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 Mr. MoNAZr. I do not see that anyone would be embarrassed by virtue of the
holding of the Chair yesterday, which was entirely proper, in view of the rule.
Every Senator can vote intelligently and properly, and express his views, by
voting first on the project which appears first in the amendment offered by the
Senator from Arkansas; namely, the Florida CanaL Secondly, of course, the
question will come on the Passamaquoddy project in Maine, and then, naturally,
upon the amendment in the form in which it is finally presented.
 Mr. RomBeoN. Mr. President, personally I do not make any objection to any
arrangement which will fairly separate the questions; but the point I am making
is that, considering the form of the amendment, it is difficult to separate the
questions. If the Senator will look at the amendment, he will see what I mean.
 The first paragraph apparently relates to both projects. The second para-
graph relates only to the Florida Canal board. The third paragraph apparently
relates to the Passamaquoddy board. I think we might, by a gentleman's agree-
ment, have an understanding that we shall vote first on the questions in the
amendment relating to the Florida ship canal, and, when that vote shall have
been taken, then on the questions in the amendment relating to the Passama-
quoddy project.
 Mr. MoNarB. Mr. President, the answer to that is an easy one. On page 3,
 line 17, the language of the amendment is:
 "For a ship canal across the State of Florida, not to exceed $10,000,000."
 The vote properly may be taken first upon that amendment. Then, if that
 should carry, or if it should lose, whatever the result may be, the general lan-
 guage of the amendment may be amended conformably with the vote and
 expression of the sentiment of the Senate.
 Mr. FLECHEB. Mr. President, will the Senator yield?
 Mr. RoBINsoN. Certainly.
 Mr. FLETCHEB. The two phases of the amendment not being separated in
 general terms, I suggest that the first question should be on all that portion
 of the amendment which relates to the canal across the State of Florida.
 Mr. McNARY. Certainly.
 Mr. FLETCHEB. Then the second question should be on all matters in the
 amendment referring to the Passamaquoddy project
 Mr. McNABY. Of course; but the thing is done by the language I read, and
 that follows by implication.
 Mr. RoBINSoN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the questions
 be divided so that there may be submitted to the Senate, first, all provisions of
 the amendment relating to the Florida Canal, and, when that matter shall have
 been voted upon, all provisions of the amendment relating to the Passama-
 quoddy project.
 Mr. MCNABY. Mr. President, I think that is eminently fair, and presents the
 matter just about as I had It in mind.
 The PBRESIDNG OFFICEB Is there objection to the request of the Senator
 from Arkansas? The Chair hears none, and the question is on agreeing to the
 portion of the amendment having reference to the Florida ship canal.
 Mr. GLAss. Mr. President, I have consistently voted against putting riders
 on appropriation bills, and in order that there may be no misunderstanding of
 my attitude as to the pending question, I may say that I voted for the Florida
 ship canal when the matter was before us last, but I shall vote against it
 now, and I shall vote against the portion of the amendment relating to the
 Passamaquoddy project, as riders on the pending appropriation bill.
 Mr. ROBINsoN. Mr. President, in reply to what the Senator from Virginia
 has said, I point out to him that the amendment is not a rider in any proper
 use of that term. It is an amendment to a committee amendment which pro-
 poses to preclude the construction of these and other projects similarly situated
 unless such an amendment as that now pending shall be agreed to.
 Mr. GLAss. Mr. President, in the judgment of the Senator from Virginia,
 the amendment should have been ruled out on a point of order. The fact that
 the Presiding Officer decided otherwise and that the Senate decided otherwise
 has not changed my judgment in the least.
 Mr. VANDENBEBG. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
 The PRESDING OFxcEB. The clerk will call the roll.
 The Chief Clerk called the roll, and the following Senators answered to their
 names:
 Adams, Austin, Bachman, Bailey, Barbour, Barkley, Benson, Bilbo, Black,
 Borah, Brown, Bulkley, Bulow, Burke, Byrd, Byrnes, Capper, Caraway, Chavez,
 Clark, Copeland, Couzens, Duffy, Fletcher, Frazier, George, Gerry, Gibson,