The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-23
SENATORS DRAGGED INTO CHAMBER UNDER PROTEST. FOR QUORUM
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OCEAN FLIGHT
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tinental flight today was dlmmed BY
news that his plane had been dam
aged Al Fernando Dc NoroTha by
The extent o. the damage 4 not
known.
A message from COMMANDER Dc
Pinedo today said. ssapparatus
broken on account Of big Meas. =
The italian ace landed at Fernan.
do De Noronha yesterday after q
15.hour flight from Cape Verde
Islands.
In Air II Hours
ROME, Feb. 2S. Although Com.
lnander De Pinedo. italian ace,
tailed to reach the South American
continent yesterday Il was due TO-
weather and not failure on the
part Of his machine, according to q
report received by the government
from the filler today.
Experts OF the air ministry esti.
mate that De Plnedo was flying
continuously for IL hours.
De Pinedo worked all night on his
plane, hoping that he would be
able 10 hop off today.
During the night the Cruiser
BarrOsO put up q desperate fight to
protect De Pinedo's plane from
heavy seas which threatened at one
time to smash the plane into bits.
Tugs aided In shielding It.
VANCOUVER, b. G., FEB. 2s.-
Beating Americans With the first
flight across the Pacific to Sydney,
Australia, the prime objective Of
four Britishers. three OF whom are
here today planning the 7.7OO.rAile
air voyage ii SikOrsley seaplane,
starting early In June.
The plane Ii being constructed In
New York. They are seeking a
Vancouver civic contribution to the
$4,000 fund required much OF
which has been promised.
10 purchase or contract Tor some
OF the surpitia power &c Boulder
DAM" Phipps declared.
The Senator means that II
Boulder Dam II built, the Senator'S
company would be 4 potential bid.
der for the purchase or a potential
contractee for surplus power?" John
son queried.
s.possIbiy 500 Phipps replied.
The repartee attracted consider
able attention az johnson recently
charged the opposition 10 his bin
was fomented by private power COM
paTieg OF the far west who feared
construction Of Boulder Dam would
furnish cheap power to private con.
sufners.
Caliiornlans on Guard
A group Of Caiifornians in the gal
leries attracted attention by their at
tendance throughout the long night
session.
w. B. Mathews, attorney for the
Los Angeles tcity owned electric
company. and Ralph Crlswell. d Los
Angeles councilman. led the group.
At ii o'clock this morning they
had been IN the galleries continu.
ously for II hours, except for meals.
Charles =. Chiiders. attorney for
the Imperial Valley irrigation dis
trict, and william j. Carr. former
California State senator, here repre-.
senting the governor, returned to
their hotel after spending IL hours in
the galleries.
Mayor John i. Bacon, of san
Diego, had IL hours to his credit,
when he left. !.
As the debate dragged along, with
Phipps speaking barely above a
whisper and showing the strain Of
the all-night session, Senator's began
to struggle Into the chamber.
Much amusement was 0ccasioned
by some Senator's showing up bright
and clipper after having been re-
ported 'home In bed, III" during the
night. when their arrest was ordered
in order to obtain a quorum. Ill
ness excused their arrest under the
Senate's rules.
Among those reported III during
the night were Senator'S BrOussard
3D. Of Louisiana, Couzens (R.) Of
Michigan. George CD Of Georgia.
Goff RJ Of West Virginia, Harris
tD.1 of Georgia, Helm (DJ Of Ala.
ban1a. King Id OF Utah, Smith D.l
OF South Carolina. Swanson tD.l of
Virginia, watson (R.) of Indiana.
Golf, Helm. King ana Watson later
appeared.