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 Lewis], the Senator from West Virginia [Mr. Neely], and the Senator from
 Nevada [Mr. Pittman] are unavoidably detained.
 The result was announced-yeas 85, nays 82, as follows:
 Yeas: Bachman, Bailey, Barkley, Benson, Bilbo, Black, Bone, Brown, Byrnes,
 Caraway, Chaves, Fletcher, George, Guffey, Hatch, Hayden, Johnson, Loftin,
 Long McAdoo, McKellar, Minton, Murray, Norris, Overton, Pope, Radcliffe,
 Reynolds, Robinson, Schwellenbach, Sheppard, Thomas of Oklahoma, Thomas
 of Utah, Truman, and Wagner--5.
 Nays: Adams, Austin, Barbour, Borah, Bulkley, Burke, Byrd, Capper, Carey,
 Clark, Coolidge, Copeland, Cousens, Davis, Fraser, Gerry, Gibson, Glass, Hale,
 Hastings, Holt, Keyes, King, La Follette, Lonergan, McNary, Maloney, Murphy,
 Steiwer, Townsend, Vandenberg, and Whlte--2.
 Not voting: Ashurt, Bankhead, Bulow, Connally, Costigan, Dickinson,
 Dieterich, Donahey, Duffy, Gore, Harrison, Lewis, Logan, McCarran, McGill,
 Metcalf, Moore, Neely, Norbeck, Nye, O'Mahoney, Pittman, Russell, Shipstead,
 Smith, Tydings, Van Nuys, Walsh, and Wheeler-29.
 So Mr. Robinson's motion to lay Mr. Hasting's motion on the table was
 agreed to.

 DOCUMENT NO. 144 (FILES OF THE SHIP CANAL AUTHORITY OF
 STATE OF FLORIDA), JUNE 9, 1936

 CoMxxuncATnoN FRno W. M. LARx N, COUNTY ATIroNET OP PASCO
 CouNTr, FLA., To REPRESENTATIVE J. HARDIN PETERSON

 Under date of June 9, 1936, W. M. Larkin, county attorney for
 Pasco County, Fla., addressed the following communication to Rep-
 resentative J. Hardin Peterson:
 DADz CrIT, FL., June 9, 1936.
 Hon. J. EHAxnr PrsaowN,
 Congressman, Washington, D. C.
 DgAs Ms. PNrzasoN: Several months ago I had occasion to forward to you
 a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Fla.,
 favoring and endorsing the construction of the Florida ship canal. I have
 written you and wired you as the county attOrney, asking you to work to this
 county's interest in the matter.
 We can't understand why the few selfish-minded opponents of this canal
 in Tampa have a right to all the representation In Washington from our Con-
 gressman. We have rights in the matter that we have been trying to get
 presented through you. We have voted for you and worked for you every
 time you have run, and this county has been in the Peterson column in every
 election, and we have a perfect right to ask you to cease fighting against our
 interests in the matter.
 In addition to our board of county commissioners, the City Commission of
 Dade City, Pasco County Chamber of Commerce, Dade City Junior Chamber
 of Commerce, Kiwannis Club, American Legion, and other civic bodies are vitally
 interested in seeing this canal constructed.
 We are familiar with the arguments on the question of the ground-water
supply and are satisfied that there will be no appreciable damage except for
a very small territory adjacent to the canal.
 I will greatly appreciate your assistance in our behalf in this matter and
would like to hear from you on the subject as quickly as possible.
 W4th good wishes, I am,
 Very respectfully,
 W. M. LAniXx, County Attorney.