Evening star., 1925-03-04
Many Executive Duties Confront
Ne,v- Senate in Special Session
Reorganization Also on Program, as
Body COnUenes to Tackle Nominations.
Republicans Tighten Grip.

oehAte can transact no legislative
ousiness-only executive business,
which means action on nominations
submitted by the President and &C.
tion on treaties and other agreements
with foreign nations. which under the
Constitution must be submitted to the
Senate for ratification.
How long the new Senate will re-
main In session is still a conundrun,
1t has before II for action the norni-
nation of Charles B. Warren of Michi-
gan to be Attorney General, which
has aroused protest In the Senate and
may lead to considerable debate. Ii
mas other important nominations to
handle. 1t has been tentatively
agreed that the Isle of Pines treaty,
pending for nearly 20 years, which
gives to Cuba sovereignty over the
lsle OF Pines, is to come to a vote.
The Lausanne treaty with Turkey
also is to be considered. Pressure is
oeing eXerted in some quarters to
bring about consideration Of the pro-
tocol proposing adherence OF the
United States to the World Court.
Should the protocol be taken up, IL
might lead to weeks Of debate. There
81 much opposition to such q course
One OF the first Jobs the Senate will
tackle Is its reorganization. Officers
are to be elected. and the assignments
TO standing committees made. The
committee on committees of the Re-
publicans has been at work for sew
eral days on these assignments and
the Democrats will soon be ready to
make their report also.
Moses to Succeed Cummins.
Senator George E. Moses Of New
Hampshire is slated to become Presi-
dent pro tempore of the Senate,
elected to preside when Vice Presi-
dent Charles G. Dawes may be absent
from the Senate chamber He will
succeed Senator Cunmins of Iowa,
who Is not a candidate. Reelection
OF George A. Sanderson as secretary
Of the Senate and David A. Barry as
sergeant-at-arms is expected.
Nine new Senators took the oath Of
office today, following the inaugural
address of the Vice President, along
with % Senators who were elected to
succeed themselves. The nine new
| Senators are T. Coleman du Pont of
Delaware, Fred NJ. Sackett. Of Ken
| lucky, Thomas D. Schall OF Mime
sofa, w H. McMsster of South Da-
kota, W. Is. Pine of Oklahoma and
Guy D. Goff of West Virginia. all Re-
publicans, and Senators Sam G. Brat
ton of New Mexico, Coleman l.
Tyson of Tennessee. Democrats
Charles s. Deneen OF Illinois. who
was elected to the new Senate and
ordinarily would have taken his seat
today for the first time along with
the nine Senators mentioned, was ap-
pointed by Gov. Small Of Illinois to
fill out the unexptred term Of the late
Senator Mccormick, and made his ap-
pearance in the Senate chamber a
few days ago. However. he took the
oath of Office again today. at the be-
other New senatsrs.
The other Senators. succeeding
themselves, who took the oath OF
Office today were Senator's William T.
Borah of Idaho, Smith w. Brookhart
of Iowa Arthur ,Capper OF Kansas,
James Couzens of Michigan, Walter
E. Edge of New Jersey, Bert NJ. Fer
nald of Maine, Henry W. Keyes of
Rhode Island, Charles L McNary o.
Oregon. George w. Norris of Ne
braska, Lawrence c. Phipps OF Colo
rado and Francis z. Warren. Repub-
licans, and Senators Carter Glass of
Virginia, William J. Harris of
Georgia, Pat Harrison Of Mississippi,
J. Thomas Hefiin OF Alabama, Joseph
E. Ransdefl of Louisiana; Joseph T.
Robinson of Arkansas, Morris
Sheppard Of Texas. FurnifoId NJ. Sim
mons OF North Carolina and Thomas
j. Walsh of Montana, Democrats.
The. nine Senators who stepped out
for the nine new Senators. were Sena-
tors L Heisler Ball OF Delaware.
Holm o. Bursum OF New Mexico, Davis
Elkins Of West Virginia, and Thomas
Sterling OF South Dakota, Republicans.
and Senators Nathaniel B. Dial of South
Carolina, Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma,
A. owslcy Stanley of Kentucky ana
David L. Walsh, Democrats. and Maenus
Johnson OF Minnesota, Farmer-Labor.
G. o. p. TiKAtens Grip.
The Republican grip on the Senate
increased with the changes, so that
today the Official alignment is SO
Republicans, 40 Democrats and l
Farmer-Labor. However, the 55 in
clude the four insurgents, La Fol-
,lette. Ladd. Frazier and Brookhart,
who were read out of party councils
by the Republican conference Of the
Senate. 1t also includes a number of
other Senators who have been ciassed
as anti-administration, among them
Senator Norris of Nebraska But
even with these defections--if they
prove to be defections-in, the ranks,
the Republicans claim they have an
actual working majority in the new
Senate; that the balance Of power
held by the so-cailed progressive
group during the last Congress has
been wrested from them.
Du Pent Served Before. 3.
OF the incoming Senators, T. Cole
man du Pont served before in the
Senate, being retired two years ago
by the election OF Senator Bayard,
Democrat. Senator du Pont won the
Republican nomination in his State
over Senator Ball last year and later
was elected.
Three of the new Senator'S forme eriy
were governors of their States, De-
neen Of Illinois, Blease Of South Caro-
lima and McMaster Of South Dakota.
Schall, the new Senator from Min
nesota, comes to the Senate from the
House. He is blind. He, proved him :
self a whirlwind campaigner against
his opponent, Magnus johnson OF the
| Farmer Labor party and a La Fol-
lette follower. He was Bull Mooser
in 1914. following the banner OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt, and he was first elect
| ed to the House at that time. He
created considerable stir when In 1917
he holped Democrats organize the
| House of Representatives. declaring
that on the verge of war with Ger
many the President should have an
organization In the House which
| would support him. Senator Schali
! during the recent campaign gave
| Who'll lehearted support to the candi-
dacy Of President Coolidge. and aided
! materially in carrying the State for
the Republican party. He was
blinded years ago through an elsc.
trical shock. -
Is Baby Of Senate. sy-f
Senator Sam G.. Bratton, Democrat
new Senator from New Mexico, is the