Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-18
FORD SHOALS BID
FLAT[Y REJECTED

WASHINGTON, July 15.-The
fight for final disposition of the
Muscle Shoals power and nitrate
plant will be carried to the senate
floor, following rejection today by
the agriculture committee of both
the Norris plan for governmental
operation and the Ford offer.
Ford's offer was defeated by 9 to
Z vote while Norris bill was lost, 9
to S, two senators, Page, Vermont.
and Harreld, Oklahoma, not voting
on the ballot.
All other proposals for the prof.
ects were discarded by the commit.
Guided the offer by the Alabama
Power company, Frederick Eng
strum, Charles L. Parsons, and the
uasi-governmental plan.
Definite action by the senate on
| Muscle Shoals at this session of
congress is believed unlikely. With
the tariff, soldier bonusa the ship
subsidy, and several other important
measures crowding the legislative
calendar, a vote on disposition of
the projects is expected to be side
tracked until next session. Ford's-
supporters, however, signified an in
| tention to demand action before the
senate adjourns. Proponents of the
| fQ6apa1 MD
| to favor postponement.
Although the committee failed to
agree on a majority report to the
senate, two recommendations, the
| Norris plan, and the Ford offer,
will be submitted, as minority re,
ports. Work on drafting the recon-
mendations started Immediately aft
err the meeting and it is expected
that these will be completed by the
middle of next week. Ladd, North
Dakota, is in charge Of the Ford
craft, while Chairman Norris will
handle the report on his own bill
Change Likely
A radical change in the lineup of
the committee may be effected when
the reports are offered in the ser-
ate. leaders indicated tonight.
| Harreld, who, while voting against
Ford. does not favor government op-
GRAFTON of the plant. In an inter,
view, h suggested that the govern
ment complete all construction work
on dams at Muscle Shoals, which il
is estimated will take at least three
years, and then again open the
project to private bidders. In this.
| he is believed to have considerable
|
among those who oppose the FORA
plan in its present FORM, but wouli
accept it if the lease were reduce
to fifty years instead of 100 years.
After Ford's offer had been voted
down, Senator Harrison, Mississippi,
moved, without success, an amend
ment to the bill which calls for ur-
modlhed acceptance, reducing the
lease period to fifty years. AS Har
rlson led the tight for Ford in com
mittee, it is believed that ascur
ances had been received a shorter
lease would have been acceptable to
the manufacturer.
A bitter fight is imminent when
the reports are submitted to the
senate.
In the senate late this afternoon,
Senator CaraWay, Arkansas, a mem.
| Der of the committee, bitterly assail.
/ ed what he termed the committee's
failure to do anything definite this
morning rejecting every proposition
for the projects"
Fight to Continue
by defeating the Ford offer" he
said, the committee decided in favor
of the fertilizer trust Of America
This will permit the fertilizer trust
to retain control of every farmer
In the nation, and in turn will add
burden to the consumer"
Caraway said senators who voted
against Ford will have some excep
tloral explaining to do to the people
at home"
He indicated that an attempt tt
right the error" will be made or
the senate floor when the report.
are submitted. Voting today wa.
as follows:
For the Ford offer: Capper, Laid
Smith, Ransdell. Harrison, Heflir
and Caraway CO.
Against Ford: Norris, Page (b,
proxy, McNary, Keyes, Gooding
Norbeck, Harreld, Mckinley ant
Kendrick CO...
For the Norris bill: Norris, Nc
Nary, Gooding, Mckinley and Nor
beck (5)
Against the Norris bill: Capper
Keyes. Laid, Smith. Ransdell, Ken
drick, Harrison, Heflin and Cara
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