Evening star., 1925-01-14
UNDERWOOD'S BILL
IAKESLEAD AGAIN
Substitute in Senate. 46 to
SO, for Norris PIan-FinaI
Triumph Predicted.

The Underwood Muscle Shoals
private leasing bill was substituted
for tho Norris Government operation
plan today in the Senate. The vote
was 46 to 33.
The amendment was supported by
a3 Republicans and was opposed by
1s Democrats.
Immediately Senator Jones. Wash
ington. the Republican whip, re-
offered his substitute for the Under
problem to a commission.
Line-Up on Amendment.
Those supporting the amen 4
were:
Republicans: Ball, Bingham, Bur
sum, Butler, Cameron, Cummins, Cur
tbs, Dale, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Fess
Greene, Hale, Keyes. Ladd, McCor-
mick, Mckinley, Mclean, Means, Met
calf, Moses. oddie. Pepper, Phipps
Reed Of Pennsylvania, Shortridge
Spencer Sterling. Wadsworth, Wat
son. Weller and willis-33.
Democrats: Bayard, Bruce, Dial
George, Gerry. Harrison. Hefin, King
Owen, Pittman, Shields, Stanley and
Underwood-13.
Total, 46.
Those opposing the amendment
were:
Republicans - Borah. Brookhart
Cappef. Couzens, Gooding, Harreld
Howell, Johnson of California, Jone.
of Washington, La Toilette, McNary
Norris and Smoot.-13.
Democrats-Ashurst Copeland, Dill
Ferris. Fletcher, Harris. Jones of New
Mexico, Kendrick. McKellar, May
field, Neely, Ralston. Ransdell, Shep-
pard, Simmons, Smith, Swanson
Walsh of Massachusetts, and Walsh
of Montana.-1s.
Farmer-Labor: Shipstead.-1.
Total. SO.
Sees Great Confusion.
Advocating passage of his substi
tute, the Washington Senator sale
ed to such an extent he did no
believe a half dozen Senators under
stood what the measure meant.
Senator Edge. Republican. New Jer.
sey, interrupted to say the Jone.
amendment would add to the icon
fusion of the Muscle Shoals situation
by delaying any action for seven ol
eight months and bringing the sub
ject back to the Senate next Decem-
ber."
Senator Jones said his substitut,
lal a
instead Of three as the original meas.
ure provided
Norris Out of Fight.
Senator Norris announced in reply
to direct question on the floor from
Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, that he did not intend to Offer
his substitute again, regardless o.
the result of the vote on the Jones
substitute to the Underwood bill.
Senator Norris said he realized the
Combination of Underwood Demo
Gratis and Coolidge Republicans" wa:
sufficient to force adoption of either
the Underwood or Jones bills al
against his own.
Senator Johnson asked the question
OF Senator Norris after emphasizing
that the vote on the Jones substitute
should constitute the final word OF
the Senate on the Muscle Shoals pro.
position and end the parliamentary
merry-g go o-round.'
Sees Coolidge About Issue.
After a visit to- the While House
today, Senator Curtis, Republican
leader, said he believed the Under
wood Muscle Shoals bill finally
would pass the Senate.
The majority leader said he talked
over Muscle Shoals with President
Coolidge, but declined to quote the
Chief Executive.
Three roll calls and hours of dis.
cussion yesterday had served only tc
bring the bill back to the starting point
During a welter of confusion, the
Senate temporarily threw the Under
wood bill overheard in favor of the
Jones substitute.
Maneuvering Is Rapid.
Deserted on this vote by number
of administration Senator's, who had
supported the Underwood bill orig
inally as against the Norris plan
supporters OF the Alabama Senator
bill then turned about and forced In
the Norris bill over the lone.
measure.
In that situation Senator Under.
wood quickly amended his bill IL
minor detail and offered 1t as a sub.
stitute for the Nebraska Senator.
proposal Senator Norris objected
but the Senate sustained a ruling OF
President Cummins that 1t was ir
order.
The Norris forces then apparently
began their fight against the private
leasing bill all over again and as 6
parting shot at the close OF the day
refused to agree to the fixing of 9
time for vote.
Senator Jones, the Republican whip
announced also that he would Offer
his amendment in slightly modified
form as soon as the vote had beer
taken on the Underwood substitute
Leaders were hopeful that the flghI
could be ended this week and the
subject referred to conference with the
House.