Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-03-11 | Page 5 | Bill to Extend [Illegible] of U. S. Radio Body Taken Up

I I l TO m EXTEND f f US U.S. 1 B fN ur urr I r March farch 10 CAP AP IM 1 ac aced with necessity for 1 action the house la late to today i up up a bill to extend for toe one 1 r the Ufo life of ot the federal radio m scion islon llon which will cease to tol l tt et next Thursday unless as legis- legis ve aid is forthcoming e measure measure already passed paned by 1 senate enAte atc was wag called up under an anent l ent allotting three hours for Drat de debate ate preceding its con con- 4 J Lion Uon under procedure per- per I. I ping r amendment This leaders would postpone a a. vote Ima time Monday t th the tho ou outset test of today's discussion I developed I 1 6 over an amendment tasked on onI I bill by the house houst merchant ma I 1 commutes to provide that the I mm mission allocate radio wave states upon the baa basis Is of ot foliation nation uSES OPPOSITION 1 J la proposal Ij sponsored by Rep Rep- Davis Democrat Ten- Ten 1 ri tf while a approved by the tho com corn oby a a. substantial vote never never- hl eie aroused Immediate I 1 from a It group of members cl pally those thou from city districts I use ue of this it was WaIl pr predicted lb before t t a ft vote ote on final passage r u out fight would develop een tn members from the cities those from rural districts and andI Ijler I ter r towns Addition the pro proposal pont has Int In In- t p tho question of state rights the he issue and this always has conducive in congress to bitter Mit int Opening Bening debate toda today Represent j t e McKeown Democrat Okras Okla- Okla NI s took up a defense of the I tilts II proposal who ho declared that n stations operated by the tho Gent Gen Gen- t Electric Westinghouse and andr r can n Telephone and Telegraph panics were ere crowding smaller i lions on from the air He lie argued the amendment would tend to toh lib he- h smaller stations a a. b better belter D See ce STARTS j. j e a radio act of tho the last congress l Oklahoman continued was deed deed deto de- de ed to protect the right of and Davis interrupted to say My southern states had not ref re- re f shar share re Gifford Ma Massa- Massa sa- sa 11 di etts Republican also indorsed a 3 Dl accusing the thet t r Uh lh th falling to break p ph hat l he lie described as an I existing lie Ire said that he heu u ired rede co continuing the commission l l uld enable that tha t body to tin fin l 1 the task sk for foe wh which h It was as f Hoed Ir ulna g that the commission had Its duty Representative erTa Ier a New Ne York Democrat sold said distributed radio power the I of country Duties titles lUlU existed for tor its utilization rJ Io h he predominating radio sec sec- lot lof the country he declared r d a Places s where there thero have di lien of vision Ilon and courage to 2 money in radio for its rl Yorker contended that amendment would place o oln in a II and d I maKe conditions more chaotic tt ever