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pages and says he still has a lot
Of his speech to read. Sorry.
1850 p.m.-Senator Know
land. suddenly as brutal as the
fellow who holds the mortgage,
thunders that starting tomorrow
he'll force a lot Of votes that will
keep the Senators coming to the
floor. Senator Sparkman replies
that he'll have to finish his
speech.
Ills p.m.-Senator Jackson.
Democrat. Of Washington asks
whether Senator Sparkman is
aware that one pound Of urai1i-
UNI has the energy equivalent
Of 2.6 million pounds of coal.
Senator Sparkman says no, but
it must be true. The blond in
the red dress Is talking to a man
in a brown suit.
HISS pm. - Senator Spark
man praises Oklahomans for
making everything from air.
planes to wooden nutmegs. Now
the blond is talking to a man
in a green shirt.
1902 a.m.,- Senator Aiken,
Republican, of Vermont wants
to know why-if Senator Spark
man is such an advocate Of pub
lie power-he backed an Ala
bama Power Co. bid to develop
power on the Coosa River. Sem
ator Sparkman says that when
the issue arose the company al
ready was on the river.
1908 a.m.-Senator Aiken:
what do you mean-Alabama
Power owns the river?" Senator
Sparkman: 81 said the power
company was on the river"
1904 a.m.-Senator Aiken
blinks incredulously. mumbles
something to the effect that he
couldn't understand how a COM
pany could own the river.
12:041s amt was on the
river" means Senator Spark
man. 1.-THE company already had
a dam on the river"
1905 a.m.-Senator Aiken re-
treats to the rear of the cham
Der. The blond in the red dress
now is sitting next to a woman
in a green hat. There is not an
atom Of conversation.
1918 a.rn.-Senator Spark
man: IT would like to get back
to my prepared speech. I've al
most finished the first page" An
aide rushes up with a package
Of cough drops. A Senate page
follows with glass of water.
1881 a.m.-Acting Senate
President Hendrickson complains
that too much talking Is drown
ing out the eloquence of the voice
Of the Senator" The blond
leaves, alone.
12:42 a.m.-Senator Knowland
noisily unwraps a chocolate bar.
Senator Knowland's cheerful
chewing made one reporter in
the gallery so hungry he went
out for 29 minutes for coffee and
apple pie q Ia mode. Tasted
good. too.
1:11 a.m.-Senator Knowland
gets the floor to ask a question,
and roars: Apparently the Sem
ator's view of liberality is that a
handful of men should prevent
q vote. No small group should
have the right to throttle this
body" The galleries are stilled.
1:2O am. - Senator Gore,
Democrat. of Tennessee, replies
that 1t is Senator Knowland
who Is unyielding. He throws
back his shoulders, pulled out
his chest atnd struts about In
mimicry of Senator Knowland.
The galleries chuckle.
1:24 a.m.-Senator Gore and
Senator Sparkman play straight
man for each other for q series
Of gags. Senator .Hickenlooper.
Republican, of Iowa, who has
been trying to ask a question,
protests In cold anger: 81 can't
compete with this" He sits down.
1:3S a.m-"Mr. President, !"
says Senator Sparkman. ''un-
der the present act !" As the
debate thickens, the galleries
thin. Only lit spectators remain.
2 a.m.-Senator Sparkman
finishes the speech he began i've
hours and II minutes earlier.
2:01 a.m.-Senator Knowland
asks for a quorum call, and,
when the Senators once again
I'LL the floor, asks unanimous
| consent to limit debate on an
amendment offered by Senator
/ Sparkman. Senator Morse, In
dependent. Of Oregon, objects.
Senator Knowiand quickly moves
to table-and thus kill-the
Sparkman amendment. The
Senate does so BY q vote Of Is
to a.. 9
2:20 a.ili.-Senator Morse,
who spoke on Thursday for I'VE
hours and is minutes takes q