Show french term blocked in house washington tho house engaged in heated debate on oil the french war debt Fettler settlement nent which WIB was taken up after its opponents had won an initial skirmish by blocking an attempt to lo force a final vote on ratification before tile the night adjournment representative ilson tho the republican leader however ho served notice lie ho would press fo for action explaining lie ho was anxious amend to send the bill of ratification na is speedily odily na as possible to tho the senate renate cherti stiff appeal opposition lion is 13 ex erected po acted the settlement negotiated by tho the american debt commission proposes pro funding the debt of in principle and interest over a sixty two year period initial payments begin with annually for the first two years gradually increasing thereafter representative collier of mississippi sis Ble sippi and rainey of illinois both democrats led tho the attack against tle the settlement on oil the ground that it was not based on frances capacity to pay rainey contending that the ways and ami means committee in recommending acceptance oththo agreement had only a statement from secretary mellon lead head of the debt to substantiate stant lato its action |