Evening star., 1954-11-17
Compromise Seen
Unlikely on Censure
After Bennett Stand

After Bennett Stand
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cause the President and Secre-
tary of State had asked him to-.
Paired Against Censure.
Senator Capehart also an
I1ounced that he had "a pair
with Senator Smathers, Demo-
crat. of Florida, who has already
departed for the Rio conference.
He added that Senator Smathers
would have voted for censure.
Senator Stennis. Democrat, Of
Mississippi said he approved Of
the leave of absence for the Sem
ators going to the conference,
but added he would "be COM
PEELED to object herafIer" to such
requests. He added that the
place of duty of, every Senaor
is right here" until the Mccarthy
issue is settled.
The parliamentary situation
seemed headed for a tangle of
major proportions within the
next few days. It nevertheless
might break suddenly Friday or
Saturday into a showdown vote
on the resolution or on motion
to table it.
But the Wisconsin Republican
told reporters today he first in
tends to be heard from in a full
scale speech "in the near future"
He indicated he will reply to a
blistering attack yesterday by
Senator Watkins.
May Answer Bennett.
Senator Mccarthy. accusing
Senator Watkins of having
come crying" to the Senate and
provoking a ''curiouser and
curiouser" debate, also may de-
nounce the plan of Senator
Bennett.
That new censure charge was
hurled by Senator Watkins ear
ler yesterday. Senator Bennett
dramatically took it up shortly
before the Senate recessed for
h day. He announced he would
introduce a proposed amend
nent to that effect. Senator
Watkins had said he would do
it himself, if no other member
did.
A threat was raised almost
Immediately oy Senator Malone,
Republican. of Nevada, an oppo-
nent of censure. to table the
censure resolution presented by
the Watkins committee. I!e gave
notice he would make that mo-
tion Saturday If the Senate were
In session that day. and If not.
on Friday.
Would Kill Resolution.
Adoption of such a motion
would kill the resolution for
censure of Senator Mccarthy on
two counts for his conduct to-.
ward a Senate elections subcom- :
mittee in 1872 and This
abuse" of Brig. Gen. Ralph W.
Zwicker before the Senate aII1r
vestigations subcommittee this
year. ss
Despite an after hours remark
by Senator Mccarthy that Il
wish they would go ahead and
vote censure and get it over;
WITH" the present prospect was
for more oratory. sfs3o4s
Senator Welker, Republican, Of
Idaho, began reading a 45-page
speech, with frequent interpola-,
tiDns. late yesterday After al~l
Most three hours ne had covered
little more than II pages.
The discourse was the most de-
tailed defense thus far in behalf
of Senator Mccarthy and against
the setting of a precedent in
censuring him. I'm
The Idaho Senator contended
that the Watkins committee
totally diSregarded the express
wording Of the United States
Constitution and tried the Sena-
tor from Wisconsin on charges
that are nowhere in the Con-
stitution specified as punishable
when applied to a member Of
Congress"
Cites Other Critics.
He listed numerous instances =
including the attack voiced by a
time House member from
Illinois, Abraham Lincoln.
against President James X. Polk
las having contained language
and criticism as strong as Sena-
ter Mccarthy used.
That the Constitution does not
authorize a "censure" action as
such; that the wording of the
Watkins committee resolution as
an amendment to the original
resolution offered by Senator
Flanders, Republican, of Ver-
mont, states no cause for dis
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