Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-18
LEASE OF SHOALS
PROPERTY FAVORED
BY SENATE VOTE
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the south wire their senator's to
vote against the bill. you will see
where the motive for the editorial
came FROM" Senator Underwood re-
marked.
The Alabama senator declared that
assuming the farmers know what
they want he desired to introduce
into the record a letter from the
American Grange, which favors the
lease Of Muscle Shoals and the Farm
erS' Bureau Federation, which faVorS
the Underwood bill.
The subcommittee Of the senate
judiciary committee to investigate
the Washington Herald editorial was
anHolnced late Tuesday by Chairman
Cummins as follows: Senators Spen-
Ger, Republican, Missouri, chairman;
Sterling, South Dakota Butler,
Mass, Republicans Overman, North
Carolina, and Caraway, Arkansas,
Democrats.
For a moment after the vote il
appeared an immediate vote would
be had on the Underwood bill itself
but Senator Norris, Republican, Ne
braslla, called attention that amend
ments to his bill would be out Of
order if the Alabama senator's sub
st!tute prevailed, and there was a
chorus of demand for recognition by
proponents of furthe rchanSes.
How They Voted
Those voting for the amendment
were:
Democrats-Copeland, Dill, Har-
ris, Jones Of New Mexico, Ken
drick, Mcclellan, Mayfield, Neey
Overman, Pittman, Ralston, Rams
DELL, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith
Swanson, Trammen, Walsh of Mas
sachusetts, Walsh Of Montana, and
Wheeler.
epublicans-Borah, Brookhart
Couzens, Frazier, Goodins, Harreld,
Howell, Johnson of California, Nor
beck, Norris.
Farmer Labor-Shipstead.
Those who opposed the amend
ment were:
acknowledgement, Broussard
Eruce, Caraway, Dial, Edwards,
Ferris, Fletcher, George Harrison
Heflin, King. Reed of Missouri,
Stanley, Underwood.
Republicans-Bal Bursum, But
Ter, Capper Cummins, Curtis, Dale.
Edge. Elkins. Ernst, Fernald
Greene, Hale, Jones of Washington,
Reyes, Ladd, Mckinley, McNary
Means, Metcalf Moses. eddie, Pep
per, Phipps, Reed of Pennsylvania.
Shortridge. Smoot, Spencer, Stan
field. Sterling. WadswOrth, Warren,
Watson pnd Willis.
Opening debate on the Smith
amendment, Senator Harris, Demo
cat. Georgia said there was some
difference of opinion in the senate
on what disposition should be mace
of the property when not needed for
national defense.
He declared he objected to the
Underwood bill because it would not
permit the secretary of agriculture
to control the sale of fertilizer.
Instead of the Underwood bill
being a benefit to the farmers 1 be-
lieve it would prove a curse" Sem
ator Harris said. There was moth
ing in the Underwood bill to prevent
the fertilizer trust from getting con
troll of the property. he said.
Senator Dial Democrat, South
Carolina, said the Underwood bill
was the best and most practical
proposition" the senate can get
through.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat, Ten
nessee, declared he favored the Smith
amendment and again attac' the
/ Underwood bill.
Senator Heflin. Democrat, Ala
/ bama, told the senate that if the
/ Smith amendment was adopted, it
/ would kill the Muscle Shoals move,
I meut" He criticized the Democrats
/ opposing the Underwood bill with
breaking away just as they are
about to obtain what they had fought
/ for three years.
After visit To the White House
+ today. Senator Watson. Republican
Indiana declared he favored re-
ferring the whole Muscle Shoals