Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-10-12
Pittrnan Forces Senate Action
on Dowell Highway Measure

i Senator from Nevada, with one other
Senator. left the Senate Chamber just
in the middle Of that discussion and
prevented a quorum, SO that the mat
ter had to go over until the next day.
Mr.. PITTMAN. Mr.. President, ]
pardon the Senator's excitement !
realize that when new Member Of the
Senate is member of great and inn
portant committee like the Committee
on Post Offices and Post Roads his
zeal for defense sometimes overcomes
his memory. Again was present,
and so was the junior Senator from
Nevada, at that time and when the bill
was reported here. was here on the
| floor. urging the chairman OF the COM
mittce on the 10th to bring up his bill
E! for vote and | threatened to tilibust-
er here against the motion to adjourn
until vote was had. and | was chided
somewhat by the Senator from Massa-
chusetts Mr. Lodge; at least, he
seemed to think that | was pursuing a
rather arbitrary course in matter Of
that character and kind ! did stay on
the floor and ilibuster, il YOU please
,futu the chairman OF the committee
asked if | would yield for The purpose
OF Drining up the road billion consid-
Grafton. did Weld for that purpose.
and ! STAYED here until it was passed.
Now, | will ask the distinguished
iun;or Senator from Nevada what he
did in the natter Did he help to OBJ
pose = recess until this bin came up
Did not tie Junior Senator from Neva-
da TELEGRAPH out TO his people in the
State that he thought if would facii
tate matters to allow the bill to go
over until after the recess?
! Mr. ODDIl, did not te1egraph
in that wav telepyaphrd that | was
in favor Of the recess. that there was
certain legislation before The Senate
which could be handled much more ex-
ned;t;onslv Inv the Einanc,. Committee
dur;no the recess.
Mr. pttman And tina. the Senator
tboroht no harm would he done bv the
hill going over until after the recess ,
AR ODDIF The Senator miscou-
sfrnes the telegram, that sent out.
| II was NOT in those words af all
Mr. pJT,TMA\ We'll what did
the senator saw At auv fine hv way OF
urg;no the massage Of tl1ie bill2
| Mr. ODDIF worked as F., mem
her Of the committee constantly with
the other members. We attended the
meetings time and again, should saw
dozen or two dozen times, and we
worked earnestly with the chairman of
fine committee. irving to untanple
very, had situation will saw that
the Senator from MICHIGAN (Mr,
| Tovnserd1 the chairman Of the COM
,n;,t,e ;s entitled 70 credit Tor work
mo all rho time He has not DELAYED
,ha ,,,ttor lrou, nc member of
III, coum;ttee that he has worked
oo,.t.,,1,, and 7 should like 70 have
tho Senator from Mexican answer
cer,a;, matters that have been brought
49,, hero !, Tho 1,st Jew minutes
NJ pITTNIAN ON the 10Th dav
81 A,r,st assume that the ;nnior
So,.,or from, Nevada was !, his seat
all 81 tho t;nc--bc seems ia attach so
orcl ;,,,nortance to being seated there
all W. ,e--h,, ON that date I smoke
., beb,,f ii this asure for over an
hour Ma the ;nno;r Senator from
Non.do .,,, a,ytb;,o IN behalf Of IT.
n, Aronst II ! smoke ON bhca1f of
INC measure NV sncccl annears in
N. Congressional Record ON page
s3,N MD the i,n;or Senator from Ne