The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-07
Power Companies Carry Campaign To Senate.
 Vote Delayed
BONFIRES IN ORDER, OLIVER DECLARES
Unequivocal Victory For Dc troiter's Plan Predicted By
 Alabama Representative
UPPER HOUSE HEARS ! \ ? COUNTER PROPOSALS
Underwood, Who Leads Fight There, Confident Of Ulti-
 mate Victory
fWAeHTN0TON BUREAU}

WASHINGTON, D. O., March s.--Ths fight of the AIabama
 Power company through Represen- tative Harry Hun of lows, against
 tho Henry Ford offer for Muscle Shoals, completely collapsed today.
 While the lines arc still drawn. { those advocating the monopoly of. fer of the power company, have practically surrendered. Their
 course is ap0logctIc. They stand quiescent as those who know their
 cause is doomed. But for tlse in- jection of tho fiery discussion re.
 specting the rules committec's rcs0-
 lution demanding the names of
 House members alleged to have ac- ' cepted money for their services bsfore the -yetefanss bureau, voting
 would have becn in order this aft ernoon.
 There is an understanding tonight that Ford's opponents tomorrow, awart that their efforts are destined, to fail will suffer the consideration of all pro posed amendments en bloc. If thii course is followed, there will be only one vote on amendments prior to thu vote on the passage of the bill itself.
 Representative w. B. Oliver of tho Sixth Alabama district de- clared tonight tl,st by eventide to-
 morrow the long fight in favor of
 tho offer of Henry Ford for Muscle
 Shoals will have been concluded
 as far as the House is concerned, and that tomorrow night, the citi- zens of north Alabama may light ,
 their bonfires and discharge their cannons. He predicts an unequfyo-
 cal victory by q margin never be- ] fore thought possible.
 The oratory of today was of mors or less perfunct0ry character, although Representative Madden of Illinois, re. publican, did present an argument re garded as irrefutable, his barrage wal obviously demoralizing to the shaking opposition, and left no doubt but that the retreat win transform itself iuks an utter xiet. There was evidence late fhis after noon that the Alabama Power cojn pai1y, having abandoned hope as fal as the House is concerned, had already transferred its activity to the Senate Already two amendments, both of whicf are encouraging to the power trust have been offered, Senator WadswortE would amend the Ford bill by striking out Ford" and substituting a New York power concern, regarded as ar ally of the Alabama Power company.
 Want Western Development
 -sS,.S I~ . s-a.~.... z. ....... 1.....sk l., Al of Senator Jones of Washington, whs would require the government to con struct on the Columbia river in thu state of Washington a duplicate of ii project ir. Alabama. It Is provided that while Muscle Shoals will be oi benefit to southern farmers and to 'ths south in the event of war, it's benefits to western farmers would be campar atively small, whereas it would afford little protection to the Pacific coast.
 The power company will sponsor thu latter amendment and it's regarded al possible of receiving support from sen afors who represent states beyond tn, Mississippi river.
 Senator Underwood, who will leat Ford's fight in the Senate, stated to ight that he would insist, and that ht felt confident with success, that where IS the Jones amendment was merftori aus, the Ford proposition was entitled tP consideration without embarrassing contingencies.
 Norris Able To Force Delay
 Senator Underwood admitted tonigh tliat Senator Norris, chairman of tn, agricultural committee, will have powei
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