456 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL

 Glass, Guffey, Hale, Hatch, Hayden, Johnson, Keyes, King, La Follette, Loftin,
 Lonergan, Long, McAdoo, McGill, McKellar, McNary, Maloney, Minton, Murphy,
 Murray, Neely, Norris, O'Mahoney, Overton, Pittman, Reynolds, Robinson,
 Russell, Schwellenbach, Sheppard, Stelwer, Thomas of Oklahoma, Thomas of
 Utah, Truman, Vandenberg, Wagner, Walah, Wheeler, and White.
 The Vics PsBsIDENT. Sixty-seven Senators having answered to their names,
 a quorum is present
 The question is on the first portion of the amendment, that part of it relat-
 ing to the Florida ship canal.
 Mr. McNA~T. A parliamentary inquiry.
 The Vica PFasama. The Senator will state it.
 Mr. MoNAa How would one opposed to the project vote?
 The VIxc PsnmzqNT. The Senate yesterday decided to divide the amend-
 ment. The question is now on the first portion of the amendment, whether
 the survey of the Florida ship canal shall be authorized. A vote in the nega-
 tive would be against the survey, a vote in the affirmative would be in favor
 of the survey.
 Mr. VANDENUBE. I ask for the yeas and nays.
 The yeas and nays were ordered, and the legislative clerk proceeded to call
 the roll.
 Mr. Bxao (when his name was called). I have a general pair with the senior
 Senator from Iowa [Mr. Dickinson], which I transfer to the senior Senator
 from Colorado [Mr. Costigan], and vote "yea."
 Mr. GIAss (when his name was called). I have a general pair with the
 Senator from Minnesota [Mr. Shipstead]; but being assured that if present
 he would vote as I shall vote and that he has been especially paired, I am at
 liberty to vote. I vote "nay."
 Mr. McNAxY (when his name was called). I have a pair with the senior
 Senator from Mississippi [Mr. Harrison]. I transfer that pair to the senior
 Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Norbeck] and vote "nay." If the Senator
 from South Dakota [Mr. Norbeck] were present, he would vote "nay."
 Mr. MIWroN (when his name was called). On this vote I have a pair with
 the senior Senator from Washington [Mr. Bone]. I am advised that if he were
 present he would vote "yea", and if I were permitted to vote I should vote
 "nay."
 Mr. FaZus (when Mr. Nye's name was called). My colleague the junior
 Senator from North Dakota [Mr. Nye] is absent. He has a pair on this vote
 with the junior Senator from Texas [Mr. Connally]. If my colleague [Mr.
 Nye] were present, he would vote "nay", and I understand that if the Senator
 from Texas [Mr. Connally] were present he would vote "yea."
 The roll call was concluded.
 Mr. BuxiRar. I have a general pair with the senior Senator from Wyoming
 [Mr. Carey], who is necessarily absent. I am advised that if present he would
 vote as I intend to vote, and I am therefore at liberty to vote. I vote "nay."
 Mr. BA&Xrr. I have a general pair with the senior Senator from Delaware
 [Mr. Hastings]. I transfer that pair to the senior Senator from Illinois [Mr.
 Lewis] and vote "yea."
 Mr. HATDw. My colleague the senior Senator from Arizona [Mr. Ashurst]
 is unavoidably absent due to the death of his brother. If present, he would
vote "yea."
 Mr. McKrLA3 (after having voted in the afrmative). I have a pair with
the junior Senator from Delaware [Mr. Townsend], who is absent. I transfer
that pair to the senior Senator from Arizona [Mr. Ashurst], and allow my
vote to stand.
 Mr. Aumm N. I announce the following pairs on this vote:
 The Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Davis] with the Senator from Ken-
tucky [Mr. Logan];
 The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Metcalf] with the Senator from West
Virginia [Mr. Holt]; and
 The Senator from Minnesota [Mr. Shipstead] with the Senator from South
Carolina [Mr. Smith].
 If the Senator from Pennsylvania [Mr. Davis] were present, he would vote
"nay", and the Senator from Kentucky [Mr. Logan] would vote "yea." If the
Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. Metcalf] were present, he would vote "nay",
and the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Holt] would vote "yea." If the
Senator from Minnesota [Mr. Shipstead] were present, he would vote "nay",
and the Senator from South Carolina [Mr. Smith] would vote "yea."