Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-01-28


igoh Senator--Votc is Recorded
-Four Times Without q Change.
For tho thirteenth time since the cs-
adjustment of the Government the
United States Senate today passed
judgment OH the fitness Of tho repre-
sentative Of State to hold a seat in
that body.
By vote Of &c to Al, recorded four
times without single change, Tru-
man II. Newberry, accused OF having
been corruptly elected Senator from
the State Of Michigan, was declared t.
10 entitled to sit with the other men,
bers Of the body. The decision of tho
Senate. which was rendered under
dramatic and at times exciting circunl
Rtances, was couched in phrases SO re
marknble and unprecedented aB to in
spire Senator Borah, one Of Mr.. New.
berry's opponents to characterize tho
result Of the Endorsement as "a brand
of slrame."
The statement Of the Idaho Senator
was provoked by the resolution seating
Mr.. Newberry which was perfected by
by an amendment offered BY Senator
Willis Of Ohio. The resolution read:
81. That the contest of Horny Ford
against Truman II. Newberry be ana
it Is hereby dismissed.
Q. That Truman II. Newberry is here
by declared to be duly elected Sena-
tor from tho State Of Michigan for the
torn Of six years commencing on the
fourth day of March 1918, and Is en-.
titled to hold his seat In the Senate Of
the United States.
8. That whether tho amount expend.
cd In this (Michigan) primary was
$1e5,000 as was fully reported, or open
~ acknowledged, or whether there
was some few thousand dollars in ex
cess. the amount expended was in eth
or case too large, much larger than
ought to have been expended. The ex
penditure Of such excessive sums in BIO
half Of n candidate either with or with
out his knowledge and consent being
consent being contrary to sound pub
lie policy, harmful to the honor aud
dignity of the Senate and dangerous to
the perpetuity of a free government,
such excessive expenditures are here
by severely condemned and digapproN
ed" ..- -. =. 80 +. =. st..
The vote by which the seating Of Mr..
Newborry was accomplished developed
many unusual features. Tho forty.six
Senators who voted down tho three
resolutions that would have expelled
him from the Senate were all Republi
cans. OF tho forty-one votes against
him nine were cast by Republicans and
thirty-two by Democrats.
Five Progressive Republicans who
were counted on to accomplish the re-
lection Of Mr.. Newberry voted for him.
They were Senators Lenroot (Wis.)
Wills. (Ohio.) MoNary (Ore.) Poindex
ter (Wash.) and Pepper. (Pa.)
Not since the declaration of war by
tho American Congress against the I'm
perial German Government has either
branch Of the national Congress pro-
vided a more fascinating play OF Con
gressional emotions and dramatic irci-
donts than those that led UP to and cul
minated In the test vote recorded at
4:35 o'clock this afternoon over tho
Walsh resolution declaring that Mr..
Newberry had won his seat by corrupt
methods and was not entitled to hold it
Popular interest in the controversy
precipitated by the aggressive attempt
of Henry Ford, the motor car manu-.
facturer, to oppose Mr.. Newberry for
IL
galleries and q fairly large attendance
from the House Of Representatives.
During the seven hours OF debate
That ended the sensational contest
brought Mr.. Ford more than forty Sen
ators participated and some pretty
strong language was used by both sid
eS.
Right up to tho calling of the roll on
Newberry manifested the greatest un-
eas1ness. They were especially concern
ed regarding tho final conclusions Of
Senators Willis, McNary, Poindexter.
Pepper and Lenroot.
The Ohio Senator who furnished tho
basis for q party agreement over Mr..
Newberry was expected to Join with
the progresstves who resolutely resist
cd appeals from the White House to
vote for the Michigan Senator Mr.. Will
lfs, frankly admitted no had received a
letter signed by thirtysix pupils OF =
Cleveland public school urging him to
vote against Mr.. Newberry because
those who buy votes are not fit to be
Senators.
The appeal OF the Cleveland school
children urged Mr.. Willis to read a
poem entitled "The Soul Goes March
Ing On" recently published in a maya
zine. Before Mr.. Willis offered his
amendment to Senator Spencer's reso
luton seating Mr.. Newberry he spent
some time with the President ut the
White House on patronage matters
The other day the President took occa.
sion to express his belief in Mr.. New.
berry's integrity.
DEMOCRATS SEEK DELAY
While the supporters of Mr.. Newbor.
ry were comforting over tho Spencer