Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-05
Borah Questions Aim.

Borah Questions Aim.
Senator Borah of Idaho did not Oh
Ject to consideration of the coal in.
vestigation resolution, but made the
comment that he suspected ii would
not lead anywhere. What does the
committee expect to do after the in.
vestisation has been made" Senator
Borah inquired of Chairman Capper
of the District committee.
Senator Capper said that he could
not predict at this time what the con
clusion Of the committee would be,
and explained that what the commit
tee is seeking at this time is to gather
the facts relating to the present prices
of coal in the District. He told Sena-
tor Borah there had been considerable
complaint concerning coal prices. anu
that his committee through the resu-
luton was merely proposing to ascer-
tain the facts.
Expense Small, Capper Says.
Senator Warren, chairman of tn
appropriations committee, brought up
the question of expense and was as
sured By Chairman Capper that 1t
would be negligible. Senator OVerman
of North Carolina indicated during the
debate that he was about TO ask that
the resolution go over for later con-
sideration because of belief that II
would authorize employment of coun.
sci and involve substantial expense.
In expressing the opinion that the
, investigation may not bring any
definite results, Senator Borah declar-
ed that not long ago the coal com
mission made a thorough study OF
the situation, but its report. the
Senator added. has merely been placed
in the archives.
Senator Copeland. who has been
seeking almost daily during the past
week to obtain unanimous consent for
the consideration of his resolution re-
auesting President Coolidge to invite
the anthracite operators and miners
to the White House as a means of
trying to settle the strike, said:
Il hope this resolution will pass. !
cannot get relief for the people of my
city, but | want TO try to get II for
/ the people Of the District"
Edwards Backs Copeland
Senator Edwards of New Jersey
supported Senator Copeland in his ef
fort to get action on the resolution
! asking the President To endeavor To
! settle the coal strike. describing con
j ditions which he said he witnessed dur
! ing a visit 10 New York yesterday.
! He said he felt some effort should be
made by the Government to try to
| bring peace in the coal industry to
relieve suffering.
! AS soon as the District coal resolu
! ton had been agreed to. Senator Cope
land made his attempt TO have the
! Senate take up his resolution proviC-
; ing for White House conference.
, Smoot Raises Objection.
! Senator Smoot, who is in charge oi
| the tax reduction bill and making
! every effort to speed up its considera
! ton. said he would have to object l..
DELAYING the tax measure.
! The Senates action in voting down
the proposal to take up the Copeland
| resolution was the first to be taken
! in Consres in respect to the coal con-
J troversy and the vote was forced by
opponents of President Coolidge non
| intervention policy after many pre-.
vious attempts for showdown had
! been defeated in both Senate ana
| House.
! Before moving to take up the meas
F, ure. Senator Copeland appealed 20
! the Senators from New England 10
! stand with him, because their States
were snowbound now and in need OF
| fuel, but all the New England Sena-
! tors present voted against his resolu.
! ton
! How They Voted.
The roll call follows:
For consideration of the resolution
! Republicans. Brookhart. CouzenS,
Frazier, Howell. La Toilette, Norris
and Nye-7. Democrats, Blease.
Broussard, Bruce, Caraway, Cope
land. Dill, Edwards, Ferris, George,
) Heflin, kendrick, McKellar, Mayfeld.
, Overman. Sheppard, Smith, Trammeu
TYSON, Walsh and Wheeler-20.
| Farmer Labor: Shipstead, l.
Totals.
Against consideration: Republicans
t-Bingham, Borah. Butler, Cameron.
Capper, Cummins, Dale, Deneen, Edge,
Ernst, Fernald. Fess, Gillett, Gof,
Gooding. Hale. Harreld, Jones, Wash
i ineton; keyes. Mckinley, Metcalf.
| Moses, Norbeck. Oddie, Pepper,
| Phipps, Pine, Reed of Pennsylvania,
Robinson of Indiana, Sackett, Short
/, ridge, Smoot Stanfield. Wadsworth,
/ Warren. Watson, Weller, Williams
and Willis-39. Democrats-Bratton
! Fletcher, Harris. King, Ransdell. Rob
inson Of Arkansas, Simmons, Stephens
/ and Swanson-9. Total 4s.
After the vote a long debate devel-
oped and another effort was made to
bring the resolution up by unanimous
consent, but it was frustrated by Sena.
tors Reed of Pennsylvania and Short.
ridge of California, Republicans. Chair