New Britain herald., 1930-03-24
Appropriation Measures, Prohibition Transfer, Muscle Shoals, and Other Projects Unsettled - Late in June Probable Adjournment Date.

Washington. March 24 P-Pas- sage Of the tariff bill by the senate will break the legislative jam which has piled up all general legislation there since the Christmas recess, but breathing spell for the rc- mainder of the week is in prospect before this pile of proposals is GiV- cn attention.
 Two house bills increasing appro- priations for public building con- struction and for federal road aid will be pressed for early decisions by administration leaders, although the Norris resolution providing for government operation of Muscle Shoals has been dccreed the order of business by Senator Watson, of Indiana, the majority leader.
 Appropriation Bills Wait
 The series of annual appropriation bills also is waiting attention of the senate calendar. Senator Norris re- publican, Nebraska, the author of the Muscle Shoals legislation, has agreed to sandwich in" these bills during consideration of his legisla- tion.
 The long threatened explosion iii the senate on prohibition is the sub ject most eagerly awaited. X thor ough airing of the scnate's views on the dry law, including possibly a vote on the resolution of Senator Blaine. republican, Wisconsin, for repeal of the eighteenth amend ment is promised as soon as Muscle Shoals is out of the way.
 The house bill transferring the prohibition enforcement service from the treasury to the justice de- pertinent will be the vehicle for the wet and dry debate. All agree that the house bill will be ~assed But there is considerable disagreement over the proposal of Senator Norris for a senate investigation of prohi- bition enforcement.
 Norris Bill Again
 The Norris resolution for an in- quiry into the administration of the dry law comes before thC judiciary committee again today but the au. thor was not ready to press it to a vote at this time. There is every indication that the resolution will be rejected by the judiciary committee but threats have been made to carry the fight to the senate floor
 Senator Couzcns, republican Michigan, has two bills pending fol reorganization of the federal powei commission and for increasing thu authority of the commission. H. will urge that action be taken oI these.
 June 1 is the earliest 7date a which congressional leaders hop for an adjournment of the scssiol but they concedc that June 25 i just as apt to be the likely quittini time.
 It is election year and that wi! contribute to q general speeding u, of work, it is believed, in order tha the legislators may go to the poll tical chores at homc.
 Muscle Shoals Problem
 A real controversy is in prospec over the post-war problem of dis position of the gigantic Muscl Shoals power project in Alabama Ever since the war ended, congres has been quarreling over this pro ject. For several years q bid 0 Henry Ford for the plant was tn subject of discussion but the moto car magnate finally -thdrew hi offer.
 The Norris resolution for govern ment operation was adopted tw years ago by congress, but Presiden Coolidge gave it d pocket veto. Tn attitude of President Hoover is eag erly awaited. In this connection considerable interest attaches to tn recent testimony before the senat lobby committee by Chairman Illus ton of the republican national com naittee, an intimate of the pres dents, that he sought legislation { give the project to private interest," He did this in his capacity as pres dent of the Tennessee River In