Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1918-09-05
HOUSE TURNS DOWN
WATER POWER BILL
PLAN OF PRESIDENT
WILSON'S SUGGESTION u DE-
FEATED ~ CIOsE VOTE CD
DG 10 ~.
WILSON IS CRITICIZED
Recommendation W., ~ Eliminate
Provision For PAYING Net
Investment ~ Cast Of
Public Control.

" AssosiHisd Pres
WNaHINGTON. sept ne
honse today reelected President
Wilson ausgeation fIaf the recap
turr clause of the administration
water power hill be- Hended to Ell
inmate th0 progisi 10 paying me
net Investment In tHe event that
power projects are uErn under fed
eral state or municipal cont rnl ii
the end OF the least periods. the
recommendation of .He water pn"
- committee vas retained. inc
house defeating. go .D a. "a pro-
posai hy Rcpresenuriye Ferris ot
oklahoma that fair aluc' De- sub
siituiod for net Investment as
urged by the presid aHi
Representative of power inter.
eat- had asked for fbr retention of
the net Investment provision. con
tending that under he President s
proposal power promoters could not
obtain capital
immediately after the vote. Mr.
Ferris offered "a substitute covering
virtually the same ground, but NAL
'ur the provision sHueHh hat broader.
% was rejected
senate Hopes 10 Compromises
Chairman Sims IId mo- attempt
could be- made 90 vote arain ON the
amendment In the house. aud in
! dicatl0ns we're that the measure
would be- passed tomorrow with the
i net Investment retained 10 was
+ said an attempt would boz made 10
Irparh q cumnrom .r boo the senate
Chairman Sims and MI Ferris In
Iurging adoption of fho fair vllu1-
/ ton clause based their argument
upon the ground that The net in
yestment feature would make re-
capture 40 oncrOus that private in
/ teresta would have perpetual
| franchise Mr. Ferris said the lat
.er plan excluded tho right ot pub
/ lie ownership.
Sinnoit Criticiycs President.
In the debate today Ronroseuia-
Tive sinuott OF OREGON criticized what
me termed prcsid utiaI Interference
with legislation ln all war legis-
/ lation. he said. b' had imported
/ tho President aud Tn other matters
had given careful and respectful
consideration 10 whatever he had
said to the house
without assigning any reason
svrppi an errnn-0us one he said.
the President asks us 90 abandon
'ho work o. the power committee
and insert the fair valuation clause
! This Is e subject on which the
President could not have had com
uletc Information unless Doc had
suont many months of Inyestiga-
ton
"W hen his uttorauces bear eyi-
douce OF the President mature and
| thoughtful consideration. they are
persuasive aud should not be- dis
regarded. except Tor fhr most cor
ont reasons nut whom they bear
upou tholr face positive evidence
that thct are not tho result uf ma
ifurc and deliberate consideration
fhov should boz disrorardod accord
inrlv
"Ns an illustration of his nfom
Deratr utterlnccs We have Too
proud to fight. the Republican
I .'MNNH NNH W'. WMM NW NNN NiI''..|
thought in twenty year, and Sena.
tor Chamberlain is guilty OF dis.
torinF the ucts'
Wilson Doesn't knuw Facts.
IN considering the wntar powell
measure NJ Snnott said the presi
dent was not IN possession of th,
IoNact facts.
Representative Macarthur Of ore
son said h. would oppose an 40
tlgmpts to insert a government own
lor.hip clause u the Dill DECLARING
there already b too much govern
lmCnt ownership.
The hUu-e Nent ON record to11,
las iavoriuE fha fits wear lease re
riod upon PAYMENT of the net in
vcsimcuf An amendment hy Rep
! Ircgcntot'ya ndremus of Michigan
giving thr government ne right n,
abe over tho projects af any tim,
yves voted down.
Pay tho President -
National hank Call issued.
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