The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1906-06-21

ly sustained by Mr. Chairman Curtis.
The Republicans were determined to
keep out the actions and votes of the
COMMITTEES, and Rucker was deter
mined to get them in. He is an ingen-
ious sort of man, and here is the way
he succeeded. He said:
Well, Mr.. Chairman l will try to pro-
ceed in order and yield as respectfully
and submissively 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 [Mr. Paynel
and l will cay Mr. Chairman, that shall
| not tell this house what Is in the record
since gentlemen OH the other side desire
that the record shall not have publicity.
| shall not quote the record any more.
but, proceeding, as l trust l may now pro-
coed, in order. l desire to say that If the
| bill II. r. 1908 were up for consideration
| before this committee and vote should
| be taken. on a 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. Ruckerl,
the gentleman from Texas [Mr Gillespleb
| the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Hard
/ wickl, the gentleman from South Carolina
| tMr. I1llerbel and the gentleman from
Louisiana [Mr. Watkinsl would vote in
! the affirmative. and on such motion as
| tudt III llllS HOuSe-HOW, UldTh yOu, IlOt III
/ the house committee-the gentleman from
! West Virginia Mr. Gainesl, the gentle
| man from Nebraska IMr. Norrisl the
! gentleman from Oregon Mr.. Hermann],
the gentleman from Colorado [Mr.
| BrooksJ, the gentleman from New York
| [Mr Dunwelll, the gentleman from Ohio
! IMr. Campbelll and the gentleman from
/ Pennsylvania [Mr. Burkel would all vote
| in the negative. [Applause and laughter
on the Democratic side.l And If they did
| not do 1t they would contradict them
| selves.
Mr.. Griggs = Arc they Republicans or
| Democrats?
| Mr.. Rucker-All that I named last are
| Republicans, of course Mr.. Chairman, I
| am not going to mention anything that
| occurred in the committee, but the next
| meeting of the committeeman | believe
| can state that, because 1t is historical
fact that we had d 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 [Mr. Gainesl submitted bill that
he had prepared at the suggestion and
the request of the committee for the con-
sideration of that committee, and I want
to say that If that BILL reported by the
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
of the whole hold daily sessions, only TAX
ing recess for meals. from 1890 a. M until
5 p. m. of each day until a final vote on
that bill be had" and that question were
submitted on this floor to vote. the
roll call, l want to say to the house and
to the country that the gentleman from
Texas [Mr. Gillespiel, the gentleman
from Louisiana [Mr. Watkinsl. the gem
tleman from South Carolina [Mr. Ellerbel,
the gentleman from Georgia [Mr. Hard.
wickl and the gentleman from Missouri
[Mr. Ruckerl would vote in the affirma-
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, i hope. Then, Mr. Chairman, want
to suggest another fact. If this commit
tee of the whole had under consideration
publicity measures and If this committee
had agreed solemnly to meet three times
a week for the purpose of giving consid-
Grafton to this great and important sub
ject. l believe that ava 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 a week. II he had so moved
In this committee, mark you'll would
seek to amend the motion by moving
that tho meetings be Mondays, Thurs
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 Vir- |
glnIa INT. lfaiueSl fullV punSiba
and voted out. And on such II vote as ,
that. II one could be had, / want to say
that all of my Democratic colleagues
would vote in the affirmative and all of
my Republican colleagues-I 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, II
here-would vote in the negative. l.
Then, Mr., Chairman, l want to say-if
may be permitted to proceed in order T
that when the hour OF adjournment OF
that committee should arrive and a gen
tleman on that side of the aisle should
move TO adjourn would move. I'm 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, Ii vote was had here, every
one OF the Republicans whose names L
have heretofore given, and whose names
will put In the Record, would vote
against the motion, and all the Democrats
whose names l have used would vote for
1t. Then, Mr.. Chairman, / want to say
now, because | think | have passed be-
yond the point where there can be differ-
ences, that | regret very much gentlemen
have such fellow feeling for members of
our committee that they viii not let us
night this out among ourselves. | regret
that the distinguished gentleman from
New York lMr. Paynel, who fayors pub
licity and opposes these great corruption
funds, / suppose, and the distinguished
gentleman from Pennsylvania lMr. Ohm
stedl, whom l also know to be an honor
able man and who does not approve of
the use OF the Sl6000,O00 by which the
voters OF our country were debauched and
the best and purest man that ever shone
in the political armament OF this country
was robbed of an election TO the pres-
deney--l regret that this small handful OF
nye-and that great ma
jOrity OF eight Republicans on the com
mittee cannot fight this out without the
great, ponderouH weight of the gentleman
from New York being thrown upon that
side OF the scales So far as | am con.
eerned, Mr.. Chairman, / want to serve
notice here now that while | respect for
the time being, under compulsion the
rules of this house, ] want 10 say 10 YOU
Mr.. Chairman, that | have more supreme
regard for the approval of the humbiest
citizen of my district on question OF