The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-05
By Vote of 81 to 81 Senate
Declares He Is Not
Entitled to Hold
Office
CLOSENESS OF VOTE
WAS BIG SURPRISE
TO ALL CONCERNED
Minnesota Senator Changes Mind at
Last Minute and Votes Against
Glass-Debate Spirited and
at Times Bitter-Lee
Makes Maiden Speech

Washington, February 4-By a majority
: Birmingham lost his fight for a seat in
! the United States Senate. The vote sus-
tains the committee on privileges and
elections, which held that Mr. Glass was
3not entitled to be seated because his APP
Il pointment by the governor of Alabama
VITO succeed the late Senator Joseph f.
4Johnston was made after the seventeenth
4 Unconstitutional amendment directing cleo
tons of senators ny the people had been
i proclaimed in full effect.
! Spirited. and at times bitter, debate
!, marked the close of the case, the second
(which the Senate has settled involving
Interpretation of the constitutions
.,amendment. Senator Blair Lee of Mary
Hand who was seated few days ago on
Recommendation of the elections commit
ltee. made his maiden speech in favor of
i Mr.. Glass and later east his vote for him.
p Vote Is Surprise
= In the face of determined opposition
ufrom the majority members of the COM
ehmittee. headed by Senator Kern, the
champions of the Alabamian proceeding
stfrom a forlorne hope. made remarkable
hprogress in gaining votes and the mar
row margin by which they lost The fight
ecreated great surprise.
ii That the governor of Alabama's appointee
chad been gaining strength steadily in the
hast few days had been apparent, but
that he would come SO close to success
lad not been contemplated by the OPP
M,osition until the last hours of the con-
z1lroversy Then II was that Senator
vslvalsli Of Montana. who wrote the major
psty report, in closing plea appealed to
@his colleagues to cast aside personal
Easteem and friendship and TO consider
he case from a legal standpoint only. to
zlealize that they were making history
land that a precedent might be estab-
&aished upon which the Will of the people
%night be overturned in future emergen-
fries.
4 In spite of the committees report only
Hight democrats voted TO deny Mr.. Glass
i,sslis scat. They were: Senators Kern,
Hitchcock. johnson. Lane, Pomerene,
Peshiyely, Thompson and Walsh. From re-
Bradley, Fall, Perkins and
/ Stephenson voted NitL the minority.
~ Clapp changes NOte
Is Senator Clapp of Minnesota, who had
bfsigned the minority report favoling Mr..
1lass proved eventually TO be IN undo
ng OF the Alabama appointee. Senator
previously had announced that he
would vote to seat Mr. Glass, but late
oday in brief speech, he declared that
ne had become convinced that his original
Interpretation of the case had been errone-
.fpus
N Some bitterness entered into the debate.
|Hsenator Bristow arousing supporters of
Mr. Glass when he declared that ii would
.@,e an outrage on this people to receive
Il ne Ala abamian. Senator Brstow further
sserted:
.'If the vote had been taken before this
hay the majority against Mr. Glass would
haye been two to one. Ii will be interest
ing TO watch how certain senators vote
oday'
This remark .angered Senator Mark
|8,mith of Arizona. who assailed the Kan
sas senator for continually asserting
lis suspicion of his colleagues and ques-
ioning their motives when they did not
I.gree with him.
LaFOllette Votes Against Glass
The vote was taken on suhreso-
hutton offered by Senator Robinson of
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