Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-10
Ware Stopped
CONTINUED from rage One)

rendered pOwerleSs to act during
the recess of congress. After the
Pennsylvania Reed had asked
that the resolution go over until
the next session of the senate.
which will be on Monday, the
Missouri Reed, the chairman of
the special committee, declared
that this would cause delay of
three days in getting the investi-
cation under way.
"For that three days delay the
senator from Pennsylvania must
again accept the responsibility, "Reed
of Missouri declared. with a show
of heat, Reed of Pennsylvania, made
no reply
Under the resolution denying Ware
the oath, offered originally by Senator
Norris, republican, Nebraska and
subsequently modified, the special
committee is directed to report back
to the senate as quickly as possible,
but in no case later than next Feb
ruary g. No time limit was set on
the Smith investigation, which was
ordered Wednesday.
After more than two hours of
oratory, in which the constitution
partisan politics and senate pre-
cedents were discussed, the senate
rejected, SIS to 81, a. substitute by
Reed, of Pennsylvania under which
the oath would have been given to
Ware and his case subsequently in
vestigated by the privileges and
election committee, which USUALLY
handles cases involving senate seats.
Five democrats-four of them from
southern states-joined with 26 re-
publicans in proposing to seat Ware
Immediately, while sixteen republicans
and one farmer-labor, lined up with
38 democrats in opposition. The rol!
call:
For administering the oath:
Republicans
Bingham, Borah, Curtis, Deneen,
Edge, FeSs, Gillette, Goff, Gould,
Greene Hale, Keyes, Mclean Met
calf, Moses, tOddie, Pine, Reed penn
sylvania), Sackett, Schall, Shortridge,
Smoot, Steiwer, Warren, Waterman
and Watson-26
Democrats:
Blease, Broussard, Ransdell Cmith
(of South Carolina, Steck-5.
Against administering theoath
Republicans:
Blaine, Brookhart, Capper, Cou-
zens, Dale, Frazier, Howell, john
son, Jones Washington La Toilette,
McNGaster, McNary, Norbeck, Nye,
Robinson Indiana), and Willis-16.
Democrats:
Ashurst, Barkley, -Bayard, Black,
Bratton, Bruce, Caraway, Copeland,
Dill, Edwards, Ferris, Fletcher, Gerry,
Glass, Harris, Harrison, Hawes Hay
den Heflin, Kendrick McKellar,
Mayfield Nicely, Overman, Pittman,
Reed, (NIissourD, Robinson (Arkan-
sas), Sheppard, Simmons, Stephens,
Swanson, Thomas, Trammell, Tydings,
Tyson, Wagner, Walsh (NGassachus-
etts) and Wheeler-38.
Farmer Labor:
Shipsead-1
Total-55.
Reed. of Pennsylvania, then pro-
posed that the oath be administered
and the case referred to the cam
paigns fund committee, but that was
rejected, 81 to SIS. Then came the
fOOC OA1 U1AC 4NOA 1COOluUlOlI do
amended, denying the OATH
The lineup of the senate on that
was identical with that on the Reed
substitute, except that Curtis, Of
Kansas, the republican leader, this
time supported the proposal to deny
the oath. The same five democrats
voted to admit and the same 10
republicans voted to exclude him tenn
porarily
Smith and Ware now occupv ra-
ther unusual positions. Each is re-
moved from the senate payroll upon
which he was placed on March 4
at the beginning of the term for
which they were elected and their
entire office forces employed in the
senate office building likewise are
separated from the payroll
However, the senators-elect continue
to hold those offices as a matter OF
courtesy and their name plates will
remain on their desks in the senate
until their cases finally are disposed
of by the senate probably early in
the coming year
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