The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-04
ADVOCATES WILL FACE SHOW DOWN Saturday Definitely Set As Date For Ad-
 journment NORRIS IS BLAMED FOR DISAPPOINTMENT Underwood Pleas For Ac- tion Are Both Turned .ns Down
 ROLL CALL VOTE
 TO BE SOUGHT Future Action To Be Governed By Today's Appeal For
 Consideration
NORRIS IS BLAMED
 FOR DISAPPOINTMENT

WASHINGTON, June S.--(By Associated Press IA showdown on the Muscle Shoals issue will be demanded in the Senate tomorrow by advocates of Henry Ford's bid.
 Although chances of bringing the question to vote at this session of Congress were dimmed consid- erably by the action of the Senate today in denying unanimous con- sent for it's consideration, Ford bid supporters are prepared to carry on 9 determined fight for vote until the closing hours of the ses- sion.
 Declaring they had been promised an opportunity for a vote by lead CTS of the three political factions, the Ford advocates have banded to- gether to execute all available par liamentary strategy to force action.
 The Ford supporters, led by Sena- tor Underwood, democrat, Alabama, met defeat today when two requests for unanimous consent to make Muscle Shoals the unfinished busi- ness after the pending pension bill had been disposed of, met objection from western senators favoring en- aetment of farm relief legislation first. Senator Brookhart, republic an, Iowa, and Senator LaF ollette, republican, Wisconsin, blocked con sideration.
 To Demand Roll Call
 Another attempt to get action will be made tomorrow, when Senator Un- derwood will demand a roll call on a motion authorizing immediate con- sideration of the Muscle Shoals bill. The result of the vote will determine the future action of the southern sen- ators.
 Senator Norris, republican,, Me- braska, chairman of the Senate agri- culture committee, told the Senate to- day it would be useless to attempt to settle the Muscle Shoals question at this session of Congress if Congress adjourned next Saturday. He insisted that not enough time was allowed and requested that the date for adjourn ment be extended. He maintained his position of opposing consideration of Muscle Shoals after it had been agreed to adjourn Saturday.
 Harrison Seeks Action
 Senaor Harrison, democrat, Missis- sippi, one of the Ford bid leaders im- plored the Senate to permit a vote on Muscle Shoals, rebuked Senator Nor ris for delaying" the committee re- port, and urged western senators to support him in obtaining a vote. He charged that Senator Norris, had promised to cooperate in getting a vote on Muscle Shoals and that now he was blocking action. NHe pleaded to the Senate not to "chloroform" the Muscle Shoals bill because some sem ators who had farm relief legislation on the calendar for months had been asleep" and "had not raised a whis- per" toward bringing up their bills until now.
 Senator Underwood declared the real issue before the Senate was mot the Ford bid, ,,but what the senators of the United States want to do with great governmental property" He declared it represented a matter of five per cent on sixty million dollars, and pointed out "the great value the cheaper ferti. liber which would be manufactured at Muscle Shoals would be to the farm ers." ,e-,
 Propaganda Charged
 Rpelying to Senator Harrison, Sem ator Norris declared the Muscle Shoals hearings were stopped too early and before the committee had a chance to "investiagte the flood of propaganda behind the Ford offer"
 There is no question, he added, the Ford people were opposed to extended hearings and would have been glad to dispose of the case without hearings.