Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-29

disconnected p asked Senator Ref
lin, democrat, Alabama, amid q rip
pie Of laughter.
Gets Necessary Members
Mr.. Barry said IL had been dis
connected for some time.
n was q typical fiiihuster session
with all the appearances of last
years doings. AS the hight wore
on senator's who were remaining on
hand picked Up available army blan-
kcts and ~trudFed off 10 nearby
couches IN the cloak rooms and com
mittee rooms. Frequent c%oBsults-
tions we're held by leaders Of the
opposing fssieng.
Getting results from his second
search, under the compel attend
ance orders. seTR~eant-st-sFms Barry
rounded up enough absentees by .
a. m. to make a quorum of As. Then
Ashurst resumed his TRADE.
Wcarying If talking on Boulder
dam but desiring still to hold the
floor. Ashurst moved a. 2.25 q. W.
that the senate proceed 10 consider
alton Of the bill by Senator John
son 10 construct D bridge across San
Francisco bay. johnson made a point
OF order on the motion, but was
oyerruled by the chairman, Senator
LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin.
Only Leaders Remain
When the ayes and nays we're
called, however, the Ashurst motion
was defeated, whereupon SeHstor
Edwards. democrat. New Jersey, ask
ed for another quorum call.
Thirty-seven senators answered
the call and the sergeant-at-arms
was asked 10 90 cut after more.
The body finally settled down TO a
watchful waiting policy. At 3
o'clock only Ashurst was on the
democratic side and Johnson on the
republican side.
This picture resembling a huge
arena with only the two antagonists
out in the open. prevailed for more
than an hour and until after the
first rays Of daylight shown through
the windows Of the capitol. occs-
~sionaIly Senator Howell, republican.
Nebraska, wandered IN and out II
the chamber. stretching his legs.
And there sat the two warriors,
grimly silent.
b0r5h leaves NOuCh
AShurst wore a green eye shade
and his head dropped over almost ~
his chest as he TOOK an occasional
sneaze. Johnson sat nervously
crossing his legs, and now and then
he would walk un 10 .he deck 20
hear the latest reports from the SER
geant-at-Grms. who continued his
calls into the homes vt absent sen
atoTs.
AT $50 o'clock Senator RoTsh, re-
publican, Idaho, walked into the
chamber TO complete the quorum
which had been sought for hours.
Borsh had spent most Of the night
on a diYan IN enc af the cloak rooms.
Ashurst Immediately offered 4
minor amendment % the BOULDER
dam bill in order to held the floor.
and launched into another general
attack on the proposed legislation.
Later AShurst put IN snether flock
Of amendments which the night
weary reading clerk int0ned 10 the
almost empty chamber with monet
oRous regularity.
Amendments Delay Vote
Keeping vigil with AEhurst On ths
AEhtnAAatfA FAut was MthtlAaf OF
Tennessee. but he was busiiy en-
gagged reading the morning aewspa.
per.
In presenting more than half 4
hundred amendments which cas,.
pletely rewrite the SwinT-Jahpsaa
bill as approved by the house, Sera
ter Ashurst made certain that daus
must enEue before a vote could come
on the bill itself y should hiE or
paRents break dawn the filibuster
which he is leading. He has suffi-
cieRt support % require roll calls on
each of his various changes to the
SuinE-Johnsen measure and these
roll calls would keep the senate busy
for maHy hours.
Just AZ s q. M. the clerk concluded
the reading or che amendments and
Senator Ashurst again took the
floor te continue . speech which he
began early last night.
A. the senior Arizona senator got
going again, with his tall. stalvart
hIure nropped comfortably against
: desk behind him, his colleague,
HsSden, who worked for more thaa
even hours at the vocal delay job
esterday. came back iRte the chan
~ apparently fresh and cheerful
"4e ready for another session.