Evening star., 1928-05-26
FIGHT TO ADJOURN
FACED BY SENATE
Boulder Dam and Naval
Legislation Insisted On.
viii Decide Monday.

A fight to prevent the adiournmen
of Congress Tuesday was launched II
the Senate today by members anxious
10 obtain action On pending questions
and eliminated temporarily IN post
ponement Of action on the adjournment
resolution until Monday.
After several Senators had vigorously
expressed their opposition TO winding w
the session until action Is taken or
Boulder Dam. the naval construction
program, legislation relating to inland
waterways and other matters, Majority
Leader Curtis presented the report oi
the appropriations committee on th'
resolution already agreed to by the
House for adjournment at O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon.
Senator Hefiin, Democrat, OF Alabama
Immediately suggested the absence of 9
quorum, while Senator Curtis declared
he had not yielded the floor for thC
purpose Of calling a quorum.
La Toilette Objects.
Senator La Toilette, Republican. oi
Wisconsin. objected to the immediate
consideration Of the adjournment reso-
luton and the Vice President then an
nounced that It would go over under
the rules for consideration Monday
This brought to an end for the time
being the debate over the question OF
adjournment,
Earlier In the day Senator johnson,
Republican. Of California. In charge Of
the Boulder Dam bill. had opened the
attack on the adjournment resolution
with the announcement that when II
came up he intended to offer firSt an
amendment TO postpone the close OF
the session until week from Tuesday.
and, falling In that. he would move TO
put Off the adjournment until next Sat-
urday. Senator johnson contended that
tt Is not necessary TO end the session
Tuesday In order to enable members
to get 10 the political conventions and
asserted that Congress should not leave
Washington until certain pending Ques-
tions are voted on. He said he spoke
not alone for the Boulder Dam bill. but
also for the naval construction authori-
cation. and the Mississippi barge line
measure.
Hale Urges Cruisers Bili.
Chairman Hale of the naval affairs
committee declared he fully agreed with
Senator Johnson that there should be
no adjournment with important busi-
ness pending. He said that action at
this session Is essential on the naval
construction program, approved by the
House and favorably reported from the
Senate committee. asserting that there
has been virtually no modern constrtic-
ton by this country since the Washing
ton conference on armamentS, while
other countries have gone ahead, lie
said the failure to act on the pending
program might be regarded as an indi-
cation that this country does not intend
to follow the ratios fixed by tho wash
ington conference,
Senator Oddie. Republican. Of Me-
vada, declared there Is danger Of the
Federal aid road building legislation
suffering pocket veto, Senator Oddie
said the President has until June J
to act on the good roads bill and added
that II Congress should adjourn May
30 there would be possibility OF losing
the measure. lie expressed the hope
that II would bc signed In the mean
time. Senators Norris. Republican, OF
Nebraska. and Shlpstead, Farm-Lahor
member from Minnesota also objected
to adjournment within the next few
days II certain matters are to 10 un~
acted upon,