Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-29
.BRANDE|s NOMINATION
CAUSES SHARP DEBATE
Charges OF Filibusterinr, Made by
Senator ASiiurst. Resented by
Other Members.
VOTE LIKELY WITHIN FEW DAYS
Two OF Senate judiciary Committee
Indicate That Unfavorable Report
Would Follow In Case Agreement
Is Reached.


wASHiNGTON. April GA stormy
debate over the nomination OF Louis
p Braaandeiss far. the. Supreme Court
broiIe in The Senate late today, and
before it was over indication was made
by two members of the Senate Judiciary
Committee. one a Democrat. that An
unfnvorable report would follow in
case an agreement was reached
Senator Ashurst stood s,eadfastly by
charge Of flbusicrinE during heated
argument, which followed. until as
sured by fellow democrats on the com
mittcc that there was no such fIibus,cr.
lie withdrew the charge al tho Sugscs-
| tion Of Senator Brandegcc. after he
had denounced executive sessions and
charged that the Republicans were
angered over the Brandeis nomination
| because he was champion Of tho
masses
Tonight ii was generally believed
that the debate would serve 20 bring
the committee 10 Il vote on the nom
ination within few days All the
Senators who took part in the discus
sion were members OF the committee
Ashurst TO task both for revealing TO
newspapermen what had taken place
yesterday in the Judiciary Committee
and for saying that the Rcpuhlica II
members were flibustering.
THINKS REPUBLICANS
WE'RE FILIBUSTERING
Mr.. Ashurst responded that he had
/ not said anything about what trans
pred in the committee room and
added:
'Newspapcrmcn did ask nc if |
thought the Republican members were
ilibusterinG against the confirmation,
and I said did. said il. and would
like TO see the color OF the hair 81 the
man who can imprison my thoughts"
u am not one of those Senator'S who
pretend to deliberate after their minds
arc made up continued Senator
Ashurst. Il can well imagine the con
stcrnation of Republican Senators when
the nomination OF MIR. Brandcis came
TO this Senate. IL he had been "A man
who spent his life in steering corpora
tions around the law, they would have
been fighting for his confirmation: but,
having spent his life in lighting for
! the poor people Of the land, casuistry
| is rcsorted to-
! Docs tho Senator know" asked
Senator Cummins. that three. fourths
! OF the time spent in consideration of
! tho Rrandcis confirmation has been
consumed by Democratic members of
/ INC committee? If there is any. fill
buster il has bceu Democratic fill
: buster
HEPL BLICAN MEMBf:ItS
ALWAYS rn x1r,E,
! The Republican members of tho com
mittcc he said. have been ready To
vote on the RranheiS nomination ever
since the report came from the sub
committee. but lie thought vote prob
ably would have resulted in an un-
! favorable report.
Senator Works, OF California. another
! Republican member of tho committee,
also criticized Senator Ashurst for his
reflections on tho Republican members.
and drew another reply from the
Arizona Senator, who said: Until YOU
vote to confirm Mr. Brandeis will
continue 10 believe that the Hcpubli-
cans arc trying to make political
| fight over the controversy
| THE Democrats have caused delay
| said Hoke Smith. the Georgia Senator.
! "Thcrc has never been a time when
Mr.. Brandeis could have gotten a
favorable report from the committee
For myself, am perfectly willing to
admit that there was never time
when I WAS ready to report out favor
ably for Mr.. Brandels."
J