Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-04
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Wheeler, Montana, Democrats.
LaFollette nominated Brookhart.
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| Wheeler, Montana, Democrats.
LaFolIette nominated Brookhart.
Resolution Changed
Before adoption of the resolution,
it's preambles, objected to by several
Republicans, were eliminated by
Senator Wheeler. The preambles had
charged failure of the attorney gen
eral to act in federal trade commits
sion. the oil lease and antitrust
cases. but Senator Robinson and
Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho,
pointed out that the resolutions text
was broader than the preambles,
which might construct the inquiry.
The resolution was further mOdi-
fled, upon motion of Senator Willis,
of Ohio, a defender of Mr.. Daugh-
erty, by insertion Of the word "al-
Legged before recitals of alleged IN.
action and neglect and failure.
Senator Wheeler assented to the
change.
Fires of personal acrimony which
famed yesterday, appeared to be
somewhat burned out today and the
debate, largely an attack upon Sen
ator Fess, Republican, Ohio, for
speech criticising the senate and de-
fending Mr.. Daugherty, was com
paratively mild.
Faced by the combined voting
strength of the Democrats and Re
publican insurgents, almost at the
tap of the gavel today Senator
Lodge. of Massachusetts, the Repub-
lican leader, withdrew his amend
ment proving for selection of the
;+4 q %.
publican, Iowa, the president. pro
tenn. This forecast the election of
the coalition slate headed by Senator
Brookhart.
Tess is Target
In nominating Senator Brookhart.
Senator LaFollette, in impassioned
words, scored machine manipula-
tom and "secret caucus" methods.
These he declared, had resulted in
caucus selections of senate commit
tees There were many precedents
for election of committees, he de-
clared adding that it was the proper
method
Senator Fess was an almost con-
tinuous target for Democratic at
lacks after he had criticised senators
in a speech for the record made
since the oil investigation develop
ed. He charged the senate "hys-
teria' and, on the resolution calling
for the resignation of Secretary Den
by, with "usurpation" of power,
adding that the record of the SEN
ate for the past two months has been
a crying shame"
In vehement fashion, Senator Fess
was scored by Senators Robinson,
Caraway, Democrats, Arkansas; Het-
lin Democrat, Alabama: Mcclellan,
Democrat, Tennessee, and others.
With bitter sarcasm and pointed at
tack, they bombarded the. Ohio SEN
ator, emphasizing that he and Sena-
tor Willis, his colleague-Were the
only Republicans who had risen i'll
defense of Mr.. Daugherty. NO re-
ply was made by Senator Fess to
the verbal onslaught and no senator
offered him any support.
Brief reference was made in the
debate to the disclosures relating to.
the use of q onetime department of
justice secret code, in messages to
employees of Edward b. Mclean.
Washington publisher. in the oil
scandal Senator Caraway declared
that Mr.. Daugherty was involved in
the use of the code "by criminals in
Florida to communicate with Grim
mails in the department of justice"
Senator Mcclellan also read news
paper reports that Mr.. Mclean was
on the secret service rolls at 81 a
wear.