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Show Part Three When the Eighty-second Congress convened in Janu- ary, 1951, Hayden and McFarland found the sailing even smoother than it had been in previous years. They were able to secure the same number, S. 75, for the Central Arizona Project bill that it had borne in the previous Congress, and it was promptly sent to the Senate Interior Committee. The influence of Senator Hayden was, of course, recognized as incomparable, and in this case that truth was never better illustrated. Behind closed doors, and with no announcement whatsoever, the Interior Com- mittee called the bill up for consideration. Senator O'Mahoney presided at the mock ceremony. The result was that before California senators and other opponents of the bill even knew that it was slated for committee attention, it had been voted out with a favorable report to the Senate floor. This event took place on January 30, less than a month after the new Congress had convened. The com- mittee vote was ten to two. Only Senators Cordon of Oregon and Mai one of Nevada cast negative ballots. Voting for the bill were Senators Murray of Montana, |