Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-22
Republicans Listed
As Voting Most Often
To Cut U. 5. Spending
By the Associated Press

Inc COUNCIL OF state CnamDefs
Of Commerce has named 10 Sen.
ators, all Republicans, and 2:
House members, including 20 Re.
publicans. as having voted mos
frequently for cutting Govern.
ment spending this year.
1t listed IL Democratic Sen.
atorS and five House members
also all Democrats, "as voting
most consistently for bigger Fed.
eral spending"
In making public its survey last
night, the businessmen's organiza-
ton made no attempt to say which
was a fright" vote and which a
wrong" one.
Up to Mans Conscience.
"Only q mans conscience car
decide the rightneSs or Wrongness
of his votes" the council said
Voting is a question Of judgment
largely, and in this case the mem
Der must decide whether increased
expenditure is more important to
the general welfare than bal
anced budget and lower taxes. OF
vice versa"
Selected as tests were 20 re-
corded roll calls in the Senate and
10 in the House. The councils
research staff selected votes on
proposals to cut appropriations for
foreign aid and military funds,
rivers and harbors projects. and
various public housing and public
power projects.
The chamber study noted with
regret that many of the most i'm
portant Senate and House de-
cisions on multi-billion dollar
money bills were made without a
recorded vote.
Listing Of Votes.
Listed at the top of 10 Republic
can Senators was Williams with
20 votes to cut spending. Others
with their records on the "econ-
omy" and spending" votes in
cluded: Senators Dworshak of
Idaho, Is and /: Ferguson of
Michigan, Hendrickson of New
Jersey, and Welker of Idaho. each
with Is and 2: Bridges of New
Hampshire, II and 2; Mrs. Mar
garet Chase Smith Of Maine, Is
and O.: Bricker of Ohio, and Jen-
ner of Indiana, each with IA and
0, and Martin of Pennsylvania,
Is and /.
Two Democratic Senators, Hill
Of Alabama and Humphrey of
Minnesota, were credited with 10
votes for spending" and none
for economy" Other economy
and spending" votes included:
Senators Lehman of New York, /
and 10: Clements Of Kentucky
and Hayden of Arizona, each with
2 and 10: Green Of Rhode Island.
2 and Is; Mcfarland of Arizona.
2 and 16; Nicely of West Virginia,
l and Is: Mcclellan of Tennessee,
2 and IS: Monroney Of Oklahoma
and Pastore Of Rhode Island, each
with 3 and Is.
The % House members listed as
voting on all 10 roll calls for "econ-
omy" included: Representatives
Bates, Republican, Of Massachu-
sets: Beamer. Republican, of In
diana; Bulge, Republican, OF
Idaho; Busbey, Republican, of
Illinois; Chenoweth, Republican,
of Colorado: Cole. Republican. of
Kansas: Cotton. Republican, of
New Hampshire: Crumpacker,
Republican. OF Indiana: Davis,
Republican, of Wisconsin: Gath
ings, Democrat, of Arkansas;
Goodwin, Republican. of Massa-
Hill, Republican, of
Colorado; Jenison, Republican, of
Illinois: Jensen. Republican, Of
Iowa; Woodrow Jones, Democrat,
of North Carolina: Meader, Re-
publican, of Michigan: Miller,
Republican, Of New York; Rees,
Republican. of Kansas; Schenck.
of Ohio; Shafer, Re-
publican, of Michigan; Springer,
of Illinois: Stanley,
Democrat, of Virginia. and Whar-
ton, Republican. Of New York.
The five members. all Demo-
Gratis, listed as casting 10 votes for
spending" were Republicans
Mansfield of Montana. Marshall
of Minnesota, Mccarthy Of Min
nesota, Trimble of Arkansas and
Wier of Minnesota.
Four were listed with nine
spending" votes and one I'M
recorded: Representatives Blatnik.
Democrat, of Minnesota; Hays,
Democrat. Of Arkansas; Javits.
Republican, of New York, and
Mitchell, Democrat. Of Washing
tim.