The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-17
POMERENE WINS
 VOTE B TO. l4
tcen,isusd Frsn eass ons.:

V .s-. "a [ hours of debate. For nearly two houri the Senate fought over the. question of whether the nomination should bt considered in, executive. session as ii the usual custom,s then it voted G. tC to discuss them in the open. Sena tors Fess, of Ohio, and Norbeck. South Dakota, republicans, voted in the mega tive. 1-.. ~
 The roll call on Mt. Pomerene' ap- pointment follows: The roll call on the Pomerene nom: ination follows: ~ i,S'
 asARepublicans' Borah, Brande, gee, Bursnm, Cameron. Capper, .Conz- ems, Cummins. Curtis. Dale. Edge Ernst, Tess, Goodins, Hale. Harreld Howell, Jones of Washington Reyes Lenroot,. Lodge, Mckinley, McNary, Moses. Norb>ek, Pepper. Phipps. Reed of PennsylVania, Shoot, Spencer Wadsworth, Warren, Watson, Weller and Willis-34. % '''' E : : Democrats Bayard, Broussard Bruce. Caraway, Dial. Fletcher, George Glass. Harrison. Heflins Jones of New Mexico. Kendrick. King. McKellar Mayfield. Overman. Putnam, Rams dell. Reed of Missouri, Robinson Shields. Stephens, Swanson Trammell and Walsh of Massachusetts-2d. 1
 Total 50. ..'3
 Nays = Republicans: : Bfookhart Frazier, La Toilette and Norris-4
 Democrats: Adams, Ashurst, Dill Shepard, Stanley, Walsh of Montans and Wheeler-7. 4
 Farmer Labor: Johnson and Ship stead-2. '''ss' ..s :
 Total .13. :, ,-.s z;f'
 Before the Senate met the House with one discussion or a record yots adopted the Walsh resolution providing that proceedings be instituted for the recovery of sections 16 and 36 within the confines of naval reserve number one in California, now operated by the Standard Oil company under s grant from the state. ' s5'.a. =.
 Oil Committee In Recess .'
 These were the only concrete develop ments today in the oil matter. The oil committee is in recess until Feb ruary D, and Chairman ,Eenroot said no subpoenas for additional witnesses would be issued in the meantime. Gov ernmnet auditors will continue their work, however, on the books of stock brokerage firms in an effort to deter mine whether government officials trad ed in oil stocks about. the time or subsequent to the Fall oil leases. .
 There was a sharp controversy in the Senate, both in open and execu- tive session oyer the preparation as to whether the tiomina tions of special counsel should be considered in open executive session, but once that issue had been settled. the debate proceeded with little of the favor, that usually characterizes Senate discussion.
 Coolidge Assaulted
 President Coolidge was assailed from both the republican and democratic sides of the chamber for his failure to consult beforehand with Senator Walsh regarding the counsel he selected, and there were suggestions, that he also should have conferred with Senators LaFollette, Winsonsin, and Kendrick, democratic, Wyoming, pioneers in the oil investigation. t'
 Tn the course of this discussion. inti- mate details of the. manner of the selections of both Mir. Pomerene and Mr. Roberts were given to the Senate by Senators Walsh. Pepper, republican, Pennsylvania, :, who proposed Mir, Roberts and Curtis, Kansas, the assist. ant republican leader. :
 Practically the only objection raised to MT. Pomerene was that be lacked experience and ability to handle the cases at issue. All senators attested to his honesty and integrity, his court age and fidelity, while a number. ot senators, republicans as we'll as demo crats, contended that he had ample a bill ity and the necessary experience tc handle the cases. t.' -. ,.-
 Senator Walsh. who was praised on all sides, as the one man who had made possible the disclosures in: the oil in quiry, told the Senate there were jusi two qualifications necessary in, specia counsel--honesty and capability. t
 Senator Pomerene answers tn, first he declared. No one question. his honesty. No one dares to question it. rsi-
 T am opposed to Senator Pemeren, because I don't think he has had tn, eXperince on training as a. lawyer tt fit. him for this tremendous task .aheat of. us. I ventue to say that not ore o the 96 senators in this, chamber, if thi. property, worth millions, had been taker away from him, would select Senator Pomerene to represent him and I an certain the President of the United States would not" t- :, $
 Senator Walsh said Mr. Pomerent had nracticed only in his home towr