Evening star., 1947-01-05
Chaplain
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1890 pm. tomorrow before going
to the House chamber to hear Pres
ident Truman.
Salary of the chaplain of the
Senate is $2,520 year.
DR.. Marshall was selected at the
Republican conference, but was sub
ject to election by the Senate itself.
The question Of electing a chap
lain came up shortly after the Re-
publicans had organized the Senate,
with Senator Vandenberg OF Mich
igan in the chair as president pro-
tenn.
Nominated by Republicans.
When DR.. Marshall's name was
placed in nomination by the Repub-
licans, Minority Leader Barkley said
he regretted he found it necessary
to raise any question about the post
of chaplain because, since he had
first come to Congress as a member
of the House, there never had been
any question of partisanship in fill
ing that Office.
He said that when the Democrats
took over the Senate IA years ago,
the Rev. DR.. zeBarney T. Phillips
had been chaplain since 1927 and
was retained until his death in 1912.
Senator Barkley said he did not
know the politics of DR.. Marshall or
DR.. Harris, but that it seemed slnl
fortunate this Office was to be con-
sidered subject to change with a
shift of party control For that
reason, he said, he felt it necessary
to present the name of DR.. Harris
as substitute. He praised DR..
Harris service. s, - -
Turn to Lincoln's Church.
Senator Bridges, Republican, Of
New Hampshire, replied that when
the Republicans were preparing to
organize the Senate they turned
to the church of Abraham Lincoln
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church" for a chaplain. Sen. Bridges
said DR.. Marshall was not a candi-
date and that he did not know the
clergymen's politics.
"He has lived for a number of
years in Washington, where he has
had no opportunity to VOTE" Senator
Bridges declared.
Senator Bridges said he too hated
to see the office of chaplain become
a subject of partisan discussion,
land I assure the minority leader
there is no reflection intended on
DR.. Harris"
"I recognize the power of the ma
jority to make this change" Sen
ator Barkley responded but you
are setting bad example for the
time when We regain control of the
Senate two years from now"
DIR. Marshall Praised.
Senator Wherry, Republican, of
Nebraska joined in praise of Dr.
Marshall. He pointed out that the
clergyman came to the United
States from Scotland, worked his
way through a theological school in
Georgia, and served in churches
there before coming to Washington
in 1881.
Senator Hill, Democrat, of Ala
bama, repeated Senator Barkleys S
statement that it was contrary to
congressional custom to change
chaplains with every change + OF
party control, and said he under
stood the first Dr. Harris knew he
was not to be continued was when
he read Fridays newspapers.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, joined in to say that "in
spite of all the fine assertions, isn't
1T perfectly clear that partisan poll
tics is depriving Dr.. Harris of his
place as chaplain?"
Senator Bridges retorted that the
remarks of Senators Hill and Hatch
were unfair and unjustif1ed." AT
this point Senator Bridges inserted
into the record list of all the chap
lains who have held office since
1879, with the dates of changes.