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The Clerk: "Mr, Capper, Mr. Couzens, Mr. Deneen, Mr. du Pont."
¶Amended and passed a House bill to liberalize the Civil Service Retirement Law, making retirement voluntary at 65, mandatory at 70, increasing maximum retirement pay from $720 to $1,200.* (Went to House.) ¶ Adopted the conference report on the Appropriation Bill for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce...
The minority report was voted on first. Senator Spencer undertook to defend it while the Democrats laid down a 'barrage of sarcasm. The vote was 42 for rejection and 28 for acceptance. The Democrats without exception voted for rejection. So also Farmer-Laborite Shipstead. The Republicans voted for acceptance...
A vote was then taken on the more drastic majority report, which was adopted 40 to 30. Notable was the attitude of Senator Couzens who, for some reason, voted against both.
Mr. Warren was called to Washington in advance of the nomination and therefore a hint of it leaked out. The Michigan delegation in Congress, headed by Senator Couzens, began to make some objection, protesting that if a Michigan man was to be appointed they would prefer Governor Groesbeck to Mr...