Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-14
Leaders See Lin e up
with House on Cues
ton Open Breach
with Presid ent
Looms Over Matter
S enate Probe Of
Executive Depart
mentS ,,sSs,.

Washington. April 13.-The sem
ate is face to face with two momen-
tous MISUNDERSTANDING the Japan
csc exclusion policy is to be written |
into law and whether there Is to be |
an open breach with President Cool
idge over the subject OF senatorial |
Investigations of executive depart !
ments of the government.
Organization Republicans, who /,
have rallied around their chief to !
give battle to the coalition OF insur- |
gents in their own party and the !
Democrats on the immigration Ques- !
ton. will go into conference tomor-
row to undertake to reach an agree
ment with respect to japanese sx-
clusion.
Whatever the outcome OF that
conference. most leaders at the
Capitol foresaw an Affirmative vote
on the exclusion question despite the
vigorous and almost blunt protest
from the Japanese government
transmitted to the house and senate
last week by Secretary Hughes.
The Japanese Protest was with
out effect upon the vote in the house,
which passed the immigration bill
with its exclusion provision by y
margin of more than four to one.
President Coolidge's protests to
the senate against the trend OF SEN
ate Investigations may come before
the Republican conference tomor-
row but the decision of the organt-
cation leaders to stand by, the titular
leader of their party in this fight al
ready has been made.
Senator Watson of Indiana, has
given notice that he will press hts
resolution proposing discharge of tho
special senate committee Investigate
| ng the internal revenue bureau, the
activities of which brought a sharp
remonstrance to President Coolidge
from Secretary Mellon and In turn
from the president to the senate.
Democratic leaders are equally as
insistent upon pressing a resolution
giving the committee authority to
employ counsel. Adoption OF this
resolution would make possible the
retention of Francis J. Heney. OF
San Francisco, as special prosecu-
tor" Senator Couzens, Republican.
Michigan, who has had the dominant
part in pressing the investigation,
had proposed to employ Mr.. Heney
and pay him out of his own pocket.
but President Coolidge had taken
the position that this would be in
violation of the law.
Senate organization leaders charge
openly that Governor Clifford Pin
chot of Pennsylvania, Is responsible
N t@V IxaA
be retained and they assert that the
whole purpose Is to investigate tho
federal prohibition enforcement un-
1t. which frequently has come under
fire from the Pennsylvania gover-
nor. ...... ..- 49,
Senator Watson. who is chairman
or the Internal revenue bureau in
vestigating committee, declared fiat
ly In the senate yesterday that It was
not proposed to go into such an In
vestigation at this TIME. and that
any such move would be resisted,
| moreover, the Indiana senator charg-
ed that tho real purpose OF tho SEN
ate inquiries was to liz at President
Coolidge.
Although the Republican leaders
are planning to marshall their full
forces, Democratic leaders are con-
fdent that when the final test OF
| strength comes the Internal revenue
inquiry will be ordered forward I'M
der ample authority for the commit
tee to employ such counsel as may
be deemed necessary.
While the presidents message 10
the senate has aroused Democratic
LADDERS TO a new fighting fever, there
Ii little indication that they look
with favor uron a proposal by SEN
! ator Reed. Democrat, Missouri, TO
| expunge the executives commnni-
| cation from the Congressional rec
| ord. Senator Reed has offered a
resolution for that purpose and hes
! announced his intention of calling IL
up. It's adoption. in the belief Of
! senate officials. would be without pre-