Senator Bryan, a Nevada Democrat, said: "At all times the committee's deliberations were bipartisan.

Senator Bryan made the assertion in a statement issued before the matter came to the Senate floor, not in floor debate.

Senator Bryan said he would not stand for anything more than two or three weeks.

He also wooed Senator Bryan and others, not for the first time.

And the feasible gains may not be as great as Senator Bryan avers.

Senator Bryan may also be overly optimistic in saying his standards can be met without forcing manufacturers to offer smaller and lighter-weight cars.

In February 1909, Senator Bryan got sick with typhoid fever, shocking the state.

Like the Watkins letter, a copy of the Gertz memorandum was made available by Senator Bryan's office.

Senator Bryan has told the President he would offer no opinions until he can study the final compromise bill, a spokesman said.

Senator Bryan said: "The public demand is reaching a critical mass.