The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-08

Washington. Feb. 1.-Protesting
the use OF the confederate veterans at
their annual reunion In Mobile, Ala,
next April, Senator Hepburn of Idaho
In the senate today made the sharpest
comment upon the issues Of the civil
war that has bee1 heard In congress
In 20 years. He inveighed against
mon In rebel uniforms being permit
ted to occupy government property or
the "rcbel" flag being allowed to fly
above 1t. Finally he drlfted into the
question of honorlng men by placing
their statues In the hall of fame and
by unmstakeable inference condemned
the action of Virginia In sending the
statue of General Robert +. Lee to the
Hall of Fame.
Take Ii away and worship IL II You
please, but don't intrude II upon the
people who do not want It," he said
Democratic senator's moved nn-
easily about the floor conversing with
each other or sat, frowning during the
speech. When Senator Hepburn had
concluded. Senator Bankhead of
Alabama said:
II am sure the senator from Idaho
feels much better and | ask for
vote
by roll CALL shouted a dozen or
more senator's, hands went up in a
second and motion from every part
Of the senate chamber.
The Vote.
When the vote was had on the tent
loaning resolution all democrats and
all republicans. except Mr.. Hepburn
voted for ii. The resolution was reached
in it's regular order. Mr.. Hepburn was
prompt to raise an objection and Mr..
Bankhead just as alert in moving the
consideration regardless of the objec-
ton 1t Immediately was evident that
the objection had aroused some feel
ing. for with flushed face and animated
voice. Mr.. Bailey, who sat near Mr.,
Bankhead, declared that II this resolu-
tion were ruled out of order, no other
business could be transacted.
The Bankhead motion being I'M
debatabe, the senate Immediately pro-
ceeded to an aye and no vote on the
question as to whether the resolution
should be taken up This was decided
In the affirmative unanimously, Mr.
Hepburn not voting.
Mr.. Hepburn then spoke for prob
ably 40 minutes, In which he went over
many of the issues of the war and
declared himself as much patriot
now as he had been in 1924
There were no material Interruptions
but all senator's listened with eyiden,
interest The southern senator's held
n hurried consultation while the Idaho
senator was proceeding and decided to
make no reply. Accordingly. Wher
Mr. Heybruh had concluded they con-
tented themselves with allowing the
question to go to a vote after the
laconic remark by Mr.. Bankhead.
It so CHANGED that Mr.. Heyburn's
colleague, Senator Borah of Idaho
was the first of the republicans to bt
reached in the roll call. Without {
twitch of eountenance he voted in
favor of the adoption of the resolu.
ton against which Mr.. Hepburn hat
so recently been inyeighing. Mr. Hey
burns speech was delivered In earnes
tones, though in well moderated voice
Heybnrr's Speech.
This resolution refers in terms II
confederate veterans reunion at {
specified time,", he said, "and 1t pro
poses that the government of thu
United States In recognition of its pur
poses shall loan the property OF th
United States. trust | shall not b.
charged with bad. faith when l sa.
that have today inquired from !
senator who Is interested In thi
measure whether on this occasion tn
men engaged in this celebration woul
wear the rebel uniform, and his repl
was in the affirmative. ! asked hin
further IL the rebel flag was to be car
ricd over this property of the Unite
States, and he replied that both tn