Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
Cameron of Arizona
Holds Floor for
Last Half Hour.
NEELY SLUSH FUND
RESOLUTION DIES
Session Makes Good Rec
ord Despite Loss of
Some Measures.
BY q. GOULD LINCOLN.

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The Sixty-ninth Congress. which
started out like lamb but later be-
gan TO roar more and more like a
a lion closed its first session yester-
day afternoon at ) O'Clock.
Many Of its members are hurrying
back to mend political fences and
TO prepare for their campaign for
reelection next November Others
particularly members of the Senate
who do not happen to be up for re-
election this year, will seek a rest
before entering the congre SSional
campaign i'll support of their party.
Many Important Bills Passed.
The finishing touches were placed
on number of important bills dur
ing yesterdays session OF the Senate
and House, which began at 10 o clock
in the morning. President Coolidge
spent the last hour of the session at
the Capitol. signing bills which were
hurried to HIM. Among the nation
ally important measures passed were
temporary measure for the regula-
tion OF radio, since it was found inn
possible to reconcile the differences
between the White and Dill bills of
the respective houses, two bills in
troduced by Senator Walsh of Mon
tana designed to aid i'll the Federal
prosecution OF the naval oil lease
cases, and a resolution for Senate
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property custodian.
The Senate in a brief executive SeS-
sion confirmed number of nomina-
tions. Indeed, the Senate had dis,
posed of nearly all the nominations
cent ii by the President before it ad
journed. The most important nomi-
nations which failed of consideration
were those of Edgar ]. BrouSsard of
Utah and Sherman j. Lowell of New
York to be members of the United
States Tariff Commission
Slush Fund Resolution Dies.
The Senate adjourned without con-
sidering the Eeely resolution, reported
by the rules committee, which de-
clared the Senate opposed to seating
any Senator for whom excessive sums
shall have been expended in primary
or general elections. The resolution
grew out of the revelations Of huge
expenditures in the recent Republican
primary in Pennsylvania.
In vain Senator Neely and Senator
La Toilette sought to have the reso-
luton taken up. At first 1t was
blocked by the objection of Senator
Blease of South Carolina, who insist
ed that the Senate had nothing to do
with primary elections in the States.
This led to a sharp interchange be-
tween Senator Neely and Senator
Blease.
Cameron Starts Filibuster.
"1f the Senator from South Caro-
lima wants corruption in South Caro-
lima, well enough shouted the West
Tlrginian To which Senator BleaSe
retorted that If there had not been
more corruption in elections in West
Virginia than there had ever been in
South Carolina he would set him up
te O. prettier suit of clothes" than he
had ever seen Senator Neely wear.
8Yt it was Senator Cameron of
Arizona. Republican, who In the
closing half hour of the session, in
dignant because he was unable to get
consideration for his bill to aid the
people of Verde River irrigation and
power ulSlllCt, Ilelu lI1c llOOl Couli4iA
ously and prevented any other busi-
ness from coming up.
opportunities and imprecatiorS fell
alike upon deaf ears, as Senator Cam
eron kept steadily talking, talking.
until the Vice Presidents gavel fell at
o'clock and put an end to the ses-
sion. Now and then Senator Neely
would rise and address the chair,
seeking recognition and asking Sena-
tor Cameron to yield for a question.
But the Senator merely raised his
voice and talked a little louder and
little more rapidly.
King Also Brushed Aside.
Senator King Of Utah, a member of
the Senate campaign investigating
committee. wished to lay before the
Senate testimony given under oath by
Judge Francis X. O'Connor of Phila-
delphia, which apparently was incon-
.sistent, and to ask the Senate to take
action in the matter. But he, too.
was brushed aside by the determined
little Senator from the West.
Senator Glass of Virginia stood for
half an hour, vainly seeking recogni-
ton so that he could make a state
ment to the Senate regarding the fail
ure of the branch banking bill to
pass.
Senator Ashurst. Cameron's Demo
cratic colleague. had reused Senator
Cameron's ire by refusing to allow
the Cameron bill to come up.
Outside of these principal actors,
the Senators wore broad grins or
laughed aloud at the determined per-
formance of Senator Cameron. The
galleries roared with glee. A touch
of comedy was given the closing
scene, although its actors were in
grim earnest.
Jabs Mark House Adjournment.
Adjournment in the House came
more peacefully, though not without
political jabs and jibes from both
sides Of the isle. Majority Leader
Tillson praised the record of the Re-
publican Congress. Whereupon the
minority leader. Mr.. Garrett, replied
with sarcasm, denouncing the record
Of the Republicans. Politics was the
subject of several speeches in the
Senate also. with Senator Pat Har-
rison of Mississippi and Senator
Copeland of New York. both Demo
Gratis. seeking to remove some of the
hide of the Republicans.
Speaker Longworth had the last
word In the House and In happy vein
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