Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-29
Prediction Is Made That Re-
port by Judiciary Commit
tee viii Be Against Confir-
nation of Jewish Lawyer
REPUBLICANS ANGERED
BY SENATOR ASHURST
Arizona Man Charges FiIibuS-
ter to Prevent Action Until
After Election for Political
Effect.

tsf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WlRUI
Washington April 2S.-A stormy
debate over the nomination of Louis
u. Brandeis for the supreme court
broke in the senate late today and be-
fore ii was over predictions were
made by two members of the Judi
ciary committee, one or them a dem
ocrat, that an unfayorable report on
the appointment would follow when
the committee reached vote.
Discussion was precipitated when
Sutherland, a republican member of
the committee, read to the senate an
interviey published yesterday quot
ing Senator Ashurst as charging that
republican members of the judiciary
committee were filibustering in order
to delay vote on the nomination un-
til after the national political con-
Ashurst stands Firm.
Senator Ashurst stood steadfastly
by the quoted statement during the
heated argument that followed until
assured by fellow democrats on the
committee that there was no such fill
buster He withdrew the charge at
the suggestion of Senator Brandegee
after he had denounced executive
sessions and charged that the repub-
leans were angered over the nomln-
alton Of Mr. Brandeis because he was
Il champion of the masses.
Tonight ii generally was believed
that the debate would serve TO bring
the committee TO vote on the nom
ination within a few days. All the
senators who took part in the discus
sion were members of the committee.
Censure Arizona senator.
Senator Sutherland took senator
Ashurst to task both fos revealing to
newspapermen what had taken place
in the judiciary committee and for
saying that the republican members
were filibustering.
Newspaper men did ask me If
thought the republican members We're
against the confirmation
and | said ] did" declared the Ari-
zona senator. Il said 1t and | would
like to see the color of the hair Of
of the man who can imprison
my thoughts"
Senator sutherland replied that II
Senator Ashurst had been as faithful
in attending the committee meetings
as republicans and other democratic
senators he would not make such
charge. and Senator Clarke of Wyom-
ing. also said the interview stated far
from the truth
Hits Republicanism.
II am not one of those senators who
pretend to deliberate after their minds
are made up" continued Senator
Ashurst. ! can wen imagine the
CONSERVATION of republican senator's
when the nomination of Mr. Brandels
came to this senate. Had he been a
man who spent his life in steering cor
porations around the law, they would
have been fighting for his conflrna-
ton but having spent his life IN
fighting for the poor people of the
land. casustry is resQrted to-
He added that the desperation of
the republicans was shown by the fact
that they now were reaching OUT 10
take n man off the supreme court
and TO drag him into the mire OF
politics in an endeavor to defeat
Woodrow Wilson for the presidency.
Blame tho Democrats.
Does the senator know" asked
Senator Cummins that thfee-fourths
of the time spent in consideration OF
the Brandeis nomination has peen
consumed by democratic members %
the committee? If there Is any I'LL
ihuster it has been a democratic fill
buster
Senator Works. another republican
on the committee, also criticized Sen
ator Ashurst for his reflections on
the republican members and drew
reply from the Arizona sem
ator. who said: until you vote to
confirm MIR. Prandeis. ! will continue
to believe that the republicans are
trying to make political fight over
the controversy. y