Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-10-29
AN APOLOGY TO
HOUSE MADE BY
T. L. BLANTON
Texas SoIon Sends a Letter
to Speaker GiIIett, Which
lsRead to His Colleagues;
Is Applauded.
tBy The Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 2S,--An apol-
ogy to the house, which attempted
yesterday to eXpel him. was made
today ,y representative Thomas Il.
Blanton, democrat of Texas, in a
letter to Speaker Gillett, read to
his colleagues and warmly ap-
plauded-especially by republicans.
The Texan, occupying the same
seat from which he arose to defend
himself against the charge that he
had printed ina the Congressional
Record an obscene affidavit relat-
ing to a conversation between two
printers, took no part In the brief
discussion preceding the presenta-
tion of his apology.
The letter was sent to the speak
er and laid before the house by
Representative Walsh, republican,
Massachusetts, acting in the for
mer's absence.
Blanton's Letter.
1t read:
81 am involved in no issue now
before the house, hence what |
row say is not a sacrifice of prin-
ciple.
"'When I expressed a wish of
being able to place before the
country a record eXpunged was
misunderstood by now colleagues
who believed that l would circulate
the Objectionable language. My in
tention was not to do this, but to
circulate the expunged record with
all the Objectionable words and
authorizations contained in the en-
ploye's affidavit eliminated and
circulated only to show to the
country, the honest, bona fide pur-
pose Of my remarks.
I realize that the judgment of
no human Is infallible. | bow 10
the collective judgment of my COL
leagues, against none of whom |
harbor malice, and offer this, my
apology, to the house for what my
colleagues in their decision deter
mined was an error
Speaking in behalf of Mr. Blan-
ton, Representative Garrett of Ten
nessee, acting democratic leader,
prior to the reading asked that four
words used by the Texan in an
swering Representative Longworth,
republican, Ohio, be stricken out
of the permanent record of con-
gress on the ground that they had
been uttered in the stress of debate
and We're not intended. Represent
alive Mondell of. Wyoming. the re-
publican leader, objected
Texan Put "On n Limb"
Mr.. Longworth had a ked Mr..
aY I, Ia,
the report that he had expressed
an intention to send out 100000
copies of his speech, eXpunged
from the record last Monday, and
he had replied that If financially
able, he would put it in the hands
Of every male voter in the country
"just as it is" 1t was agreed
among republicans that Mr., Long
worth had put the Texan ION
limb" and that probably two score
or more who had been in doubt,
voted for expulsion simply because
of the members own statement.
Given the right to edit his speech
Mr.. Blanton said he would have
the words 'just as it is''
before printing. but in the distress
nat lOlloNtN II NONt " NNiihbi ~ Z
the house and a public reprimand
by the speaker he had overlooked
them. These were the words Mr..
Garrett had asked to be eliminated,
but which remained upon the In
sistence of Mr.. Mondell.
Mr.. Blanton told members today |
he merely wanted to say in reply |
to Mr.. Longworth that he would |
reprint and circulate his own
speech without including profane
and obscene words, alleged to have
been used by employees of the
printing office, and put into the
form of an affidavit and filed with
the public printer.
The Texan was IN his seat when
the house convened and stayed
there most of the day.
Investigation of conditions at the
public printing office by a special
of five members was
proposed In a resolution today by
Representative Linebarger, repub-
lican, California. During his fight
to retain his seat, Rep
Blanton charged that 1t
was practically impossible for a
non-union man to work at the Of