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Show MAJORITY OF ' REPUBLICANS IN SENATE IS CUT i i 'WASHINGTON. Augy' fT A. P.) The Republican organisation organisa-tion in th senate will loaa a vote during th next congress Lhrougw tha death of President Hardin- a rote which many of tha party lead era thought might Ha necessary neces-sary to save tha control of that party ever matters of legislation. Now that th offlcs of vice president pres-ident la no longer filled. It will be necessary for tha senate ta select from Its own membership a presiding presid-ing officer, who, as a senator, would cast his vot on roll calls. Whll tha vice president, as presiding pre-siding officer, never participated In debate, he was raqutrnd by ths constitution to break any tie votea With th Republican majority In the adnata reduced a I moot ta tha vanishing- paint, and with threat-ened threat-ened new alignments of Republican senators th importance of tha Vies president's vol took on new pro-port pro-port I on a Who wtll Ha ehoain as pmsldln officer of tha senate cannot be forecast. . Senator Cummin of I Iowa was selected by hi colleagues ; during th laet session to -preetde In th absenoe of Vic President i Coolldg-e, but he had Indicated a 'destra to be relmvd of the d tit tee to enable him to give more time to hi duties a chairman of th Interstate commerce commlttea. |