New Britain herald., 1926-12-16
Smith Is Appointed to Fill Out
 McKinley's Term and Fight Is 0l1
Senate Campaign Funds Committee Called Into Session - Senator Ash urst Introduces Resolu- tion Designed to Prevent Illinois Man From Talk ing Seat.

Washington, Dec. Is P-Chair- ian Reed of the senate campaign inds committee, called the com llttee immediately into session ihen he got news of the appoint lent of Frank L. Smith as a sena- or from Illinois.
 The committee plans to complete
 report on It's investigation of MT. 'mith's expenditures in the 1926 cnatorial primary, as a basis for possible action whe he presents his credentials.
 All Are Disappointed
 Both republican and democratic senators expressed disappointment over the appointment.
 Senator Watson, republican, In- diana, who pleaded with Smith not to accept and thus start a fight over his eligibility, said the senate would take it up immediately"
 Senator Ashurst, democrat, Ari- zona. said he would offer today his resolution to prevent Smith from taking the oath. Chairman Ernst, of the senate elections committee, said: T am greatly disappointed" :"
 Ashurst Starts Action.
 Washington. Dec. 16 P-A reso- lution designed to prevent Frank L. smith from taking his seat as a senator from Illinois, was introduc- cd today by Senator Ashurst, demo- crat, Arizona.
 The resolution provides that the senatorial oath be not administered to Governor Smalls appointee until the senate has considered the re- port of the Reed campaign funds committee, which investigated Smiths acceptance of campaign contributions from public utility sources during the Illinois senatorial primary campaign. The committee went Into session today to consider its report.
 Senator Ashurst said he was will ing to let the resolution lie or the table until tomorrow, but other senators on both sides of the cham Der asked for vote at once.
 Before decision was reached the campaign funds committee submit ted to the senate without recommen- dation it's report of the evidence of the Illinois investigation.
 The committee report showed to- tai expenditures of S45S,7S2 in De- half of Smiths candidacy in the primary, including s253,547 spent personally by the candidate. The contributions include s125, 900 from Samuel Insull, public utilities mag nate.
 Chairman Reed explained that the committee hastened it's report be- cause of the appointment of Smith to fill the uneXpired term of the late Senator Mckinley and said reports of inquiries in other states would be made later.
 Senator Ashurst declared he would demand action on his resolu- tion not later than tomorrow so that Smith would know the feeling of the senate.'
 Text of Resolution.
 The text of the Ashurst resolution follows:-
 Resolved, That the qualifying oath be not administered to Hon. Frank L. Smith, the member desig- hated, and that the special commit tee appointed under and by authori- ty of senate resolution 195. sixty ninth congress, first session, be. and it hereby is, directed to report to the senate at the earliest convenient date such recommendations in the premises as may to said special committee seem unwarranted.'
 Senator Curtis of Kansas, the re- publican leader, asked that the Ash urst resolution go over q day, and that was agreed to.
 Makes No Comment
 Dwight, H., Dec. 16 lP@Colonel Frank L. Smith, senator-elect Of Illinois. today was formally appoint cd to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator William B. Mckinley. But Colonel Smith was too busy looking over his farm property as e zero wind whistled through the trees to be reached for comment.
 Braving the cold, Colonel Smith left this morning for tour of his property about the time Governor Len Small signed the appointment He was soon far from the reach of scores who sought to congratulate him or to counsel with him on the new post, and his office attaches de- clared that he did not plan to re- turn until late tonight.
 His acceptance of the appoint ment Is taken for granted, because
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