Evening star., 1920-04-01

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Debate Lasts Twenty Hours.
The debate lasted about twenty
hours and more than forty members
participated. The chamber was crowd
ed with spectators. from the time the
assembly convened at 1870 am. yes
terday until long after midni ght.
aoS nxn. xssTs sna hsa4d fs@aass ass
assembly record its verdict.
Fur the members Of the lower house
the session was most trying. The
house was operating under q close
lowed to leave the outer portals of
the chamber without a pass signed by
the speaker. Luncheon and supper
were brought to the members by the
pages and were eaten at the desks.
Waldman and Solomon remained at
tho capitol throughout the delibera-
tions. Both appeared to be highly
amused at the proceedings and smiled
frequently. Tho three other men un-
der nre were not present.
At tho conclusion of the speech of
Asssmblyman Martin C. McCue.. a
democrat from Now York, in which
the socialist members were called by
such epithets as TRAITORS" "curs" and
to McCue. reading as follows:
Marty: Be a good sport and move
that be given the floor to answer
you. VIII you do 1T"
Assemblyman McCue did not reply.
i Parody on Old Song.
IN the early morning hours. while the
debate was slowly draggtng its weary
Solomon appeared in the midway" as
the main corridor between the assembly
and the senate chambers is known. A
little bGnd Of Newspaper men and SEN
choir" greeted them with q song famil-
lar in the SOS. but with the words
adapted to modern conditions:
I'VE shall meet. but we shall miss them.
There will be five vacant chairs"
4 Tho suspended assemblymen ac-
knowledged the greeting with smiles
and handclApping.
The early hours of the deliberations
were marked by outbursts Of personal
bitterness and animosity which cropped
out In chickering's and wrangles over
parliamentary technicanties IN tne
to postpone consideration Of the case
until today. when it would be too late
for Gov. Smith to call special elections
to fill the vacancies resulting from the
4 expected unseating Of the five men.
Minority Leader Charles D. Donohue
| | and his colleagues were said to feel that
1t would subject the executive to un.
1 necessary embarrassment either to call
| or refuse to call the special elections.
III During this stage of the proce edings
the department Of the assembly at
times approached the disorderly. FIX
changes Of personalities between AS
4 semblyman McCue and Louis A. Cuvil-
Iier caused especially tense situations;
Late at night, however. when Mr.
McCue in a speech had reached the
height Of invective against the SO
ciaiists, Mr.. Cuvillier marched smil-
/ inRly down to where the reporters were
seated and said:
"Oh, boys! Marty is tanning 'em out
\ now!"
Maiden Roosevelt Speech.
Other Incidents of the twenty-four-
hour session were the maiden speech
es Of Lieut.. Col. Theodore Roosevei1
and Miss Margaret l.. Smith. repuon-
i cans. Col. Roosevelt urged the re-
seating Of the socialists and Miss
Smith advocated their expulsion.
Il I'm voting against the hVe men l.
am not voting against socialism,
Il Miss Smith said. "1f wrong prlnciples
\ have crept into their party platform.
the party must correct its platform:
4 have tried to base my vote on What
is for the best good Of all men.
n sneaker Sweet, for the second time
4 in his service as presiding omcel %
\ the assembly, left the rostrum snort
1 " before the roll calls were begun,
! and as the assemblyman from OsWeeo
county, delivered a vigorous arralsh-
ment OF socialists and socialism.
Majority Leader Adler, 1ntroouceI o.
/
istsr on January Z. delivered an a9-
i dress advocating expulsion OF Walo-
NAN Claessens and Solomon and re-
aaatinR Of De Witt and Orr.
N Committee Chairman Speaks.
f Chairman. Louis M. Martin Of the
n in6iciary committee opened the oe
\ bate with an extenoeo olscuss N =
and ended with the statement: our
n dufv is concluded; the responsibility
n now rests with the assembly
| '"rhe body which makes laws: i IN or
must be in hearty accord with the
1overnment," he declared. III these
\ man are not in accord with the gov
ernment there is but one thing Tor
\ them back into this chamber"
Mr. Martin contended that 1t has
been proved that these five men are
D disloyal," adding that you don't have
Apply your own rule Of hearty accord
and sympathy with the government
| to these men and see il they will stand
the test"
N expulsion of the socialists, said:
H 81 am not rising in defense of the
socialist party, but in defense of con-
Il stitutional government. which we are
4 throwing out of the window. II fol-
H lowed my personal feelings. I would
\ vote to throw these men from the
II chamb Der. 1t is a greater question
II than removing these men. If we ex-
II | pei them we will not be disfranchising
\ them. We will say to their people in
4 the i've districts from which they
n were elected that you are out Of the
govtrnrnent: you are outside the
pale
H q, wild Applause for MeCue.
III The widest outburst of applause,
u which veteran Legislators declared. ex-
celled any in their career, occurred at
the conclusion Of the speech by AS
semblyman McCue. Every member
New Yorker for two or three minutes.
I'VE are not going to permit the
H traitors to write the claws" he said.
Il Referring to the socialist. Waldman.
\ Mr.. -McCue reviewed his testimony
Il that he came to America with only a
H few dollars, took advantage of Amer
\ ica's. free educational system and in
\ less-than eight years became q mem
\ Der Of the assembly.
What has Waldman returned to the
n United States for all the United States
\ has done for him. that wonderful ed
\ ucatioh he has received?" he asked.
H were oyer there. he was doing his best
n to destroy our government"
n when, in 1918, traitorous remarks
n were made by socialists in this house
II We sat here when we should have
II taken one or two of them by the
Il window" continued Mr.. McCue
while our flag was flying over there
l| and the boys ever there were dying
II for them and for me, they over here
H were doing, all they could to prevent
US from getting supplies to them.
II IF we don't have moro T. c..
Sweets and Gov. Coolidges the social
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