The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-28
Dawes VOTES
NO TO BLOCK
CONGRESS END
Move to Adjourn Tuesday
Defeated by Action of
Vice President.
DECISION BREAKS TIE
Two Johnson Amendments
to Help Boulder Dam
Fight Beaten.


Fight Beaten.
En- Jnicd Press
WASHINGTON, May 28.-Vice
President Charles G. Dawes today
broke tie Senate vote on the
, House resolution to adjourn Con-
gress tomorrow, thereby defeating
the resolution.
When the tie vote of 40 to 40 was
reached, Dawes announced dramat-
ically:
THE vote being tied, the chair
votes no."
The galleries burst into applause.
Senator Curtis, Republican, floor
leader, Immediately called his lead
ers in conference to ascertain what
could be done. Unless some agree
ment could be reached, the Senate
, faced the possibility of remaining
in session indefinitely.
Kills Adjournment Plan
Dawes vote killed, temporarily,
at least, the plan of Republican
leaders to force adjournment to-
morrow.
1t had been thought the reSolu-
ton easily would be adopted after
the Senate had voted down two
amendments by Senator Hiram
johnson which would have kept the
Senate in session until June 2 or
June 5 for action on his Boulder
Dam bill
At the opening of the session,
Senator Curtis, Republican floor
, leader, brought up the House reso-
luton for adjournment tomorrow.
Under the rules, there was no de-
bate johnson presented his
amendment. Leaders of both sides
kept track of the ballots closely.
The Senate defeated, 80 to Al,
Johnson's amendment to the adj
iournment, June 5, instead of to-
morrow.
Second Is Voted Down
Johnson's proposal to adjourn
June Q was defeated, 38 to AZ. These
two votes killed any chance to ex-
haust a filibuster against his bill
and he turned his activities to pro-
tect it's prior place on the calendar
at the next session.
johnson was elated over the I'M
expected turn of events. He said
he would seek to keep the Senate
in continuous session as long as he
could. He made preparations for
an all-night session tonight.
After a conference, Republican
leaders decided to let the Senate
drift for the time being.
"Weu see how they feel about ad-
journment along about wednesday
or Thursday, after a few all-night
sessions" one leader told the United
Press.
Despite the pessirnistic outlook
opinion privately was expressed that
there would be bolt later in the
day to force through a resolution
for adjournment tomorrow.
Dawes Long Foe of Rules
Dawes has long been fighting the
/ rules of the Senate which permit
} filibuster. In his inaugural Speecf
March 4, 1924, he vehemently urgec
the Senate to change its rules so II
could conduct business in an ordl-
nary manner.
He sat back openly amused at the
filibuster against the Boulder Dan
bill and the apparent difficulties o.
the majority to get a vote on the
measure.
But he went further in casting hi
vote to disrupt Republican plan'
than any of the leaders had ex-
pected.
Senators Cutting, Republican, New
Mexico, and CouzenS, Republican
Michigan, were the two Republican.
who changed and brought about Chi
tie.
The roll call on the House ad
journment resolutions follows;
For Adjournment (4O)
REPUBLICANS f2O
Bingham Moses
Curtis Phipps
Deneen PINE
Edge keed (Pa0
Fess Robinson (Ino'j
C;iIIett Sackett
Greene Smoot
Keves Warren
Mclean Waterman
Metcalfe watson
DEMOCRATS (20)
Ashurst Hayden
Bayard King
RIease Mcclellan
BrOussard Overman
Bruce Robinson tArk'I
Edwards simmons
Fletcher smith
Gerry Steck
Glass TydingS
Harrison Tyson ~
Against Adjournment (4O)
REPUBLICANS QO
Blaine Lafollette
Borah - McMaster
Brookhart McNary
Capper Norris
CouZenS Nye
Cutting Oddie
Dale ShOrtridge
Hale SteiWer
Howell
Johnson Vandenberg
DEMOCRATS (2O