Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-10
Committee Votes TO Report.
UnfavorabIy on Thomas D,
Jones and viii Take No.
Further Notice Of Warburg.
EFFORT TO CONFIRM
NOMINEES ON FLOOR
Strong Feeling Among Wear
ers of Toga Against MeddI-
ing by Chief Executive With
Prerogatives of Congress,


Washington, July s--The admins
tration met defeat today in the urst
stage Of its fight To have the senate
confirm the nominations OF Thomas
d. Jones Of Chicago and Paul NJ War
burg Of New York AS members Of the
federal reserve board
The banking and currency commit
tee voted Z to to report the nomma-
tlon of Mr. Jones to the senate with
an unfavorable recommendation and
unanimously agreed to postpone in
definitely further consideration Of the
nomination Of Mr. Warburg
The Jones report Will be submitted
by Acting Chairman Hitchcock early
next week. and the debate over his
confirmation Will be resume on the
floor of the senate behind closed
doors in executive sessions.
No further action win he taken by
the committee on the Warburg APP
pointment unless the New York bank
er changes his mind and decides to
accept the committees invitation to
submit to its questioning.
Committee Dcfics President.
The committees action on these two
nominations Was taken IN the face of
a determined effort on the part OF
the president to obtain approval of
them.
In his conference with the newspa-
per men today the president made it
clear that he would continue the
fight
u was pointed out tonight that in
insisting on confirmation Of Mr.
Warburg the president was running
into the question Of senate preroga-
lives and might find many votes
against him which would otherwise
be on his side. The senate has grum-
bled for years about the invasion of
its prerogatives by presidents, and in
this case many senators feel that they
have found an issue on which they
can stand together.
Lewis Conducts Fight.
Senator Lewis Of Illinois is con
Quoting the fight for the confirmation
Of Jones. II was understood that he
counts upon a majority Of two to put
The nomination through but # is con-
reded that even a half dozen sena-
tors might delay confirmation for
many weeks If not defeat il entirely.
The real campaign to put the Jones
through might cause the
senate to abandon its work on anti
trust legislation and keep in executive
session most Of the time
Opposition to Mi Jones was based
upon the fact that he is director Of
the International Harvester company,
now being sued by the government as
a combination in restraint Of trade
md Illegal under the sherman anti
trust act.
How Vote Was Divided.
Senator Lee of Maryland, Hollis /
Pomerene and Shafroth all demo-
,rats, voted to make . favorable re-
port on this nomination. while Sena-
tors Hitchcock ana Reed democrats,
and Bristow, Nelson. Crawford.
Weeks and Mclean. republicans, voted
FOR an unfavorable report
The vote came after long discus
sion Of the testimony given by Mt /
tones when he appeared before the /
early IN the week. There I
was little criticism of Mr. Jones other !
han that he was director Of the +
Harvester company but several mem +
lers are said to have declared they I
,ould not consclentiously approve a T
nan connected with a concern now
oeing prosecuted.
Opposition to Jones.
Stress was laid on the fact that
some Of the acts of the Harvester |
company complained Of in the gov
'rnment's bill asking for its dissolu-
ion We're committed since April, 909, I
when Mr.. Jones became a director
Objection TO Mr. Warburg, so far
s based upon an entirely different /
'eason. The committee has asked him T
o appear and submit to questions I
lbout his business connections. He 4
las refused and the question now +
fiewed by the senate is whether it !
should confirm any man who viii not
tccept such an invitation.
Test in strength Monday.
The first test of strength on the
nomination may come Mon
lay when a nomination will be report
ID from the senate rules committee
the membership Of the
committee
This resolution did not receive the
approval of the rules committee, but
Will be brought TO the floor anyhow
md its appearance may lead TO the
iebate which will disclose some Of the
ceiling in the senate toward the nom
nation
The president made it clear today
hat he did not take the same view
# Mr.. Jones testimony before the /,
'anking committee as some Of its f
Members took and said the commit I,
ee's statement about what Jones said 4
made him distrust its accuracy Act
ng Chairman Hitchcock made this an
wer;