Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-07

~ SuStdiueu ny MI ShstiA Ai1dA Nul tio
The Republicans were determined to
keep out the actions and votes of the
committee, and Rucker was deter
mined to get them In. He is an ingen-
ious sort Of man, and here is the way
be succeeded. He said;
Well. Mr. Chairman. will try to pro-
coed in order and yield as respectfully
and subrnissively as / can to the ruling
of the chair, induced, as it is. by the dis
tinguished leader of the majority, the
gentleman from New York lMr. Payne],
and win say. Mr.. Chairman that shall
not tell this house what is in the record.
since gentlemen on the other side desire
that the record shall not have publicity.
/ shall not quote the record any more,
but, proceeding. as trust may now pro-
coed. in order. 1 desire to say that if the
bill H. R. 1907S were up for consideration
before this committee and a vote should
be taken on motion to report that bill
back to the house of representatives, then,
on such a motion as that, / say that the
gentleman from Missouri Mr. Ruckerh
the gentleman from Texas Mr.. Gillesplel,
the gentleman from Georgia mr.. Hard
wickJ, the gentleman from South Carolina
INr. Elierbe] and the gentleman from
Louisiana MIR Watkinsl would vote in
eAt,
that in this house-now, mark You, not In
the house committee-the gentleman from
West Virginia [Mr. Gaines], the gentle
man from Nebraska Mr.. Norrisl, the
gentleman from Oregon [Mr. HERMANN.
the gentleman from Colorado IMr.
Brooksl, the gentleman from New York
[Mr. Dunwelll the gentleman from Ohio
EMr. CAMPBELL and the gentleman from
Pennsylvania mr. Burke] would all vote
r f,ts crI1A,
on the Democratic side.l And if they did
not do it they would contradict them
selves
Mr.. Griggs Are they Republicans or
Democrats?
Mr. Rucker-All that l named last are
Republicans, of course Mr.. Chairman, !
am not going to mention anything that
occurred in the committee, but the next
meeting of the committeeman ] believe
/ can state that, because it is historical
fact that we had a meeting on the 18th
day of May-the chairman of the com
mittee-mark you. Mr.. Chairman. | am
not going to say what occurred in the
committee-the chairman of that commit
tee, my distinguished friend from West
Virginia MIR Gaines] submitted a bill that
he had prepared at the suggestion and
the request of the committee for the con-
sideration of that committee, and I want
distinguished chairman of that commit
tee, instead of being reported to that COM
mittee had been reported to this commit
tee of the whole house, and had made a
motion like this, That the committee
proceed now to the consideration of the
draft of the bill just submitted by the
chairman of the committee on election OF
president, vice president and representa-
tives in congress, and that the committee
4f,1r
ing recess for meals, from 1890 a. m. until
D. m. of each day until final vote on
that bill be had. and that question were
submitted on this floor to a VOTE on the
roll call want to say to the house and
to the country that the gentleman from
Texas [Mr. Gillespiel. the gentleman
from Louisiana [Mr. Watkins], the gem
tleman from South Carolina tMr. Ellerbel.
the gentleman from Georgia MIR. Hard
wickl and the gentleman from Missouri
TMr. Rucker] would vote in the aff1rma-
tive. and every gentleman on the ma
jority side of that committee except one
would vote in the negative, or else they
would again contradict themselves.
Now, Mr.. Chairman. am proceeding in
order, hope. Then, Mr.. Chairman, want
to suggest another fact If this commits
tee of the whole had under consideration
publicity measures, and if this committee
a week for the purpose of giving consid-
Grafton to this great and important sub
ject, believe that at meeting like this
on a pleasant forenoon perhaps the
gentleman-Mr. Burke of Pennsylvania
would move that hereafter instead of
meeting three times a week we only
meet once week. If he had so moved
in this committee, mark you'll would
seek to amend the motion by moving
fsk1- A. to ~. 1n-
days and Saturdays at 10 o'clock and, with
recess only for lunch. remain in session
until p. m. until the publicity bill sub
mitted by the gentleman from West Vfr-
ginia [Mr. Gainesl was fully considered
and voted out. And on such a vote as
that if one could be had, / want to say
that all of my Democratic colleagues
would vote in the affirmative and all of
my Republican colleagues will not say
that but Mr.. Gaines of West Virginia,
Mr. Norris of Nebraska, Mr. Brooks OF
Colorado, Mr. Dunwell, Mr.. Campbell Of
Ohio and Mr. Burke of Pennsylvania. If
here-wOuld vote In the negative.
Then, Mr. Chairman, I want to say--if
1 may be permitted to proceed in order
that when the hour Of adjournment of
that committee should arrive and gem
tleman on that side of the aisle should
move to adjourn would move, in view of
the Importance of this great question,
that the committee adjourn until 2
o'clock today and at that hour reconvene
and remain in session until o'clock this
evening, giving consideration to the bill
heretofore submitted by the distinguished
gentleman from. West Virginia" And on
that motion, l ought to say to this COM
mittee, If vote was had here, every
one of the Republicans whose names ]
have heretofore given, and whose names
r fs1 No "a