Federal Power Commission's Timid' Approach Rapped
WASHINGTON' l'PI Federal
Power Commissioner Howard
Morgan said Wednesday that there
were occasions when the commis
sion refused to investigate a sit
uation because it felt it "would
disturb industry."
Morgan, who had differed with
his colleagues and had asked
President Kennedy not to re
appoint him in June, discussed
the workings of the commission
in a sometimes heated hearing be
fore a House commerce investigat
ing subcommittee.
Rep. John B. Bennett, R-Mivh.,
questioned Morgan sharply on a
letter the commissioner wrote to
Kennedy Jan. 23. He asked Mor
ga'n to give an example of his
phrase: "Ordinary men yield too
quickly to the present day urge
toward conformity, timid'ly end
personal security." Morgan re
plied: "When in a commission meet
ing the statement is made that
we must not investigate a situa
tion because it could disturb in
dustry. . .and that statement is
acted upon, I would say this is
an example of what I was talk
ing about."
Cites Some Cases
Morgan said such a policy was
followed in cases Involving the
Idaho Power Co. and the Pacific
intertie.
The Pacific intertie deals with
the tie-in of power lines to .carry
surplus Pacific Northwest power
to California markets. Federal
construction of such an intertie
has been recommended by the In
terior Department while private
power companies want to build
such a connecting power line
themselves.
Morgan, under questioning by
Bennett and Chairman Oren Har
ris, D-Ark., agreed that the "de
terioration" in the administration
r.f regulatory laws since World
War H had been "halted" and
that a visible improvement was
now. clear.
Bennett accused Morgan of tell
ing Kennedy that other members
of the commission were "a hunch
of low-level l . .timid peoplS" and
Wei's "doing a danged poor job."
Morgan denied this and repeat
edly refused to comment on other
members.
"This witness is being evasive,"
Bennett said. "I don't think he's
being frank with us. I don't think
Civil Defense
Draws Support
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Rep.
Robert B. Duncan, D-Ore., has
urged the Oregon Legislature to
strengthen the civil defense pro
gram rather than abandon it.
The plea was marie in a letter
to House Speaker Clarence Bar
ton and released by Duncan's of
fice. .
Duncan, former House speaker.
said ;,"perfect protection" was not
possible but that efforts should be
made to provide as much protec
tion against nuclear war as pos
sible.
he's being honest.
Bennett also charged that Mor
gan was "giving the committee
tne same kind of gobbledygook he
gave the President."
Praises Dissenting Opinions
But .Rep. John E. Moss. D-
Calif., said .Moroan's Hissnniinu
rr opinions snowed a ' sense
of great vigor, clarity and locic."
wuestioning by subcommittee
members was expected to bring
into the open a dispute with Com
mission Chairman Joseph Swidler,
who will testify Thursday.
Harris said the committee's in
terest had been heightened by
"critical general remarks" in the
letter by Morgan to the President
in which the commissioner made
highly critical remarks about the
FPC administrative process.
He said his reasons for wishing
to leave the commission were
"clearly visible" in his lone dis
sents to commission decisions.
In his sharply worded dissents.
Morgan made it clear that he
felt the majority was favoring
private industry over the public
interest.
Cites Hells Canyon
Pressed for the type FPC de
cisions he had criticized, Morgan
cited an order authorizing the
issuance of $30 million in promis
sory notes by the Idaho Power
Company to finance construction
of the Little Hell's Canyon Dam
on the Snake River.
The former Oregon public
utility chief and state Democratic
chairman said the order had ap
peared to be non-controversial and
a "run-of-the-mill" decision b u t
that it had been issued without
proper investigation.
"Tile Idaho Power Company
now is selling 20 per cent of
capacity at below the cost of
production of electricity,'1 he said.
As a result, he said, a study
should have been made whether
the additional capacity from the
company's proposed third dam
might be "a threat to the com
pany in view of its soundness."
Morgan's dissent said the dam
proposal should have been inves
tigated because it might ag
gravate the company s problem
in selling surplus capacity.
He suggested that the Bonne
ville Power Administration might
extend its marketing area into
the area served by the private
companies.
"If the Bonneville Power Ad
ministration extends its market-;
ing area," he said, "no one can
predict when. If ever. Idaho Pow
er can market tlic surplus power."
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