Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-10

confirmation of a nomination reported TO
the Senate unfavorahly by Senate COM
mittee by the overwhelming vote of TO
is almost without precedent. Whatever
the administration senators and the Pres
ident may do, 1t Is practically certain
that a considerable number OF senators
will use all their power to prevent con-
frmation of Mr.. Jones.
If as is claimed by Senator Lewis OF
Illinois, the Jones nomination can receive
a majority of the votes of the Senate the
senators opposed to his confirmation could
begin a debate in executive session that
might hold Congress here for weeks ana
prevent all action on the trust bllls-
Counted Upon Republican Votes.
Before the vote of the committee was
announced It was reported that the
White House counted upon republican
votes to make up for the loss of any
democratic votes on the Jones nominal
ton. But the solid manner in which the
republicans stood together in committee
against Mr.. Jones leads to the belief to-
day that the republican votes for his
confirmation will not he forthcoming IN
the Senate.
The decision of the committee by
unanimous vote to indefinitely post
pone action on the nomination of Paul
NJ Warburg of New York was another
blow at the administration. Unless Mr.
and appear before the committee as de-
sired by that body, his nomination Will
not be acted upon
Senators today insisted that they did
not believe that many votes coul6 ne
mustered in the Senate. if any. for a
vote to discharge the committee from
further consideration of the nomination
for the purpose Of taking it up in the
full Senate
Vote on Jones' Nomination.
Senator Hitchcock. acting chairman OF
the banking and currency committee. SAID
today that it probably would be several
DAYS before he made the report OF the
committee or the Jones nomination to the
Senate The report, he said. has Yet to
be compiled.
The vote In the committee yesterday on
the Jones nomination was as follows:
Against Mr.. Jones. Senators Hitchcock
and Reed. democrats. and Senators
Weeks. Nelson. Brstow, Crawford ana
Mclean. republicans: for Mr. Jones, SEN
ators Pomerene Hollis. Shafroth and
Lee of Maryland
Opposition to Mr. Jones was based upon
the fact that he is a director of the In
ternational Harvester Company. now be-
hination in restraint of trade and illegal
under the Sherman antitrust act
President Distrusts Testimony.
The President made it clear yesterday
that he did not take the same view OF
Mr. Jones testimony before the banking
committee as some of its members took,
and said the committees statement about
what Jones said made him distrust Its
accuracy. Acting Chairman Hitchcock
ro,da fhis answer.
The Jones testimony has been printed
confidentially. and l am sure the Presl-
dent can have copy of it if he asks the
executive clerk of the Senate for it.
The first test of strength on the War
burg nomination may come Monday. when
a resolution will be reported from the
Senate rules committee increasing the
membership of the banking committee
This resolution did not receive the ap-
prevail of the rules committee but VIII
be brought to the floor anyhow. and It's
appearance may lead to debate which Will
disclose some of the feeling in the Senate
toward the nomination.