The sun., 1916-09-19
THE SENATE IN BAD TEMPER.
Five Calendar Days Crowded Into One
Legislative Day Was Too Much.

NSIiINbToN, sept. ls.-sNOW tndt inc
distinguished members Of Congress have
, one to their campaign labors after
what speaker Clark called the most
arduous' session in his long experience
IL is only fair to say that such displays
Of accrbity as readers Of proceedings
may have noticed were the results of
conditions OF service which explain n
they 10 not excuse occasional lapses
from sweetness. Usually these dcpar-
lures from serenity. in tho Senate csrc-
cialiy. are caused by partisan colloauiss.
hu, m the day before fnal adjournment
there was an exception which would fur
nish "A scene for that yet unwrittcn
comedy of congress. II resulted In a
DISTINGUISHED senator being individuality
called to order BY the Nicc-rresidcnt. a
very unusual occurrence.
F~rcqucntcrs ~ Capitol galleries arc
familiar with the almost UNMARRIED rou-
tine In the Senate after members have
been spiritually refreshed by tho open
ing prayer. The Vicc-Prcsidcnt orders
tine journal OF TN. preceding day to i-.
read. \ clerk. with n little shuttle Of
/ papers and u preliminary cough to at
tract the attention Of the senator vino
fs going 10 move 10 dispense with tho
reading, reads "a few words. This. a.
usual. took place or the day referred
To and senator Fletcher made n" cN-
| pcctci motion The clerk laid down the
Journal and turned to other work.
Senator Gallinger arose. Like others
he had been in session most of the pre-
vious night and looked it. He did no.
seem To have been properly affected by
that part of the chaplain's prayer, "Wc
ask Thee 10 subduc all passions for in
no subducd manner.h he said. Il object.
Let the Journal he read
The Nicc-l'rcsident vas startled. He
looked hurt. Members were surprised. But
the clerk was ordered to read. senator
i'curos" eyed the clerk moroscly. rose
! and said MY President. ! think /,
would compor moro with the dignity
Of this body IL the journal was read
with a little dcgr"" OF clearness ard
slownc-~. 80 that we may know just
what H. IN IT,"
This was revolutionary. No orc was
ever known to want t. know Just what
was IN tho journal. Bcs.ics. that par
t!cular journal was for the prcccdiN-
day. which was five calendar days long.
II was some journal. Thor" Was much
senatorial urcisiucss. Senator owen.
who wanted to get NJ his iii 10 mako
voters Nirtu"us in Pennsylvania and
! N"n HAMPSHIRE as we'll as in o~klsfom,,
| said Il should Ike to ask tn" Senator
from Pennsylvania II ne wants To- have
; the time taken up by slow reading
- ,.-tt- ..,,, 49,, a.,
but firmly. but | do not want it read
with such rap!dity as to make il a
farce"
The Nic"-r:csiicnt interviewed. say
ing, This entire col!ouuy is out of
order. The reading of the journal will
he proceeded with"
.\ga!u senator owen ASKED Unanimous
consent that IA" senate be- spared. but
senator I'onrosc renewed his objection
! and Senator ,iall.ngcr added stcrniy,
let the Journal he read" Tho clerk
resumed reading, bu, Senator |I'enrosc
found more thoughts arising in him to
nc uttered. and he rose TO utter them.
| and the dcplorahlc incident went To it's
conclusion as faithfully and officially
! reported, a. follows
NJ rou"oe~-In connection with tho roir'
of order 20 which ! rose ! suppose | have
q right 20 say . word. Thrrc has heci
100 much Of /, practice in tho Las, two
| months Of NassinG h'lIs withou, reading
them. Just reading the ti,los. have
| known prominent lawyers in PENNSYLVANIA
and prominent citizens who had hcen sit.
thug In the GALL ric- come away with slsu,
of disgust at the way tho public business
. has been proceeded with in this body dur.
Ing the last sis Wc"hs. II IL absurd "a
, pass bills by ouly reading their stiles. and
., n that reading conducted IN a ramhlin
tishlon-
Tho Nice-rrcsidcnt-Thc Senator from
! icuusylfaria win come to order.
Mr.. Icnro.c-HNc | ne: n right Il
speak on tho point Of order?
The c,-Ircsidcnt-Thc Senator has NO
right
MIR. renroso-Then I am done.
The Nicc-rrosidcn;-To proceed TO Toe.
turc senators here.
rh" secretary resumed the reading OF
tho journal and was interrupted Ivy
Mr.. ltc"d-l move that the fur,hr- Nd
Ing of the Journal he dispensed with.
NJ, GallinGcr-I hav" obiec,rd and shall
object again 20 such a request.
The Observation-Disclosures has beer
made and the Journal must be read.
The secretary then resumed and con.
clQdcd the reading Of the Journal and
1t was approved.
without = Muller.