Evening journal., 1921-06-29

] want 10 prove tndt Wnen ne Sdld Jndl
in the newspaper he lied and we are
prepared to prove TO the conclusion
Of any man by reputable Witnesses
who the man is who he has said he
would appoint II we do not get
chance to prove it before these
amendments are adopted we will
not afterwards"
After what has taken place the
last 80 days ] have got to admit that
a man is as chanegable as a woman.
l suppose some members Of the Sem
ate don't value a pledge or a promise
as l do. We want the privilege Of ex-
posing every corrupt thing we know
about their whole matter. If had
stood in crowd Of seven or eight
men and said I wanted TO sign petit
ton to be sent to the Governor ask
ing him not to send these names in,
/ would feel that was a coward II
/ did not get up in this Senate and
explain why have changed"
At this point in his speech Senator
Short walked part way across the
floor OF the Senate and with fre in
his eyes and looking in the direction
of one or two senators said. Il could
: not be that kind of a jelly fish,
Returning to the appointment Of
a Chancellor, Mr.. Short said moth
} ing else could be assumed except
that the Governor and the man he
. appointed has a mutual understand
ing after he had written a letter in
, which he asked that his name be
Withdrawn. That letter. he said. 1t
; would naturally be thought. would
does not I'VE have no reason TO
believe anything else except that
when the 10 votes under me weight
p are delivered he will accept We
claim that the path by which he
goes from one place TO another is d
p corrupt one. We challenge them 10
give us an opportunity 10 prove that
the Governor has said who he will
b appoint Senator. We know things
and we want the world to know
them"
Appeal from the Chair.
At this point the chair ruled that
Senator Palmer having had the floor
at the noon recess still had the floor.
Senator Handy appealed from the
decision OF the chair and the chair
. was overruled by vote OF 10 to Z.
Senators short and Handy were
both on their feet at this time and
. the chair recognized the former
= Senator Handy appealed from the
decision OF the chair recognizing
= Senator Short and not him. Tho
: chair stated Il was his opinion that
such an appeal was out Of order.
Senator Alice moved for adjourn
ment until 1890 o'clock this morn.
n ing and when debate started, the
: chair ruled that it would have TO bs
r. confined to the time OF adjournment
n Senator Handy remarked that there
y was business 10 be done and II wa,
n his opinion that the present time
n and not 1890 o'clock tomorrow
d morning was the time to do it.
r Senator Walker remarked tha
n there seemed TO be a disposition or
Is the part OF some OF the members 4
IT hurry the thing through and tha
IT could not be done and done decent
ly. Every one OF u.s." he said I'll
It under a cloud and the Governor
sr also under a cloud.
l. Just today a prominent citizei
le said TO me, Two of those Senator
have been bought and that their &C
is tions indicate IT. DO you want L
ID sit under that cloud? DO you wan
e. 70 go away without a chance O
Of clearing that up7 You cannot do
or by railroading this thing through
Of II Is our business to see that tn
court Is clean" The chair remind
ie cd Senator Walker that the time o
D. the motion only was debatable. TIL
10 Senator replied that he was tryin
o. to remember that Some one laugh
- ed in the gallery at this. and Senate
H Walker turning around said: 81
- Is intensely hot now but we are go
ing TO make It hotter for some peo
mr. pie before this Is over"
M Senator Palmer at the beginnin
s. OF his remarks again referred t
TO Senator Handy as the Senator fror
le Dover and said he did so because h
does not represent his district Il
10 he has the 10 votes" he said, "giv
us the opportunity to clear tn
W clouds away resting over US nov
We are just as much Senators as h
at is and II we know anything that h
IN does not know he should give us a
a. opportunity to tell him. They ar
ne acting as though they were afrai
- to let us tell them what he knows
"I Handy Serves Notice.
~ Senator Handy remarked: '"re
"a members OF this body have bee
NJ throttled by seven for two days.
ev have submitted to let the people
the state know who is doing n
id throttling. am through beir
on throttied now, as far as l am cor
nd cerned"
rd Senator Robertson taking n
gs door said the member who ju
n spoke said he had been throttled I
seven memberA
I'M Il should have added and OF
We presiding ofhcer." Senator HAND
n remarked.
Senator Robertson contended tn
"a the floor had been yielded TO SEN
Nv tor Handy every time he had ask'
yo for il The latter said It was tn
he the floor had been yielded for hi
is. to ask a question, but that he hi
en- been given no opportunity TO NAL
las motion If he cared to.
ny Senator Robertson said all u
'er slime should be cleaned up. "Se
TO ator Short has said that he n
ms charges to make and wants the o
Tor portunity 70 prove them" Rober
i,e son added. III you won't expire
A yourself on this proposition we Ct
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