Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
VOTES NO. ON WARREN
Majority Against
Coolidge Choice
Shows Increase

WASHINGTON, Mar. 49, The
senate today once more rejected the
nomination of Charles Becchcr War
. rem as attorney general, throw.ng
1back upon the white house for the
second time within u week Fresi-
dent Coolidge S personal choice of
a mcmhcr Of his own. cabinet.
The official vote was: yes 80;
no 40.
The senate s action, "A repetition
CT its rejection of Warren last
Tuesday, threw down challenge to
the President to fulfill his threat
to give Warren n recess. appointment
in defiance of senate "adviee and
consent
A committee of senators is ex-
peeted TO cali upon Mr.. Coolidge
at the, white house Immediately to
ask him If he wishes to submit an.
other nomination for attorney gem
erai, or If he has some other bust
hess TO lay before tllc.senate.
Today's vote in the sensational1y
bitter personal controversy between
Mr. Coolidge and his new senate
over the right Of tho chief cyeeu.
tive to select his own cabinet chal-
lenge from the senate, came in tie
Kramer when aad been expected
Senator La Toilette, Wisconsin,
recent candidate for the presidency,
strolled into the chamber aftes the
roll call started.
A murmer of applause started, to
be quickly stiiled as the roll call
went on without interruption.
The rolf call:
For, 80.
Republicans: Bingham, Butler,
Cameron, Cappar, Cummins. Curtis,
Dale, Deneen, Dupont, Ernst, Fer
Iald, Fcss, Gillets, Goff, Gooding
Hale, Harreld, Jones of Washing
ton; Kcycs, Mckinley, Mclean, Me
MARY Means, Mctealf. Moses, Oh.
idie, Pepper, Pine, Sackett, Sehall,
Shortridgc, Smoot, Spencer. Stan
field. Wadsworth, Watson, Weller,
Willis, Lcnroot
Against, SO.
Republicans: Borah, Brookhart
Couzens, Frazier, johnson of Cai-
fornia; Ladd. Norback, Norris, LII
Toilette, Howell.
Democrats: Ashurs', Bav1rd,
Blease, Bratton, Broussard Truce,
Caraway, Copeland, Ferris, Fletcher,
George, Dill, Edwards, Gerry, Glass,
Smith, Kendrick, Harris, Harrison,
Ileflin, King, McKellar, May field,
Nicely, RaIston, Ransdell, Reed. Of
. .Missouri Robinson, Sheppard. Sim.
1mons, Swanson, Trammcll, Tyson.
Walsh, Wheeler.
Farmer Labo.itc: Shipstead
Action Follows Debate
-Four hours of debate preceded the
vote, With was taken under u I'M
animous consent agreement reached
Sm: urday.
, Immediately after the vote, Sen
ator Curtis, Republican leader. and
Senator Butler, the President s clos
ost adviser in the senate, proceed
cd to the white housi 80 confer
with Mr. Coolidge and Mr.. War
ren.
Talks was current in the cloak
rooms of the senate today that some
punitive steps would be taken by
the senate in answer 20 the Pres
ident' Is challenge that hc would ap-
point Warren after the senate adj
iourned if it again fails to con
firm him.
Resolutions expressing the sense
of the senate in opposition 20 such
n course have been prepared and
sinay be introduced after the vote
is taken.
May Rebuke President
Senator King, Utah, Democrat,
prepared resolution febuking the
President.
1t read as follows:
Resolved, that the nomination
of Charles Beecher Warren be re-
turned to the President that the
senate has heretofore refused to
confirm the nomination of which
action the President is fully advis-
ed; that the re.submission OF the
nomination is not within the cons
Htutional prerogatives of the Pres
lident and that consideration cf said
Ire.submitted nomination after final
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