Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-01-13
NEWBERRY IS
GIVEN SEAT
IN SENATE
Senator's Vote 46 to Al to AL
low Michigan Man to
Hold Office.
Accepts Action as Complete
Vindication of Himself
and Others.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The New
berry case in the formal records os
the senate had passed into history to-
day. The senate chamber with that
battle ended by its 4s TO Al vote yes
terday that the, senatorial choice Of
the" etate of Michigan In tho 1913
election. Truman II. Newberry was
entitled to SIT in the senate, WAS
strangely silent. The more than three
years of uncertainty and suspense
resulting from the. contest Of the seat
by Henry Ford. Senator Newberry's
defeated opponent in the election,
ended with the final vote at e:2S p. ri.
Nine Republican senators Joined the
30 Democrats in opposing. Three
senator's were paired for and three
against the resolution and three did
not vote. a.
DcnouDces Big Expenditures.
The resolution as adopted carries
an amendment by Senator Willis,
ate severely condemned and diap-
proved excessive campaign, expendi-
lures as harmful to the honor and
dignity Of the senate and dangerous
TO the perpetuity OF free governs
ment." The amendment was ac-
substitute for the original clause
declaring unfounded the charges in
volved in the Ford contest that the
Michigan senator was not entitled to
his seat because Of campaign 'ez-
penditures.
Senator Newberry accepted the ac-
i ton of the senate in a subsequent
OF myself and all concerned" def
nitely, answering statements made
during the closing hours Of debate
that he did not approve OF the reeo-
luton in its final form. (.
| The Roll Gall.
! The roll call deciding the issue fol-
lows: &
! For seating Senator Newberry: !.
Republicans-Baii, Brandegee. Bur-
sum, Calder. Cameron, CoH, Cum
MINIS, Curtis. Dillingham;, Edge, Elk
tns Ernst, Fernald,S France, Freling.
!. huysen, Goodtng.s Hale, Harred. .ket
logg. Reyes. ,Lenroot, Lodge, Mct,or-
mick: McCrynber Mckinley, Mclean
McNary, Nelson New. Nicholson,
Oddie, Page Pepper. Phipps, Poin-
dexter. Shortridge. Ssnoot. Spencer,
Stanfield. Sterling. Townsend, Wada
worth Warren. Watson OF Indiana,
Weller and Willis. Total 46.
Against: Republica ans-Borah, Cap
per. Jones of Washington. Kenyon.
Ladd, laFollette. Noraeck. Norris and
Sutherland. Total 8. Democrats-
Ashurst, Broussard, Caraway, Gull
herson, Dial. Fletcher. Gerry. Glass.
Harris, Harrison, Heflin. Hitchcock;
Jones of New Mexico; King, Nickel
lar Myers, Overmar. Owen. Pittn2an
| Pomerene. R2nsdcll, Robinson, Shep-
pard, Shields, Simmons. Smith. Swan
son. Trammell. Underwood. Walsh OF
| Massachusetts, Walsh Of Montana and
, Williams. Total 81.
! Six senators were paired, three re
publicans, Crow of Pennsylvania, DC-
pont Of Delaware and Moses of New
Hampshire. being paired for Senator
Newberry with Senators Kendrick Of
Wyoming. Stanley of kentucky and
Reed OF Missouri. against.
Three senators were absent and not
voting. They were Senators New
berry, johnson of California, Repub-
ncans and Watson, Gemocrat. Georg-
ia.
Text Of Resolution
The text of the resolution by which
Mr. Newberry's title TO his seat waE
cleared and which dismissed re
against him by Henry Ford follows:
81. That the contest CT Henry
Ford against Truman IL. Newberrg.
be. and it is hereby dismissed
"2. That Truman Fl. Newberry is
hereby declared to be duly elected
senator from the Stkte OF Michigan
for the term Of six wears commenc;nss: ::
on the fourth day Of March, 1919, and
is entitled to hold his seat in the sen
ate Of the United States.
"s. That whether the amount ext
pended in this (Michigan, primary
| was $le50oo AS was fully reported OF
openly acknowledged or wheth er
there were some few thousand dollars
in excess, the amount expended was
in either case too large. much larger
Nlan ought to have been expcndes,.
The expenditure Of such excessive
sums in behalf of candidate either
with or without his knowledge ana
consent being contrary to the sound
public policy, harmful to the honor
and dignity Of the senate and danger
Gus to the perpetuity Of free gov-
ernment, such excessive expenditures
are hereby severely condemned and
diSapDroved" Sa:S 4