Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-08
Amendment By Bursum Is
Lost By a Tie Vote, But
on Reconsideration 1t Is
Carried, 33 to 26,
PLACES FOR HOLDING .
COURT ARE CHANG.
Sessions May Be Con- ,
In Any lnCorpora' d.
niCipality, As Propoo> i By
Senator Jones.

Washington, April THE bill
to provide score more of federal
judges advocated as a measure to
relieve congestion in federal courts
and opposed as a political patron
age pork barrel was passed late
today by the senate and sent to
conference with the house
Twenty more federal dis
trict Judges distributed throughout
the country and one more judge for
the Fourth circuit are provided by
The senate bill, as against twenty
TWO district judges under the origi-
nal bill passed by the house last
Decem ember.
vote on Final Passage.
The senate vote on final passage
was "A to 81 with party lines
broken. Eight democrats, Sena-
tors Ashurst Arizona; Fletcher,
Florida; Hitchcock, Nebraska,
Myers, Montana; Pomerene, Ohio;
Trammell, Florida; Walsh. Massa-
chusetts, and Walsh. Montana, voted
with thirty-six repupncans for the
bill. The opposition included eight
republicans and thirteen democrats
the republicans being Senators
Borah, Idaho; Capper, Kansas;
France, Maryland; Ladd, North
Dakota; LaFollette, Wisconsin,; Nc
Nary. oregon: Norris Nebraska.
and Townsend, Michigan. The
democratic opponents were Sena-
tors Broussard, Louisiana: Cara
way, Arkansas; Dial, South Caro-
lima; Harris. Georgia; Harrison.
Mississippi Kendrick, Wyoming,
King, Utah. Overnan, North Caro-
lima: sheppard, Texas: Shields
Tennessee; Stanley Kentucky:
Underwood Alabama. and Will
Jams, Mississippi.
PORK Barrei'' Charges.
The pork barrel" and 'log roll
ing" charges made openly on the
I tloor by democratic opponents of
the bill, and denied as vehemently
by its supporters, were followed by
some open maneuvers and kaleido-y
scopic vote changing during the
dozen roll calls on amendments to-
day. The bill finally Contained
provisions for four more district
judges than recommended by the
senate Judiciary committee. These
include one each for New Jersey.
New Mexico. the western Missouri
disulct ana the southern Florida
district.
In the New Mexico case there
were quick changes of front The
amendment by Senator Bursum,
republican, New Mexico. first was
lost by tie vote Of 32 to 80. After
Of the vote Senator
Bursum hurriedty left his seat and
conferred with Senator Dial, demo-
crat, South Carolina. The latter
then asked TO change his original
vote of mo" to ave" Senator's
King, democrat. Utah, and Cum
Minis, republican Iowa. the latter
having charge Of the bill. and both
opponents of the Bursum amend
rhent, objected. and Vice President
Coolidge sustained their objection.
Later, however, on reconsideration
the extra New Nexico Judge was
authorized ny vote or 80 10 -
Senator Dial supporting the amend
ment. The senate also adopted an
amendment by Senator Jones. dem
ocrat, New Mexico, providing for
holding of federal court sessions In
any incorporated municipality of
New Mexico, limited now by law
to Santa Fe,
Distribution of Judges.
AS passed by the senate the dls-
tribution of the twenty-three addi-
tional district Judges Woulu III