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Show 256 WAR FOR THE COLORADO RIVER plied Hosmer,315 "It would be a matter of disposing of money at the rate of $83 million a minute, when you consider the cost of the project." Back and forth the charges and counter-charges flew until the time had expired, and the vote was ordered It was a landslide in favor of bringing the crsp before the House for four hours of debate, after which a final vote on passage would be taken. When the clerk had finished calling the roll, the rule vote stood: Yeas 354. Nays 26. Not voting 53.316 Quickly Rep. Hosmer arose "to a point of personal privilege." This was not a commonplace maneuver. It meant, in this instance, that he felt he had been personally maligned and slandered. In support of his assertion he cited an editorial in the Salt Lake Tribune which accused him of dreaming up a falsehood.316 "Mr. Speaker," said Hosmer, "the editorial reflects upon my integrity as a member of this body." The Speaker pro-tempore: "Will the gentleman send the editorial to the Chair?" Mr. Hosmer: "I will." The Speaker pro tempore: "The Chair thinks the gentleman raises a question of personal privilege. The gentleman from California is recognized." It was Hosmer's contention that the editorial threw an unfavorable shadow over everything he had ever said about the crsp in a period of several years. He pro- posed, he declared, to itemize the things he had said, and to ask if each statement of his were true or false, leaving the answers to his colleagues. Thereupon, he launched the most comprehensive and detailed speech he had ever made on the Colorado River controversy. Supporters of the crsp attempted to stop |
