National Affairs: Senator-Reject

Into the Senate chamber shortly before noon one day last week limped William Scott Vare, Senator-suspect from Pennsylvania. His left side paralyzed, he leaned on a cane and the arm of his Philadelphia physician.

Into a much-disputed Senate seat—front row on the aisle—he gingerly lowered himself. On his florid face was a grim grin. He was sitting, if not "seated.'' in the Senate.

Fifteen minutes later, still grinning grimly, he arose and went limping out of the chamber, a Senator-reject from Pennsylvania. In the interval the Senate had refused (58 to 22) to accept...

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