Evening star., 1926-03-28
WOODLOCK VOTING
STILL KEPT SECRET
Senators Warmly Clash and
Block Move to Air
Their Stand.
Rv the ARsnciated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Repeated efforts TO have the pub
lie let in on the deep secret of how
Senators voted Friday on the NOM
ination of Thomas f. Woodlock OF
New York as a member of the Inter.
state Commerce Commission were
blocked Yesterday in the Senate by
practically the same combination of
Republicans and Democrats that con-
frmed the nomination.
The Senate wrangled over the ques-
tion for more than two hours and
then voted. "a TO 80, against going
back into executive session to decide
the issue of whether the vote on con-
tirmation should be made public, as
usually is done in the case of votes
on highly controverted appointments
made by the President.
Many Want Session.
The roll call on the question of 60
inc into the executive session re-
suited as follows:
For: Republicans-Bo Brook
hart. Dale, Gooding. Howell, Johnson,
La Toilette, McMaster, McNary.
Norris, Nye. Total, II.
land, Dill, George, Harris. Kendrick,
King, Nick ellar. Maytield. Pittman,
Sheppard. simmons. stephens, Tram
nell, Tyson, Walsh and Wheeler.
Total. IS.
Falmer.I a bor-ShIpste ead-1. Grand
total, 80.
Against: Republicans Bingham,
Butler Cameron, Capper Couzens.
Curtis. Edge. Ernst. F'ernald. Fees,
Gillett. Goff, Hale, Harreld, Jones of
Wa shington, keyes, Means. Metcalf,
Moses. Oddie. Phipps. Reed of Penn
sylvania, Sackett, Smoot. Wadswofth.
Warren, Watson and Willis. Total,
%.
Democrats Edwards, Glass, Jones
OF New Mexico, Overman, Ransdell
and Swanson. Total, s. Grand
total. "a.
The vote to confirm Woodlock was
50 TO 25
Blease Starts Clash.
The row was precipitated by Sen
ator Please. Democrat. South Caro-
lima who with Senator Norris, Re
publican Of Nebraska, asked unani
nous consent that the vote on Wood
lock he made public. Instant obiec.
tion was offered by Senator Curtis of
Kansas. the Republican floor leader
and Senator Means. Republican.
Colorado. on the ground that two
Senators who were absent would have
made such objection had they been
present They were unnamed
Senator Norris then wanted unani
nous consent for every Senator TO
be relieved from the rule for secrecy
so he might tell his constituents how
ne voted, but Senator Means again
objected.
After the reading of an Associated
Press dispatch detailing what had oc
CURED in the executive session. Sen
ators agreed that the vote seemed the
only thing that remained secret. and
argued that the public ought to be
informed about that
Senator Rorah, Republican of Idaho.
said he could not understand the rea-
sons for secrecy. and served notice
that he would oppose further restrict
ing publicity on executive sessions.
II am informed on this side of the
chamber" he said. that there viii be
more secrecy on executive sessions
from now on. IF we do this we will
he at the mercy of what seeps out
through the key holes and il would
be infinitely better to publish all the
facts"
Senator Pittman Democrat of
Nevada. also protested against this
constant secrecy" while .. Senator
Norris charged that had Senators
thought the vote would he made
public. the vote would have been diff
feFent.
Senator Glass. Democrat of Virginia,
suggested that the Nebraska Senator
was impunging the motives of the
whole Senate.
"Au right" returned Senator
Norris.