The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
LIVE TOPICS OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION TT
HobSon Found Donovan
Very Sarcastic Tartar

/ tie better In the last session OF the Sixty
second Congress. He did not vote 40
| stand-pat republicans SIX times, voted
| present" SIX, voted to make a quorum
26 and failed to vote to make a quorum
II times.
Now, Mr.. Speaker, we have had here for
everyone to see these pages present. every
one of Them We have had here the
| attaches of this building. every one of
them present. Now, what are we go
ing TO say of men with this great salary
ana honor and prestige? Let the ship run
as 1t may? Suppose some more stayed
away. want to call attention to the
| conditions and the type of men who come
| to us from Alabama We all know on
the roll call the first name we hear is
| that of an Alabamian, and 1 challenge
anyone If he remembers the time when
4 he failed to vote, and that is Abercrom-
bic applause on the Democratic side.)
| If there is one state in this Union whose
| members are consistently present ii is
that state, Alabama, with one exception.
| The president from that rostrum a few
months ago told US to do our duty He
appeared upon that rostrum but lately
with the same appeal for us TO do our
duty | have evidence here that one gen
| tleinan from Alabama mentioned here
has always done his duty. I will read
this letter, for 1t ought to go into the
|
as an example to everyone to do his duty.
| 1t is tribute to good work; it is
| tribute TO honorable men who give the
best that Is in them to their country,
! without fear or hope of reward. This is
/ it. 1t is a gem, In my estimation, and
! ii is a proud heritage to the gentleman
| to whom 1t Is addressed and his family.
| Here the speaker read the letter which
| the President sent to Henry d. Clayton.
| Then the answer to the President from
| the courtly chairman of the judiciary
| committee is a missive that any state
1 could well be proud to have come from
the pen of any of her honored sons. 1t
shows loyalty to party that is akin to
| religious faith.
Here the speaker read Mr.. Clayton's re-
ply.
| Now, gentlemen, notice the date of the
| Presidents letter mentioned OF the 10th
| of October. That was published in the
Washington Post Sunday the 18th. Where
Gid that letter find that great man, Henry
ID. Clayton? Right here attending to his
| duty. A letter by special messenger
reached him. Where was the so-called in
his own estimation, great man from Ala
| hama? Q4aughter) He could not be
| found; according to the sergeant at arms
although ought to apologize he may be
here by warrant of the sergeant at arms
| for all know. Gaushter.) The sergeant
1
| The Speaker-The time of the gentleman
| has expired
| MIR. l1obson-Mr. Speaker. l move that
| the gentleman be allowed to proceed in
definitely and conclude his remarks.
The Spealer-The gentleman from Ala
bama Clr. Hobson) asks unanimous con-
| sent that the gentleman from Connecticut
may be allowed to proceed
Mr.. ManE-Mr. Speaker, reserving the
| right to object, how much more time does
| the gentleman want?
| Mr.. Donovan-I do not know that I need
any more, but l will take one minute
Mr.. Donovan-Now, Mr.. Speaker, in
conclusion | should say that / want the
distinguished gentleman from Alabama
tMr. Hobson) to tell some truths when
ne returns home, and this is the truth
want him to tell Probably | have as
much sympathy for that section of the
country as anyone. There lies there in
an unmarked grave an uncle OF mine who
fought on the Confederate side.
| / realize that there have been for wears
In the South, United States officials who
are Just so much barter and trade and
| handfuls of clay and used for vicious
purposes. You go back home and say
that when the amendment to the urgent
deficiency bill to regulate the appointment
or deputy United States narshals and
deputy revenue collectors 10 protect tho
people of the South came up for action
You were absent, but that the ''gentle-
| man from Connecticut" with two asso-
eiates, gave the bill it's majority to free
the South from that obnoxious crew that
mas controlled the offices in the past
! tApplause on the Democratic side) You
go back to the South and say that from
old New England there were only four
votes for that BILL one cast by the gentle
man from Massachusetts tMr Gilmore
and three cast by Representatives from,
Connecticut. You tell your people thai
you deserted your interests and that the
| South had to depend on the gentleman
from Connecticut, with his associates. ia
hrlng the oil to conclusion and right
the wrong that had been existing in Dixie
reii that to your people and keep back
| some OF your talk out of Your book of
| imagination, which seems to be your
stock In trade
You want TO say this, too-and | am
gong to emphasize it-that when that
| great measure known as the Payne-Al-
| drich bill came in here-and why the xen
| tleman from Alabama (Mr Underworld
uld not tell 1t all | do not know-four
| times you (Afr. Hobson) voted for th,
Payne-Aldrich crew The bill was in
| tms House three different times You
voted on its final passage the first time.
WheTe We're you when it came back from
the Senate on the 9th of July. 1863? You
| were absent. You We're here on the 18th.
| Tor you voted the income tax. You
| We're here on the 2Oth for you voted with
us Democrats on the urgent deficiency
phi; put, gentlemen, where was he when
IL came back from the Senate On the
nnal passage of the BILL July 81. there
| were three yea-and-nay votes and on
the hrst roll call there were II absent.
| ana on the third and final 10 absent and
| the distinguished gentleman (Afr Hobson,
was one or those. Out of that II there
were four pairs, three without a pair
and the distinguished gentleman from Ala
| bama (Mr. Hobson) was one of che three
Inc gentleman states that he had a nair
Tor the session. The books do NOT shou,
| IT. DO not know how he fixes II. Onca
| he was paired with Mr. Fowler and at
another time with Mr.. Capron This tima
| 1t does not show that he had n pair a :
all (Applsuse)
The Speaker The time of the gentle
man has expired.
Mr. Hohson. | ask unanimous consent
that the time for the gentleman. or oth-
ers who care to talk on this subject ma
be further extended.
Mr.. Donovan. Mr.. Speaker. I only want
to read this one thing, from the New.
YORK World, and that is a Democratic
| newspaper.
Inc Speaker. The gentleman from Con-
| hecticut asks unanimous consent To req ri
an article from the New York World
is there objection? (After a pause.) The
chair hears none.
HObs0n Again
| Mr.. Donovan. The article is IS follows
Flfteen years ago last June Rich
mohd Pearson Hobson was a hero