Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-12-05
BUTLER, TOLBERT,
DENNY AID COHEN
RUN AGAINST S|VAG.
La Toilette and Norris Object
! to Immediate Action on Su-
prene Court Nominee. and
denomination Is Necessary

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Ths
nomination of Pierce Butler, st. Paul
attorney, to be an associate justice
of the supreme court, failed of con-
firmation by the senate today in the
close of the extra session and a re-
nomination in the regular session
was made necessary.
Senator's La Toilette, Republican,
Wisconsin, and Norris, Republican,
Nebraska, objected to immediate con-
firmation and forced over the norni-
nation.
Contests caused failure of con-
firmation of George V. Denny to be
collector of customs at Savannah,
Ga, Walter l.. Cohen to be comp
trOller of customs at New Orleans,
and Joseph w. TOlbert to be United
States marshal for the western
South Carolina district. &
Among other nominations failing
was Claris E. Akin to be postmaster
at Rutherford, Tenn. His nomina-
ton was rejected by an objection
of Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
Tennessee.
Boatwright Is Confirmed
The senate confirmed the nominal
ton of F. G. Boatwright to be fed
eral district attorney for the south,S
ern district of Georgia
n statement opposing Mr.. Butler,s'
| confirmation, filed recently with the
| judiciary committee, was referred ia
by Senator La Toilette, and he was
| joined by Senator Norris in demand.
! ing that the persons making the
! these circumstances the leaders de.
! c!ded to attempt no action today.
The statement filed with the COM
mittee related to Mr.. Buffers al
legged connection with railroads and
other corporations, and also with
political leaders in his home city.
After passing over Mr.. Buffers
nomination., the senate confirmed
about 100 other appointments, in.
| Guiding 1,5O0 army officers. Among
! the latter were seven major and elev-
en- brigadier generals, and about 600
officers of lower grades who would
have been dropped from the army.
Republicans and Democrats in the
senate today ratified the treaty OF
peace ending the four-day filibuster
by the minority against the Dyer
anti-lynching bill.
End of Filibuster Ratified
The offer of peace was made as
soon as the senate convened by Sen.
ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the
Republican leader, who explained
that the Republicans in caucus had
decided to make no further attempt
in this congress to bring up the
Dyer bill. Senator Underwood, Ala
bama, on behalf of the Democrats,
accepted the proffer, saying:
|. I'VE have no apologies to make
fer our filibuster. We had no desire
to interfere with the transaction OF
he public business, but we felt that
his bill went so far as to invade a
pdhlic and constitutional right. We,
OEr maneuVers should any attempt
be made in the future to bring up
this lcgislat!On.'
With peace established, the SEN
ate then approved the journals OF
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday, all of which had been held
up by the Democrats and used by
them to carry on their tactics of ob-
structiOn.
Regular Session Opens
Congress closed its two weeks
extra session and started its regular
session with an intervening period
of only ten minutes.
BY resolution the end of the spe-
cial session, which began November
go, was closed at 80 o'clock, and
the new and final session of the 67tl
congress began at the statutory hour
of noon.
Proceedings Monday were largely
the routine of winding up the old
and beginning the new session, which
runs until March 3. The senate met
at 10 o'clock and the house at Il.
The principal business of the new
session today was receipt of the an
nual budget.
Despite the general expectation
that the president will follow the
usual custom of delivering his mes
sage on the second day of the new
session, it was indicated at the White
House this afternoon that no def
mite plan had been made for him to
go TO the capitol tomorrow. Mem
bres of the congressional COMMITTEES
who called to notify him of the con-
vetng of the session said afterward
shat he had told them he would adj
dress the senate and house some
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