Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-30

would be called If Senator Robinson
insisted upon having him appear.
Shoals Measure Like Old.
The Muscle Shoals bill. introduced by
Senator Norris of Nebraska, is slibstan-
TALLY the same measure as that which
was passed by Congress in 1928 and
pocket vetoed" by former President
Coolidge. 1t provides in general for
Government ownership and operation of
the power and nitrate plants at Muscle
Shoals. The bill has now been made
the unfinished business of the Senate.
The prediction was made last night
even by opponents of the bill that it
would pass the Senate. It's opponents
are hoping that it will be beaten in the
House, or at least that it will not be all
lowed to come to a vote in that body.
They apparently see no way of stopping
the passage of the bill through the
Senate.
The disposition of Muscle Shoals has
been hanging fire ever since the war,
when the development was undertaken
by the Government largely as a war
measure, in the hope of supplying suffi-
Gent nitrateS to be used for explosives.
The Government has expended some
thing like $140,000,000 for the develop
ment so far.
It is no secret that Chairman Huston
of the Republican national committee
has been urged to submit his resigna-
ton as chairman by some very influ-
entail members of his party since the
lobby committee had him before it as a
witness. But so far he has given no in
dtcation of resigning. Another group
of Republicans have urged him to sit
tight, believing that the storm will blow
over. President Hoover has been repre-
Sented as intending to take no step in
the matter, certainly not at this time.
Several Republican members of the
Senate last night were looking forward
with considerable gloom to the coming
the report Of the Senate lobby commit
tee on the Muscle Shoals lobby and Mr..
Huston. The opinion was freely ex-
pressed that Mr.. Huston should resign
and relieve the party of embarrassment
The prediction was made that he would
have to do so sooner or later.
Mr.. Huston when president Of the
Tennessee River Improvement Associa-
ton, which supported the proposal OF
of Muscle Shoals, collected $36;100 from
the Union Carbide Co. for the asSocia-
ton and deposited it with his personal
brokers. He testified that later all OF
this money had been paid over to the
executive head Of the Tennessee River
Improvement Association, Col. Worth
ington. Col. Worthington is III and
members of the lobby committee have
expressed the opinion they would not
be able to get him before the commit
tee as a witness. Witnesses who ap-
peared subsequent to Mr.. Huston testi-
| fed that the money contributed by the
Union Carbide Co. was used temporarily
as margin for stock purchases.
Censure Not Planned.
Chairman Caraway has said that his
committee win not propose resolution
| cenSuring Mr. Huston. He has also said
however, that he would not be sur.
prised If an individual Senator ShoulC
| offer such q resolution. Senator Norri;
| of Nebraska, who offered the resolution
| censuring Senator Bingham after the
lobby committee had reported on the
| employment by Senator Bingham Of
| Charles L. Eyanson. assistant to thu
| president of the Connecticut Manu-,
facturers' Association to help him II
| his work on the tariff bill, was reported
yesterday as having no intention o.
submitting q resolution censuring Mr.
Huston. It is understood that Senator
| Norris takes the view that as Mr.
Huston is not connected with the Sen
ate and Is not an official Of the Gov.
eminent, the Senate cannot properly
undertake such q cenSure. Senator
Borah Of Idaho, member Of the lobby
committee, has no intention Of propos.
| ing such q censure. In some quarter:
a suggestion was made that possibly 8
resolution Of cenSure might emanatC
| from Senator Blaine of Wisconsin, &
member of the committee, or from hi
colleague, Senator La Toilette.
Another suggestion is that the lobby
J committee will ask that the Senate
adopt the report which it submits or
the Muscle Shoals lobby and Mr.
| Huston. AS it plans to criticize Mr.
Huston rather vigorously, the adoption
Of the report would operate in much
the same way as q vote OF censure.