The Washington times., 1916-12-08
WATERWAYS MEN
SHUN D. G. SUFFRAGE
Rivers and Aarbors Congress
Refuses to Hear Delegate :
on Subject.
LIVELY SESSION SEEN
w. J. Kehoe, District Represen-
tative 70 Conference, Is
Voted Down.

Suffrage for the District OF Co
iumbia is a matter with which the
thirteenth rivers and harbors con-
vention at the New willard Hotel to-
day decided to have nothing what
ever to do.
w. J.. Kehoe, the delegate to the
congress from the District of Colum-
bia, was convinced without question
OF this just after noon today when
after refusing to entertain n resolu-
tion from him dealing with suffrage,
declining to hear him talk on the
subject and ordering the sergeant-at-
arms to see that he kept his seat, the
entire congress, excepting one dele
gate from Arkansas, voted to strike
out all reference to Mr.. Kehoe's re-
marks from its record and to strike
his name from the list % directors. A..
Put Life In Session.
Tho question OF suffrage for, the
District, which the delegates decided
had nothing to do with rivers and
harbors Improvement, added three
quarters OF an hour Of llveliness to
the final session OF the Congress.
Chairman Emil =. Aibrccht, of Phil.
adelphia, was kept on his parliamen-
thTy toeb tnrOuknOut tne ttnui nOuT.
Half dozen times, no matter what
the question was before the congress,
the enthusiastic delegate from the
District insisted on being recognized
and heard on the question OF District
suffrage. As many times the chair
man found some parliamentary way
out OF the sdlfficulty.
At one point. however. when the
program called for short addresses
from. delegates selected to represent
dnlGHQtinna
sentative was given the foor and
made short speech.
Cut IN Middle.
But even then the speech was cut
In the middle by n motion from the
door that the delegate was not speak
ing to the question or rivers and har-
bors improvements. and had already
. exceeded his time.
The hnal session OF the congress
was called 60 order by Emil Il. Al.
brecht, OF Philadelphia, In tho con:
tinucd absence of senator Ransdell OF
Louisiana, president OF the congress.
After an address by Edmund W. Tay.
1or, president or the Chamber OF
Commerce OF Frankfort. KY, and the
ports OF the secretary and treasurer
and OF the field secretaries, the report
OF the committee on resolutions was
presented.
Presents Amendment.
This report reaffirmed the position
OF the congress In rivers and harbors
improvements for the future. and was
about to be adopted without dissent
when Delegate Kehoe presented an
amendment. Chairman Abr. hit an
nounced to tho congress that this
amendment had been offered TO the
lutlons, and had been rejected by
them. Mr.. kehoe said he. had been
advised TO oirer Il on the floor OF the
.Rssoived. That this congress
heartily approves the efforts OF the
citizens OF the District OF Columbia
to have said District Incorporated by
constitutional amendment as a state
under the provisions OF the census act
Mr., Kehoe asked for thirty minutes
To discuss this amendment, A point
OF order was raised against the
amendment In that IL did not deal
with river and harbor improvements.
Mr.. Kehoe appealed from the decision
order and Insisted on being given
thirty minutes In which TO state his
appeal.
Assert. Right to speak.
II am a member OF this congress
and have "A right to be heard. i de-
nand that shall be given thirty
minutes In which TO state my case"
demanded Mr.. Kehoe.
Chairman Albrecht ignored the de-
mand and put the motion on the ap-
peal from the decision OF the chair.
and was sustained by a full vote OF
the congress, Mr.. Kehoe only voting
in the negative.
Ignoring Interruptions from Mr.
Kehoe. Chairman Albrecht called for
the report OF the committee on nom
ZHA rae
Commended for reelection with the
name OF Mr.. Kehoe appearing as d.
rector for the South Atlantic states
In place OF w. T. Galliher. Mr.. ke-
from the committee on nominations
aud asked for thirty minutes to state
his case. The chair declined TO en-
tertain the motion and the vote on