The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-05-23

sjbv for thu purpose Of subjects open
cusson which might be deleterios to the public inter
est The morning contains three or four columns
in giving a substantially accurate account of what
the New York are quite as prolific in
Mr. MYERS May ask the Senator question? The
Senator the Post accurate account OF what
occurred.
Mr. THOMAS said substantially accurate &C
count.
Nj MYERS Is not the Senator disclosing senatorial
when he the report IS accurate! IS ne not
verifying the newspaper report?
MI. THOMAS My purpose in rising is simply to
refer to the fact that there are no si
desire considerable space IN the columns
OF the press or it IS necessary 70 give
the best do is to hold either an executive SEES
sion or secret legislative session me eneen. 70
icay illustrated by the publication OF the or
yesterday that it to the sooner we abandon the
of legislative sessions the better VIII be
for us and for the whole country.
Mr. HARDWICK think at this time when the
enforcing rule The Senator from North Carolina
(Mr Overman) in charge of the espionage bill which has
ton If he viii put that report provision that any
newspapers which violate the confidence of either House
sion shall be barred from the mails am prepared for
to support such proposition.
there was published morning Of
what occurred here yesterday. think if punishment
account Of what occurred here would be more
appropriate.
Mr.. THOMAS. VIII mOdIv WnaI.i SdlQ Dy saying
that the perhaps accurate than those
which given of the proceedings in open session OF
the Senate.
Mr.. NEW. Mr.. President, make the point
that the Senator from New Mexico Mr FALL has just
made. differ with distinguished Senator from
Colorado All the in the newspapers of this
morning far have seen Them full of inaccur
acies 1t is said in those that statements were
made this floor in executive session yesterday that
made at ALL at least if they were did not
hear them and here during the whole of the
tive session. 1t is said that the President crit
cized in the Senate in that he not criti
cZed at ALL Nothing of the said have been uttered
said by any Senator the floor.
think it is unfair this body that statements of
that kind should be disseminated the
newspapers they this morning, and pro-
test against such inaccurate statements being permitted
to unchallenged.
Mr.. FLETCHER. Mr.. President, whether the &C.
counts accurate inaccurate, there is extern
sive publication Of them II the holding OF executive
sions produces the inaccurate statements columns and
columns in length, that Is all the why, it
is possible way of correcting the that
know of. They have been published and have gone
the world and it is impossible to before the public
that they inaccurate that they So
the harm is done just much in the
Mr.. HARDWICK. Will the Senator yield?
Mr.. FLETCHER. Certainly
Mr.. HARDWlCK. In these times when have
secret legislative sessions does the Senator
ought to fix it that the newspapers can not publish
what purpor to be the proceedings?
Mr.. FLETCHER. l think it would be well to do
something Of that sort if it be done; but do not
know that it is practicable to do it. The suggestion
the Senator from Georgia has considera bic it,
strikes but do that to do at
all. think it is highly important should consd-
of these matters in legislative session
the way the matter works do accomplish what
we intended. How compel them?
Moral-Dont hold executive sessions.