Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-16
Soldier Bill Sent Back to
the Finance Committee,
Where It Is Expected to
RemaiD Indefinitely,
ACTION IS TAKEN BY
A VOTE OF AT TO 29
Senator Jones and BurSUm
Of New Mexico Vote
Against a RecommittaIi
Clashes Feature Debate,

nance$s s4ttee.
T5$lSY ~ for recommittal was
4zce8& and was interpreted by
& 20 Its to be the death" Of the
W Put by republican leaders tc
n "a postponement for only a
q VI months, with no substantial
,E,ss to war veteran beneficiaries.
Both Parties Divided.
| Both parties divided to the roll
call, nine republicans voting
against while eight democrats
Joined the bulk of republicans for
recommittal. Republican losses on
the vote were offset exactly by
democratic accessions, as two more
republicans were paired against
recommittal and three more dem
ocrats for the motion.
| The roll call follows:
For recommittal, republicans:
Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder,
| Cameron, Cummins, Curtis, Dill
lingham, Edge, Ernst, Fernald,
Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Kel-
logg, Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, Lodge,
Mccormick, Mckinley, McNary.
Moses, Nelson, New, Nicholson,
Norbeck, Oddie, Penrose, Poin-
dexter, Shortridge. Smoot, Stan
field, Sterling, Wadsworth, War
ren, Watson (Indiana), Weller and
Willis-39.
| Democrats: Dial, Glass, King,
Myers, Simmons, Swanson, Under
wood and Williams.
Total for recommittal-47
| Against, republicans: Bursum,
Capper, Elkins, Harreld, Jones
(Washington); Ladd, La Toilette,
Norris and Sutherland-9.
! Democrats: Ashurst, Broussard,
Caraway, Culberson, Fletcher, Ger
ry, Harris, Harrison, Heflin,
Hitchcock, Jones New Mexico)
Kendrick, McKellar, Pittman, Rob-
inson, Sheppard, Stanley, Walsh
| (Massachusetts), Walsh (Mont.) (,
and Watson (Georgia)-20.
Total against recommittal, 20.
Four Are Paired.
| It also was announced that Sen
ators Phipps, republican, Colorado,
and Townsend, republican, Michi-
gan, who were absent, were paired
in favor of recommittal and that
Senators Reed, of Missouri, and
Trammell, Florida, were paired
| against recommittal.
An effort for an order direct
ing early return of the bill to the
senate was defeated by vote of So
to Z, motion of Senator Kenyon,
republican, Iowa, to have the bill
brought back early in January be-
ing rejected. Senator Pittman,
democrat, Nevada, thereupon an
nounced that he would make a
motion every week hereafter to
bring back the bill from the COM
mittee.
Debate Wakes Warm.
Stormy clashes between
democratic opponents and re-
publican advocates of recon-
initial marked the closing de-
bate. But they were mild as
compared to the scenes which
followed the roll call. Among
the incidents was a challenge
by Senator McCumber, repub-
lican, North Dakota, cham
pion of the bill. to Senator
Reed, democrat. Missouri, to
settle a question Of veracity
"outside" and shouts of "sit
down" made to Senator Nc
Cumber by Senator Watson,
democrat, Georgia.
Senatorial dignity and rules were
lost in the confusion. A halt
dozen senators were speaking at
once, clamoring for recognition by
the vice president. To add to the
| din. a midsummer storm broke
over the capitol, pouring torrents
| Of rain on the glass roof of the
senate while lightning flashes WED
with its lighting system. Senators
could be heard only with diff
Guilty.
McCumber Recognized.
The row broke when Senator
| McCumber was recognized by the
vice president to explain the effect
of the bills recommittal. Senators
Robinson, democrat, Arkansas, and
Reed declared that, there being no
bill or other business before the
senate, Mr.. McCumbers speech
was not in order, but the vice pres
ident ruled in favor of Mr. Nc
Cumber.
For two hours the parliamentary
and personal wrangling continued,
Senator McCumber standing by his
guns and finally concluding his
speech. The senate. by a virtual
party vote of 36 to 27. also sus-
tanned the vice presidents rulings.
Many Tense Moments.
There were many tense mo-
ments, especially when Sena-
tors McCumber and Reed
walked toward each other on
opposite sides of the aisle.
Senator Robinson and others,
however, stepped between
them. This occurred when
Senator Reed, referring to Mr..
McCumber's invitation for dis
cussion of their differences
outside" declared:
Il never saw a blackguard
yet who did not want to go
outside to settle" ..,..
Senator McCumber then left his
seat and moved toward Senator
Reed, while Senator Williams.
democrat. Mississippi. called Mr..
Reed ito order" Senator Robin
son, declaring that the personali-
ties did mot reflect credit on the
senate" suggested that both sena-
tors go over the record and delete
their remarks. Both senator's
finally agreed to this, Senator Reed
saying he did not wish any reflec-
ton to stand. He added. however,
that the outside is so large that
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