The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-10
THREE EREPORTSO ON
 SHOALS ARE FILED
 W|THLOWER HOUSE
Wright Favors Unconditional Acceptance of Ford Pro- posaI-Fund For Wilson
 Dam Puzzling
By AssocInted Press

Washington, June 9.-Enaet- ment of legislation designed to bring about development of the governments power and nitrate projects at Muscle Shoals by pri- vate enterprise was recommended today to the House in three reports filed by members of the military committee.
 Each of the reports admitted that the committee had been unable to agree upon details 10 rthe proposed development and expressed belief that the task should be performed by the public itself.
 The report presei..ed by Acting Chairman Mckenzie of Illinois. called for the acceptance of Henry Ford's proposal as amended by the com mittee to eliminate the Gorgas steam power plant from the properties to be disposed of at Muscle Shoals.
 Representative Wright, democrat. Georgia. and seven other committee men asked that the House accept the Ford offer in the form 1t was fi= nally submitted by the Detroit man ufacturer without ar, ndment or modification.
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 Representative Parker, republican. New Jersey, believed the Ford tender should be altered materially If ac- cepted In any form. or the Shoals properties should be returned to the Jurisdiction of the war department and Secretary Weeks authorized to dispose of them.
 Inquiry as to when action would be taken on the bills directing ac- ceptance of the Ford offer. hieh also were removed from the com mittee by Acting Chairman McKen- zie, was made by Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the minority leader. as soon as the reports were announced h the House.
 Majority Leader Monde1l replied that while he was anxious for early consideration of the measures, 1t was impossible at the present time to say how soon action could be ex- pc cted.
 Proponents of the measure, it
 fs understood, do not iatend to
 permit those In the char c of
 the House r tgram to forget the
 pending bills. Action would be
 demanded before adjournment,
 1t was said. and efforts would
 be mnde to bring fin n special rule
 if thnt procedure was fou d
 necessary in order to force con-
 alteration before Congress nd-
 tourned.s
 Southern members appeared per- plexed today as te Tat they shouid do when tse Fare bring in the army bill for vote on the Senate amendment approprlatinR s7.50. .000 to continue work on the Wilson dam during the next fiscal year. Should tho House concur In the Senate amendment 1t was explained, the appropriation would be assured to Muscle Shoals.
 Some hesitation was expressed among the southern delegations however as to whether they should vote for the appropriation. They pointed out that while there was a general sentiment in favor of taking some remedial action with respect to the Shoals, there also was a grow ing tendency in some quarters to postpone consideration of the Me- kenzie and Wright bills If the s7,- b00,o00 was appropriated.
 The appropriation is viewed by some as adequate to care for the Wilson dam for year. to stop the losses due to deterioration of that project and adjoining properties and to remove emergency reason ad- vanced by those urging the quick ac- ceptance of the Ford offer in one form or anotber