Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-10
Committee Reject. Jone,

Washington, July 1O-The adminis-
tration met defeat last evening In the
first stage of its fight to have the SEN
ate confirm the nominal ton Of Thomas
d. Jones. OF Chicago, and Paul NJ.
Warburg, Of New York, as members Of
the federal reserve board.
The banking and currency commit
tee voted to to report the nomina-
ton 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 resumed on the
floor Of the senate behind closed doors
in executive sessions. ~
No further action will be taken, by
the committee on the Warburg ap-
| pointment unless the New York banker
changes his mind and decides to ac-
cept the committees invitation to sub
NIT to its questioning.
The committees action on these two
nominations was taken in the face Of
determined effort on the part OF the
president to obtain approval of them.
In his conference with the newspaI
per men today the president made it
clear that he would continue the fight.
1t was pointed out tonight that in
insisting on confirmation Of Warburg
the president was RUNNING into the
question of senate prerogatives and
might find many votes against him
which would otherwise be on his side.
The senate has grumbled for years
about the invasion of it's prerosative
by presidents and in this case many
senators feel they have found an issue
| on which they can stanl together.
Senator Lewis of Illinois, is con-
Quoting the fight for the confirmation
OF Jones. 1t was understood that he
counts upon a majority OF two to put
the nomination thru. but 1t is conced-
| ed that even half dozen senators
, might delay confirmation for many
| weeks. IL not defeat it entirely
| A real campaign to put the Jones
nomination thru might couse the SEN
ate to abandon its work on antitrust
! legislation and keep in executive ses-
sion most of the time
| Opposition to Mr.. Jones was based
! upon the fact that he is director of
| the International Harvester Company,
now being sued by thei government as
a combination in restraint OF trade
/ and illegal under the Sherman anti
trust act.
Warburs Piques Senate.
| So far as Warburg is concerned, the
! objection to him lies in his announced
!, intention to ignore the senate, which,
| it is pointed out. is part of the ap-
| pointing power and has the same right
/ as the president to pass upon mans
: fitness for office and to this end to in
! vestigate his record.
/ The nomination of Messrs. Jones and
Warburg were discussed interchange
ably by the committee during its all
| day session. Many com ipliments were
paid them In the way subsequently ex-
pressed by Senator Hitchcock.
"Mr. Jones Is frank, square-toed and
outspoken. He told the truth about
his connection with the harvester
trust and did not hesitate to voice his
| approval Of it's conduct and organiza-
ton. The committee respects his
frankness, but does not regard him as
| fitted by conviction or temperament
for services on the federal reserve
| board"
| The Nebraska senator added:
| "Mr. Jones is not only director OF
the harvester trust but the trust has
| been sued by the government under
the anti trust law and he was q de-
| Fendant in the suit" 1.