Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-08

affording relief to the federal
of judges, the bill enacting SUI
by the upper chamber Friday
with the house.
TWenty-three more feder
throughout the country and on
cult are provided by the sen
judges under the original bill (
Der.
Party Lines Broken on Passage
The senate vote on final passage was
A TO 81. with party lines broken.
Eight democrats. Senators Ashurst,
Arizona; Fletcher. Florida; Hitchcock,
Nebraska: Myers. Montana: Pomerene,
Ohio: Trammell. Florida: Walsh. Mas
sachusetts. and Walsh. Montana, voted
with 36 republicans for the BILL The
opposition included eight republicans
and 13 democrats, the republicans be-
Kansas; France Maryland; Ladd. North
Dakota; LaFolIette. Wisconsin: Nc
Nary. Oregon: Norris. Nebraska. and
Townsend. Michigan.
The pork barrel and 'iog 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 maneuvers
and Kaleidoscope vote changing during
the dozen roll calls on amendments
The bill finally contained provisions
for four more district judges than rec
commended by the senate Judiciary COM
mittee
These include one each for New Jer-
sey, New Mexico, the western Missouri
district and the southern Florida dis
trict.
Montana Among %
As passed By the senate, the distribu-
ton of the % additional district judges
would D. 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
sylvania. northern Texas. eastern Mich
igan. northern Ohio, northern Illinois,
Minnesota. eastern Missouri. western
Missouri, eastern Oklahoma. Montana,
northern California, southern Califor-
MIA. 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 general of the United States.
TO make Il comprehensive survey of
judicial business. 1t provides also for
assignment by the chief Justice of
judges to districts where there is con-
gestion or where the public interests
generally require such assignment.
The bill was attacked as partisan
measure by Senator Harrison. demo
crat, Mississippi. who asserted that
with four exceptions the additional
judges would go to states where there
were senatorial election contests !
Senator Pondexter. republican.
Washington. iii offering his amend
ment to give the western Washington
district another judge, presented data
to show the need for it, Declaring
political considerations did not influ-
enee him, Senator Poindexter said Sc
lection of Judge from number of
candidates was Il political embarrass-
ment," rather than an asset.
King Would Gust Schemer
Senator Walsh democrat. Montana, !
presented letter purporting to have !
been written by Assistant Attorney |
General Holland. recommending early |
appointment of Hawaiian federal !
judges on the ground that such ex-
peditious action would have a favor |
able result on the candidacy of re- |
publican candidate for congressional !
delegate from Hawaii Such action |
was highly improper. Senator Walsh
declared.
Senator King. democrat. Utah. said |
it indicated prostitution" of Mr. Hol- |
lands office for political purposes and
if the facts were as represented Mr.. |
4 y{.1jn trIt hn snI, ,.I H.
if the attorney general and
president refused to remove him.
Senator Norris. republican, Ne
hraska. suggested that mot the little
fellow" but his superiors who pre-
acted on the recommendation.
should be ousted.
No More Baseball Jobs
Washington. April 7.-The bill to
advocated as measure to relieve con-
,estion in federal courts and opposed
Is political patronage pork barrel
vas passed late Friday by the senate
md sent to conference with the house
An amendment of Senator Poindex-
er. republican, Washington to write
nto the bill provision for an addi-
ionnl judge for the western Washing
on district was rejected by the senate.
4 to 81.
A proposal by Senator Bursum. re-
publican. New Mexico. for an add-
.ional judge in New Mexico. was de-
'eated on a tie vote, 80 to 3D.
The senate adopted without rec
,rd vote an amendment by Senator
Dial. democrat, South Carolina. re-
,uiring federal judges to devote their
ime to their duties and prohibiting
hem from engaging ''in any other en-