Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-24
LITTLE HOPE SEEN
FOR BOULDERDAM
Senate to Take Up Measure
Today, But Will Allow Only
Two Hours for 1t.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. u
Facing adjournment Il week from
tomorrow and with the filibustel
germ that practically killed Boulder
Canyon Dam legislation for the
present session spreading to other
controversial measures, Congress en-
tered today upon n program to clear
UP as many bills as it can. but with
little prospect of passing much addi-
ton major legislation.
Although the Swing johnson bill
to dam the Colorado River al
Boulder Canyon was due to come up
again today in the Senate at : pm
after its sponsors were blocked III
their efforts to bring it 10 a vote
by a three Senator filibuster during
a 30-hour session. there appeared
little prospect of action since Re-
publican leaders had planned to dis
place it two hours later with the
alien property return measure.
Little Chance Seen.
Once laid aside in the Senate the
bill will stand virtually no chance
of a vote in either house at this SEES
sion, since the House steering com =
mittee has decided that it will not
be taken up in the House unless acted
upon in the Senate.
Meanwhile. under AN agreement
reached at another night, session.
the Senate had planned to devote
it's first two hours today to con-
sideration of other subjects, includ :
ing the Tyson emergency officers
retirement bill, while Republican
leaders hoped to obtain an agree
ment to take up the administration
prohibition and customs reorganiZa-
ton measure Two hours have been
set aside for consideration OF Muscle
Shoals legislation tomorrow.
The House, proceeding under ten
tative program mapped out by It's
steering committee, gave right or way
today to the naval appropriation Dill
conference report, including the CON
troverted Senate amendment provid-
ing 81 200, 900 to begin work on three
light cruisers. which the House
already has rejected in modified form.
Supply Bill Next.
After disposing of this subject it plans
to take up the SEQ, 400, 900 deficiency
supply bill and the Hawley medicinal
whisky measure: then two bills au-
thoriZing approximately S3o,000,OOo
for various naval activities, including
funds for improvements at five naval
bases, moderniZation of the battleShipS
Oklahoma and Nevada and completion
of the airplane carriers Lexington and
Saratoga and the submarine VA.
The schedule then calls for consid-
Grafton of a longshoreman's compen-
sation bill. to be followed by the
Boulder Canyon Dam and the Army
emergency officers retirement meas
ures, pravided the Senate meanwhile
has approved them.
Hope Nearly Abandoned.
Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, who has led vigorous fight
for the Boulder Canyon bill, had prac.
tically abandoned his hope for vote
when the long Senate session was
brought to a halt early last night on
a motion of Senator Curtis, the Re-
publican leader, for an executive ses
sion Is minutes before the time which
previously had been fixed fora recess.
After two and half hours of recess
the Senate went, back at pm. for it's
second successive night session. but
considered only uncontested bills, in
accordance with prior agreement.
Senators Ashurst and Cameron of
Arizona and Phipps of Colorado, who
had conducted one of the most pro-
longed filibusters in the history of the
Senate in opposing the dam bill, had
promised a renewal of the fight when
the measure came up again today.