The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-09-17
Senator Pittman Refutes
Statement of Secretary Work
Brinos Out Facts In Defeat of Reclamation
Bill During The Late Session
OF CONGRESS

conferees TO ask leave to withdraw
the report so that 1t could be changed
and represented. including a favor
able report upon amendment So. The
conferees made no effort to do this.
/ Then what happened? | asked unani-
nous consent that the conference re-
port be referred back to the commit
/ tee so that the report could be
/ changed, including instructions that
an amendment be insisted upon. This
request is found ON page 11243 of
the Congressional Record of June
] 7th. Then what happened? Senator
! Cummins IN the chair. being the
! president pro tempore of the senate.
put the question II Is in this exact
language:
1.-The president pro tempore. Is
there objection to ne unanimous
consent request of the senator from
Nevada? The chair hears no objec-
tion and the conference report is
recommitted to the conference COM
mittee."
This is found at the top of page
1924 of the Congressional Record
of June 7th.
Then what happened? Did the
/ conferees obey the order OF the sem
ate made unanimously? No. This Is
: what took place. quote the exact
/ language from page 1924 of tn :
Congressional Record of June 7th:
Mr. Warren. Mr. President, :
move the adoption of the conference
/ report ON the second deficiency bill
Mr.. Pittman. Mr. President.
there is a unanimous consent which
/ has been agreed to.
The president pro tempore. The
chair is of the opinion that the unan-
J imous consent agreement involved a
reference TO the committee in the
present condition of the bill
'Mr. Warren. | have not the pa
pers in my hands and / am trying to
get them"
To this / replied as follows (page
/ 1924 of the Congressional Record
of June 7th):
declared that the agreement is in
effect; and II 1t is in effect. then tho
conference report is not before the
senate, but is in the possession OF
the conference committee with in
structions of the senate as to what to
do with IL. Ii they are willing to go
and do that with il, let them go. II
they are not let them stay"
y And then the following proceed
! ings were had:
THE president pro tempore. Tha
chair lays before the senate a joint
resolution from the house of repre-
sentatiyes.
THE Joint resolution Oh. ]. Res,
1860 making appropriations Tor ad
justed compensation for World War
veterans, and for other purposes, was
read twice by title
Mr.. Pittman. A parliamentary in
quiry. What Is this?
The president pro tempore. Unan
imous consent is asked for the pres
ent consideration of the joint resolu-
tion.
MIR. Borah. | object We will all
so down together.
THE president pro tempore. The
senator from Idaho objects.
'Mr. Reed of Missouri Mr. Presi
dent. | move that the senate agree
to the house resolution just pre-
sented.
"Mr. Borah. Upon that | want to
be heard. | do not propose that the
man who is struggling to save his
home shall be Disseminated against
any longer.
"Einal Adjournment
THE president pro tempore (Mr
/ Cummins). 1t is now o'clock and
under the concurrent resolution
adopted by the house and the senate
of the United States, the senate OF
the first session of the sixty-eighth
congress stands adjourned without
day"
The conferees failed and refused
to obey the instructions of the sen
ate, failed and refused to present
another conference report and the
senate adjourned with the bin still
in conference and In the possession
of the conferees and not before the
senate
And thus the conferees killed the
deficiency bill, together with the rec
lamation act and every other amend
ment.