The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-11
SEATS IN SENATE
 . ARE NOW ON SALE, DEMOCRATSASSE
Daugherty's Opinion Shows Need Safeguard For Great est Deliberative Body,
 Southerners Say
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age Herald.
 300 Davidson Building

Washington, May, 1o.-(Special.) )--
 The formally rendered opinion of
 Harry M. Daugherty, Attorney Gen.
 eral. that since the decision of .he
 supreme court in the case of Truman
 H. Newberry, no senatorial candidate need limit his campaign expenditures
 and that the supreme court decision
 nullified state statutes based on ths
 federal law declared unconstitutional.
 was a declaration to the world that
 s5 senatorial seats will be for sale this year.
 Democratic senators declaring ths.
 foregoing conclusion, proceeded has tilv today towards the securing some
 safeguard against a general exten-
 sion of Newberryism as fostered by
 the republican majority which hon-
 ored the Michigan Senator with seat
 in the greatest delibcrative body in the world"
 Indsmuch as new constitutional
 amendment could not be enacted and
 ratified in time to have bearing on the campaigns this year. democrats are inclined sto an insstence that the
 rules of the Senate be amended y
 the adoption of the proposal of Sem
 ator Pomerene of Ohio democrat Under the Pomerene proposal, the Senate would be required closely 10
 scrutin;ze the expenditures of vic- torious senatorial candidates, and ict
 promptly in any case suspected of be- ing involved in graft. That either this amendment or some other of
 equal excellence must be adopted was declared today by Senators Ender- wood of Alabama. Pomerene of Ohio Harrison of Mississippi, Harris of Georgia Dial of South Carolina and
 others who hold that in certain vital respects. the honor of the Sem ate IS at stake.
 Intcnsifies Critics
 The opinion of the Attorney Gen. ! eral apparently intensified his critics in the House who are proceeding against him because of his allega. indifference to so- called fraudulent war contracts. His letter to the Pres ident published this morning wss i generally construed by western and southern members as an attempt to | prevent action by the House on she
 W oodruff -Jchnson resol,tion.A de- manding an investigation of the de- l partment of justice. If was openly l said by Representative Woodruff. Michigan. republican, that the reso- l lution wilf command enough votes to | guarantee it's passage and by others l 1t was intimated that If the resolu- l ton failed it would be because of tho | Presidents interpretation in behalf of his Attorney General.
 To the obviously distressed repub-
 licans. Nat Goldstein. who shared in the slush fund of Gov. Frank 2. Lowden of Illinois and who was 1 nominated by the President to be CO.,
 leetor of customs in St. Louis. came with what was regarded as attempted elevehth hour relief. today. Gold. stein in letter to the President,
 asked that his name be withdrawn. As the appointee was retiring ua- der fire. Senator Harrison of Mssis- sippi. congratulated Senator Spencer of Missouri, on having induced his protegee ito pursue the only course which could afford relief to the Pres
 ident and his party In the moment
 of their most acute embarrassment"