New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

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ME involves no controversy, it is
" simply clerical error. The
"A gentleman from Tennessee Mr..
Moon was speaking in low
tone of voice and his words were not dis
tinct.> His reference to fraud in connection
with the pneumatic tubes was challenged by
and some peasantres occurred between
the gentleman from Tennessee and myself.
I did not quite hear all that the gentleman
from Tennessee said, but when I obtained
copy of the reporters notes I found that
gentleman was reported as saying:
But l tell you one thing, l want you to
keep away from that boss, or you may be
liable to such charge.
Then revised the reporters notes of my
answer to the gentleman from Tennessee
so that it would correspond as follows:
The gentleman has no knowledge of any
"boss' and the gentleman ought not to make
such an insinuation.
now find as the speech is finally revised
by the gentleman from Tennessee that he
has stricken out the word "boss" as it ap-
peared in his statement and inserted
"bourse," and that word "boss" is stricken
out in my reply, so that am made to say:
The gentleman has knowledge of any
bourse, and the gentleman ought not to
make such an insinuation.
do have knowledge of boursc. The
Bourse is large business institution in my
city which has opposed the Postmaster Gem
eral and also the gentleman from Tennessee
on the pneumatic tube question about which
we were contending. To say had no knowl
edge Of it would have been ridiculous
statement. What l did say in answer to
what understood the gentleman from Ten
nessee to say, and which he was reported as
saying, was that I had no knowledge of
"boss." l do not know just how they inter
pref the term "boss" down in Tennessee,
but it is more or less offensive in the State
of Pennsylvania, and l was impelled to re-
sent it as it appeared in the notes. If the
gentleman said "boursc" and not "boss," l
can understand the situation, but it leaves
me in an awkward position
The SPEAKER: What is the gentleman's
suggestion?
Mr.. MOORE, of Pennsylvania: / ask that
1.-THE Record" be corrected so far as l am
made to say that ! "knew no bourse" l
certainly do know there is bourse in my
city, a very influential organization.
Mr. MOON: Mr.. Speaker, as a matter Of
fact, l did not say boss" at all; did not
refer to "boss" in any way, shape or form.
My only reference in the world was to the
Philadelphia Bourse, and that is the matter
said wanted to talk with the gentleman
about. did not mention any boss. did
not know the gentleman had any boss in
Philadelphia. 1t is mighty hard to boss him
down here, know. lLaughterl / made no
reference to boss at all and did not intend
to say anything about boss. If he talked
about a boss, then he is at liberty to make
any correction he desires. | was talking
about the Bourse.
Mr.. MOORE, of Pennsylvania: am glad
the gentleman is SO pleasant about it.
The SPEAKER: What is it that the gen
tleman desires to do?
Mr.. MOORE, of Pennsylvania: Nothing
more than to accept the statement Of the
gentlemen from Tennessee, which clarifies
"The Record" The gentleman confirms
what try to affirm myself, that | know no
boss--except my wife. Laughter.