Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-19

Washington, July 1S--Secretary Bryan's policy of featuring in his vaca- tion time involved the senate in a bit ter controversy today. It began when Senator Bristow. ignoring the defeat of his resolution directed at MT. Bryan's action. insisted upon being heard in severe criticism of the cabinet of ncer
 Before the debate ended, charges and counter charges between senators on the two sides of the chamber had brought the senate to a high pitch of excitement. Senator Ashurst produced an old letter of Senator Bristows, which ne declared indicated that MT. Bristow in 1906 had been perfectly willing to take a federal position and devote only part of his time to it. Public Money For Private Telegrams.
 Senator Bristow retorted with the, charge that Senator Ashurst had spent over S100 of public funds sending pri- Vate telegrams that should have been Paid from his own pocket, a charge denied by Senator Ashurst but which Senator Bristow agreed to prove by producing original telegrams that had been paid for out of senate funds.
 From these personal accusations. the debate went into the general field
 
 and democratic senators called atten- tion to the Chatauqua platform work of Senator Bristow and many others and 10 the newspaper writing that Senator Bristow had done during the last Baltimore convention. The Kan sas senator emphatically declared that he had never neglected the duties of his office.
 5ryan's Action Condemned.
 'I am not on trial here" he said.
 T simply want to show that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones" said Senator James.
 Senators Briston, Townsend, Fall and others attacked in strong language the action of Secretary Bryan in deliver ing paid lectures during a time when they claimed public questions required his close attention to the affairs of the state department.
 Bristow Resolution tabled
 The Bristow resolution introduced Tuesday calling upon President Wilson to state what salary would be sufficient to secure all of Secretary Bryan's time was tabled by vote of fl to 29 as soon Rs it came up DW%ay, all the democrats and Senators B8gRh and Poindexter op- posing it.
 A prepared attack upon Secretary .Bryan's action by Senator Townsend and an extensive defense by Senator Lewis illuminated. the oratory of the day. Senator Townsend insisted the example of the secretary in selling his time for private gain, when it had al ready been sold to the government was unwholesome for the entire coun- try.
 Lewis Defends Bryan's Course.
 Senator Lewis asked when the sen atOr from Kansas and the senator from Michigan had become so sub tly inoculated with a comprehension of the dangers" of public official spending his vacation addressing the people on questions of vital isterest to ihem- He said it could not have been Ghen a republican president was cam Paigning at the expeWe of the tax payers
 Where was the voice of protest when a postoffice official turned him. tef into great political machine to elect another public official to the presidency?" he inquired.
 Major Rays Case Brought Up.
 Where was the voice when Major Ray abandoned his post in the army to sngage in political work in Chicago Tor presidential candidate? Why were the voices of the senators silent then? Was if because those men were not democrats? Where was the voice when officials of previous administra- hcns were speculating on the stock market and on tariff bills 2'