The Redwood gazette., 1930-05-21
Did Schall Vote With Shipstead?

Did Schall Vote With Shipstead?
TT is the evident purpose of Senator Thomas Schal
to attempt to ride back into the Senate the coat
tails of Senator Henrik Shipstead. In his keynote
speech April oath Senator Schall declared:
81 have been with Senator Shipstead for
these years in the Senate. 1 have watched
him carefully. My vote has almost always
been in accord with him."
In view of this assertion analysis of the re-
cord of the votes of Mnnesota two becomes
both timely and interesting:
On March 10, 1925, Schall voted to confirm Char
les B. Warren, attorney for the Sugar Trust At
torney General of the United States Shpstead voted
against the confirmation.
On February 8, 1926 Shipstead voted for the
Norris Amendment to the Revenue Bill to give pub
licty to income tax returns. Schall voted against
publicity.
On February 26, 1926, Schall was paired against
Senator Washs resolution to investigate the Alumni
Trust Senator LaFolette announced that Ship
stead, if present, would have voted for it, Why didn't
Schall want the Aluminium Trust investigated?
On March 8, 1926, Schall voted to lease Muscle
Shoals to private interests. Shipstead voted No.
On March II, 1926, Schall voted No on Senator
Norris amendment to investigate the Tariff Commits
sion. Shipstead voted for the Norris amendment
Then, in order to protect the commission against a
non-partisan investigation Senator Bingham from the
tariff protected state of Connecticut moved that three
of the five members of the investigating committee
should be members of the majority party. Schal
voted for the Bingham amendment, and Shipsteac
against it.
On May 13, 1926, Schal voted for bill to per
nit national banks to conduct branch banking ir
states where the law prohibits branch banking. Ship
stead voted No.
On May 10, 1926 Schall voted against investigat
ing senatorial primary elections in Pennsylvania and
Illinois. Shipstead voted for investigating them
(Why did Scha oppose investigation?)
On February l6, 1927, Schall voted for the Nc
Fadden Branch Banking Bill Shipstead voted again
st it.
On March 2, 1927, Schal voted to limit the in
quiry and the power of the Investigating committee in
the Ware election Shipstead supported LaFol-
lette in opposing the limitation. why did Schall
want the investigation of the Ware case limted?)
On December r. 1927, Shipstead voted to contn-
the investigation of the Senate election in Penn
sylvania and Illinois. Schall voted against continuing
the investigation.
On April 25, 1928, Shipstead voted for an amend
ment to the bill carrying appropriations for the Navy
Department. which provided that part of the ap-
preparation should be used in maintaining marines OF
troops in Nicaragua after February 1, 1929,
less specifically authorized by Congress. Scha voted
against this amendment.
On February 4, 1929, Shipstead voted to limit
naval construction to fifteen light cruisers to cost
$17O00,000 each, and to aircraft carrier to cost
$19,000,000. Schall voted with the Big Navy crowd
against limitation of naval ornaments.
On February 5, 1929, Senator Norris offered an
amendment to the Cruiser Bill requesting the Pres
dent o ask the of Great Britain to enter
into agreement with the government of the United
States providing for a limitation on behalf of said
Shpstead voted for the amendment. Schall not only
voted against the Norris amendment, but made
speech against it.
On February IA, 1929, Shpstead voted for bill
to prohibit cotton and grain futures sales. Schal
voted against it.
On November d. 1929, Schall voted for Senate
Smoot's substitute for the Norris resolution condem
ming Senator Bingham for keeping Charles L. cyan
son, secretary of the Connecticut Manufacturers AS
sociaon, the government payroll Schall also vot
ed for Senator Edges amendment to the Norris reso
lution to the effect that sit is intended to in an,
way mpugn the motives of the Senator from Connec
ticut of being improper dishonorable." Does any
suppose that Senator Shipsead, if his health ha
permitted him to be present, would have voted witt
Schall in either of these cases?)
On December 13, 1929, Shipstead voted to ex
clude William S. Ware Senator from the state o
Pennsylvania. Schall not only voted to Vare bu
representing in Pennsylvania the sort of pub
lie interests that have been represented by the La