Evening star., 1925-03-15
White House Announcement
Starts Storm, and Body
May Stay in Session
Longer to Watch Moves.
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
ATTACK PROPOSITION
Declare It Is Plain Instance of
Contempt for Senate-Vote
Comes Tomorrow, With Rejeo-
ton Almost Sure-Statement Is
Complete Surprise.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A White House statement that
President Coolidge will give Charles
B. Warren a recess appointment as
Attorney General if the Senate re-
jects his nomination, now before it
for second time, caused sensa-
tion in the Senate last night. 1t
threatened to cause a conflict be-
tween that body and the Chief
Executive more bitter than has oc-
CURED in many years.
That the Senate will accept the
challenge of the President was the
statement made on the floor by
Senator Robinson Of Arkansas,
democratic leader, and Senators
Reed of Missouri and Walsh of
Montana, both Democrats and lead
ers in the fight against the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Warren.
May stuy In Session.
Instead of an immediate adjourn
ment of the Senate following the vote
on Mr.. Warren's nomination-if the
nominatio be rejected-the Senate
will remain in session long enough
TO give the President opportunity to
indicate what he will do about an At
torney General" it was said last
night.
The White House statement, which
follows. was read into the record by
both Senator Reed and Senator Walsh.
Notwithstanding various reports
and rumors. the President Is making
every possible effort to seerre,-the
confirmation of Mr.. Warren. AS the
time is very short and to accommo-
date the Senate he has consulted GER
tain men and certain Senator'S as to
what course should be pursued In
case Mr.. Warren is not confirmed.
He has decided on no other ap-
pointment. He will offer him a re-
cess appointment. He hopes, how
ever, that the unbroken practice of
, three generations of permitting the
President to choose his own cabinet
will not now be changed. and that
the opposition to Mr.. Warren, upon
further consideration, will be with
drawn in order that the country may
have the benefit of his excellent
Qualities and the President may be
unhampered in choosing his own
method of executing the laws"
Agree to Vote Tomorrow.
The Senate by unanimous consent
nation at 2:S0 pm. tomorrow, after
four hours debate, with the time
equally divided between the oppo-
nents and supporters of Mr.. Warren.
No Senator, however, is to speak
longer than 80 minutes. The Senate
' will meet at 1890 am. tomorrow,
and the nomina tion will then be laid
before it for consideration.
Opponents of the nomination of Mr..
Warren predicted last night that it would
be rejected with several votes to
spare. Administration Senators ad-
mtted they saw no chance OF his
being confirmed. Word has been
sent to Senator La Toilette of Wis
consn, who is in Florida, to return
TO Washington to take part in the
vote Monday, If possible. La Toilette
is reckoned an opponent of Warren.
Walsh Bnlks Plan.
The Presidents statement was is
sued in reply to published reports
that he was considering other men
as possible .appointees if the rejec-
tion of Mr.. Warren should follow, and
that the administration had practi-
cally abandoned its fight to have Mr.
Warren confirmed. These reports
arose from the fact that negotiations
were entered into early yesterday be-
tween Republican and Democratic
leaders on the floor Of the Senate to
put the nomination of Mr. Warren
over until tomorrow, with the under
standing the President should be al
lowed more time to consider whom
he would appoint in case Mr.. War
rens nomination was rejected. These
negotiations resulted in a tentative
agreement to allow the consideration
of the nomination to go over until
tomorrow, but amounted to nothing
when Senator Walsh refused to fall
In with the plan.
Furthermore the negotiations were
begun after Senator Curtis and others
had visited the White House. After
Mr.. Curtis return word passed about
the Senate chamber generally that
the President was considering other
men as possible appointees for Attor-
ney General. A special point was
made by Senators who discussed the
report to the effect that the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Warren should not be
acted upon until the President had
more opportunity to consider the
matter
Statement LIS Surprise.
The statement from the White
House, issued by the secretary to the
President, Mr.. Sanders, came as a
complete surprise to many OF the
Senators.
When he had concluded an address
replying to defense of Mr.. Warren
by Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania,
Republican, Senator Reed read to the
Senate the White House statement.
He said that 1t would be a sad day
for the country when the prerosa-
tIves OF the Congress under the Con-
stitution should be disregarded by
the Chief Executive and when the
prerogatives of the Executive should
he disregarded by Congress
Senator Reed said that the attitude
of President Coolidge with regard to
the Warren nomination, judging from
the White House statement, was the
same as If the Senate should send
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