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Show 168 WAR FOR THE COLORADO RIVER mittee has been in session four days. Her legal experts are here." Byrne looked unhappy as he said: "We still have a few months ahead of us in this session . . . and we do not want to put a burden on either side. . . We want to be courteous and we want to be gentlemen." He then held an off-the-record conference with the committee members. The result was the announcement that the committee would meet again the next day at two p.m., and Byrne added: "Tomorrow afternoon, if we do not have time to complete, we will adjourn until the following day, so that we can do everything possible to secure a record here." Arizona's attempt to win a long postponement had been defeated - or so it seemed. When the committee resumed on the afternoon of April 5, Senator McFarland was the only Arizona witness on hand, except the ineffectual Murdock, who sat docilely in his shadow.212 The cornerstone of McFar- land's testimony was that California had introduced the Supreme Court resolution only to delay and defeat the project bill. There was, he repeated, no justiciable issue. "Whether or not there is a justiciable issue," Keating told him, "is a matter for the court to determine." When McFarland denounced California for sending out propaganda about the controversy, Keating said with bluntness: 213 "I have had propaganda on the other side. You fellows are not doing so badly." McFarland denied any attempt to delay the hearing, declaring that officials of the Upper Basin states had gone home not knowing there was to be a hearing. "They would like to appear some time after Easter, and at that time I am hopeful that Mr. Carson will be able, |
