Evening star., 1925-01-09
FINAL SHOALS VOTE.
SOUGHT IN SENATE.
Action on Underwood Bill
Not ConcIusiVe-MuSt Later
Dicker With House.

Having accepted the Underwood
private operation bill as a substitute
for the Norris Government operation
plan, the Senate drove forward today
in final effort to get the long pend
ing question of the disposition of
Muscle Shoals into conference with
the House.
The Underwood measure was ap-
proved over the Norris plan by a
vote of As to 81, but with several
substitutes for it now pending, lead
ers on both sides of the chamber had
some doubt that this bill would con-
stitute the final expression of the
Senate on the subject.
Norris Charges Trick.
Senator Norris, Republican, Ne
braska, charged before the vote was
taken that the administration was
using the Underwood bill solely as
-shicle for the defeat of his own
Government operation plan and in
tended to drop it like hot brick
once his bill was defeated.
In the vote 80 Republicans, 1n-
Guiding most of the administration
leaders, supported the Underwood
substitute.
Immediately after the vote new
substitute was put forward by
Senator Wadsworth, Republican, New
York, proposing a presidential COM
mission to determine what should
be done with Muscle Shoals, its de-
cision to be final, subject to presi-
Dental approval
Jones Has Substitute.
Another pending substitute by
Senator Jones, Republican, Washing
ton. would refer the question to a
presidential commission to report
recommendations to the new Con-
gress.
Whatever measure finally is pass
ed by the Senate-and leaders ex-
pect final action this week or early
next week-it will have to go to con-
frence for consideration along with
the House bill accepting Henry Ford s
offer, which since the House action
has been withdrawn.
Norris Cites Party View.
Support OF Democratic party leaders
in the Senate for the Underwood bill
was contrary to the announced policies
of that party, Senator Norris, Repub-
lican Nebraska, declared today, OPEN
ing debate on Muscle Shoals. He took
issue with Senator Robinson, Democrat.
Arkansas, in the latters statement, pre-
ceding yesterdays vote. that the Under
wood bill came nearer an agreement
with the party platform than did that
sponsored by the Nebraska Senator.
Undoubtedly the statement of the
Senator from Alabama had much In
fiuence in lining up Democratic
votes" said Senator Norris, and ]
want to quote an important Demo-
cratic witness in opposition to the
view he took"
He read a pamphlet issued during
the last campaign by the Democratic
national committee, watch contained
a warning that the electric trust
was attempting to gain control of all
public power sites ION the Colorado.
St. Lawrence and Tennessee Rivers
Only Site on River.
And there is no power site on the
Tennessee other than Muscle Shoals"
commented Senator Norris.
The pamphlet mentioned several
power projects in the West as having
been throttled by corporation oppo-
sition and included among the large
power companies to be fought the
name of the Alabama Power Com
pany.
Reconcile that if you can," Senator
Norris said, with the vote of you
Democrats for the Underwood bill
Yesterday the Democratic party
in the Senate, led by their recognized
leader, was in bed on this side of the
chamber with the very men their
party condemned in the progressive
West during the recent campaign.
"Of course, no one will be so cruel
as to suggest the Democratic party
was attempting to deceive the
voters"
CTrom the $3.50 Edition of Yesterdays star)
The roll call follows:
For the Underwood bill: Repub-
licans-Ball, Bursum, Butler, Cam
eron, Curtis, Dale, Edge, Fernald,
Fess. Hale. Jones of Washington,
Keyes, Ladd Mccormick, Mclean.
Means, Metcalf, Oddie, Pepper, Phipps,
Reed of Pennsylvania, Shortridge
smoot. Stansfeld. Sterling, wads-
worth, Warren, Watson, Weller and
Willis-30.
Democrats:
Bayard, Broussard, Bruce, Cara
way, Dial, Edwards, Fletcher.
George, Gerry. Harrison, Hefin,
King, Owen, Pittman, Robinson,
Shields, Stanley and Underwood-1S.
Total, 4S.
Against the Underwood bill:
Republicans:
Borah, Brookhart, Capper, Couzens,
Cummins, Ernst, Frazier, Gooding,
Harreld, Howell, Johnson of Cali
fornia, La Toilette, Mckinley. Nc
Nary, Norbeck and Norris-16.
Democrats:
Ashurst. Copeland, Dill, Ferris
Glass, Harris. Jones of New Mexico,
Kendrick, McKellar. Mayfield, Neely,
Overman, Ransdell, Sheppard Sim
mons, Smith, Swanson, Trammeli
Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh
of Montana-2o.
Farmer-Labor-Ship
Total 81.