Show Ashurst Hayden Hold Senate Floor WASHINGTON May 2 29 9 AP AP- AP Two wo sons of a young oung and usty lusty i western state state state-Ashurst Ashurst and Hayden of Arizona held Arizona held the senate seriate in the firm grip of ofa a filibuster today in inthe inthe inthe the struggle of oC physical endurance against the proposal to construct a huge dam at Boulder canyon In the theS S Colorado river JOHNSON HELPLESS First one then the other took the floor while Johnson of oC California California Califor Califor- nia leader of tho the forces for forthe the bill stood helplessly by as the seemingly seemingly seem seem- interminable debate went on and leaders considered anxiously I the prospect for Cor adjournment today todar Reinforced occasionally by friendly members the Arizonans stood firm All through ro gh the thc night with ith no rest e except cp lor an nour flour or two necesS S sary to muster a a. s senate nate quorum quorum Ashurst st talked giving little evi evi- evidence dence denoe of the strain he was under- under going This morning at S o o'clock o'clock-he o'clock he surrendered the filibuster filibuster filibuster ter to Hayden a newcomer to the f seriate enate f On the side other Johnson kept l ept a a. sharp eye open for any any break in inthe inthe inthe the filibuster to jump In its for Cor a de mand Inand that the voting begin but the chances for a final decision were far Jar oft off because the of-the of the innumerable S Amendments offered by Ashurst which first must be acted upon KEEPS FLOOR Lounging against the front of oC a desk his tall sturdy figure held erect and his words delivered In a aBlow slow Blow conversational tone Ashurst made good thre threat f to use every verY ounce of his energy and endurance In order to prevent passage of the theS bill S S Shayden lIa Hayden d n who held t the e lines for Cor seven hours yesterday and last night flight came back to the fray seemIngly seemingly seem seem- as fresh and strong as ever He He- was 1 armed with quantities of oC documents and carefully prepared manuscripts to carry carryon on the silent insistent pressure exerted by Senator Johnson In his effort to force either a vote on the theS S bill or or an agreement th that t it be made the unfinished business of the senate senate- at the beginning of oC the winter winter winter win win- ter session of ot congress Between them the two Arizona senators who charge th that t the bill Isan is isan issn an sn injustice to their state held up proceedings of oC the senate since 1 o'clock clock yesterday afternoon They had jad brief brier help from HeWn Heflin of ot Alabama Alabama Ala- Ala bama jama and Blease of oC South Carolina but the bulk of ot the burden of oC delay dclay fell ell up upon n Ashurst n field ld marshal of the he Utah Arizona-Utah forces In the senate sort sen ate opposing the Boulder dam dani bill The scene in the senate seriate as Ashurst Ashrst Ashurst Ash Ash- S concluded temporarily presumably presumably ably for there was no hint of surender surrender sur- sur tender render In his llis words or 01 attitude when he gave way to Hayden was a repetition of oC what occurred only a afew afew few ew days dars ago in the Muscle Shoals bill ill filibuster A of other other- senators were on n the floor reading newspapers gossiping In groups discussing ways and nd means of ot averting the adjournment adjournment adjournment adjourn adjourn- ment deadlock At one time the Arizona 4 senator gave ave way wa t to permit a handful of oC senate enate bills approved by tho the house with Ith amendments to go through agreeing to lift bitt the filibuster ter er bars for a moment or r two only to o be let t down again shortly ADVANCE NOTICE with lh The senate was prepared plenty of oC advance notice on the Boulder dam filibuster and c committee commit commit- tee ee rO ms In In th the 5 capital were Improvised Im- Im dormitories f for fr r r the senators senators sena- sena tors ors who remained all night on the job ob Most of oC them went home in relays clays for a a. little sleep a bath and andresh fresh resh clothing There were no evidences evidences evi evi- vl- vl dences of ot the all night vigil as they began to gather again this morning no r rumpled hair air or wrinkled coats |