The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-26
HOUSE AND SENATE BODIES LEAVE: ON
 TRIP ID SHOALS
Invitations For Luncheon and Barbecue in Florence Ae- cepted-Party Will Reach
 Birmingham Tonight .s
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age-Iie raid.
 500 Davidson Building.

Washington, March 25.-(Special.) The House committee on military af' fairs, with 10 of it's 20 members pres ent, and the Senate committee or agriculture and forestry, with II o1 it's 15 members present, left Wash ington tonight for Muscle Shoals.
 The first stop will be at Birmng ham Sunday night The following morning. the congressman Twill take boat at Cordova. and go to Gorga' for the purpose os inspecting ths auxiliary steam plant of the Alabamu Power company, which. if the gov ernment accepts the offer of Henry Ford. will become the property ot the Detroit manufacturers
 Monday night the congressman will entraln for Sheffield. After an in- spectiop of nitrate plans Nos. 1 and 2 and Wilson dam, they will return to Washington.
 Members of the House committee who make the trip are Representa- tlves Hull of Iowa. ISearns of Ohio Parker of New Jersey. James of Michigan Hill of Maryland and Wurzbach of Texas. republicans, and Fisher of Tennessee. Stoll of South Carolina Wright of Georgia and QHin of Miss ssippi, democrats. Represen tative AImon of Alabama, non-mem- Der of Inc committee. will accompany the party.
 Members of Party
 Members cf the Senate committee who make the trip are Senators Nor ris of Nebraska. chairman; Mckinley of Illinois. Harrell of Oklahoma, Nor beck of South Dakota. Ladd of North Dakota. republicans. and Harrison of Mississippi, Heflin of Alabama. Rams Cell of Louisiana, kendrick of Wyom- ing Caraway of Arkansas and Smith of South Carolina, democrats. Sen ators Nicholson of Colorado and McI<ellar of Tennessee. are the non members of the committee aboard train tonight.
 The majority of the House and Sen- ate committees. inclusive of the non- members, who will make the trip. favor the offer of Henry Ford There is regret that more of the republican membership of both of the commit tees could not be induced to leave Washington.
 While Chairman Norris or the Senate committee h0s stated pos itiveIy the committee goes south on business and not for the sake of en- tertainment 1t is learned today that the reception committee composed of c. W. Ashcraft and J. l.. Andrews of Florence and Sheffield. respectively, have made preparations for more or less extensive entertainment.
 Accept Invitations
 Representative Almon today in- formed Chairman Norris of the plans of the committee, and on his promise that no luncheon banquet or bar becue would interfere with the work of the committee or delay it's return to Washington, the chairman agreed to accept of the southern hospitality to be extended, and thus Tuesday at noon there will be luncheon at nitrate plant No. and q barbecue at the country home of Edwar ONeal Tuesday evening. "Wednesday there will be luncheon at Wilson dam and Wednesday night banquet under the auspices of the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce.
 But Chairman Norris while ten tatively agreeing to the program as outlined. expressed the hope that he and his committee would be per mitted to see the sights with their own eyes and with their own minds to reach conclusions. He reiterated his previous statement that from what he had come to believe. Muscle Shoals could stand on it's own legs.