Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-23
Repeated Motions Made to
DiSpIaCe 1t Beaten-Re-
cess at 5 O'Clock.
FINALLY OBTAIN QUORUM
AFTER MANY ARRESTS"
Reluctant Members Develop "Ill-
ness During Night-Johnson
Fights Hard for Measure.

Repeated motions to displace the
Boulder Dam bill as unfinished busi-
ness of the Senate were voted down
this afternoon. The session of the
Senate which began yesterday at IL
am. dragged along for 2S hours, with
the filibuster against the dam bill still
in full swing.
Under unanimous consent previ-
ously entered into, the Senate is to
take a recess at 5 o'clock this after
noon and to meet at o'clock tonight
to consider bills on the calendar. This
promises q respite for the tired fill
busterers.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona, one of
the leaders of the filibuster. moved
to take up the veterans loan bill In
place of the Boulder Dam measure.
His motion was voted down. 43 to 30.
Robinson Proposal Wins.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
Democratic leader. then obtained
unanimous consent for the consider
alton of the veterans loan bill for
one hour, beginning at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Another attempt was made by Sen
ator Ashurst to displace the Boulder
Dam bill He moved to substitute
the alien property bill. The Senate
turned him down by a vote of
Al to 20.
Senator Curtis. Republican leader.
moved to take up the so-called pro-
hibition enforcement reorganization
bill and to displace the dam bill. He
first asked unanimous consent to take
up the prohibition bill. but this was
denied.
Senator Hiram Johnson of Califor-
mia, who has led the fight to force
vote on the dam bill, urged the
Senate to vote down the Curtis mo-
ton. He pointed out that a special
rule was to be given in the House on
the Boulder Dam bill this week. It's
passage there, he said was assured.
If the BouldefS Dam bill is laid aside
in the Senate now, he said he was
afraid 1t would not be possible to get
a vote on it thas session.
Opposition Is Determined.
The vociferops part of the opposi-
ton, only half a dozen In number,
headed by Senator's Ashurst and
Cameron of Arizona, held on with the
endless debate.
With the Curtis motion pending,
Senator Bruce of Maryland, a wet,
launched an attack on the prohibition
reorganization bill, criticizing partic-
ularly those provisions which would
place the field agent of the prohibition
enforcement unit under the civil
service.
After Senator Bruce of MARYLAND
had completed his criticism of the
prohibition bill and Senator Norris of
Nebraska had spoken in favor of
keeping on with the Boulder Dam bill.
Senator Edge of New Jersey took the
floor also against the motion TO take
up the prohibition bill.
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motion to take up the prohibition bill.
declaring it was apparent that the
motion would lead to long debate. The
fight TO put through the Boulder Dam
bill then continued. Senator Reed Of
Missouri addressed the Senate in ia.
vor of the bill.
With the coming of daylight dozens
of Senators who had successfully re-
sisted the officers of the law during
the night while efforts were made to
compel their attendance trooped into
the chamber to keep company with
the little band of the faithful who had
been on watch all night. and the fight
went on much as though there had
been the usual overnight recess.
HangOyers of iii Humor.
But the days session was not with
out it's hangover of i'll humor. engen-
dered mainly by those sleepy-eyed
Senators who had been brought to
their desks at odd hours of the early
morning by assistant doorkeepers.
Many of them made free display of
their displeasure at having their
peaceful slumber rudely interrupted
by what one of them, Reed of Mis-
souri,, characterized as "an ineXcus-
able outrage"
The session had begun at IL o'clock
yesterday morning and Johnson in
sisted that the Senate go on because
he feared his bill was having it's last
day in court for this Congress. Dur
ing the early night il was COM
paratively easy matter for the party
whips" to keep enough Senators
present to enable the worlds greatest
deliberative body to function.
Some Senators, among them Blease
of South Carolina and McMaster
of South Dakota came in early
in evening clothes and the stu.
alton was so much to their liking that
they decided to stick it out. But as
the morning hours rolled around they
realized that their dress would be q
little incongruous. so they made hasty
trips home to change to sack suits.
Thirty-six Present at Midnight.
While Senators lounged around
their seats or in the cloak rooms and
the marble room the Senators from
Arizona, Cameron and Ashurst, re-
lieved each other during the filibuster.
AS the clock hands began to point
toward midnight many Senators ST.
lently departed for their homes and
quorum call just before midnight
showed only SO Of the 95 Senator'S
present.
Then began the first of a series of
futile efforts for q recess. Finally
David S. Barry, the sergeant-at-arms.
was directed to bring in the absentees
and while the rush calls were going
over the wires the Senate sat idly BY.
Then after while Barry was caLe0
upon for report and the Senate WAS
furnished with bit OF comedy.
Standing on the dias at the right.
hand of President Pro-tempore Moses,
Mr.. Barry said:
"Mr. Bayard could not come because
he is getting ready to go out OF town
to attend a funeral tomorrow. At Mr..
residence there Is no answer.
Mr.. Broussard is Ill. At Mr.. Capper's
residence there is no answer.
"Mr. Caraway's telephone, 1t Is said,
has been discontinued. Mr.. Couzcns
has gone to bed Ill. Mr.. Dale said that
he would come later II necessary, but
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