Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13

Death seems to have attached itself
to the coveted craftsmanship of the
powerful Senate judiciary committee.
When the Republicans regained con-
troll Of the Senate back in 1919 Sem
ator Nelson, the "old Viking" from
Minnesota. succeeded to the chair
manship Of this committee. Nelson
died in 1922 and Dillingham; Of Yer
mont, who took his place, served only
| a year before he, too, was overtaken
| by death Then came Brandegee of
Connecticut, who was chairman only
for another IL months before he end
ed his life by suicide. Senator Cum
minis was serving his second year at
the head of this committee when he
passed away so suddenly at his Iowa
home two weeks ago. Now who next?
Borah as ranking Republican mem
Der of the judiciary committee on
seniority basis would be the new
chairman, but since this would mean
REIMBURSEMENT Of his Craftsmanship
Of foreign relations, a place of no
greater honor but more pleasing to the
Borah temperament, the Idaho Sen
ator does not figure in discussion OF
u
Norris Of Nebraska. 1t must make the
old guard Republicans heartsick when
they contemplate their beloved judi
ciary committee under the direction of
Norris. The latter startled the Sen
ate in the last day of the session by
quitting the craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on agriculture on the plea that
it imposed too arduous duties and that
he wanted to be freed Of the care of
busy craftsmanship to devote his
time and energy to other important
public problems. So the Republicans
are hoping Norris will continue in the
same frame of mind and fOrego the
judiciary craftsmanship. If so, the
mantle will fall on Ernst of Ken
lucky, who is next in line. Ernst is
IS, and just completing his first six
year term in the Senate. If the Demo
Gratis should be able to organize the
next Senate, the judiciary committee
craftsmanship would lie between Lee
Overman, Senator from North Caro-
lima. and Jim" Reed of Missouri. SO
there is plenty of available timber"
on both sides.
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The National Woman's Party is out
of luck with it's plans to erect on
historic site, which it owns on Capitol
Hill, magnificent building to house
it's activities, and to stand as memo
! rial to the feminist movement in gen.
eral and the National Woman's Party
in particular. The site which the
women bought and now occupy is the
| first choice of the Capital Building
Commission for the location of the
new building for the Supreme Court,
and the present owners have been in
formally advised MOTTO go ahead with
their building plans as, If Uncle Sam
! wants to build there himself, he can
seize the property by right of eminent
domain. The location is across the
| Capitol Plaza, just opposite the main
entrance to the Capitol and adjoining
the Congressional Library. For CEN
fury the building now standing there
has been known as the brick Capt.
toll" because Congress back in 1915
held it's sessions there President Mon
roe was inaugurated in this building
| in 1917, and John G. Calhoun died
there in 1850. During the Civil War
| it served as a prison for captive Con-
federates.
Mr.. Coolidge in public continues to
| live up to his reputation for economy
| in the use Of the spoken word. This
observer culls the following tid-bit
from accounts appearing in Vermont
| newspapers narrating the Presidents
appearance at Rutland. VT, while en-
| route from White Pine Camp to Ply
mouth: President Coolidge spoke just
one word during the seven-minute
stop of his special train ut Rl'''""d
today" That is the way the reporter
starts his story. He goes on TO de-
scribe the cheering assemblage of citi-
gems which greeted the Coolidge party
and continues: There MAS D hall In