Arizona republican., 1922-04-08
SENATE PASSES
PROVIDING.
FOR ADDITIONAL
FEDERAL JUDGES

WASHINGTON. April THE bill
to provide a. score more OF federal
judges advocated a. measure to re-
lieve congestion in federal courts and
opposed as a political patronage
"pork barrel was passed late today
by the senate and sent to conference
with the house.
Twenty three more federal district
judges distributed throughout the
country and one more Judge for the
fourth district are provided by the
senate bill as against % district
judges under the original bill passed
by the house last December.
The senate vote on final passage
was A to 21 with party lines broken.
Eight Democrats, Senators Ashurst,
Arizona: Fletcher. Florida: Hitch
cock, Nebraska: Myers, Montana;
Pomerene, Ohio: Trammell, Florida;
Walsh, Massachusetts, and Walsh,
Montana. voted with 36 Republicans
for the bill. The opposition included
eight Republicans and 13 Democrats,
the Republicans being Senators
Borah of Idaho. Capper of Kansas,
France of Maryland. Ladd@ of North
Dakota, LaFollettee of Wisconsin,
McNary OF Oregon. Norris. Nebraska
and Townsend OF Michigan. The
Democratic opponents were Senators
Broussard, louisiana: Caraway OF
Arkansas. Dial of South Carolina,
Hrris Of Georgia, Harrison of Missis-
sippi. Kendrick of wyoming, King of
Utah, Oyerman of North Carolina,
Sheppard of Texas. Shields of Ten
1fessee, Stanley of Kentucky, I'm
derwood of Alabama and Williams Of
Mississippi
The pork barrel and log rolling
charges made openly on the floor by
Democratic opponents OF the bill, and
denied as vehemently by it's sup
pofters, were followed by some man
euvers and Kaleidoscope vote chang
ing during the dozen roll calls on
amendments today. The bin finally
contained provisions for four more
district judges than recommended by
the senate judiciary committee. These
include one each for New Jersey. NSw
Mexico, the western Missouri district,
and the southern Florida district.
In the New Mexico case there were
quick changes of front. The amends
ment by Senator Bursun, Republi-
can of New Mexico first was lost by
a tie vote of 80 to 50. After an
nuncement of the vote, Senator Bur-
sum hurriedly left his seat and con-
ferTed with Senator Dial. Democrat
of South Carolina. The latter then
asked to change his original vote OF
mo- to aye" Senators King. Dem
ocrat of Utah, and Cummins Repub-
lican of Iowa, the latter have charge
of the bill, and both opponents OF
the Bursum amendment. objected.
and Vice. President Coolidge sus-
tanned their objections. Later. how
ever. on reconsideration the extra
New Mexico judge was authorized by
a vote of 3S to 26, Senator Dial sup
porting the amendment. The senate
also adopted an amendment by Sena-
tor Jones, Democrat of New Mexico,
providing holding Of federal court
sessions in any incorporated munich
pality of New Mexico, limited now by
law to Santa Fe.
AS passed by the senate, the distri-
butiors of the % additional district
Judges would include: One each for
northern Texas, eastern Oklahoma,
southern California. Arizona and New
Mexico.
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 a comprehensive sur
vey OF judicial business of the
country bench assignments. 1t pro-
vides also for assignment by the
chief justice of judges to districts
| where there is congestion or where
the public interests generally require
such assignment.
An amendment by Senator Dial,
| Democrat of South Carolina. requir-
ing judges to devote. their time to the
duties OF their officers, and prohibit
ing their receipt of outside compen-
sation was adopted without record
vote. This was an echo of Senator
Diars criticism of former Federal
Judge Lands after the latter's ac-
| ceptance Of large salary as COM
missioner of organized baseball.