Washington, Feb. 10.
By a vote of 10 to 2, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approvei President Hoover's nomina-Hon of Mr. Charles Evans Hughes to succeed the late Mz. William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senators Norris of Nebraska and Blaine of Wisconsin were the two committee members in opposition, Confirmation of Mr. Hughes by the Senate is expected to. take place without any considerable difficulty.
Senator Coleman Please of South Carolina refused to permit unanimous consent for the Senate to confirm Churles Evans Hughes as new Ohict Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court when the name came before the Senate following favourable] committee action.
Senator Please said that he believed Wiitiam Howard Taft, who recently resigned the post on a plea of iM health, is not as ill as thas been reported, and announced his {ntention of obtaining a medical report, this connection it was learned shat Henry Doheny, of! magnate, had sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committes opposing the Hughes confirmation and charging that a small group of men had entered into a plot to take over all ranches for the Government.
Appointment of Mr. Hushes. to the Supreme Court Chief Justiceship, acerrding to Mr. Doheny, was part of the conspiracy.
Mr. Doheny added that he was also opposed because Mr. Hughes nad once resigned from the Supreme Court to enter polities.
The committee did not consider the letter, however."
'Voicing' opposition to Mr. Hughes in committee, Senator Norris of Nebraska contended that the apointment made a "political foot-bait" out of the Supreme Court.
Senator Blaine of Wisconsin de-Jclared that the appointment struck at the fundamentals of Government, "Mr. Hughes? connections with business are self-evident," added Senator Blain More Opposition Feb. 11, Western opposition to the nomination of Mr. Charles Evans Hughes to succeed Mr. William Howard Taft das NA, Supreme Court Chil Senator William E. Borah took tice is growing.
the floor of the Senate this afternoon and voiced vigorous _opposi In. the course of his speech the influential chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that Mr. Hughes' economic views on natural rescourees rendered him unfit for the proposed position.
The Senate Inter adjourned with out taking action on the Hughes confirmation, which has been approved by the committee in charge. Debate will be resumed on this sub-
Ject to-morrow.
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