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out delay. A number of Senators
intend to make it clear, they say,
that the vote for confirmation of
Mr.. Hopkins is not to be construed
as vote indorsing his administra-
ton of w. P. A.
The committee had before it to-
day the printed hearings of Mr..
Hopkins by the Commerce Commit
tee, in which the nominee admitted
that charges of political activity in
yolving the w. P. A. in Kentucky
Pennsylvania and Tennessee, sub
mitted by the Sheppard Committee,
were correct, at least in part.
Mr. Hopkins also told the commit
tee during the hearing that if he
had the road to go over, he would
not have made any political
speeches while he was w. P. A.
administrator. And he also said
that he and Aubrey Williams had
agreed they made a mistake when
they did not dismiss some of the
kentucky w. P. A. officials who were
charged with playing politics.
The Senate gave the Commerce
Committee authority to file a re-
port on Mr.. Hopkins nomination
during the recess of the Senate
today. 1t will. therefore, be in
order to take up the nomination
for consideration and action in the
Senate tomorrow.
Murphy. Frankfurter Approved.
Two other important nomina-
tions-those of Frank Murphy to
be Attorney General and Felix
Frankfurter to be justice of the
Supreme Court-were confirmed by
the Senate yesterday. Mr.. Murphy
was confirmed over bitter protest
Of a tiny minority which insisted
that, as Governor of Michigan, he
had "condoned" the sit-down strike
and "set aside the law on behalf
of sit-down strikers. The vote was
78 to 7.
The Frankfurter action. which
placed an outstanding liberal on the
Nations high tribunal, was taken
without discussion and without a
single negative vote.
The Murphy appointment pro-
duced the first roll-call vote of the
session, and the first roll call in
several years in which the Demo-
cratic membership voted as a solid
bloc.
Murphy's Opponents.
The seven who opposed confirma-
ton, all Republicans, were Senators
Bridges and Tobey of New Hamp-
shire, Gurney of South Dakota,
Holman of Oregon, Taft of Ohio,
Vandenberg of Michigan and White
of Maine.
Senator Bridges led the attack on
Mr.. Murphy. He asserted that the
former Governor, after swearing to
uphold the laws of State and Ma
ton. then proceeded to break that
oath when the occupation of Flint
tMich) automobile plants by a
Communicated mob deprived citi-
zens of their property and means
OF employment" He referred to
the sit-down strikes of 1887.
senators Norris, Independent, of
Heoraska; Barkley, Democrat, of
kentucky; Logan, Democrat, of
kentucky; Mihton, Democrat, of In
olana' and Brown, Democrat, OF
Michigan came to the nominees S
uelehse: They pointed to statements
mace by Mr.. Murphy before a
senate subcommittee that he de-
nounced the sit-down strike as lille
-gal at the time and that he sue
cessfully demanded that the sit
down strikers comply with a court
order for their election.
senator Vandenberg explained
that his objection to confirmation
was dictated by the fact that Mr.
Murpy was defeated last fall when
seeking reelection as Governor in
the Senator's own State. He said
the Michigan popular vote shall
ana must control my vote on con-
frmation."