Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

caused by the death of the late Sen
ator Mckinley He came to Wash
iugton this Winter with his Gre
dentials. After bitter fight in the
Senate they We're referred TO the
committee on privileges and elections
by a vote of As 10 80. and Col. Smith
was not permitted TO take the oath
of office.
Resistance Is Expected.
The Smith credentials have re-
manned in the hands OF the commit
tee. The action of the Senate augurs
no good for Col. Smith when he pre-
sents himself to take the oath of Of
flee at the first session of the new
Congress next Fall. Yesterday his
credentials and those of Senator-elect
Ware of Pennsylvania both were re-
ferred to the privileges and elections
committee. When these two Sena-
tors-elect come to Washington next
Fall they will meet stiff resistance.
On the opening day of the second
session the fireworks began when
Senator Walsh of Montana challenged
the right of Senator Arthur r. Gould
of Maine. Republican. elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Senator Fernald, to his seat. Senator
Walsh called attention to the charges
that Gould Ii years ago had given a
bride of $4,000 to a former premier
of the Province of New Brunswick,
Canada. in connection with railroad
construction. Gould was permitted 10
take the oath of Office, and the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
| privileges and elections. The com
| mittee in the closing days OF the SEES
sion reported that there was no rea-
son Gould should not retain his seat.
Farm relief legislation occupied
| much of the time of both the House
and Senate, hut the only measure put
through was bill for Il co-operativ"
marketing division in the Department
of Agriculture. In the first session
the McNary-H augen farm relief bill,
with it's equalization fee principle. was
defeated in both houses. But iii the
last session, the bill. in somewhat
modified form, passed both houses and
was sent to President Coolidge.
Veto May Aid President.
The President vetoed it, declaring II
was unavoidable, unjust and uncon-
stitutionai. His veto message went TO
the Senate, since the bill originated in
that body No vote was taken to
override the veto. 1t was well under
stood that a two-thirds vote to pass
the bin over the veto could not be
mustered. Dire prophecies of the
political effect OF the veto have been
made. but the belief is prevalent that
the President strengthened himself
rather than lost ground by his acton
in regard to this measure.
The foreign relations of the United
States have been the subject of much
debate in both houses during the sec
ond session, dealing mainly with the
administration policy in Mexico,
Nicaragua and China. When this gov
eminent landed Marines to protect
American lives and property in Mica
ragua. there was an cutlery from
Liberals in this country because it was
alleged there was an effort on the part
Of the administration to bolster up the
government OF President Diaz. a Con
sentative, against the attacks or the
Liberal. Sacassa. President Coolidge
sent a special message to Congress
dealing with Nicaragua and virtually
charging Mexico with attempting to
dominate that country through the
shipment OF arms to the revolutionists.
In the Senate and the blouse resolu-
tions were introduced demanding that
the Marines be withdrawn from Mica
rag,la, but no action was taken on any
of them.
Borah Urged Personal Inquiry.
Chairman Borah of the Senate
foreign relations committee became
one OF the principal critics of the
| administration policy in Nicaragua
and toward Mexico He sought in
the closing days of the session to put
through a resolution authorizing the
! foreign relations committee to go 10
| Mexico during the recess to inquire
! into conditions there. This was
/ lNx. tao n
resolution authorizing the committee
! to take testimony in the United
States was reported. This was lost in
: the filibustering jam at the w!nd-up
of the session.
! The Senate did pass. however. a
resolution offered by Senator Robin
son of Arkansas, Democratic leader
and member of the foreign relations
committee, expressing 1t as the sense
of the Senate that the differences be-
tween the United States and Mexico
over the latter's petroleum and land
laws should be submitted to arbitra-
don.
/ The Senate rejected the long-pend.
| ing Lausanne treayt with Turkey
during the second session, following IA
lengthy debate All attempts 10 put
the poison gas treaty through the
Senate failed also. and the treaty was
recUmmitted without reaching vote
on it's merits. This treaty was
violently opposed by the American
Legion.
Canal Purchase Authorized.
Among the bills which finally
passed in the second session was the
rivers and harbors bill, with its
authorization for the purchase of the
/ Cane Cod Canal
While the Congress acquiesced in
appropriations asked by President
! Coolidge to send American repre-
sentatives To the arms limitation
preparatory conference IN Geneva.
under the auspices Of the League of
Nations. II refused TO follow his lead
and not to appropriate for beginning
work on the last three scout cruisers
of the program authorized by Con-
gress In 1924. An appropriation Of