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Show FATE OF SHIP BILL REMAINS UNCERTAIN May Be Withdrawn if It Is Decided to Attempt to Pass Appropriation Measures Before March 4 Washington, Feb. 7. Wltli twen ty-one working days left In the llfo of the Sixty-third Congress, tho fa to of tho government ship purchase bill, which Is obstructing progress In tho Senate, still remain's uncertain. 'Whether It will be held .before tho -1 Senato until passed or tho gavel signals sig-nals the ond of the session on March 4 to the exclusion- of appropriation bills, must be determined by tho President Pres-ident and administration loaders'. It Is likely the President will discuss dis-cuss tho situation tomorrow ' with senators who have been standing valiantly val-iantly for the bill through tho last week of party rebellion. The Republican senators proposo to light tho bill vlUi all their orator-leal orator-leal resources as long as It Is kept tho unfinished business. It It Is determined de-termined that an effort should bo m ado to pass the appropriation bills and thus avoid necessity for tho extra ex-tra session of the ship purchase bill in the opinion of soraq of Its staunch-est staunch-est frlonds, must bo withdrawn. Tho Immediate situation ,1s tho ponding motion "of Senator Clarko of Arkansas to recommit 'tho' 'ship purchase pur-chase bill without Instructions and administration forces probably will lot It reach a vote in which thoy ex-poet ex-poet to Ioso with the roll call showing show-ing 48 votes in Its favor to 7 against It. Then on Tuesday would como, it is planned a motion by Senator Sen-ator Goro to discharge tho commerco commltteo from consideration of a substltuto ship purchase bill Introduced Introduc-ed by him last week, Thls motion will bet debatable and will operate to force the "Republicans to light It. Thoy may talk on this motion until March 4 if thoy' pleaso, or lot it como to a yolo; With tho atd of Progressive republicans, re-publicans, the administration forces nro confident thoy can carry tho Gore motion. This would rosult In bringing bring-ing tho substltuto bill back to tho Senate and forcing tho opposition to rosumo ltn dofenslvo fight. Today tho House mot to eulogize tho lato Representatives Sciono 13. Payno and Edwin A. Morrltt of Now York. Spoaker Clark, Minority Loader Load-er Mann and raorabors of tho No-v York dologatlon paid trlbuto to ooth, Mr.i . Payno, Sppakor Clark, Bald, know more nbouY tho 'tariff than nny man In America. |