Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-03


| Upper: Senator Reed of Missouri.
Lower: Senator Reed Of Pennsylvania.
| deficiency bill. His motion was voted
| down 80 to "a. and the debate went
on, with Reed of Pennsylvania HIM
/ self speaking on the alien property
! bill.
! Senator Reed of PENNSYLVANIA sug-
| gested that both sides We're acting
! like small boys" and sooner or later
! that fact would dawn on all Of u.s.
I'VE are sacrificing the interests of
many persons in the interest of this
| resolution, which will not pass said
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania.
| When Senator Stewards name was
| called on the roll call the iowa Sena-
! tor asked the chair what question
was before the Senate. adding:
| Il was out trying to get some ham
and eggs and didn't hear the ques-
| lions"
After Senator Reed of PENNSYLVANIA
| had discussed the alien property bill
| for more than an hour and a half. he
| suddenly sent to the Vice Presidents
desk the Ware credentials. And then
the fur began to fly.
Senator Reed asked If these were
| the credentials which Gov. Pinchot
| had signed or some other document.
| Pinchot. no longer governor. had sent
| a set OF credentials to Mr.. Ware before
| he left Office, which cast doubt upon
| the validity OF Mr. Wares election ac-
complaining them with a letter which,
| went further into the subject.
| Reeds Lock Horns.
rs this true set of credentials? ?"
demanded Senator Reed of Missouri.
Senator Reed of PENNSYLVANIA de-
clared that the presentation of Gre
dentials of Senator was a matter of
the highest privilege He demanded
the credentials be read
There is no provision in the rules
OF the Senate demanding the reading
| OF credentials." countered Senator
Reed OF Missouri.
| Senator Reed OF Pennsv,yania
finally admitted that the credentials
he had presented were signed by Gov
| Fisher.
IT have the credentials signed nv
| GOV: Pinchot, which were mailed to
! Mr. Ware" said Reed of Pennsylvania.
| After the Vice Presiden. had ruled
that the submission of the creGen.
! tials and action on a motion to send
| them to the privileges and elections
| committee would not displace the
Reed resolution as the unfinished
business of the Senate. Senator Din
| OF Washington. Democrat. protested
| vigorously against the reading of the
| credentials. He did not want them
| received
! 'Presumptively this document pre.
senteda by the Senator from Penn.
| sylvania cannot be the credentials of
| Mr.. Ware" continued Senator Reed
OF Missouri. cit is unheard of that
one man should have two sets of Gre
| dentials issued to him. This must
| be a spurious document. I move
| that the document together with the
credentials in the Senator's desk
Glass Joins in Debate.
| Senator Glass of Virginia wanted
TO be told by the Vice President
! whether a credential should not be
sent to an official of the Senate and
not be at the whim Of member of
| the Senate.
| Senator Reed of Missouri, finally
moved that the credentials be not re-
ceived by the Senate and Senator
! Reed of Pennsylvania, sought an OPP
| portunity himself to read the creden-
tials to the Senate.
Senator Dill declined to permit the
! reading and discussed the law relating
to the payment of Senator-elect. He
is anxious to keep Ware off the pay
| roll after the new Congress comes
into being tomorrow.
/ Senator Jones Of Washington called
+! the Senate's attention to the fact that,
| under the Senate rules. the presenta-
| ton Of the credentials OF Senator is
| always in order except when the jour-
| nal is being read. when motion to
adjourn Is pending or when a ques-
| ton Of order is pending. None of
| these conditions. he said, existed at
| this time.
| Senator Stephens Of Mississippi in
sisted that after Gov. Pinchot had
forwarded the credentials there was
no longer any authority for him or
any other man acting AS governor to
prepare other credentials
Amendment Proposed.
At this point Senator George offered
his motion as a substitute for the Reed
| motion, to reject the credentials. The
George motion proposed that the two
sets of credentials and the letter to
the Vice President be sent to the
committee on elections.
II suggest an amendment said
Senator Reed of Missouri. "as follows
| Together with such credentials as the
possession
You'd better name a committee to
search me-" said Senator Reed OF
Pennsylvania.
"Oh. no, we won't have to do that,
replied Senator Reed Of Missouri.
Senator Reed Of Missouri said that
he had made his first motion to reject
because at that time / felt the proper
credential was not being presented.
The situation is different now. be-
cause the Senator from Pennsylvania
has announced that he will file both
sets of credentials. / therefore with
draw my first motion"
Senator Reed of Missouri then Of
fered his new motion to refer both
sets of credentials to the committee
on elections.
Amy one who has heard the proceed
ings," said Senator Reed of Pennsyl.
vania, now can understand why
Pennsylvania does not want to see the
investigating committee headed by
Senator Reed of Missouri continued
| Without even the courtesy of allow
ing the sovereign State of Pennsyl.
| vania, which is just as sovereign as
the body in which we sit as ambassa-
doris, a hearing, the Senate wants to
act on them"
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota