New-York tribune., 1920-01-13
Minority Leader Ruled
Out of Order on ResOlu.
ton for Reinstatement:
Reconsideration Is Lost
DonOhue Would
Correct 'Mistake'
Five New Members Named
on Judiciary Commit
tee; Trial Tomorrow
Sto6 Correspondence

Sto6 Correspondence
ALBANY, Jan. 12.-Efforts to
reseat the five ousted Socialists
pending trial on the charges pre-
ferred by Speaker Thaddeus c.
Sweet and Majority Leader Simon
l.. Adler were defeated tonight BIZ
vote of II to 33. Forty-one Re-
publicans and Democrats, many OF
them in the chamber, did not vote
Ten New York City Republicans and
twenty-three Democrats voted ir
favor Of resolution to reconsider
the suspensions.
Several Assemblymen had resoln
tions ready calling for the reseatirs
Of the Socialists. Charles ID. Dono-
hue. minority leader. was first rec
ognized. His resolution provided for.
the reseating Of Assemblyncn Clae.
sens, Orr. Dewitt, Solomon anc
Waldman pending trial
Ruled Out of Order
ut is out Of order" SAID Speake,
Sweet. However. | shall consider
motion to reconsider che vote by
which the resolution suspendiug til.
Socialists was adopted"
The minority leader SO moved. say
ing, "The suspension of the five So
clalists has occasioned great dea
of criticism. not only in my city and
state, but throughout the nation.
THE general impression in state and
country is that the Socialists were con
victed by this body before they had sr
opportunity to be heard These men
we're duly elected to this body, and the
five Assembly districts which elected
them are now without representatives
here. =
This situation should be remedied
at once. The men should be reseatcd
the interests Of justice and in the in
terests Of the government Of the United
States 't.~
Let us be big enough TO admit sha.
we were unduly hasty in unseating. the
accredited representatives, of five con
stituencies in this state. and let ur
undo that hastv act. and then, If after
a fair trial they are proved guilty O.
acts which make them unfit to sit in
this body. they can be unseated and
every one viii be satisfied.
Il hold no brief for the Socialists. |
condemn their principles and their in
sldlous propaganda and DANGEROUS doc
trines. The situation created by the
Socialists requires heroic treatment
but ii also requires fair treatment
Calls 1t a Mistake
y confess to you, Mr.. Speaker, that
a mistake has been made, and every
member here ought to be big enough 70
admit it and vote to reseat til hem." :
After this motion was lost Assembly
man Joseph Steinberg, Republican. Of
New York, moved that the Judiciary
Committee, before which the Socialists
will be tried on Wednesday be direct
ed to determine what member of. IN.
house, besides the Speaker and the ma
jority leader. knew in advance of the
plans to oust the Socialists. This mo-
tion was defeated by 90 to. z. f.s, -
Assemblymen Peter J. Hanill and
Joseph V. Mckee, Democrats. of New
York, presented resolutions 10 take
away the right TO try the Ave Social
lists from the Judiciary Com>nittee and
vest 1t IN the entire Assembly,. sitting
as committee of the whole.
Speaker Sweet ruled that both mo-
rons we're out OF order, @hereupon
Mckee and Hamill served notice ths+
they would present the resolution 20
morrow. This Will bring up the entire
question again
When 1t seemed that the subject mac
been closed for the night. Assembly.
man William 7. Simpson. Of Brooklvn
rose to q question Of personal privi-
lege.
Last Wednesday," said Simpson
the Speaker ruled that the question o.
suspending the five Socialist As
sembiymen was not dehatabie. There
was nothing for me To do but 10 ro.-
yes or no. At the time. wlesr q poin,
OF order was raised when one OF ;he
Socialists tried to speak, you ruled
that the question was nor debatahle.
II o-night when the question Of re-
seating the Socialists WAS brought be
tore us you ruled again that it was no,
debatable. There has been criticism"
Adler Voices Protest
Majority Leader Adler. who prevent
ed discussion OF the matter ear.,er in
the evening. rose 10 protest once more
Il do not think il good plan tc
open up the whole subject Of this mat
ter tonight. OF course. if no one e.ss
around the circle objects shall not"
There Was no objection snd Majority
Leader Adler continued:
But shall be constrained to object
II every Assemblyman about ,he cham
ber circle who happens TO want 20
change MS vote wants to explain now"
obJect' shouted Louis Cuvillie,.
Democrat, Of New York. man from
overseas.
Simpson. also veteran Of the World
War, began To fneak, when Assembly
man Martin Ma ue. Democrat. q Nev,