Evening star., 1925-03-16
WARREN REJECTED
AGAIN BY SENATE:
FEELING Is INTENSE


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trrs tn his 'rust-the sugar trust" !"
Senator Reed read into the record
| testimony and documents which he
declared showed that Mr.. Warren ha d
been a servant of the sugar trust.
While he was reading Senator Bruce
Of Maryland whispered TO him. I'M
patiently Senator Reed declared in
tones loud enough to be heard through
out the chamber, II am reading loud
| enough to be heard all over a town
lot
Senator GilIett OF Massachusetts
former Speaker OF the House. deliver
ed also his maiden speech in the SEN
ate. New Senator's he said, lit is
generally supposed in this chamber
are like children and should be seen
and not heard. But by the brevity OF
my remarks l may make amends for
my presumption" ..'r-
Charges Partisan Politics.
Mr.. Gillett, as he warmed to his
subject, reverted to the practice in
the House of which he was a MEM
Der for more than 80 years in re-
ferring to other members, describing 9
various Senators as the gentlema n
from Montana and so forth.
The rejection of Mr. Warren, Sena-
tor Gillett said, was an extraordinary
happening. He pointed out that for
over so years an appointee TO the
Presidents cabinet had not been re-
jectsd by the Senate, although some
Of those appointed and confirmed had
been violently attacked on the stHmp,
in terms which made the criticism
voiced by Senator Reed of Missouri
sound like the cooling OF turtle
dove" in comparison.
Senator Gillett charged that the
deposition was actuated by partisan
politics.
Would Back Democratic President.
Senator Gillett quoted from an
editorial from the New York Times
this morning commenting upon the
Senate which 'Sw allowed Daugherty
and Balks at Warren" Senator
Reed of Missouri said that the in
ference would be then that because
the Senate swallowed Daugherty il
must also swallow Warren Senator
! Gillett said that. it. four years from
| hence the country should, have a
Democratic President, however an
! desirable that would be, and the
1 President should send to the Sena te
/ the name OF an Attorney sGeneral
/ who possessed oneshalf tho merits oi
Nr. Warren, he would vote for his
| confirmation il the entire Republican
party should be against him.
Senator Gillett said that it is un-
fortunate for the country and more
unfortunate for the Senate that this
President and the Senate. He ven
tured the prediction that when the
Senate and the President are acting
within their respective rights the laws
and the odds viii be in favor of the
President The Senate of today, he
| said, does not stand as high in the
estimation of the people as. the
President.
Take. Fling mt Walsh.
During Senator Gillett's defense oi
Mr.. Warren, Mr.. Gillett referred to
the fact that the nomination for Vice
President had been rendered Senator
! Walsh at the Democratic convention
in New York. He said that proba bly,
IL was Well for the state of Montana
that Mr.. Walsh did not accept the
nomination, and added:
1T would have been unfortunate il
/ both the Senators from Montana had
| been defeated in the election for
Vice President" He referred to the
/ fact that Senator Wheeler of Montana
ran on the La Toilette ticket for
Vice President.
Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the
Democratic leader called attention
10 the fact that Senator Borah OF
Idaho. who is now opposing Mr.. War
ren's nomination. had been offered
the vice presidency on the G. o. P
| ticket. and added, the Senator from
| Idaho and nearly everybody else who
was offered that nomination re-
| fused it,"
!, Laughter ran over the galleries and
| the Senate floor at the remark. while
! Vice President Dawes, who was
nominated for that office. at the Re
! publican convention. was in the chair
He finally was compelled to rap fol
order. Senator Borah of Idaho de-
| clared that the obligation resting or
! the Senate of confirming appoint
| ments to the Presidents cabinet II
fnot merely a perfunctory one. .Upor
i the proper performance of this duty
! he said, depends the responsibility foi
| clean, strong. patriotic government
| Editorial comrGent. in the news
! papers. Senator Borah said. holds thai
| the Senate should yield to the Presi.
dent He said that>the policy hac
| grown up that the President shoulc
/ he permitted to appoint his cabinet
! pra ctically without challenge from
/ 1hs Senate, because of the respect o.
! the people and .the- Senate for tht
| office of the President. He said thal
! 40 Senate should challenge the Presi
dent on such nominations unless j.
had cause.
! The time has come. Senator Beral
! insisted, owing to developments IN
! the last year which have aroused tn,
/ pu bile and the Senate. for the Senate
/ to. examine again its responsibility.
and duty and to ADOPT more rigic
! iuie
! = Declares Warren Unit"
| cit is not a perfuntory duty" sal,
| Senator Borah. The Idaho Senate
quoted Alexander Hamilton, who de
| clared that the Senate must meet il
| full responsibilities in passing OF
| nominations. He. read from speech
| of Daniel Webster, then senato
! from Massachusetts,. opposing th'
Enomination of Van Buren as Ambas
ssdor to England. He insisted tha
| Mr.. Webster had not been actuatet
by partisan motives and suggested
| to Senator Gillett that he should reat
more carefully the speeches of Web
ster.
| 1T is each to charge partisanshil
and insurgency" said Senator Borah
E"but | suppose that Senators who ar,
! supporting Mr.. Warren are acting il
good faith and those Senators shoult
| give the opponents of Mr.. Warren th'
1 same consideration. 1t is much cas-
| ier to go along in Washington thar
/ to disagree. If there is any atmos
phere that tends to weaken man
| backbone il is here in Washington.
| Senator Borah said that he WAS con