Evening star., 1925-03-09

ator Ashurst. Il never was so aston
| ished in my life and the most re-
dictionary standpatter could not have
done more to advance their interests
| than the Senator from Nebraska has
| done"
Norris stands Ground.
| Senator Norris declined to with
draw his amendment or yield in his
| position. He said that he had laid
| his cards on the table and that he
was not subject to cord emnation be-
| cause he insisted on carrying out an
agreement to which all had assented.
why did not therwise Senator from
Arizona raise his. voice when this
| matter was first broached?" said Sem
ator Norris. II do not impugn the
| motives of any one, and it i'll becomes
the Senator from Arizona to impugn
my motives"
! Senator Glass of Virginia made 1t
| Republican row. but that he would
remain silent when the vote was
| taken.
/ Senator Robinson, the Democratic
| leader, pointed out that the Repub-
licans have a majority in the Senate.
| He said that there are so Republicans
and 40 Democrats. apparently leaving
|
Have Own Worries.
The majority is entitled to or
| ganize the Senate" said Senator
| Robinson. "Of course, II 1t cannot
| do so, the Democrats may have to
take over the task. But it is no part
| of the duty of the minority to de-
, eide as to the precedence given Re
publican Senators on the committees.
The majority may assign whom it
! desires as chairmen. The Democrats
have enough difficulty caring for
| their own committee assignments.
! When members on the other side
| of the chamber realize that they
should not belong to the party now
| in the majority, they can seek new
| associations" continued Senator Rob-
inson. I'VE may have to use disin-
| fectants, but we respectfully decline
| to enter into Republican differences.
All Republicans look alike to US and
none OF them look good to us
| Senator Robinson said that no mat
| ter whom the Republicans elected
tchairmen of the committees, the coun-
| try was going to suffe-.
| Helm Plan Approved.
| Senator Robinson declared that the
| Democrats ought not to permit them
| selves to be used as catspaws to pull
Republican chestnuts out of the fire.
| He asked unanimous consent that
! such Democrats as did not desire to
| vote be excused from voting on the
| chairmanship of the public lands
/ committee.
| After some further debate Senator
He1in of Alabama asked unanimous
| consent that when the roll was called
each Senator might vote for the can
didate he desired for chairman Of the
| public lands committee, whether his
! candidate was Senator Stanfleld, Sena
| tor Ladd or some other.
| This was the plan to which Sena-
| tor Norris had objected earlier. He
| now withdrew his objection. Senator
Watson, after consultation with Sen
ator Curtis, the Republican leader.
and others, said that he would re-
frain also from objecting to the Hef-
| lin request, whereupon Senator Nor
! ris began a defense of his motion to
! substitute Senator Ladd, one of the
| Progressive Republicans, who under
! the seniority rule was entitled to the
| Craftsmanship, but who had been de-
NOTED by the Republican organization
| because he followed Senator La Fol-
| lette in the last campaign.
Norris Defends Ladd.
/ Senator Norris, discussing the
question What Constitutes a Re-
| publican" said Senator Watson of
Indiana made republicanism depend
| on how a man voted in the last cam
| paign.
who made the Senator from In
diana a judge?" demanded Senator
Norris He has a right to his opinion,
but there are other Republicans who
| would say that a vote on the tariff
| showed whether man was a Repub-
lican or not. II measured by that
| standard, Senator Ladd would be a
| good Republican for he voted for the
| tariff law which is more than l could
| do"
| What happened when Theodore
Roosevelt ran on a separate ticket in
| 1912? Does any one now claim that
he was not a Republican? He is
praised at every Republican meeting
| that Is held today. Roosevelt did not
support the man named as the Re-
publican candidate in 1912. Would be
be ostracized today II he were here
! in the Senate"
| Senator Norris assailed the Repub-
lican organization of the Senate
which sought to constitute itself the
Judge to pass on the politics of mem
bers of the Senate. There is no tri-
bunal, he said, with the power to say
] who is a Republican and who is a
Democrat.