| Show smoot case may go over washington D 0 dec 24 A canvass of the situation in the senate on the smoot case which has recently been in progress reveals the fact that the resolution ti I 1 on of the privileges and elections committee declaring that 8 smoot moot is not entitled to retain his seat in the senate if it is permitted to come to a vote will he be defeated by a largo large vote it has been ascertained that not notion oil ly a large proportion of republicans republican in the senate will vote ag the resolution but that a number of leading democrats have si signi Heri their intention a also to vote against it among the democrats who have made it known that they will not vote against again st smoot are M morgan organ daniel olay clay blackjr teller patterson and ana bacon abde 0 d n 0 neither bailey or 0 overman gerwan of the privileges and elect elections idlis corn com in will v oto ef dr thema 81 r resolution eso lution to effect smoots re ti rement although V they will vote for his expulsion under a resola tion requiring cl a two thirds vote with evidence accumulating to show that an anti smoot resolution would not receive even a mil ma bority vote it is possible those in charge bf it will not press for a vote at this session of congress 0 but will allow the matter to drift into another session |
