The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
PROPONENTS CONFIDENT
 OF FINAL VICTORY

lty Associated Press
 Washington, January I1.-Final mas sage by the Senate of the bill propos- ing the creation of government cor poration to operate the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals was predicted today hy it's proponents after a motion ba, neen defeated to recommit the bill to .ne asricuiture committee. Although It vas py the narrow majority of one vote that the advocates won. the lattar regarded it as test of sentiment and claimed that additions would even be made t. their ranks
 Charges that lobbyists" were at ~ork Tor and against the bill were made by both sides during debate senator Kenyon, republican, Iowa de- ciared tnere was Muscle Shoals loDDy and that Washington is crowded with lobbyists" Senator Un- uerwood, democrat, Alabama. asserted that Fertilizer lobby" was fightfne me plll and Senator Stanley, democrat. Kentucky. said the fertilizer truss tha Ehilean trust and the coke ovan u,,as Ply were opposing the Legislation.
 LOBBYISTS ON INCREASE
 supporting 2 suggestion by Sc 1s4a~ Kenyon that the 31obbyists' should Ae required to register, Senator Walsh. democrat, Massachusetts, said recently there has been a great increase in ,ob- byists. 'i' Maybe it is because the next admin Istration will have better opportunity to pass legislation for special interests"
 Following the vote on recommittal. the Senate adopted an amendment by Sena tor Smith, democrat, South Carolina 10 give farmers first consideration in the sale of the product manufactured at Mus Gle Shoals and providing that any of it n ov1pr $o onf, should be with the agreement that it must be resold to farmers at reasona ble prices, Senator Wadsworth, republican. New York, then launched another attack on the bill from which debate devel- oped that prevented further action until tomorrow.
 The New York senator denounced the bill as staggering in it's possibilities, and said it would set up a 'sgreat gov ernment monopoly which could crush any competitor.
 He was assisted by Senators Poindex. ter of Washington. Lenroot of Wiscon. sin and Smoot of Utah. all republicans and King, democrat. of Utah. The latter said the bill was the %entering wedge" for demands of socialists, communists and radicals, who believe in ''paternai- istic government
 AIDED BY GRONNA
 Senators Underwood of Alabama, Smith of South Carolina. Williams of Missis~ sippi and Stanley of Kentucky. all demc- crats, were assisted in defense of the Dill by Senator Gronna, republican. of North Dakota.
 The Muscle Shoals plant would hold mofiteering at the expense Of the peo- pie in check in war times" said Senator Williams. "If the plant were put in stand by condition it would deterior- ate and year would be required to put lit in condition for use when wanted" Senator stanley declared. The allega- tion that it would ruin private business was declared by the Kentucky senator to be ."bugaboo.
 He also said the "skies were not so clear of war that this government could Afford to scrap the plant and be dependent on foreign sources for the manufacture of explosives.
 England could at any time "cut off" the Chilean nitrates, he continued. say ing other countries were keeping abreast of the new discoveries used in explosives and this government should do the same. Reluctance of the stChil- can nitrate trust, the fertilizer trust and the coke oven people" to have farm CTS know the cost of production was given by the Kentucky senator as their "real reason" for opposing the bill.
 The bill would "guarantee us in war time against destruction and in times of peace help the farmers,' declared Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi.
 The vote was 32 to 3s.
 Three democrats. Gore. Oklahoma; Pomerene, Ohio, and King. Utah, Joined the republicans in voting to recommit the bill. while four republicans. Gronna, North Dakota Johnson. Californm; Kel- |lorr. Minnesota. and McNarry. Oregon, joined the democrats in defeating the motion.