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that the Wisconsin Republican
ought to be censured on two
counts. "
Committee Chairman Wat
kins, Utah Republican. who
verbally squared off - literally
within arms reach - against
Senator Mccarthy for the siz-
zling start of all-out debate yes
terday. said he might take the
floor again late today.
Mccarthy May Talk.
But Senator Mccarthy indi-
Gated he would have a lot to
say about the chances Of main
tanning such a schedule for a
session abbreviated because of
Veterans Day.
Senator Case still had the
floor at adjournment yesterday
and awaited a barrage of ques-
tions by Senator Mccarthy this
afternoon. The Wisconsin mem
ber, moreover, left little doubt
he would shower Senators Stem
mis-, Erwin or Watkins with
similar queries.
The tumult, shouting, desk
pounding and blistering ex-
changes that often marked yes
terday's proceedings failed to
lessen a few hopes that the CEN
sure session would end by
Thanksgiving. Senator Watkins
told reporters he believed 1--WE
can finish in another week."
Came Near Vote.
At one point late yesterday the
censure resolution wavered al
most on a verge of being put to
a vote, with no speakers i'm
mediately on tap. The prospect
vanished when Senator Know
land quickly asked for a quorum
call.
A further furry occurred when
Senator Knowiand sought unani-
nous consent for tentative adop-
ton of the wording of the CEN
sure resolution as submitted in
amended form by the Watkins
committee. He explained this
would give the Senate q "clean
bill" on which Senators could
introduce further amendments
without falling into parliament
tary traps.
Democratic Leader johnson,
however, blocked the move. He
explained it would have been
only a technical procedure. He
nevertheless said he was appre-
hensive that the rest of the
country-if not some of the SEN
ators-might suppose that such a
"perfunctory" Senate vote really
was a vote for censure, or at
least a long step toward it.
Some Senators advocating CEN
sure limited they might move to
add other counts to the resolu-
ton originally sponsored by Sem
ator Flanders, Republican, of
Vermont, and amended by the
Watkins Committee. AS the res
olution now stands, it would
censure Senator Mccarthy for
alleged contempt of the Senate
and because of his conduct to-
ward the elections subcommittee
that investigated his financial
affairs in 1872. It also would
censure him for having "intem-
perately abused" Gen. Ralph w
Zwicker at a Senate Investiga-
tions subcommittee hearing last
February.
Clamor and wrangling along
with several speeches counseling
dignity, discretion and dispatch
held main attention of packed
galleries yesterday. OF equal If
not greater significance were po-
tentially far-reaching parliament
tary inquiries that pointed to
possible reshaping Of present
procedure on the censure issue
Parliamentary Query.
Senate Parliamentarian
Charles Watkins, no relation to
Senator Watkins. took under ad-
visement q question propounded
by Senator Case. The South
Dakotan, who was secretary OF
the censure study committee,
wanted to know whether a two
thirds vote, instead of a mere
majority. of the Senate would
be required to vote on the charge
relating to Senator McCarthy's
conduct before the start of the
83d Congress on January 8. 1858.
This touched on the contro-
versial problem as to whether,
or In what respect, the Senate
is a Continuing body" Senator
Case read statements by the late
Senator Robert a. Taft, Repub-
lican. Of Ohio. as to whether oI
not a Senator could be disci-
plined for his actions in q prior
Congress.
4 Senator Case and others also
brought up the question Of hav-
ing the Senate take separate
votes on the two censure counts
Senator KnoWland voiced the
view that this could be done
Senator Watkins informed re-
porters later that the committee