The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-07-23
Over Bryan Lecturing In
"a Vacation Time.
JAMES DEFENDS COMMONER
Brist0w. Townsend. ct al.
Much Worked Up Over
Bryan'S Action.
SILLY RESOLUTION DEFEATED

Washington, July 1S.-Secretary
Bryan's policy of lecturing in vaca-
ton time involved the Senate in a
bitter controversy to-day, Senators
Townsend and Bristow being con-
spicuous in their criticism of the
Secretary. and Senators James, of
Kentucky, and Lewis, of Illinois,
coming to the cabinet officers de-
Tense.
Before the debate ended, charges
and counter charges between Sena-
tors on the two sides of the cham
Der had brought the Senate to a
high pitch of excitement. Senator
Ashurst produced an old letter of
Senator Bristow's, which he declar-
ed indicated THAI Mr.. Bristow in
1906 had been neriectly willing to
take Federal position and devote
only part of his time to it.
Senator Bristow retorted with
the charge that Senator Ashurst had
spent over 800 of public funds
sending private kilograms that
should nave been paid for from his
own pocket. charge denied by SEN
ator Ashhurst, but which Senator
Bristow agreed to prove by produc-
ing original kilograms that had
been paid for out of Senate funds.
From these personal accusations,
the debate went into the general
field of public lecturing and writ
ing. and Democratic Senators call
ed attention to the Chautauqua
platform work of Senator Bristow
and many others, and to the news
paper writing that Senator Bristow
had done during the last Baltimore
convention. The Kansan emphati-
cally declared that he had never
neglected the duties of his office.
81 am not on trial here" he said.
81 simply want to show that peo-
pie who live in glass houses should
not throw stones" said Senator
James.
Senators Bristow. Townsend. Fall
and others attacked in strong Ian
guage the action of Secretary Bryan
in delivering paid lectures during a
time when they claimed public
questions required his close atten-
ton to the affairs Of the State De-
partment.
The Bristow resolution introduce
ed on Tuesday instructing the Pres
ident to state what salary would Sc
cure Secretary Bryan's time was ia
bled by vote of forty-One to twen-
ty-nine. as soon as II came up to-
day. all the Democrats and Sena-
tors Borah and Poindexter Oppos-
ing it..
= Senator Bristow ignored the de-
feat of his resolution directed at
Bryan's action and launched into a
severe criticism of the cabinet ON
GER
y Before the debate ended, charges
and counter charges between men,
bers of the two sides of the cham
Der brought the Senate to high
pitch. ~.
Senators Poindexter and Borah
voted with the Democrats to table
the resolution. The vote was Al to
20.
AS the vote was announced. Sen
ator Bristow faced the Democratic
Senators and declared:
"You may shut OFF debate in the I
Senate, but you can not convince |
the American people that Secre- /,
tary of State may neglect the duties
of his Office for three months in
the year"
Vice President Marshall ruled
Senator Bristow out of order.
ut would be just as reasonable
for the Attorney General to take
three months off year to practice
law" shouted Senator Bristow. who
refused to be shut out. ~ think /
there is condition before the coun-
try that should demand the atten-