Unusual parliamentary situations developed before the vote was taken, among them being the announcement of an informal pairing agreement between Vice-President Marshall, who was absent, with Senator Reed, of Missouri, who voted against Rublee's confirmation last week. There also was a switching of Senators' pairs during the roll call, and two Democratic Senators who voted originally against Rublee were absent. It was agreed, however, by Senators on both sides of the issue, after an analysis of the vote, that had every Senator been present the result probably would not have been changed.
CONSIDERATION DEFEATED FROM TIME TO TIME
Mr. Rublee was named by President Wilson after the Trade Commission was created, in February, 1915. Senator Gallinger immediately began the fight against his confirmation. As a result, consideration of the nomination was deferred from time to time in the Senate until Congress adjourned on March 4 of that year. The President then gave Rublee a recess appointment and returned his nomination to Congress last December.
After the rejection last week, members of the Cabinet, colleagues of the nominee on the commission and other officials of the government sought to prevail upon Senators to alter their position on the plea that Rublee was an efficient public official.
Senators who voted for reconsideration today were:
Democrats?Ashurst, Chilton, Culberson, Fletcher, Hitchcock, Hollis, Hughes, Husting, Johnson of South Dakota, Kern, Lane, Lea of Tennessee.  Lee of Maryland, Lewis, Newlands, Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Shafroth, Shippard, Simmons, Smith of Arizona, Stone, Swanson, Taggart, Thomas, Thompson, Tillman, Walsh, and Williams? 33.
Republicans? Clapp, Kenyon, La Follette, Norris, and Poindexter? 5. 