The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-05-26
SENATE FAILS
TO REPASS BILL
BY FOUR VOTES
Three Republicans and One
Democrat Change Votes to
Uphold Veto
CURTIS IS ONE OF FOUR
Delegations Will Pres IN I
Farmers Attitude at Kansas
City Convention

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Washington, May 26.--(R--A
change of votes by three Republi-
cans, one presidential candidate,
and lone Democrat, today had
prevented the senate from overrid-
ing White Hou ,e disapproval of the
McNary- Haugen farm relief bill.
In sustaining President Coolidge's
veto of the measure yesterday, 81
to 50, the Senate lacked just four
votes to obtain the required two
thirds majority for repassage. Had
the four senator's who voted for the
bill when the Senate passed it q
month ago, 53 to %, not switched to
uphold the veto it would have been
overridden.
But this assistance was not forth
coming and farm relief legislation
thus was killed for the present ses-
sion.
Curtis Switches Over
Senator Curtis, Republican, Kan
sas, candidate for the Kansas City
nomination, was one Of the four
former supporters Of the bill to 60
over to the presidents side. He ex-
planned afterward that he felt it
was his duty. as Republican leader
of the senate, to uphold the execu-
tive, "much as / sympathize with
the farmers and much as I favor
legislative relief for them."
Senator Curtis was the author of
two farm relief measures long be-
fore congress until the McNary-
Haugen bill was approved.
The other three senator's who
formerly voted for passage and
helped sustain the veto were
Sackett, Kentucky, and Waterman
Colorado, Republicans, and Fletch-
er, Florida, Democrat.
The senate's action yesterday
constituted the first showdown on
the McNary-Haugen bill between
the president and congress.
No attempt was made last year to
override the presidents first veto,
which, for its severity of denuncia-
tion on grounds of unconstitutional
ity, ranked almost on a par with
the veto message sent to the capi-
tol three days ago.
The Roll Call
With party lines thus divided, the
vote found 10 Republicans and IL
| Democrats voting to sustain the
veto and 20 Democrats, 20 Republi-
cans, and the lone farmer-labor SEN
ator lined up for repassage. Four
Republicans were paired for the
veto with four Republicans and
four Democrats against it.
Those voting to pass the bill over
the veto were:
Republicans:
Blame, Brookhart. Capper, Couz-
ems, Cutting, Deneen, Howell, John
son, LaFollette, McMaster, McNary,
Norris, Nye, Oddie, Pine, Robinson
of Indiana, Schall, Steiwer, Vanden-
berg and Watson-20.
Democrats:
Ashhurst, Barkley, Black, Brat
ton, Broussard, Caraway, Copeland.
Dill, George, Harris, Harrison,
Halves, Hayden, Heflin, Kendrick,
Losher, McKellar, Nicely, Overman,
Pittman, Robinson of Arkansas,
Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, Steck,
Stephens, Thomas, Wagner and
Wheeler-29.
Farmer-Labor-Shipstead.
Total-50.
Those voting against passage
were:
Republicans:
Bingham, Borah, Curtis, Dale,
Edge, Fess, Gillett, Greene, Hale
Keyes, Mclean, Metcalf, Phipps,
Reed Of Pennsylvania, Sackett,
Shortridge, Smoot, Warren. and
Waterman-19.
Democrats:
Bayard, Blease, Bruce, Edwards,
Fletcher, Gerry, Glass, King, Swan
son, Tydings, Walsh Of Massa-
chusetts, and Walsh Of Montana
-12.
Total 81.
Pairs were announced as follows:
Dupont for the veto with Tram
nell and Frazer against; Moses for
the veto with Jones and Gooding
against; Goff for the veto, with
Mayfield and Tyson against: Gould
for the veto with Norbeck and
Ransdell against.
Senator Reed, Democrat, Of Mis-
souri,, was the only senator impaired
and not voting.
The entire lineup Of 81 senator's,
including those voting and those
paired, showed q Republicans and
IL Democrats, . total Of IS, for the
veto; and ~ Republicans, 50 Demo-
rra<a and the Farnoer.I .ahn,s sena.