Evening star., 1928-05-25
F|L|BUSTER ENDS;
SENATE APPROVES
SHOALS MEASURE
Failure of McKeIIar's Endur-
ance Gives Proponents
of Bill Chance.
VETO is PREDICTED
BY PLANS ENEMIES
All-Night Speaking Wears Out OPP
ponents-House Also Passes
Measure Today.

By the Associated Press.
The House today approved the
Muscle Shoals conference report, COM
pleting congressional action.
After the Senate had agreed to the
report after an all-night session, dur
ing which its opponents exhausted
themselves physically. the House took
ii I'D today and under the clocklike
machinery OF that branch Of Congress
il went through in quick order, to be
sent to the White House. The vote was
2il to lie.
The measure would provide for Gov
ernment operation of the property for
the production of nitrate and power.
Filibuster Closes.
The Senate filibuster ended this
morning after more than "a hours.
The collapse of the filibuster came
after Senator McKellar of Tennessee,
fighting against project IN tne Dill
for a dam at Cove Greek, in his nome
state. had exhausted his physical en-
Sitlrance after hours OF speaking.
he frankly told his colleagues that
he could 30 no further when he was
turned down on two points OF oroeI ne
had made against the bill. but he added
that he was certain President Coondge
would veto II.
-Four Garry Burden.
McKellar. Tydings of Maryland, Blease
Of South Carolina and King OF Utan
bore the bTunt of the speechmaking,
which ran through the night ana morn
me. but the proponents of the meas
f,re as it stands. led by Norris OF Ne
hraSka. stood their ground firmly.
Never throughout the long hours Was
there the slightest sign Of surrender or
COMPROMISE on their part.
After the defeat of his first amend
anent Senator McKeilar offered Sec
end which would have caused the Gov
eminent to amortize the cost Of the
dam at Cove Greek, paying to Tennes-
see annually all earnings In excess OF
the sinking fund, and when the full
cost Of the work has been paid for out
OF its earnings then TO turn the prop
eyty over TO Tennessee.
Senztor Norris made point Of order
AGAINST this amendment and Vice PreSt-
dent Dawes ruled 1t ont.
Senator Mcclellan then stated that he
had reached the end OF his physical
endurance, and must stop the fight
which he had made TO prevent the
adoption lsf the Cove Greek project. He
predicted that its inclusion IN the
Muscle Shoals bin would cause the
President to veto the measure.
McKeIlar finally ended his turn In
the fight AZ 1880 am, and Senator
King tool: the floor.
Before ending, McKellar moved that
tnE conference report be recommitted
with instructions 10 the conference TO
~7&. y 80
provide tinat IL should be subject 70 the
State laws the same as private corpora
fsong.
Senator Norris launched immediate
objections TO the motion as out Of order
and unconstitutional, and King pro-
ceeded to discuss it.
Bill Is Compromise.
The conference report was adopted
b. a vote Of 43 20 -.
At the instance Of the Senate a pro-
vision for manufacture Of fertilizer was
eliminated from the report early this
week The compromise provided, how
ever. the construction Of the Cove Greek
dam.
Party lines were wiped out on the
vCte. which came suddenly shortly be-
fore noon.
The roll call follows:
For adoption Of the report: Demo
rratS--BarkIey. Black, Eratton, Cara
gay, Copeland. Dlll, Fletcher. George
Glass, Harris, Harrison, Kendrick
I.ocoer. Neely. Reed OF Missouri. Robin
scr Of Arkansas. Sheppard. Simmons
smith. Stephens. Swanson. Thomas
Wagner, Walsh of Massachusetts, Walsh
ef Montana. Wheeler.
Blaine, Rorah, Brook
hart, Capper, Couzens. Cutting. Howell
.goians0n. La FoiIette, McMagter, Mc-
Harry, Norris, Gye. Robinson OF Indiana
Echsu, Gte5wEr-Je.
Farmer Shipstead-~i. Total
%.
Against the conference report: Dem
sscratS--AshuTsi, Eayard, BieaSe, Bruce,
EDWARDS, Gerry. Hayden. King, Nickel
lar Eteck. Tyoings, Tyson--l2,
Republicans Bingham, Curtis. Dale
Y1eneen. Edge. Fess, Giiieft. Greene
YEaIe. KeYes Mclean. Metcalf, Moses
l)adie. PflippS. Pine. Reed of Pennsyl-
eania. Sackett. GnaoOt. Vandenberg
Waterman, Watson~2z Total, "a.
Few Sleep In Cioakrooms.
Mcclellan was talking against time al
Ifle every day working people u Wash
ssagt0n Bent about their business tflh
morning There mad been no break tn
proceedings except for period between
( 80 and 20 O'Clock this morning, dur
assg which SefFeantS-at~aFHns secured IN
city 70 produce quorum and perini
ffle resumption Of the discussion.
The Senate chamber had q Dedrag
szaed, weary look under the flooding yel
ssFw lights above It's ornamented sky
fa5aI4 There were scarcely any Senators
on the Etsor itself The doors of botf
t,aFty e!oakro0ns ioomed DARK, %ltf
4gqflts inside extinguiSbed 80 that tho6'
91sa0 faac manned f1e trenches on eithe
side through the night might snatch
Attic sleep.
Reads Endless Documents.
AcKeliar lo1n2eG against a from
eesk OH the Democratic side, Feadlni
sf0ga endless documents IN Low, n0afS
sosne Tie Democratic benches afourl.
him we're aii vacant. but Oh the e0lcte
Iahaa line The walls of tiIe chamber
sfflIeague or TWO dFoWsec Or read til
morning paper.
her0sg Tue aisle On the Republican
sfde Norris of Nebraska captain 0f VA
forces driving for enactment VI the bil
and determined 70 press the caiDpaigl
n physical attritt0n W tlle limit @
human endurance, c0nyeFsed with Elaei
~ AiMDasna. All around on desks an
Tlse floor. were torn scraps NJ papel
rganlple1 documents and other eyi
Teuceg " the ail~nIgbt battle that ma
c5xep ialitoTs little chance 10 psrfofI
Ilaeir function In Tie hours ri darkness
A feature ~ the battle through ul
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