The New York herald., 1922-04-08
SENATE PASSES BILL
FOR "a NEW JUDGES
Vote Stands A. to 81 on Meas
ure Called Patronage Pork
Barrel by Opponents.
PARTY LINES ARE BROKEN
Amendment Prohibits Outside
Work and Pay-Sent to
Conference.

WASHINGTON, April THE bill to
provide more Federal judges. advocated
as measure to relieve congestion In
Federal courts and opposed as po-
litical patronage pork barrel was
passed to-day by the Senate and sent to
conference with the House. The vote
was A to 81. with party lines broken.
Twenty three more Federal District
Judges distributed throughout the coun-
try and one more judge for the Fourth
Circuit are provided by the Senate bill,
as against twenty-five District judges
under the original bill passed by the
House last December
Eight Observation-Disclosures Ashurst
(Ariz.). Fletcher (Fla.), Hitchcock
tNeb.). Myers (Mon.), Pomerene
(Oho). Trammell (Fla.). Walsh
(Mass.) and Walsh (Mon. )--voted with
thirty-six Republicans for the bill.
The opposition included eight Republi-
cans and thirteen Democrats. the Re-
publicans being Senators Borah (Idaho).
Capper (Kan), France (Md.), Ladd IN.
ID, La Toilette (Wis.). McNary (Ore.) /,
Norris (Neb.) and Townsend (Mich. i.
The Democratic opponents were Sem
ators Broussard tLa.). Caraway (Ark. !,
Dial (S CO. Harris (Ga.). Harrison
(Miss.), Kenrick (Wyo.). King (Utah).
Overman On. CO., Sheppard (Tex.) !.
Shields (Tenn), Stanley (Ky.), Under
wood (Ala.) and Williams (Miss.).
One More for New Jersey.
The pork barrel and log rolling"
charges made openly on the floor by
Democratic opponents Of the bill and
denied as vehemently by its supporters
were followed by some open maneu-
vers and vote changing during the dozen
roll calls on amendments. The bill
finally contained provisions for four
more District judges than recommended
by the Senate Judiciary Committee
These include one each for New Jer-
sey. New Mexico, the Western Missouri
district and the Southern Florida dis
trict. Il,
Provision for the additional New Jer-
sey judge, under an amendment by
Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican
On. j.. was inserted, 25 to q, but later
stricken out on motion of Senator King
Democrat (Utah) by a rising vote.
Finally it was reinserted. 80 to %.
AS passed by the Senate the distrlbu-
ton OF twenty-three additional District
judges would be as follows: Two each
for Massachusetts and the Southern
District OF New York. and one each
for the Eastern New York District,
Eastern Pennsylvania, Western Penn
syivania, Northern Texas, Eastern
Michigan, Northern Ohio. Northern
Illinois, Minnesota. Eastern Missouri
Western Missouri. Eastern Oklahoma
Montana, Northern California, South.
ern California, Arizona. Georgia, New
Jersey. New Mexico and Southern
Florida
The bill provides for an annual fall
conference Of senior Circuit Judges at
Washington with the Chief Justice and
Attorney-GeLeral of the United States
TO make a comprehensive survey OF the
Judicial business of the country and
make bench assignments. 1t provides
also for assignment by the Chief Justice
or judges TO districts where there is
congestion or where the public interests
generally require such assignment.
Outside Compensation barred.
An amendment by Senator Dial (Dem.,
s. CD requiring Judges to devote their
time to the duties OF their office and
prohibiting their receipt of outside COM
pensatior was adopted without a record
vote. This was an echo of Senator DiaPs
criticism of former Federal Judge Lands
after the latter's acceptance OF large
salary as Commissioner of organized
baseball.
Efforts OF Senator'S King and Shields
to reduce the number OF judges proposed
for Massachusetts. Pennsylvania, Mis-
souri, and California were defeated over
whclmingly. The provision for assign
ment OF Judges to other than their own
districts was attacked particularly by
Senator Shields, who said 1t might re-
suit In transferring dry" judges to
wet districts. He also charged that
paid lobbyists of the National Anti
Saloon League were working among
Senator'S in behalf OF the bill. Wayne B.
Wheeler, general counsel for the Arsi-
Saloon League, before the final vote on
tue bill. issued a statement declaring
that the measure would greatly aid law
enforcement"