Evening star., 1935-09-01
PRESIDENT LEAVES
CAPITAL FOR REST
Signs T. v. A., Neutrality
and Harb0rS Bills in
Busy Day.
BY the Associated Press.

President Roosevelt departed for his
Hyde Park, N. Y, home last night
after a busy day, during which he
signed the last three major measures
enacted by Congress that had not
already received his formal approval.
These were the precedent breaking
neutrality legislation, with its tempo
the 6l0000,000 rivers and harbors
bill, and the amendments to the Ten
nessee Valley Authority act.
The President left by special train
shortly after II pm. He expects to
take brief rest at his ancestral home
before travelling to the Pacific Coast.
Signing of the T. v. A. amendments
measure late in the day concluded the
bill signing, and a sizable stack
mostly private bills-were packed away
in the presidential luggage to be taken
to Hyde Park. Concededly, many Will
be vetoed.
Accompanied by Staff.
The President was accompanied by
a secretarial staff. AS usual, an ofhce
will be established in nearby Pough-
keepsie with wires open to the White
House.
With his departure. contractors cut
of all light and water at the Executive
Mansion to complete installation OF a
new kitchen and other repairs.
The T. V. A. amendments provide
new ramparts intended to protect the
Governments huge power experiment
in the Tennessee Valley from legal
onslaught.
The measure, in addition to the
broader protection administration Of
ficials hoped it would give the orig
inal act, provided much wider au-
thority for the power agency.
At the White House when the
President inscribed his name were
Senator Norris, Republican, OF Ne
braska, and Representative Rankin,
Democrat, Of Mississippi. Both have
been strong advocates of public power
control and Norris had much to do
with the original act which put the
old Muscle Shoals Dam into service
for that purpose.
says All Doubts Lifted.
"I have had no doubt of the con-
stitutionality of the law from the be-
ginning" Norris said afterward. Nor
has this appeared to be doubtful in
the minds of judges who have passed
on the question. They have held
that while Congress might have the
constitutional right to let such an
agency sell power, it had never given
the agency the legislative right. This
removes any doubt.
THE new bill also will allow aid
to municipalities to obtain power
through loans. And it makes GER
tain limitations on the powers of the
controller general with respect to the
Authority. He must give the Author
ity the right to reply. Nor can he
charge the entire expense of his audit
to T. v. A., but only that part of the
expense which is allocated to power"
The sale of surplus T. v. A. power
recently was declared unconstitutional
by an Alabama Federal court, but this
decision was reversed by the New
Orleans Circuit Court. The new bill
would give T. v. A. specific permis-
sion to make such sales.
Can Lend Cash.
In the promotion Of such sales. the
agency would be allowed to lend
money to States, counties and COM
munities to obtain transmission lines
to distribute its electricity. 1t also
would be allowed to begin large scale
production and sale of fertilizer.
Other things T. v. A. might do
under the new law were:
Provide a nine foot navigation
(See ROOSEVELT. Page 81