Action Taken May Result in His being Unseated NecDX. SPECIAL service Washington, Dec. 12.
Mr. Joseph R. Grundy: this afternoon took the oath of office as a Senator and thereafter occupied the seat left vacant for muy months because of the excessive campaign expenditure of William Vare of Pennsylvania, Simultaneously with the acceptance of the self-announced Pennsy:- mania lobbyist as a member of its body, the Senate sent to committer a resolution by Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota which may eventually bring about expulsion of Senator Grandy on the ground of This resolution cited the Iargoscale expenditures which caused Mr. Vare to be denied his seat by action of the Senate a few days ago, and it declared that the ticket upon which Mr, Vare's colleague Mr. Fisher was elected had spent mors than $1,800,000, of which Mr. Grondy raised $400,000.
'A favourable report by committee and Senate would place the Senat> fon record as opposed to Mr. Grundy's presence as Senator.
When Mr. Grundy appeared before the Senate-to-day to present his ere-denials, showing that he had been appointed to the vacancy by the Governor of Pennsylvania, the Senate, without a record vote and with no negatives, referred the Ny2 resolution to the Privileges and Elections Committee. Senator Riy had himself requested that this action be taken.
Then Mr. Grundy took: the oath of office, with the understanding that the committee will report later fas to his eligibility. Meanwhile he will hold his scat in the Senate pending the report—United Press. v3) REFORMING THE COTTON)
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