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Full Stop. A few hours later the storm burst at a secret session of the Council. Senhor Afranio Mello Franco announced his original stand once more and clung to it. An informal caucus of the delegates of nine Latin American nations twice met and twice repudiated the declaration of Senhor Franco that Brazil was only holding firm in the interest of all Latin America...
...caucus, the Republicans of the Senate made an important decision. They voted that hereafter a resolution for an investigation be referred to an appropriate committee to determine whether the investigation is likely to produce any desirable or utilitarian results before the investigation is voted on by the Senate...
...Republican caucus declared that this system encourages promiscuous investigation and is too costly. Senator Warren, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, produced a list of the sums appropriated by the Senate for its investigations in the last 17 years...
...Democrats and Progressive Republicans view this action by the Republican caucus with distaste and distrust. They regard it as a political move to shut off investigations in order to protect the Administration. They fear that, if investigations are referred to committees for appraisal as to their worth, the committees will pigeonhole them...
...move of the Republican caucus to limit senatorial investigation comes at an inauspicious time. Before a congressional election, the majority party's concealment of its record, even on the plea of economy, has a suspicious appearance which is scarcely a political asset...