The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-08

Mr.. Borah wanted to debate the mo.
tion. but Chairman Rosewater de-
clared 1t unabatable AS a proposition
of parliamentary law.
II don't intend to be choked off by
a gag and early decision" said Sena-
tor Borah with some show of heat.
"and l will either have my say, or
1 will occupy such a position that
this committee will make no prog
ress."
This committee will conduct its
mentary rules" said MIR. Rosewater,
with marked dignity.
But you shall not adopt any rule
or gag by laying motions on the table
this early in the campaign" retort-
ed the Idaho senator.
The committee proceeded to lay
the Borah motion on the table by a
viva voce vote. and then Mr.. Borah
was permitted to continue. which he
did as follows:
MIR. Chairman. we will not make
any progress here. Now L know that
you have a steam roller. don't ev-
en- desire to cushion the steam roller.
am perfectly willing that the steam
roller shall operate. but l want to
, say here and now that ii will be
known to the country that it does
operate. how it operates. who is OPP
terating it. Men who have not the
moral courage to record their vote
before the people of this country are
not worthy to represent the great re-
publican organization of these United
States. (Applause).
Men who have not the manhood
to stand up here and state for whom
they are going to vote, how they are
going to vote. are evidently acting
as"
The Chairman-"The gentleman
from Idaho is out of order"
! Mr.. Bartholdt-"There is nothing
before the house"
Senator Borah--"l am before the
house,
| MIR. Bartholdt-"1 ask unanimous
consent that the gentleman be per-
mitted to proceed in order that this
proceeding he made parliamentary II
Mr.. Penrose-"I hope consent will
be given to the senator from Idaho
to continue. and ! think we should
give unanimous consent now and let
MIN to get his remarks into the rec
ord"
1t was made plain soon after this
that even though Mr.. Borah's motion
had been tabled the majority intend
ed to give the minority roll call
on any question. Penrose. Crane and
others of the Taft faction repeatedly
joined Borah and his colleagues in
the minority in asking for roll call
and they always got it.
The test vote came in the case OF
the Ninth Alabama district. in which
the Taft delegates We're seated by a
vote of thirty -eight to fifteen. These
fifteen We're Knight of California
Dupont of Delaware, Borah of Idaho
Lowden of Illinois. Burnham of Ken.
tucky. Wight of Louisiana (whose
vote was cast by f. W. Thilberger)
Kellogg of Minnesota. Rosewater OF
Nebraska. Flanagan of Nevada
(whose proxy was held at that time
by Lucius n. .Littauer). Ward of New
York. Capers of South Carolina
Thorson of South Dakota. Monday OF
Tennessee, Loose of Utah and Bic.
Der of District of Columbia. Neither
Rosewater nor Lowden voted yester.
day with the anti-Taft people in the
test then recorded.
An incident Of the day was the
rejection by unanimous vote of the
brief of ]. A. Conner of Little Rock
in the Arkansas delegates at large
case on the ground that it contained
indecent and insulting language
Members of the committee said Ia
ter that proper regard must be showr
for the dignity of the court by which
these cases were being heard.