The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-14
Big ISSUES
ARE FACED
BY SENATE
japanese Exclusion And
Breach With President
Demand Action
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
is SET FOR MONDAY.
Will Try To Reach Agree
ment On Objectionable
immigration Clause
LEADERS OF 6. o. p.
TO STAND BY CHIEF
Democrats Confident Internal
Revenue Quiz VIII Be
Ordered Forward
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS,
rs SET FOR MONDAY
LEADERS OF 6. o. p.
TO STAND BY CHIEF

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WASHINGTON, April 13.--The
Senate is fact to face with two mo-
mentous decisions whether or not the
Japanese exclusion policy is to be writ
ten into law and whether OF not there
Is to be an open break with President
Coolidge over the subject OF senatorial
investigations of executive departments
: Of the government.
Organization republicans who have
{ rallied around their chief to give battle
70 the coalition of insurgents in their
investigation question, viii 90 into con-
ference tomorrow to undertake to reach
an agreement with respect to Japanese
exclusion.
Whatever the outcome of that con-
ference, most leaders at the capitol
foresaw an affirmative vote on the ex-
ciusion question despite the vigorous
and almost blunt protest from the
Japanese government transmitted to the
House and Senate last week by Secre-
tary Hughes.
Ignore Protest
The Japanese protest was without sf-.
feet upon the vote in the House, which
passed the immigration bill with its ex-f
clusion provision by margin Of more
than four to one. There was no ref
erence in the debate to the communion
ton from Ambassador Hanihara and
only brief and casual discussion of the
exclusion question.
President Coolidge's protest to the
Senate against the trend Of Senate in
vestigations also may come before the
republican conference tomorrow. but
the decision of the organization leaders
to stand by the titular leader Of their
party in this fight already has been
made.
senator Watson Of Indiana. one Of the
5pabiieall wheel AeFNes hes given no.
tice that he VIII press his 4 solution proc
4 posing discharge Of the special Senate
committee investigating the internal
revenue bureau, the activities Of which
4 brought sharp demonstration to Presi-
B dent Coolidge from Secretary Mellon,
4 and in turn from the President to the
& Senate.
Democrats Are Insistent
Democratic leaders are equally as in-I
Il sistant upon pressing a resolution Civ
81 ing the committee authority to employ
counsel. Adoption of this resolution
would make possible the rentention Of
& Francis j. Heney of San Francisco as
special prosecutor" Senator Couzens,
republican, Michigan, who has had the
dominant part in pressing the investi-
CATION, had proposed to employ Mr..
Heney and pay him out OF his own
pocket, but President Coolidge has taken
the position that this would be in vi0-
= lation of the law.
Senate organization leaders openly
say that Governor Pinehot Of Pennsyl-
yania is responsible for the suggestion
that Mr.. Heney be retained and they as
seft that the whole purpose il to in
vestigate the federal prohibition enforce
4 ment unit, which frequently has come
under fire from the Pennsylvania gov
ernor.
Declares Coolidge Is Target
Senator Watson, who is chairman of
the internal revenue bureau Investigate
ling committee, declared fatty in the
Senate yesterday that it was not pro-
posed to go into such an investigation
lat this time and that any such move
would be resisted. Moreover, the Indi-
an6 senator charged that the real pur-
pose of the Senate inquiries was to aim
arrows at President Coolidge He added
that no investigation, however trouble
some, would disturb the estimate in
which the executive is held BY the peo-I
pie.
Although the republican leaders are
planning to marshal their full forces,
democratic leaders are confident that
when the final test of strength comes
he internal revenue bureau inquiry will
be ordered forward under ample au-
hority for the committee to employ
such counsel as may be deemed neces-
ary.
While the Presidents message to the
Senate has aroused democratic leaders
~nArr FfNhffwo, faNyow Sc, 1sk%la
Indication that they look with favor
Upon proposal by Senator Reed,
democrat, Missouri, to expunge the ex-
kcutive's communication from the Con-
,ressional Record. Senator Reed has
Uttered a resolution for that purpose
ind has announced his intention Of
Railing it UP. Its adoption, in the belief
,f Senate officials, would be without
precedent in American history.
While the controversy with the Presi-
lent and Japanese exclusion furnish
he two big fighting" points in the Sem
ties immediate program, other matters
prime Importance await disposition.
thief among these are the tax and SOL
iers' bonus bills, already reported by
he finance committee.
Which of these two bills is to have
recedenee is subject which will come
efore the republican conference tomor-
ow. Opinion is divided, some leaders
olding that the bonus measure should
put through first so that the SEN
tie can act on the tax bill with clearer
ght,
Farm relief legislation--temporary
nd permanent-also is pressing for So
ition and several appropriation bills
Re ready for action. So crow6ed has
he Senate calendar become that there
increasing talk of night sessions in
be hope that Congress can quit before
be June conventions.
There will be a further lun tomorrow
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