Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-19
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Is his assistant.
! But when it comes to actual leader
ship there are many claimants. And
all are agreed that Robinson, Norris,
Borah, La Toilette, Walsh and Pittman
stand foremost.
Norris and his Progressives are listed
as Republicans and sit on that side of
the chamber. But they offer no ALE
glance TO Jones. Norris is the chief and
Borah and La Toilette are next in COM
mand.
The curious situation asserts itself
whenever an important vote comes UP
IN the Senate. Take the Bingham CEN
sure resolution, for instance. Division
OF leadership was clearly shown.
Norris was the one who introduced
the resolution. And it was the Ne
braSka senator who led the fight to have
ticut reprimanded.
But whenever an amendment to the
Norris resolution was offered - and
there were several-messages would fly
back and forth between Norris, on the
Republican side, and Walsh and Pitt
man, on the Democratic side. There
were any number of these before the
final vote was taken.
An entirely different array of leaders
is presented when items in the tariff
bill are voted upon.
Here the dininutive Simmons, rank
ing Democrat on the Senate finance
committee, takes charge of the minority
forces Young Bob La Toilette arises
from his seat on the Republican side to
handle the Progressive end. Senator
Smoot, chairman of the finance COM
mittee, leads the Old Guard Republic
ans.
The Democrats and Progressives have
not yet reached the point where they
hold Joint meetings to decide their
course. Instead they hold informal
conferences on the floor of the Senate.
The situation in a nutshell is that
while Republicans are still permitted to
handle Senate procedure, they have
very, very little to do with the course
Of tariff legislation.
Senator Borah of Idaho has received
a brand-new title and his Western coll
league. Senator Norbeck, is the donor
During debate on the Bingham censure
resolution Senator Norbeck referred to
Borah as 1.-The great Senator from
Borah."
There were several slips during this
debate. Senator Gould of Maine, prod
ded insistently by Wheeler of Montana
to defend Bingham, arose and eXclted4J
exclaimed:
In my opinion he (Bingham) has
made a fair and square statement OF
what he done and why he done 1t.
But the Congressional Record re-
porter made it good English.
Upon the shoulders of perhaps the
mildest and most serious man in the
United States Senate fell the mantle OF
majority leader when Senator Jim wat
son was ordered to get away from work
Wesley Jones of Washington has rev
of the personal characteristics Of hi
predecessor. There is little of back
slapping, hail-fellow well-met tactics II
the methods he employs among his col
leagues. Rather is he reserved-seem
ingly at times almost distant.
The only thing loud about Jones i
his cravats These are always the mrs
thing one notices. His choice range
from the not often sober colors to fam
ing red shades, with the latter heav!
faVorites.
Most of the time the Senate is il
session he sits quietly in his seat on thu
Republican side in the rear next to tn
aisle. More than likely he is fingerinI
books and papers which are Away
stacked high on his desk.
When he arises to speak 1t is IN
voice well-modulated that scarcely car
ries TO the galleries. His gestures ~