Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-24
Arizona Senators Set
To Renew Fight Again
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Ashurst, who, with Johnson, had
kept the 30-hours' vigil, was engaged
in berating Copeland of New York
when Vice President Dawes cut short
the proceedings and put the motion
through to a scattering of ayes"
Crowds which had joined the gal
leries nearly al lof the two days quit
the senate show with plain signs of
reluctance, and the guards found it
necessary to call on them for more
speed in reaching the corridors.
After two and a half hours of re-
cess, the senate went back at p, m.
to it's second successive nights ses-
sion, but there was an agreement to
pass on only uncontested bills and
then adjourn until tomorrow SO that
under the rules couple of hours
might be devoted tomorrow to sub
jects other than Boulder canyon
Legislation.
While the senate was in the final
throes of it's filibuster the house
rules committee voted to give the
Boulder canyon bill right of way in
the house. Later, however, the re-
publican steering committee consid-
Nered the matter and Representative
Tilson, the majority floor leader, said
the measure would not be taken up
until the senate had acted. E
Since the republican leaders had de-
stermined to replace the Johnson bill
at p. m. tomorrow with the alien
property return measures, there ap-
peared little prospect of action by
either body in advance of the ending
of the session at noon one week
from Friday.
Senator Johnson made valiant fight
for his measure but he practically had
abandoned hope after holding the SEN
ate in session from II a. m. yesterday
until 1850 D. m. today.
At that hour, Curtis, acting for Chair
man smoot, of the finance committee,
who was i'll, asked unanimous consent
that the senate displace the Boulder
canyon measure and take UP the. bill
to create bureaus of prohibition and
customs in the treasury
That brought the wet leaders into
the picture, Edwards, of New Jersey,
objecting. Curtis countered with mo-
tion to take up the bill, and then
new filibuster was launched, with
Bruce, of Maryland playing the prin-
cpal role.
Norris the Nebraska insurgent, also
objected to laying aside the Johnson
measure, but spoke only briefly Edge,
of New Jersey, followed Bruce, and
after SO minutes of discussion Curtis
withdrew his motion, concluding that
1e51o
Reed, of Missouri, who had been
routed out of bed early in the day
under a resolution of arrest voted
by the senate against all absentees,
then pleaded with the senate to vote
on the Boulder canyon measure and
later take up the alien property return
bill.
He referred to the successful fill
buster by Ashurst, who retorted that
if he had conducted filibuster he had
obtained the "know how at the feet
of the Mssourian. The Arizona sem
ator then moved to take up the vet
erans' loan bill which subsequently
was passed by unanimous consent, but
his motion was lost, 80 to 43.
"Since we will not act for the relief
of the men who fought in the war, let
us carry out our treaty agreements"
shouted out the Arizonian as he moved
to take up the alien property return
bill.
"That bill does not carry out our
treaty; it violates it, protested Senator
Borah, of Idaho, who said long discus
sion would be necessary to get action
on the measure.
This time the senate voted A to 20
against Ashurst's motion.
Then up bobbed Senator Harrison, of
Mississippi with an appeal to consider
Muscle Shoals legislation for couple
of hours That opened up an hour or
more of debate with the final upshot
that an agreement was entered into to
take it up Friday for two hours.
Senator Copeland held the attention
of the senate for nearly an hour while
he urged a vote on the Boulder canyon