Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-04
SERIOUS JAM
|. Of LEGISLATION
FOR CONGRESS
With Adjournment Set for 7
P. N. Saturday; Conges-
ton Is Most Acute
SENATE MOST AFFECTED
Underwood for Muscle Shoals
Vote-La Toilette for
Farm Relief

WASHINGTON. June 4.-Con-
gress. with adjournment set for Z
P. M. 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 a
vote on the Muscle Shoals question,
and another. led by Senator La Fol-
lette. Republican insurgent, Wis
consin. heing on record as opposing
any action not designed for the re-
lief of agriculture.
The House was not without its
troubles, but 1t appeared to be in
a much easier situation than the
senate. It's chief tasks centered aboui
farm relief and the reclamation bill
reported yesterday bx <the irrigation
committee and embodying recon-
mendations made by the interior de-
partment's fact finding commission.
While farm bloc members speed
ed up preparation of a compromise
measure to take the place of the
McNary-Haugen bill, which was
eliminated yesterday. supporters of
the reclamation plan moved for
sion of the rules in both chambers
to permit action on it as an amend
ment to the pending deficiency bill
providing funds for operation of the
bonus law. This program, which
would bar amendments, limit de-
bate 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 majority prob
lens confronting Inc senate, indi-
cations were given last night after
Senator La Toilette left the cham
ber that many members had not
given up hope of action on numer-
Gus local bills regarded as ''unob-
jectionable."
The omnibus pension bill, en-
bodying more than 100 private
measures, had right of way today
in the senate, but was confronted
by the plans Of the Ford bid advo-
Gates to get action on motion for
immediate consideration of the
muscle shoals bill.
Hearings by the House judiciary
committee on fifty-nine bills pro-
posing modification of the Volstead
act to permit sale of 2.75 per cent
beer neared conclusion today with
more than 100 House members, who
had asked for an opportunity to ex-
press their views, invited TO appear.
Chairman Graham announced that
after members had concluded their
testimony, the committee would
take up consideration of the numer-
Gus measures in executive session.
He indicated that a report prob
ably would not be made before ad-
journment of congress.
With only four days remaining or
this session of congress advocates OF
Henry Ford's bid for Muscle Shoals
today were girded for a finish fight
to force a vote on Muscle Shoals be-
fore adjournment.
Senator Underwood. Democrat,
Alabama. leader of the Ford sup
norters had served notice on the
senate that he would offer a motion
to take up the Muscle Shoals bill
Immediately and that he would de-
mand a roll call to put the chamber
on record as either favoring consid-
Grafton of "spurning" it.
Senator Norris, Republican, Ne
braska, - Sirman of the senate agri-
culture committee, took the stand
that it would be useless to attempt
to dispose of the issue in the short
time remaining and predicted that
settlement of the Muscle Shoals ques-
ton would be forced over to the next
session of congress.
Senator LaFollette, Wisconsin and
Brookhart, Iowa. both Republicans,
blocked two attempts to bring up
Muscle Shoals and demareed that
farm relief legislation be given
priority.