The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-03-07
KENTUCKY HOUSE SCORES &C.
TION OF 12 SENATORS

Frankfort, KY, March s - Party
lines were forgotten and patriotism
triumphed when Representative Ton
Spurrier, Republican, waved the Stal
Spangled Banner behind Representa-.
tive l.. Meriwether Smith, Democrat
in the House today when Smith was
speaking on his resolution condemn.
ing the action of twelve United States
Senators in blocking the passage OF
President Wilson's armed neutrality
bill.
The occasion for the demonstration
arose when both Representatives
Hobbs, Of Lexington, and Smith, Of
Harrodsburg, presented resolutions
scoring the Senators for DESERVING
President Wilson in the hour of the
country's need.
The first of these resolutions was
introduced by Representative Hobbs
and Representative Smith then oered
his resolution as a substitute. The
substitute was adopted, Representa-.
tive Hobbs thinking it was being offer
ed as an amendment. When he real.
lied that the Smith resolution captur.
ed all the honors he objected and Rep.
resentative Hutchcraft moved for 9
reconsideration of the vote adopting
the substitute which was passed. The
two resolutions were referred to 6
committee comprising Representatives
Smith, Hobbs and Mazyck O'Brien tc
draft a resolution that would EN-.
body the principles set forth in the
two resolutions.
The resolution of Representative
Hobbs follows:
Whereas, the Kentucky House O.
Representatives has heard witt
chargin and deep humiliation of tn,
conduct of twelve of the Senator.
Of the United States preventing tn,
bill authorizing the President of the
United States to defend the lives ant
property of American citizens agains
the aggression or ruthless destruction
of any foreign nation, by using thu
armed force of American or other in
strumentalities for said purpose, b.
failing to give consent for said bill t.
be voted upon and whereas, said con
duct of said Senators was made pos
sible by an age-old precedent of the
United States Senate.
I'VE, therefore deplore the fact thai
any precedent or rule of the Senate
should be held more sacred than thu
honor Of the American people or tn,
dignity of the nation, and feel that tn,
time has come for the abrogation o
said precedent, and the adoption o
rules consistent with modern idea!
and with the view of preserving tn,
honor of the people and the dignity o
the nation rather than that of tn,
ITnitol Ctotnc Conoto
1--WE condemn in unmeasurabl,
terms the action of the eleven Sena
tors who held their nation up as /;
thing of contempt to the foreign pow
ers of the world and feel that the pub
liclic sentiment of this great unitet
country should drive these dsloya
and unworthy officers from the higl
positions which they now occupy.
I'VE point with eternal and un
speakable Indignation to the conduc
of Senator Stone, of Missouri, and fee
that the good people of his State a
we'll as the people of the entire ma
ton should demand his immediate
resignation or removal from the Sen
ate of the United States. We view
his conduct as inexcusable and un
pardonable.
THE conduct of Senator La Fol
lette, of Wisconsin, is second only t
that of Stone and merits the eterna
condemnation of every loyal American
citizen.
I'VE commend the courage and un
faltering loyalty of Kentucky's Sena
tors in their firm stand behind tn
President of the United States t
maintain its honor and uphold its in
tegrity.
This commentator, we give t
every loyal Democrat of the Hous
and of the Senate, who courageousl
stood by the President and his coun
try in the hour of its peril and NOR
especially do we wish to commend tn
action Of those loyal patriotic Repub
lican Senators like Lodge and Bran
degee, who faithfully stood by thei
country and showed by their actiol
that they were patriots and states
men, ready to yield partisan feelin,
and all other issues in defense of thei
country and those charged with tn
maintenance Of It's honor and integ
rity.
Therefore, Be 1t resolved by tn
House of Representatives of the Stat
of Kentucky, that a copy of this pre-
amble and resolution be sent by tn
clerk of this House to the Presiden