The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-16
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS.
Senate Rejects Government
Ownership for Muscle
Shoals Properties.
10y EDWARD W. PIcKARD

~ EDWARD w. PIcKARD
SOvERNMENT ownership of Mus
NJ Gle Shoals received its death blow
in the senate when that body, as the
committee of the whole. by a vote Of
48- to 81, substituted the Underwood
leasing bill for the Norris bill, which
had been reported by the committee on
agriculture as substitute for the
Henry Ford measure passed by the
house. The Underwood measure, how
ever may not be finally passed by the
senate. Instead, the Jones substitute
is quite likely to be successful. This
provides for the appointment of COM
mission OF three, comprised Of the sec
rotary Of war, the secretary Of agri-
culture and one other to be selected
by the President, to study the entire
problem and report solution to con-
gress next winter Most of the gov
eminent ownership advocates are said
to prefer this to the Underwood bill,
under which the President is author
lied to lease the Muscle Shoals prop
serty at any time up to September 1,
on terms similar to the Henry Ford
offer, except that the lease is limited
to City years. If no satisfactory lease
can bemade government corporation
will be created. The bill emphasizes
production of fertilizer for agricultural
purposes, and specifies the amount of
afr nitrogen which must be produced
BY q lessee. i.
NATTER margin Of only one vote
the senate refused to override
President Coolidge's veto of the postal
employees pay raise bill. Fifty-five
senators voted for the measure, but 20
stood firm In sustaining the veto and
the prestige of the White House and
Of Senator Curtis, the new majority
leader of the senate, was saved. This
was done by the aid of Senator Dial,
Democrat, who voted to sustain the
veto, and Of King, owen and Shields,
also Democrats, who were absent. Sew
erai who originally favored the bill
changed over and voted against it.
1t was at once announced by the
administration leaders that they would
now push the Moses bill, which pro-
vides for wage increases for postal
employees and for postal rate adj
vances amounting to $60O00,0OO. But
1t was believed the chances to get this
measure through in this session were
small.
Yncrpry AFaDuNyNrA e.. % 1880 -,
y associate justice Of the United
States Supreme court, retired from
that exalted position. and on the same
day the President nominated Attorney
General Harlan Fiske Stone to succeed
him. As mark of the affection In
which Justice MeKenna was held by
his associates his resignation was
made known with unusual ceremony.
A large basket Of roses was placed on
the bench in front Of him and Chief
Justice Taft announced his retirement.
Justice McKenna read a letter to his
colleagues, and then, as he withdrew
to the robing room, the court and the
audience in the chamber arose and
stood silent.
Until the President selects new
attorney general the place will be
filed automatically by Solicitor Cen
eral Beck. Several men were consid-
cred for the vacancy by Mr.. Coolidge,
and 1t was said he looked with espe-
cial favor on Charles Beecher Warren
Of Michigan, former ambassador to
Japan and Mexico. This stirred up the
entire Michigan delegation in congress.
and also Governor Groesback Of that
state. who had himself been suggested
for the place. Senator Couzens carried
to the White House the information
that the Michigandcrs much preferred
Groesback to Warren and arranged to
take the states delegation TO the ex-
ecutive mansion to back vi, his asser-
tion. The opposition to Mr.. Warren
grows partly out Of factional Repub-
lican politics in Michigan and partly
out Of personal Misunderstanding be-
tween Mr. Warren and various Repub-
llcan leaders in his own state.
Other possible choices for the attor-
ney generalship were said to be Mr..
Beck. SIlas Strawn OF Chicago. Secre-