U.S. NAVY BILL

Northern Advocate, 23 January 1929, Page 5

U.S. NAVY BILL

SUBTLE- FILIBUSTER,

REPUBLICAN .COUNTER MOVE 1 .

(Australian Press . Association.) (Received 2.30 p.m.)

WASHINGTON, January 21.

Washington is alarmed at the continued delay in the Naval Building Bill.

The (Republican leaders held a conference with Mr Curtis and decided to use strenuous efforts to prevent blockage of the measure. The conference was called by Mr Hale, chairman of the iSenate Naval Committee, who complained that his Naval Bill was being buffeted by appropriation bills which have the right of way. He said: “We suspected a subtle filibuster against the Naval Bill and asked for co-opera-tion of the leaders to prevent delay, fearing that if delay continues another week the bill will be involved in a filibuster which will prevent its enactment before March 4. The leaders agreed to have the Senate meet an hour earlier and adjourn an hour later each day to hasten the appropriation bills, and agreed that night sessions might be necessary next week. If the way is not then cleared it . will at any rate not permit the bill to bo jeopardised.”

SENATE VOTE.

EXPECTED THIS SESSION.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received 10.20 a.m.)

WASHINGTON, January 22.

It is reported that President Goolidge is confident that the Senate will roach the vote on the Cruiser Bill during the present session. The President is represented at White House as believing that the Senate will reach the vote in its own way. Although no reference is made to the filibuster alleged to be going on against the bill in the Senate, it is clear that President Coolidge believes that such tactics will not be effective.