360 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL

 In short, if Colonel Shutts will take the time and trouble to study the evi-
 dence accumulated on this cross-State canal project in the course of the last
 30 years, he will find that the magnificent territory of south Florida as it now
 exists will not be lost to the world but, on the contrary, will be greatly bene-
 fited and will become even more magnificent than it now is.
 In the first and last paragraphs of his letter, Colonel Shutts denies that he
 is actuated by ulterior motives. Of that I am, of course, not in a position to
 Judge; but It is an interesting coincidence that the railroads were the first
 to advance the idea that the canal would intercept the water supplies of south
 Florida and that Colonel Shutts' law firm is counsel for one or more of these
 railroads.
 It may be observed that many of the editorials appearing in Miami papers
 and much of the comment of special columnists embody more or less scurrilous
 personalities directed against your sincerity as a United States Senator and
 your ability to form judgments, and include as well attacks upon the profes-
 sional and personal probity of eminent engineers who have had occasion, as
 employees of the United States, to study the question and to render to their
 client, the United States, their honest opinions. I doubt that Colonel Shutts is
 himself the author of these editorials or that his paid employees have any
 knowledge or appreciation of the ethics of the engineering profession. For
 their benefit I would quote the distinguished engineer, Daniel W. Mead, who,
 when accused by a certain politician of having prepared a paper as the paid
 creature of the Power Trust, replied: "My services are for sale. My opinions,
 never !"
 It Is no more becoming for the employees of Colonel Shutts to attack the
 probity of the engineers employed by the United States to pass upon the cross-
 State canal project than it would be for the said engineers or their subordi-
 nates to attack the professional probity of Colonel Shutts as an attorney.
 There is such a thing as honor between professional men, and I respectfully
 submit that Colonel Shutts might well inculcate some recognition of this fact
 on the part of his journalists.
 Very truly yours,
 G. A. YouwGasO.

 DOCUMENT NO. 121 (CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, 74TH CONG, 2D SESS.,
 MAR. 2, 1956, P. 4336-4340), MARCH 2, 1936
 WAR DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION BuIL FOi THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
 JUNE 30, 1937, SEVENTY-FrURTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION, H. R.
 11035-AMENDMENT PROPOSED IN THE SENATE BY SENATO
 FLETCHEB

 Senator Truman having, on March 18, entered a motion in the
 Senate to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected Senator
 Fletcher's amendment to the War Department appropriation bill for
 the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, providing for the budgetary item
 of $12,000,000 for the Florida canal and for certain other items, the
 motion to reconsider was brought up, debated, and voted upon in
 the Senate on March 23. The following is extracted from the Con-
 gressional Record of that date:
 Mr. TaUMAN. Mr. President, I desire to bring up the motion which I made
last Wednesday to reconsider the vote by which the Senate rejected the amend-
ment of the Senator from Florida [Mr. Fletcher] relating to the Florida ship
canal, proposing, on page 69, to Insert certain words, and to increase the
appropriation from $138,677899 to $208,677,899. I think If the Senate is going
to adopt the other projects, the Florida ship canal is perfectly justified. I was
not present when the amendment was acted upon, and I should like to have an
opportunity to vote upon it.
 Mr. VAamxuzmno. I ask for the yeas and nays on the motion of the Senator
from Missouri.
.The yeas and nays were ordered.