Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-05

I it around as it had the parent meas,
ure.
After Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, made his last plea to the
senate to quit its haggling and act
cn the deficiency bill, Senator Walsh,
/ democrat, Massachusetts,, arose dram
latically to shoulder the responsi-
bility for the failure of all the.
nearly $1OO,0OOOOO deficiency approx
priations.
Il am not afraid of the word vet
orans," he said slowly and emphatr-
cally, referring to the appropriations
proposed for former service mems
loans. 81 am for liberty first and
appropriation bills second. 1 demand
that the president call an extra
session of congress to find out
whether two-thirds of this body can
function or not"
Exasperated, the senate's patri-
arch, Warren of Wyoming. who has
charge of appropriation bills, lee.
tuFed senators blocking the defic-
tency measure.
II never dreamed that this situa-
tion would go SO far that we would
really rob government agencies Of
liG lllOHSS QuS lACllt HS ScblOs
Previously Warren had admonished
the senate that nothing could be
done if each member insisted upon
having ''his own damn way
During the closing round of the
senates struggle President Coolidge
sat in his private room just off the
Floor where in calm atmosphere,
he studied and signed 28 bills which
seeped through the legislative mill.
Mr. Coolidge was surrounded by
members of his cabinet who advised
him on the measures submitted for
his approval. He returned to the
White House within a few minutes
after the senate adjouFned and
while the house still was in session.
At the capitol during the closing
hours of the session, discussions in
both houses were shot through with
politics The debate in the senate
centered about campaign investiga-
tions in Pennsylvania and Illinois
with the democrats charging the re-
Lublicans with filibustering the CAM
paign funds resolution in seeking to
clamp down the lid on further IN
curry For the last hour, Harrison,
of Mississippi held the floor as he
assailed the filibusterers and threat
ened even further investigation into
the last senatorial election.
When the Mississippian suggested
that the campaign funds committee
extend it's investigation into the
last Colorado election, Senator Phipps,
republican of that state, countered
with demand that the Tennessee
senatorial election of two years ago
be inquired into. Senator Reed, re-
publican, Pennsylvania, also pro-
POSED investigation into Alabama, but
when Senator Reed, of Missouri, Of
| fered to amend his resolution to In
clude all these states, the Penn
sylvanian who had led the filibuster
| against that resolution, demanded
that all election inquiries be left In
the hands of the regular elections
committee.
While the political sparring was
taking place Chairman Ernst, of the
elections committee, presented the
report of his committee finding 'in
order" the credentials of Senator
Elect William s. ware, of Penn"
sylvania, and Frank l.. Smith, of
Illinois whose campaigns were in
vestigated by the Reed committee.
No action on these credentials was
declared necessary by Vice President
Dawes, but a report from the COM
mittee recommending the seating CT
Senator Gould, republican, Maine.
was approved with practically no
debate
Another concrete action by the
senate was adoption of the resolu-
!, ton Of Senator Glass, democrat, Vir-
ginia, authorizing a special commit
tee to investigate the lobby against
the McFadden branch banking bill.
The filibuster subsidized long enough
also to permit acceptance Of house
amendmenrs 10 more than a score OF
minor senate bills.