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Show SHIPPING BILL I BEFOREJENATE I Democrats United on Amend- ed Measure Republicans Anxious to Dispose of All Business Early. Washington, Aug. 9. The Becond at- I tempt of the administration to create a government shipping board to un- I HH dertake rehabilitation of the American n ; merchant marine began in the senate 1 today under conditions in marked con- ; trast to those which characterized S the hotly fought losing struggle in U ' the last congress. 3j When Senator Simmons called up ; the measure ,there was no quorum present and the sergeant-at-arms had m to seek absentees. Before a quorum 3 ; developed Senator Penrose moyed m ! that the senate adjourned and it was h more than half an hour before suffi- ' IH dent votes could be mustered to de- I feat the motion. ji With Democrats united on tho j 1 amended bill and n,o party revolt in 1 1 propect such as accomplished defeat ffl 1 of the bill before, Interest in the issue 1 1 was apathetic. Senator Simmons no- l 1 tified his colleagues that he had lit- ji tie to say that had not been said before II and that he would not regard it as a f discourtesy if senators left the cham-ber cham-ber to attend to other business. IH Informal conferences of Republicans : and Democrats early in the day re-garding re-garding the prospect of adjournment of congress disclosed that Republicans were anxious to dispose of the ship I ping bill and all other pending Tegis-latlon Tegis-latlon as rapidly as possible. Senator Harding of Ohio, who will direct op- position to the shipping bill 'for the jl minority, said he thought the measure I ' could be disposed or in leBS than a m week. Senator Kern Informed him jl that a sincere effort would be made !1 to dispose of all ponding business so 5 ' that congress might adjourn by Sep- 1 tember 1. Senator Harding explained 1 that the Republicans hoped that ad- I journment might be reached as early I as Saturday August 26. l oo ! iH |