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Show 232 WAR FOR THE COLORADO RIVER "Strike out logrolling," said Douglas defiantly, "and insert instead 'mutual and tacit agreement upon essen- tial features which will benefit the respective areas.' " But Douglas made his point, declaring: "The rest of the country is paying through the nose for the sixteen votes which the great Mountain states have in the United States Senate. It is a region with a population of only five million, representing only about three per cent of the population of the whole country. However, that region has sixteen per cent of the representation in the United States Senate. The senators from those states are good ambassadors, and they are able to secure the enactment of legislation which enormously benefits their states at the expense of the rest of the country." During the first two days of the Senate debate seven supporters of the crsp delivered major speeches. All seven were authors of the bill. Only two voices were heard in opposition to the bill, and only two senators spoke against Echo Park Dam. On the third and final day of the debate each side was allotted two hours time on the floor. Several Upper Basin senators delivered arguments. Senator Kuchel submitted amendments, but Senator Knowland of Cali- fornia sat silent. Suddenly the presiding officer's gavel was heard. All time for discussion of the bill had expired. The voting began. When the yeas and nays had been counted, the crsp project had passed the Senate by a vote of 53 to 28.287 |
