Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-21
POCKET VETO SEEN
FOR SHOALS PLAN
BY c. 0. P. CHIEFS
Passage Slated, but Execu-
tive o. K. May Be Withheld
Until Adjournment.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Destined soon for the White House
and an uncertain fate, the Muscle
Shoals legislation approved by the
House came today before responsive
Senate.
Quick and favorable action was ex-
pected by Senator Norris and other
proponents of the resolution. The
White House was silent as to its recep-
ton by President Hoover, but admins
tration men on Capitol Hill predicted
it would not get his approval.
No matter how fast the Senate acts
the legislation will reach Mr.. Hoover
within the p3riod he can kill it If he
wishes by failing to attach his sigma
ture before the March adjournment.
President Coolidge treated just that way
the similar measure Congress Ssnt him.
The House voted ZIG to 1853 to adopt
the conference report on the resolution
which had been in the making ever
since the present session started. Taken
late yesterday, the House action caused
the report to come up in the Senate
today.
Meets Norris Demands.
The measure approved, while not
exactly like the Norris resolution re-
peat dly passed by the Senate, went
almost all the way to meet the de-
mands of the independent Republican
from Nebraska. It bore little resem-
blance to the private operation bill
originally approved by the House
The power plant at the Shoals under
it would be operated by the Govern
mpnt Transmission lines would ha
built by the Government to carry cur
rent to the favored customers, nearby
municipalities. Cover Creek Dam, up
stream from the Shoals, in Tennessee,
also would be built by the Government
at $10000,000 cost. A Government
corporation would control the project.
Only the nitrate plants could go to
private interests. For these the meas
ure would offer the President wide pow
ers to negotiate lease, but no lessee
could buy Government current unless
IS per cent were used in fertilizer pro-
duction. With the remaining Is per
cent, off Government property only, the
lessee could manufacture other prod
ucts. Favorable power. rates would be
given the fertilizer producer.
Called Socialistic.
Here, too, however, a Government
operation angle enters, for If Unbiased
at the end of IL months, the Govern
ment corporation may take over the
plants for fertilizer production.
"Socialistlc," invasion of States
rights" waste of Government money"
were terms applied literally by oppo-
nents of the measure in the House de-
bate. Representative Eaton, Repub-
lican, New Jersey, called it "a hunk of
Sovietism described as a fertilizer bag"
But, equally strong. its supporters
spoke for it. commencing the resolution
as one of the best farm-relief measures
ever considered by Congress.
House Vote, 216-153.
The Muscle Shoals House roll call
follows:
Republicans: For-Adkins, Andrese,
Baird Barbour, Brand of Ohio Browne,
Buckbee, Burtness, Butler, Campbell of
Iowa, Carter of Wyoming, Christgau,
Christopherson, Clague, Clancy, Coo
per of Wisconsin, Craddock, Grail,
Davenport, Dickinson, Dowel, Dyer,
Englebright, Fish. Fitzgerald, Frear,
French, CARRIER of Oklahoma, Gibson,
Goodwin, Guyer, Hall of North Dako-
Continued on Page 2, Column 81