The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-04-15
SENATE VOTES new
FEDERAL JUDGES
Measure Originated in House
Calls for Additional Fed
eral Judges.

Washington.-The bill to provide a
score more of federal judges. advo-
Gated as a measure to relieve conges.
tlon IN the federal district courts. was
passed Friday by the senate and sept
to conference with the house
I"enty-three more district judges
distributed throughout the country
and one more Judge for the Fourth cir
cult are provided by the senate bin
as against 22 district judges under the
original bill passed by the house last
December.
The senate vote on final nassage
was "A to Il, with party lines broken.
Eight democrats Senators Ashurst
Arizona; Fletcher, Florida; Hitchcock,
Nebraska; Myers, Montana; Pome-
rene. Ohio; Trammell. Florida; Walsh.
Massachusetts, and Walsh. Montana-
voted with 36 republicans for the bill
The opposition included eight re-
publicans and 13 democrats, the re-
publicans being Senators Borah, Idaho:
Capper, Kansas; France, Maryland;
Ladd, North Dakota, La Toilette, Wis.
consin; McNary. Oregon; Norris, Ne
braska, and Townsend Michigan. The
democratic opponents were Senators
Broussard, Louisiana: Caravan, Ar.
kansas; Dial, South Carolina; Harris,
Georgia; Harrison. Mississpp; Kend.
rick, Wyoming; King Utah: Over
man, North Carolina; Sheppard. Tex
as; Shields. Tennessee; Stanley, Ken
lucky; Underwood, Alabama, and VII.
lams, Mississippi.
The pork barrel and "log rolling"
charges, made openly on the floor by
democratic opponents of the bill and
denied as vehemently by its support.
ers, were followed by some open man
euvers and Kaleidoscope vote chang.
ing during the dozen roll calls on
amendments Friday. The bill finally |
contained provisions for four more |
district judges than recommended by
the senate judiciary committee. These |
included one each for New Jersey New |
and the Southern Florida district.
Provision for the additional New
Jersey judge, under an amendment by |
Senator Frelinghuysen, republican.
New Jersey, was inserted, rs to 81. |
but later stricken out on motion of |
Senator King, democrat, Utah, by |
rising vote. Finally it was reinserted.
80 to %.
The senate also reversed itself in |
the Florida case. Thursday on a tie
vote, 20 to 20. it rejected Senator
Fletchers amendment for the extra |
Judge. but Friday the Fletcher amend.
ment went in without a record vote.
In the New Mexico case there were
more quick changes Of front. The
by Senator Bursum. repub-
lican, New Mexico, first was lost by
tie vote OF 80 to 49, After announce
ment of the vote Senator Bursum left
his seat and conferred with Senator
Dial, democrat, South Carolina. The
latter then asked to change his orig
mai vote OF 10 10 aye.
Senators King. democrat. Utah, and
republican. Iowa. the latter
having charge Of the bill and both OPP
oonents OF the Bursum amendment.
objected and Vice President Coolidge
sustained their objections. Later on
the extra New Mexico
Judge was authorized by a vote of 80
% 26, Senator Dial supporting the
AS passed by the senate, the dis
of the % additional district
Judges would be as follows:
Two each for Massachusetts, and
he Southern district of New York,
md one each for the Eastern New
York district, Eastern Pennsylvania,
Western Pennsylvania, Northern Tex
IS, Eastern Michigan. Northern Ohio,
Northern Illinois. Minnesota, Eastern
Missouri. Western Missouri, Eastern
Oklahoma, Montana. Northern Cali
ornia, Southern California. Arizona,
,eorgia. New Jersey, New Mexico and
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