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...last week. One of them, Mrs. Thomas H. Somerville's Trouble Maker, had a chance to take from Rubio, the 1908 winner, the distinction of being the only U. S.-bred horse ever to win at Aintree. Only two U. S. owners-Stephen ("Laddie") Sanford in 1923 with Sergeant Murphy and A. Charles Schwartz in 1926 with Jack Homer-have won Grand Nationals. The owner who has tried hardest to equal their achievement has had the hardest luck. He is John Hay ("Jock") Whitney who has had entries in every Grand National since 1929. Last week he sold...
...Adopted (53-to-17) a resolution by Nebraska's Norris dismissing David Sheldon Barry as Sergeant-at-Arms for his offending article in New Outlook. Libel action against the magazine was dropped...
...Suspended David Sheldon Barry as its Sergeant-at-Arms for writing an article for New Outlook...
Some Senators feared that if Mr. Barry were peremptorily dismissed, the Senate would be publicly condemned as hot-headed and vengeful. Others argued that unless the Sergeant-at-Arms were quickly ousted, the country would interpret the Senate's delay as a confession of guilt. Senator Norris moved immediate dismissal. The Senate divided on party lines and the motion was lost 31-to-40. The Barry case was referred to the Judiciary Committee. A helpful newshawk reminded Mr. Barry of a statement made last May by Senator Carter Glass concerning branch banking. To the committee, Mr. Barry quoted...
From a perfectly legal point of view, the Senate is doubtless justifies in its insistence that Barry produce proof of substantiate his unfortunate assertion. Even if the sergeant-at-terms did write the article in question as a defence of the Congress, his statement that "there are not many Senators or Representatives who sell their votes for money . . ." wins undue respect from the office appended to the by line. If the Senate cannot command respect even from its own subordinates, its prestige in the country at large must suffer. And when all this is added to the protracted Bronx cheer...