Evening star., 1924-03-11

Inc Mckenzie bill prov1oinS Tor
acceptance of Henry Ford's offer for
Muscle Shoals was in the hands OF
the Senate today. where it is ex-
pected to undergo a searching scru-
tiny by the agriculture committee.
The measure was passed by the
House yesterday by vote of 227 to
l24, after a week of stormy debate.
but how soon 1t will be taken up in
the Senate committee has not been
determined. Chairman Norris already
has declared opposition to the Ford
offer and other members of the COM
mittee also have criticized terms of
the proposed lease. An indication of
the committees plans for considera-
tion of the bill, however, is expected
shortly.
Given Right of Way.
As passed by the House, the meas
ure is practically in the same form
In which it was reported by the mill
tary committee, only a few minor
amendments having been added. All
other legislative business was side
tracked during the weeks debate on
the offer. which was made two years
ago. but the House today was pre-
pared to resume with its program of
appropriation and other bills.
To the last, advocates Of the Ford
oner resisted attempts to modify the
proposed contract Amendment after
amendment, aimed at the heart OF
the bill, was thrown out by decisive
vote, and as passed the measure car
ried less than half a dozen Of minor
Importance which proponents of the
bill were willing to accept.
Attached to the bill, however, was
the Madden amendment approved by
the military committee, which obli-
gates the government to replace the
Gorgas steam power plant. recently
sold to the Alabama Power Com
pany. Provision is made that this
plant, which is not to cost, with d
transmission line to nitrate plant No
for the Gorgas property, is to be sold
to Mr.. Ford, along with nitrate plants
Nos. / and and the Waco quarry
near Russellville. Ala
Lease for Century.
Under terms of the bill, Ford will
have the right to lease for 100 years
dams two and three at Muscle Shoals
and adjacent power stations. Out
numbered, but fighting stubbornly tc
the last roll call, opponents of the
offer made a futile last-minute at.
tempt to bring him under the terms
of the federal waterpower act. there
by limiting his lease to fifty years
and to keep in the bill an amendment
adopted Saturday, which would ena.
BILE the government to "recapture'
the properties in the event the De-
troit manufacturer failed to live UT
to his contract in any particular.
On the demand Of Chairman Mad
den of the appropriations committee,
one Of the leading Ford offer advo-
Gates, a roll call was demanded just
before the final vote on the amend
ment, and It went out OF the bill BY
a vote OF 1877 to 176.
Party lines were disregarded to a
large extent on the final vote, al
though democrats. as a rule, support
ed the bill.
Lineup en- Vote.
On the final vote fifty-seven repub-
licans and ITO democrats supported
the bill, while 122 republicans, 10 DEM
ocrats and one farmer-laborite op-
posed it.
The lineup on the final vote was:
For the bill: Republicans-Barbo
Beers, Butler, Cotton, Cramton, Curry
Davis, Minnesota; Elliott, Fairfield
Faust, CARRIER. Gibson, Griest, Hickey
Holiday. Hudson, James, Kelly
son. Minnesota; Leavitt, Lineberger
Mckenzie, Mclaughlin, Michigan; Nc
Leod, MacLafferty, Madden, Manlove
Mapes, Michner, Miller, Washington
Morgan, Nelson, Wisconsin,; Newton
nols hassh Esses
Schall, Shreve, Sinnott, Summers
Washington; Swing, Taylor. Tennes-
see; Thatcher, Thompson, Vestal, Vim
cent, Williams, Michigan; Wurzbach
Zihlman. Total republicans-57.
Democrats-Abernethy. Allen: An.
Bankhead. Barkley, Bell, Bland, Bowl.
ing. Box. Boyce, Boylan. Brand
Georgia; Briggs, Browne, New Jersey
Browning, Buchanan, Bulwinkle, Bus.
by, Byrnes, South Carolina; Byrns, Ten.
nessee; Garfield, Cannon, Carew. Car.
Collier, Collins. Connally. Texas; Con.
merry. Cook, Corning, Crisp. Croll
Cullen, Cummings, Davis, Tennes.
see; Dickinson, Missouri; Dominick
Doughton, Drane, Drewry. Driver
Eagan. Evans. Montana; Favrot. Fish
rett. Texas; Garrett. Tennessee
Goldsborough. Greenwood, Hammer
Harrison. Hastings, Hayden, Hill. Ala.
bama; Hill. Washington; Hooker
Howard, Nebraska; Howard, Okla
Tennessee; Humphreys, Jeffers, John.
son, Kentucky; johnson, West Vir'
ginia; johnson, Texas: Jones, Kent
Kerr, Kincheloe, Kindred, Lanham
Lankford, Larsen. Georgia; Lazaro
Lea, California; Lee, Georgia; Lilly
Logan, Lowrey, Dozier. Lyon, McDuffie
McKeown, McReynolds, McSwain. Nc.
Sweeney, Major, Illinois; Major
Missouri; Mansfield. Martin. Milligan
Minahan, Montague. Moore, Georgia
Moore, Virginia: Morehead. Norris
Morrow, O'Connell, New York; O'Con.
nor, Louisiana; Oldfeld. Oliver. Ala.
bamA; Park, Georgia.; Parks. Arkan.
sas; Pou. .Prall. Quiu, Ragon, Rainey