Show UNDERWOOD FAVORS GENERAL DAM BILL WASHINGTON Jnly 18 Majority Leader Underwood supported the Adam son general dam b 11 in a speech n the house today as protect ng the publ c against monopol stie abuse Fifty year permits would be granted to private cap tal under the bill for developing water power projects My only fear said Mr Under wood is that while the r ghts of the public are protected it does not hold out sufficient inducements to capital to encourage investments in such enter prises The b 11 as originally proposed was assai ed by Eepresentat ve Lenroot Bepubl can He said the amendments would in a large measure meet h s ob jections and announced h s intent on of supporting them |