The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-11-17
SENATE.

NET IT noon ana recessed late last
night until noon today.
Resolution aeeepting report o.
Ncwberry comnittee laid befsse ~
Senate unAer strong De1eefess
protest, and after partisan wraA9se
Of an hour and q half. during whaeA
Republicans were charged win -.
seenly conduct In pressing fer the
seating Of the Senator frena AteAe
gan with other important business
before the body. Senator Harrison
Democrat, inveigAed against the aa-
jority, but stood alone IN the vete
on the motion laying the raiifeae
relief bill aside pending dispssiessn
of the Newberry case. % senators
voting In the Affirmative. Ssaster
Spencer. chairman Of the sabsennit.
tee which made the Invertebrates
was challenged By many Deneesats
in his statements that the Inquiry
had been more exhaustive thaA sey
of its kind In the history Of the
country, Senator's Carawuy, walsh,
Pomerene and others demanding to
know why the coamfttee haA rec
fused to take the tsstiaony Of the
contestee or call for bis books. Sen.
ator King charged that II hsA bssn
proved that, more than e3Soyeee hsA
been spent By ,Newberry deAauehfng
the election for the Senate In which
Henry Ford was declared defeatsd.
Senator Townsend. Of Miehtgan. exc
planned the political nature 81 the
MichigAn ballot. In substantfatfea 81
the committee, report. which senator
Spencer said showed not enc fre1p.
lent ballot In the $4,000 reesantel.
ThA Newberry eontroversy lad its
climax in q request Of senator Cum
Minis for unanimous consent In hay.
Ing the railroad bill aside tempe
rarily. senator HorFfson ebtecteA
to this. senator Watson moved tAat
the action be taken. and Senator
HeHfn, Democrat, called fer q auo.
rum. Following the calling Of the
roll. Senator Harrison "ehasttseA'' the
Republicans for their ssiniS utica
and Senator Curtis Observed thae
suck speeches didn't natter, %, they
were made every day. "And never
answered. said the senatsr frpm
Mississippi. The motion was tAeA
adopted, and the debate resuael b
Senator Spencer. whs gave nstiee
that he preferred to have the ses.
sion continue into the night.
Efforts of Republicans to held the
Senate In night session resulted In
q Democratic Alibuster that eSn-
tinued until 10 o'clock. when the
Republicans, faced by repeated
quorum calls and motions to a..
journ. compromised the Situation
by q motion by senator Spencer to
recess. This actisn was taken
after Atty Senators lad answered
to q quorum call and Senator Hat,
rison.' Democrat. had begun Discus
sion Of . motion to take mp Al ff.
rixation bill
be conmissiener of fmnigratisu At
Massachusetts, charge d'anaires In
Germany, and many Pestnasters.
Bills introduced.
King, Utah Providing fer the
suspension of construction work e.
battleships and battle cruisers.
Myers, Montana Extending the
time Of payment BY entrynsn 81
lands within the former Fsrt Peek
Indian reservation in Montana.
Curtis, Kansas-ProviAiag fer esn.
yeyenees to the City Of salem aaa
the Town of Marblehead. b0th IN
Massachusetts, of military reserva.
lions for public use.
Jones. WashinEton-Eaabl the
Secretary of Interior to purchase fer
the United States all the interests
and rights of J. A. PattersSn under
his application for patent Of an Ina
provement In envelope priating at
tnchment for adding machines.
King. Utah-To transfer certain
national forests from the Agrfeui.
tural to the Interior Department,
also bill to hx standard Of work aaA
duty for common carriers, and uni
form ear rates and class rates for
freight between States.