The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-02-12
WEEKLY CONGRESSIONAL LETTER

January 70, 1870.
Monday, January zoUn, by vote
of 6S to 70, cloture on the World
court proposal was ADOPTED In the
senate. Under TINS RUE, the time
OF each Senator, who desired TO
peak, was limited 10 one hour.
debate waLa brought To close late
IN the afternoon on W edneSday, and
The Swanson resolution was adopted
Dy a vote of 76 to II.
1t is noted with interest that this
IS only the second time in fifty
years that cloture has been invoked
IN the Senate, the Ouner occasion be-
ing In 1920 when debate on the
League of Nations proposal was by
unis means brought to close.
About twenty reservations offered
were disapproved. One which Gre
ated heated discussion, and was
thrown ou1 with the others. was pre-
sented by Senator Moses of New
Hampshire. 1t provided tnat opin-
ions of the Court could not be en-
forced by war under any name or in
any form whatever.
The reservations approved by the
Senate provide In effect:
That adherence to the World
Court shall not involve any legal
relation between the United States
and the League OF Nations.
That this country be gwen equal
ity with other nations in the selec7
ton of judges by the Leagues coun-
Gil and assembly.
That a fair share of the courts
expenses will be paid by the United
States. Court shall not be amend
ed without consent of the United
States.
That recourse to the Court in
cases affecting this country can be
had only by treaty.
That adherence to the Court shall
not imply an intention on the part
of this country to intrude upon for
eign countries domestic affairs or
to relinquish it's. attitude toward
purely American questions.
Under the resolution as adopted
the President now will submit to the
AZ nations already members of the
Court the Senate reservations and
inform the nations that the United
States will become party to the
OOuIt WHCu LuCSc ISCCINdIlOIlS
accepted by the nations. This &C
ceptance is assured, it is claimed by
supporters of the Court, but it may
take many months before the United
States will actually become a MEM
Der, as the process is one of treaty
making.
The House passed the Naval APP
preparation Bill, Monday, carrying
approximately $3OS, O00,000.
Mr.. Black of Texas offered an
amendment which sought to prevent
new construction of three battle
cruisers, carrying an appropriation
of $1,200,000. He held this con-
struction should be postponed un-
til after the next Disarmament Con-
ference, for the reason that we may,
under terms of an agreement into
which we might enter, ne required
to scrap new battleehips, or those
under construction. and he thought
it wise to save the money. How
ever, this amendment was lost by a
large majority.
100000 was eliminated from
the Navy Appropriation Bill for new
aircraft construction.
Tuesday, January 26th, the House
agreed to give privileged status to
the Haugen Cooperative Marketing
Bill, and Wednesday, this measure
was passed by vote of 357 to 8.
General debate on the Agricul-
tural Appropriation Bill was begun.
The decision of the District of
Columbia Supreme Court dismissing
the conspiracy indictment here
against Senator Wheeler of Montana
will be accepted by the Department
of Justice as final, the Department
having decided not to appeal from
the decision of that court.
The indictment which was thrown
out charged conspiracy to defraud
in obtaining gas and Oil permits to
prospect on Government lands in
Montana.
Henry M. Daugherty, former At
torney General of the United States
was recently cited by Federal Jury
''for punishment for contempt" or
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