The Washington herald., 1908-05-10
Burkett Resolution COnsid.
cred in the Senate.
KEAN SHOWS BIBLE LORE
Recites Fifth Commandment and
Wins Piaudits OF His Colleagues.
GaIIinEer and Teller Rebuke the
Nebraska Senator for Bringing
Sacred Sentiments Into Debate.

/ AStt the asttcuftutdi appropriation OIL
which has held the floor during the three
days. going over until tomorrow.
The only incident of interest in the
days session. which consumed nearly
seven hours Of the Senate,s time. was a
debate on Senator Burkett's resolution to
make to-day officially Mothers Day. "
and to direct Senators and Senate en-
ployes to wear white flower in their
buttonholes in memory Of their mothers.
This consumed about an hour, and the
/ remainder of the session was given - an
| attenuated and uninteresting discussion of
the Forest Bureau and its methods. un-
der the section of the agricultural bul
making appropriations for that bureau
Prefers Fifth Commandment.
Senator Burketts resolution providing
for the observance OF Mothers Day
by Senators and Senate employees was laid
before the Senate by the Vice President
during the morning hour, II having been
laid on the table on Friday on motion of
Senator GaIlinger.
| 4 move" said Senator Kean, of New
Jersey, jumping TO his feet, TO strike
out ali after the word resolved and to
insert the Fifth Commandment. Honor
thy father and thy mother. that thy days
may be long in the land which the Lord
Thy God giveth thee
Immediately there was a demonstration
in honor of the Senator from New Jer-
sey. His colleagues had not supposed
that Mr. Kean's religious education had
were loud cries of Bravo do il
againr' and Il didn't think you knew it."
II move" said Senator Clapp, OF Min
nesota. amid the clamog and laughter,
Ito insert after the words nineteen hun
dred and eight the words and annually
thereafter, so that the day shall become
an annual one"
Teller Tries 10 stop II.
The resolution was again read. with
Mr. Clapp's amendment inserted, and
Senator Teller. OF Colorado. arose to sug-
gest that the Senator from New Jersey
had an amendment pending. and that II
should be voted on first The Vice Presi-
dent reminded him that Mr.. Kean's
amendment was in the nature OF a sub
stitute, proposing to put the Fifth Com
mandment In place OF the text OF the
resolution.
1T may be a substitute" replied Mr..
Teller, but I had rather vote on it than
on the resolution as il stands"
The Chair was about 10 put the ques-
ton on the Clapp amendment. when SEN
ator Fulton, OF Oregon, moved that the
resolution be referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary. This brought Senator
Burkett to his feet, and he proceeded to
explain why he had offered the resoIu-
ton. He had offered It at the instance
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, which organization, he said, had in
augurated a movement 10 annually OBJ
serve the second Sunday In May as
Mothers Day" lie wanted TO know If
the purpose OF Senator Fultons notion
was to kill the resolution. Senator's Full
ton and Clapp both hastened to deny any
such intention.
why Not Fathers Day, TOOs
Well" observed Mr. Burkett, 1T would
defeat Il to refer it to a committee, be-
cause tomorrow is May 10 set for the
observance OF Mothers Day by the reso-
luton"
Mr.. Clapp said that IL the Senator from
Nebraska thought his amendment would
defeat the resolution he would withdraw
the amendment. Mr.. Burkett had no
such feeling"
Il have not made the motion to refer
the resolution to the committee out of
levity or with a disposition TO beittle |
the thought suggesed by the resolution"
said Mr. Fulton. ITO refer it to a COM |
mittee may XIII It. and 1t may not; it 1
upon how early a report is made /
to the Senate. We all appreciate the /
mothers Of the land and stand ready TO /
do anything and everything in honor of /
them But some thoughts are so great |
and so sacred that they are belittled by /
Of this character
IF We are going TO take up legisla |
ton like this. continued Mr. Fulton, I'VE /
should not draw invidious distinctions. We /
should have a Fathers Day Then, too.
have great respect for my grandfather, |
and I think that we should have a Grand
fathers Day and perhaps we ought then
10 bring in our cousins. and our aunts and
uneles,
Wants 80 Honor Mas-in-law.
"At least, Mr.. President. 1 think the
committee should determine IT, There
are married men on that committee, and
every married man will agree with me
that we should certainly have mother
n-law day."
The Senator admits that he wants to
xiii the resolution" said Mr.. Burkett. Il
think we understand the motive"
Senator Gallinger said he had never
heard OF such a movement until Mr..
8urkett brought It up, and the resolu-
ion surprised him. He was himself con-
lected with the Young Mems Christian
Association, he said, and he had never
heard such a thing suggested in that or
yaniZation.
Il do not need 10 wear white flower
o remember my mother he added. al
hough she left me when l was a little
ad. I do not think the employees of the
senate need a flower to remind them of
heir mothers, whose memory, If they
iave passed away, Is embalmed In their
learts, I should feel that It was a re-
roach TO lay a burden upon me even by
way Of suggestion that my mothers
memory could only be kept green by
ome outward demonstration on Sunday,
Day 10"
Trifling with Senate Business.
Senator Teller said that Mr.. GaIlinger
Iad expressed his views. It seemed to
i'm to be trihing with the proper busi-
ess Of the Senate to consider such legis-
alton.
What benefit can anybody derive" he
sked, from the senate's declaring that
n May 10 anybody who has not forgotten t
is mother shall wear a white flower? J
ike the Senator from New Hampshire, II
do not need. anything to remind me of t
ny mother Every day Is a mothers il
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