, 1924-06-25
IMPORTANT MEASURES DEFEATED
BY WIND TANNING OF NEVADAN.
Senator Warren Condemns Filibuster of Dem
ocratic Senator and Adjournment Policy
of Floor Leaders as Cause of Failure
of Reclamation Measure

A6osbOO ~ Out VI
which an investigation was to be
made of the Casper-Alcova project.
and providing for further general
relief to reclamation settlers in the
state of Wyoming, Senator Warren
in a letter to a friend at Cheyenne
places h responsibility in a very
vigorous and definite manner upon
Senator Pittman, Democrat, of Ne
vada, who ilibustered Inc talked
the measure to death" during the
closing hours of thu session, and
upon congressional floor leaders
Who were so unwise as to fix a
definite hour for adjournment in
stead of providing that adjourn
ment should be had at the close of
the Legislative session of June 7th.
All of these important matters
for the state of Wyoming were car
Eied in a deficiency appropriation
bill Senator Warren had taken
every step necessary to insure pos
five action. He had conferred
with General Lord. director of the
budget. and had obtained his favor
recommendation upon the Wy
Oming items. The bill had passed
both houses of congress and had
been agreed upon by the conferees.
Nothing remained for congress to
do but to approve the report of the
c~onferees inc this was prevented
by the filibuster of Senator Pitt
man of Nevada. because one of his
pet Nevada projects had been elm
mated.
Senator Warren had the complete
sympathy of the president in the
passage of this particular measure.
Twice during the filibuster of Sen
ator Pittman, the president sent
word to Warren, asking if there
was anything he could do to relieve
h situation. Members of both
parties pleaded with Senator Pitt
man to give up the fioor so that
h conferees report might be ap-
proved. but he continued to talk
until the hour of adjournment had
passed. In this unfortunate way
an individual was able to circum-
vent the will of the people.
Senator Warren had labored night
and day upon this particular mea-
sure and to nave victory snatched
away from him by the flibuster of
one man at the last moment has
been a great disappointment to him.
The senator is optimistic that the
conferees report will be adopted
and the appropriations made i'm
mediately when congress convenes
in the fall. He expresses his re-
sentiment at the action of Senator
Pittman and the policy of adjourn
ment as outlined by congressional
floor leaders in no uncertain terms
in the following remarks:
1.-THE f~oolishness on the part of
h floor leaders agreeing days be-
forehand to adjourn at seven O'Clock
cut us out of going on as we could
have lone had the resolution read
that the adjournment was to be at
h end of the Legislative day on
Saturday, June 7, 1924. To specify
the hour for adjournment with so
little time beforehand in which to
complete conference reports, etc,
threw us into the power of almost
any "windjammer' who wanted to
se the floor and talk the bill to
death. In this case it was brought
about by Senator Pittman, DEM
ocrat. of Nevada, who assumed the
floor against the ~pleadings of all
OF his own party, as well as those
on the other side of the chamber.
Certain other bills were also pre-
vented from reaching the president
Tor his signature, including an ap-
preparation bill which provided $27,
10000 for additional payment to
all field employees of the govern-
ment. so that on July LIST extra
pay to clerks in land offices, etc,
will be cut down the amount of the
bonus, unless. in some way. the
president can either advise the
heads of departments to pay ac-
cording to the new schedule as
long as the money lasts. and de-
pending on us to make good in De-
cember. or unless he can order the
money paid on a deficiency bill.
"As to the appropriation for the
adjusted compensation, it went
down with the bill. The statute.
provides that 1t must be paid. and.
therefore. it is the law. The pres
ident will probably authorize a de-
hciency soon to cover the necessary
expenditures until congress meets
again There will probably be no
extra session but this being the
first session all that is left undone
may be picked up when we meet
in the fall for further action.
This second deficiency bill of
one hundred and ninety million odd
80.