Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-02-18 | Page 35 | Senators Open Ship Bill Fight

SENATORS OPEN SHIP BilL fiGHT tV Harding Demands Decision On Measure Within Next Two Two Weeks I S I WASHINGTON Feb By 17 By the th Associated Press Inauguration of oC fight to the finish in the senate toda on the administration shipping b It Ii 1 was all marked b by the by Chairman Jones of the coat of the print ot or a modified I measure and b by the announcement by bythe bythe 1 the chairman that he expected to hold hoh the senate In night session fonda Monday night night an and fH cry night thereafter until the bill is disposed of ot or an nn agreement reached for a final vole ote oteo 0 o ETRA SESSION With sine die adjournment of ot the session duo due at noon two weeks necks tont tomorrow leaders lenders reco recognized that lit In these v weeks eek the fate tate of ot the manaure V has hns been the tIme principal legisla- legisla legislation bon tion con considered during time the t c session Harding has bas let it be known lenon leno n that should a n vote not be reached before adjournment he would under no cir clr- call congress In I session for tor further consideration of tile the I bill The modifications sIlo shown sIlon n in the tho new nelY v print of ot the bill presented by Chairman Chair Chair- Iman I man Jones I reached by the champions of ot the measure and those senators who nho hae ha been only toward It I They will will-be cd b hy by Senator Jones with that they be adopted adopt- adopt adopted ed ad an and are stood to ha hate ivo e re ceh relied i-elved cd the approval al of President liar liar- HardinG ding and of ot Chairman Lasker of ot the shipping board beard Those Thoss In of ot the legislation in the sen senite te said they Here tere ere hopeful that the l cd ropo-ed alter niter i- i tlona would t to tee t-re mellS- mellS ure S Lt g gL L CO CO Foremost among the alterations Is the inclusion of ot a n section providing pro government gO aid shall hall hall not be bo pal paid to hip hin operators with wish respect to any enactment purchased from the board after nt of ot the pending not act until larter after the d shall liae hae ha e SOI e sels now In its possession lon amount to a gross tonnage of ot tons or ap- ap approximately proximately one half its present hold hold- ings hiss holdings A proviso to this tills section pro pro- 1 Ides the II may mar ma contract toPa to Pa gO government aid to auy owner enact for tor to operation operation- of or an Iso qualified Ila essel Lt if the owner of ot such essel shall hall subsequent s to the enactment of tills titi act from the board a ae e tessel el or vessels lessels of a gross tonnage equal to or greater than then the tho gross I tonnage of ot tho the vessel essel sel v Uh 1 to the tha contract for fr con t li 11 made ndE madeS made'S Senator itoi Sen tol Jenes estimated that dur- dur dur In ing during durIn the t t two 0 years ars of ot the opera- opera tion operation ot of the bill this section would Isen the tho 0 u pay pay pay- v y meats ments bv by three to three and ind one halt million dC dola s It la js designed it f S said to tD bring about a speedy dy of St the shipping board fleet