AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1925, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS.

THE WARREN INCIDENT. AN ACRIMONIOUS DEBATE. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OAPLB ASSOCIATION. ’WASHINGTON', March 1(5. The U.S.A. Senate to-day rejected for the second time, the nomination of Charles 15. Warren as U.S. Atttor-ney-Geueral. Eater on, President Coolidgc hast* cued another defeat in the sensafionally hitter personal controversy between ... himself and the Senate, when the latter again rejected the nomination of C. B. Warren as Attorney-General, throwing back on White House, for the second time in a week, the President’s personal choice of a member of his own Cabinet.

The Senate’s action is a direct challenge to President Coolidgc to full’ll his threat to give Mr Warren a recess appointment in defiance of the Senate’s advice and consent.

The vote to-day was 4(5 to 30 against the confirmation of the appointment, as compared with the vote of fortyone to thirty-nine taken on the tenth iust.

Included in to-day's division, in addition to the Democratic “ bloc,” totalling thirty-five, were ten Republicans and one Farmer-Labourite. The vole against Warren on this occasion has been due to the presence of Democratic Senators wlio had not voted previously.

The Warren vote followed a four hours’ acrimonious debate, which, by agreement, was divided equally between the proponents and opponents, iin< | in which no Senator was allowed to anneal for more than thirty minutes. Crowded galleries and an interested audience closely followed the contest.

Senator Gillctt, himself a Republican. warned the Senate that it was not so popular with the people that it could afford to risk a conflict with a President, who had been elected by the greatest popular vote in history. On the other hand, Senator Borah while admitting that it was true that the Senate had, in. the past, permitted the President to name his Cabinet without interference, claimed that this constituted a dereliction of duty on the part of the Senate, which ought to he ended, pointing out the scandals in the Department of Justice during the Daugherty administration as a support for his argument that the Senate should have a voice in the selection of the members of the Cabinet. He justified plain home talk in the Senate, and the action of these members who are attacking the stand taken hv President Coolidgc, and who arc condemning his attitude by means of a resolution. It is stated in some quarters that the Senate is prepared to continue the session indefinitely in order to defeat President Coulidge’s proposed plan to .rive Warren a recess appointment, legalise, if the Senate is sitting, there is nothing to prevent President (<»>l- - submitting the name of a further

nominee*. . , Meantime, the administration leaders are conferring with President Coo - idge and Mr Warren, who is a weekend guest at White House. The President’s next move is now awaited with interest. y. „