Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-16
IVA Row Threatens
To Delay Vote and 4
Senate Adjournment
BY Cecil Holland

The Senate begged down again
today in debate over the admin
istration's plan for a private
power plant in the Tennessee
Valley.
AS wrangling over the pro-
posal threatened Senate adj
journment plans. Senator Gore.
Democrat, of Tennessee, pre-
dicted it would be impossible to
vote on the controversial issue
until next week.
The debate went into the third
day with Senator Bush, Repub-
lican, of Connecticut. taking the
floor to defend the adminiStra-
tons proposal as a timely move
to stop the expansion of "this
rowing giant" known as the Ten
nessee Valley Authority.
He spoke as Senate opponents
fought with renewed hope to
block the administrations pro-
posal on the grounds it would
be a. step toward chipping away
at the IVA.
Cooper Opposes Directive.
Their added hope came as
Senator Cooper, Republican, of
Kentucky, usually an admins
tration Stalwart, threw his sup
port to move to block Presi-
dent Eisenhower's directive
opening the way for the private
power plant.
For the second straight day,
Senate Republican Leader Know
land of California called the
Senate into session at 10 am,
two hours early, in an effort to
dispose of the time consuming
controversy. He also announced
q lengthy Saturday session.
Senator Bush, defending the
administrations proposal, went
somewhat further than most adj
ministration spokesman have
done by declaring:
"As far as the iva is con-
cerned, think it is time to adopt
a policy of containment :. to
prevent it spreading across the
country"
Kefauver Voices Challenge.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
of Tennessee, sharply challenged
the Connecticut Senator's state
ment. He said IVA never had
sought to expand beyond the
Tennessee Valley area.
While there were rumors of a
possible compromise. Senator
Knowland said he knows of no
administration plan to offer one
that might resolve the contro-
versy involving a new issue OF
public VS.. private power.
The power fight highlighted
Senate consideration of an omni-
bus bill making the first full.
scale revision of the Atomic En-
ergy Act since its passage in 1946
The bill would provide for limited
exchange of nuclear information
with allied countries and give
private Industry an opportunit!
for broader participation in thu
peacetime atomic field.
Other developments as thu
Senate yesterday spent IL hour
on the revision bill. with atten
ton devoted largely to tn
power controversy, included:
Hill Urges Court Suit.
l. Senator Hill, Democrat, o
Alabama, asked Gov. Frank g
Clement of Tennessee, a leadinl
opponent of the administration
power plan, to file court sui
testing the legality of tn
proposal.
- 2. Senator Cooper and othe
opponents questioned the Presi
dents authority to direct tn
Atomic Energy Commission t
enter into a contract with
Eprivate utility, known as tn
IDixon-Yates group. for a $40
million steam plant to serve tn
Memphis (Tenn) area. TIL
plant would replace Tennessee
Valley Authority power shunte,
to the Acc plant at Paducah. Ky
3. Senator Stennis, Democrat
of Mississippi, said there was n
legal basis for the Acc to ente
into a contract with the privat