on debate today to-day in an effort to send the administration's neutrality bill to the house late this week. Under the agreement, each senator can speak an aggregate of 45 minutes on the bill itself, and the same length of timej on any amendment. . Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley, of Kentucky, achieved the agreement after 14 members of the isolationist bloc had discussed dis-cussed it at a" morning conference. May Vote Friday Barkley and leaders of the opposing op-posing forces believed the bill would be disposed of by Friday or Saturday. The house would start work on it Monday. Adjournment of the special session by Nov. 4 was seen by some leaders as likely. like-ly. Before accepting the agreement, agree-ment, isolationist leaders obtained assurances from Barkley that senate sen-ate sessions would not be unduly long, and that no attempt would be made to kill off "bona-fide" amendments through a maneuver to lay them on the table. "I wouldn't agree not to meet earlier than noon," Barkley said. "Committees are not in session. We are here for only one purpose. I don't think 11 a. m. would be an' unreasonable starting time." |
