Evening star., 1954-12-03

ersAN ~ NA@eNh SsAsAA@AH4A@
Of Colorado, chairman Of the
conference of all Senate Repub-
licaflS. Z 'f
"Censure" Doesn't Appear.
In the resolution as passed,
the word "censure" was absent
and this gave the, McCarthy sup
porters some amusement If it did
/ not lessen the Senate's rebuke
to- the controversial Wisconsin
Republican.
After the final vote. Senator
Bridges. Republican, of New
Hampshire. president pro tenn OF
the Senate, arose and In words
that scarcely concealed his mirth
asked II the word "censure' ap-
Epeared anywhere In the resolu-
ton as finally adopted.
Vice President Nixon, after q
pause. replied that it did not.
"Then it is not a cens,1re reso-
lution?" inquired Senator Bridges
while Senator Jenner, Republic
can, of Indiana, and other Nc
Carthy supporters rumbled with
laughter in the back Of the Sen
ate chamber.
Mr.. Nixon replied that the
resolution relates to the conduct
Of Senator McCarthy-and Sen
ators can make their own inter-
probation of it.
Before the final. vote. Senators
johnson of Colorado and Dam
iels of Texas, both Democrats,
sought to have considered an
amendment that would have
| placed the Senate on record as
Saying the vote against Senator
McC Cagthys did not arepresent any
desire TO expose Whist was de-
scribed as the conspiracy OF
international communism"
Challenged by Jenner..
Senator Jenner challenged
these proposed amendments as
not germane to the resolution
and objection was sustained by
Mr.. Nixon.
The Indiana Senator told the
Democrats you're not going to
guild the lilly. now and that
they would have ito stand on
the record" after they had voted
for the two charges against Sen
ator Mccarthy.
Earlier, the Senate had wiped
out a charge that Senator Nc
Carthy had abused" Cen
tNZwicker when the general was
a witness before the Wisconsin
Republican.
This had been considered one
of the strongest counts against
Senator Mccarthy but unex-
pected opposition to it became
apparent when there was a mo-
tl0n TO table II.
First one influential Democrat
and then another, and then 'one
Republican after another who
had been voting against Sena-
tor Mccarthy took the floor ir
opposition to this part Of the
censure resolution.
Various reasons were given
for this turn of events, the prin.
cipal one being that vote fol
censure of Senator Mccarthy or
this count would jeopardize the
investigative powers of Congress
Pressure Builds Up.
With pressure building up anc
clear indications that the vote
on the Zwicker count would be
extremely close or would be de-
feated, the censure committee
headed by Senator Watkins. Re-
publican, Of Utah succumbed te
what they described as "practi-
lcaP considerations. a
They agreed to drop the
zwicker count and support ir
its place a third charge pro-
posed by Senator Bennett, Re-
publican, of Utah. This was tt
the effect that Senator Mccarthy
should be censured for his at:
tacks on the censure committee
members as the. ''unwittins
\ handmaidens' of the Communis,
party and other accusations. @
Even before this occurred tht
censure sponsors had droppee
from their resolutions the wore
"censure. It was never con
tanned in the first count :ha
condemned" Senator Mccarthy
for his refusal to cooperate with
and his attacks on members q
a Senate Elections Subcommit,
/ tee that In 1851 and 1857 in,
Investigated his financial ,transac
tions.
The Bennett proposal wa
adopted by q vote Of ga to %
and then the Senate moved to
ward final passage Of the resolu
ton against Senator Mccarthy
The Senate was. taunted b.
Senator Jenner, after anal pas
sage, over dropping the Zwicke
count. The Indiana Senate
arose and in voice hysterical
sounding with laughter, said:
"You know this has turned on
to be q rather amusing affair
What worries me is: What hap
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