Evening journal., 1913-03-08

WI 0WdnrNMs VIII say AAAoA
stated distinctly that the bill had
passed from the Committee OF the
Whole to the Senate, and that this
amendment was again in order
stated distinctly tha, ] hoped the SEN
ator from Kansas would not make his
objection. addressed my remarks 10
him, and not to the Senate Then the
amendment was submitted and pass
ed. II this IS wrong the Senator |
from Kansas can move 10 reconsider |
the vote by which il was passed.
The President pro tempore. Il is /
proper the Chair should say that the |
bill passed from the Committee OF the /
Whole 10 the Senate in the usual man (.
ner. The Senator from Virginia then /
offered the amendment and the Chair |
ventured to say that unless request
was made the reading would be dis
pensed with. The Chair put the
question on agreeing to the amend
ment. supposing that the Senator from
Kansas had changed his mind, as he
made no point Of order against It.
Mr.. Bristow. | suppose that was
listening to the chairman OF the COM
mittee. and this process OF passing
from the Committee OF the Whole into
/ the Senate took place when my at
tention was diverted.
Mr.. DUPONT II the Senator will allow
me, have already stated that It was
after the Senator from Virginia rein
troduced the amendment and after the
Presiding Oficor Of the Senate had
stated it and said that il would not
be read again unless requested, that
left my seat and spoke 10 the Sen
ator from Kansas II was not before
that. So the Senator could not possi-
bly, have been talking to me when that
event took place
Mr.. Swanson. II the Senator from
Kansas had listened attentively to me,
he would have known that IL was
done openly
Mr. Bristow. I understand it is
perfectly easy when a case is before
the Senate like this for a Senator to
be deprived of his rights by different
processes.
Mr.. Swanson. So far from being dc
prived of any rights the Senator fail
ed to exercise his rights; he failed to
listen to what was going on in the
Senate. If he had been attention to
the Senator who was addressing him
and called him ny name he would not
, have been deprived Of any right. This
: matter was up: It was debated. II
: had not ben disposed of. for the bill
= came back into tho Senate. Am !
{ to be deprived of the right Of Offering
; in the Senate an amendment that is
( rejected in Committee Of the Whole?
e. Evrything was done publicly, openly,
= and fairly I offered the amendment,
and when I offered it I addressed
my remarks especially to the Sena-
l. anIf fFt0 frt I'M
as an individual Senator to give these
boys a chance TO have a wrong
T righted.
iattered myself that my appeal
g had convinced him. There was delay
n in submitting It, and he had an op-
S portunity to interpose. I thought thai
j. he remembered the debate we had
heretofore at one time. An objection
I would then prevent its coming up
o The Senator from New York objected
n at one time. and the Senator from
n Kansas afterwards simply vote'
N against il, and did not object TO un
10 animous consent. IL I remember.
n- have no desire to deprive the Sen
IN ate of its right to pass its judgmen
is upon this question. This is the las
10 chance these boys ever will have o
~ having a wrong corrected. 7 kno'
- that the President would like to cor
a. rect IL; ! know that the Secretary o
\, War would like to correct IT,: the Sen
ate itself has said it would like t.
correct that wrong; and the miliiar.
4 committees of the House and the Sen
y - ate desire TO correct IT,
III hope the Senator from Kansa
will let the amandment remain in tn
bill.
r Mr.. Fletcher. viii the Senate
~ from Kansas allow me? After tn
1e Senator from Virginia had submitte
II his amendment. the Senator fror
a Delaware (Mr. duPonD rose an
OF made remarks upon the subject The
the Chair, in regular order. put tn
le question on the amendment. Their
OF was no purpose or intention and a
as a matter of fact. there was not an
sort of practice that could at all de
al prive the Senator of his right in tn
matter It came up regularly. an
is. was discussed regularly. That wa
wv sometime after the Senator's atter
ton had been attracted
he Mr.. Brandegee. If it is in orde
n and a proper request, I should lik
ir. 10 have the stenographer turn back
the remarks of the Senator from Vii
en- ginia when he was appealing to th
Senator from Kansas stating that /
he would offer the amendment agai
when il came into the Senate, an
re asking him at that time TO refrai
from making the point Of order.
o: MIR. Bristow. Mr. President
he Mr.. Swanson. I have no objection
After the bill got in the Senate | o
Mt, fered it, / stated that | would off'
IT,
he Mr.. Brandegee. Whatever the fac
,rt are. I should like to have the note
of read
FOR The President pro tempore. I'll
,m stenographers notes will be read.
Mr. Bristow I desire TO say thi
,re II is we'll known to the Senator fro
=. Virgina.-and the Senator from Col
"a necticut and the Senator from Del
,n- ware know. that when a Senator got
10 the desk of another and engage
er him in conversation he can not lists
with courtesy to that Senator al
in, keep track of the details at the Sc
,oS retary's desk at the same time.
~, MIR. Brandegee. | should like
NJ, have the stenographer's notes read.
.@ns IA Mr.. Bristow. n the Senator fro
"a Virginia was addressing me at tn
,au time and the Senator from Delawa
~ % was appealing to me at the sar
ieu time, It was not easy TO listen 10 bot
o Now, this is not an unusual incide
seu here; II frequently occurs.
Mr.. Johnston of Alabama. N
iu President
Mr. Rristow There is nothil
TOT mysterious or unusual about this. T
the Senator from Virginia knew that
en' had interposed an objection.