Evening star., 1924-06-04
LEGISLATIVE JAM
AFFLICTS CONGRESS
Adjournment Vote Results in Sem
ate Conflict of Two In
terests.
ONE SEEKS VOTE ON SHOALS
Other Wants Only Farm Aid to
Have Right of Way.

Congress. with adjournment set fol
4 pm, Saturday, suffered today from
acute legislative congestion.
The Senate side was the more af.
fected Of the two, one group, headed
by Senator Underwood, Democrat
Alabama, being determined to get q
vote on the Muscle Shoals question
and another, led by Senator La Fol.
lette, Republican insurgent. Wiscon-
sin. being on record as opposing any
action Aot designed for the relief OF
agriculture.
The House was not without 1t.
troubles. but 1t appeared to be in a
much easier situation than the Sen.
ate. Its chief tasks centered abou,
farm relief and the reclamation bill
reported yesterday by the irrigation
committee and embodying recon-
mendations made by the Interior De-
partment's fact finding commission.
Urge Rules Suspension.
While farm bloc members speedeG
up preparation of a compromise
measure to take the place of the Nc
Nary-Haugen bill, which was elimi.
mated yesterday. supporters of the
reclamation plan moved for it's quick
disposal through suspension of the
rules in both chambers to permit &C.
ton on it as an amendment to the pend
ing deficiency bill, providing funds fol-
program, which would bar amend
ments, limit debate to forty minutes
and require a two-thirdS majority
was said to have the approval OF
the leaders Of both parties.
In addition to the major problems
confronting the Senate, indications
were given last night after Senator
La Toilette left the chamber tha,
many members had not given uI
hope Of action on numerous i0cal G
The omnibus pension bill, embodyine
more than 100 private measures, had
right of way today in the Senate
but was confronted by the plans OF
the Ford bid advocates to get action
on motion for immediate considera-
Party Leader. Unite.
The resolution calling for adjourn
ment Saturday evening was adopted
yesterday afternoon by a vote Of SO
to So, when Republican and Demo-
cratic leaders united to put it
through.
Before the vote was taken confer
ences were held, at which an agree
ment was reached looking to action
on farm relief and reclamation legis-
lation. The fate Of Muscle Shoals,
however, remains in doubt.
After failing in two attempts to
obtain unanimous consent for con-
sideration of the Muscle Shoals Ques-
tion Senator Underwood Of Alabama
is expected to renew his efforts in
that direction today.
La Follette Group Defeated.
Headed by Senator La Toilette, Re-
publican, Of Wisconsin, the opponents
Of adjournment made two unsuccess-
full attempts to defeat the joint reso-
luton for the closing of the session
Saturday. One motion called for a
recess of one month. The other
sought to continue the session until
June 21.
Those voting for the House resolu-
ton were:
Repuelicans-BaI. Brandegee. Bur
Minis, Curtis. Dale, Edge. Ernst, Fer
nald, Fess. Hale, Harreld, keyes
Lenroot, Lodge, Mckinley. Mclean
Moses, Oddie. Pepper. Phipps, Reed
of Pennsylvania, Shortridge, Smoot
Spencer, Sterling. Wadsworth, War
rem. Watson, Weller and wi1lis-34.
Democrats-Bayard. Brussard, Bruce.
Caraway, Dial, Edwards. Ferris,
George, Gerry. Glass, King. Over
men, Ransdell. Reed of Missouri
Robinson, Simmons, Smith, Stephens
and Swanson-19.
rIose votinr against:
Republicans-Borah, Brookhart, Cap
Der, Frazier, Gooding, Howell, john
SON of California, Jones of Wash
ington, Ladd, La Toilette, McNary
Norbeck, Norris and Stanfield-14.
Democrats-Adams, Ashurst, Cope
land. Dill, Fletcher, Harrison, Heflin
Jones Of New Mexico, Kendrick
McKellar, Mayfield, Neely, Owen. Pitt
man, Sheppard, Shields, Trammell.
Underwood, Walsh OF Massachusetts,
and Walsh of Montana.-20.
Farmer Labor-Johnson of Mime
sofa and Shipstead.-z.
Total. Sc.