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Senator William Knowland, who had tried for weeks to get a compromise acceptable to the Administration, left the majority leader's desk and moved three rows back. Said he: "I wish to make it very clear that what I say is not said as majority leader, but is said in my capacity as an individual Senator . . ." He would, he announced, vote for the George proposal, which the White House opposed. Knowland's abdication of leadership served clear notice, if any was needed, that all party discipline was off; it was, as usual, every Republican for himself...
...Vote, vote, vote!" cried impatient Senators as New York's Democratic Senator Herbert Lehman, wringing his hands, reproached Knowland for his stand. Twice, in his distress, Lehman wandered down the center aisle. Twice, flushed and angry, he was sent scooting back to his desk on points of order (Senate rules require speakers to remain by their desks). Muttered Lehman: "I shall be delighted to stand by my desk if that is the only argument that can be raised." Shouted other Senators: "Vote, vote, vote...
Deputy Attorney General William Rogers charged that one of Warren's accusers was a "completely unreliable Trotskyite" and another was "a fugitive from justice for perjury." Senator Knowland cried: "These charges [against Warren] are untrue ... I wouldn't submit a town marshal to this...
Senator William Langer's recent gibberings about the fitness of Chief Justice Warren may have been a blessing in disguise; Warren has been confirmed unscathed, and a movement is on to remove men like Langer from sensitive committee chairmanships. Indirectly attacking the North Dakotan, Senate majority leader William Knowland has proposed revisions in the seniority system. This is a recognition that the logical bases for seniority advancement are shaky...
...Senator Knowland's suggestion that the party policy committee in each house select chairmen from the senior committee members seems reasonable. Power of appointment and removal in this group would ensure party responsibility at least, and would make possible the replacement of incompetents. Under this kind of a system, obstructionist antics like those of Langer need not be tolerated...