Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-27 | Page 8 | May Vote Today on Water Power Bill |

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Date	1918-09-27
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
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Article Title	May Vote Today on Water Power Bill
Type	article
Date	1918-09-27
Paper	Salt Lake Tribune
Page	8
OCR Text	Show I MAY VOTE TODAY ON WATER POWER BILL WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. Debate on the administration emergency power bill, authorizing government control and centralization of existing electric plants and appropriating $175.Ou0,OO0 for erecting erect-ing plants or purchasing equipment, was completed in the house today, and tomorrow to-morrow the measure will be taken up for amend mentfl. Leaders hope to reach a vote before adjournment. Little opposition to the bill was voiced today after Chairman Sims of the interstate inter-state commerce committee had explained that it is ncessary to aid rlants furnishing furnish-ing power to war industries. Several speakers sa id it would give relief Jn many parts or the country and would result re-sult in a largo saving of coal.
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