Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-10-28

There was no doubt of the fact, as
members expressed it, that the Texa1
was utterly crushed and worn by his
experience of the day, an experience
that seldom comes during the life of q
man in congress. For an hour and ter
minutes. with Hostile eyes upon him
he fought to defend himself from the
charge that he had transgressed the
law by putting into the Congressional
Record document described as "un-
speakably vile"
Pale, But Smiling.
Before he got up to speak in his
own behalf, it was the view of Repub-
licans and Democrats alike that action
upon the resolution to expel him would
depend upon his own attitude. He sat
with folded hands as Representative
AIondell of Wyoming, the Republican
leader, pleaded earnestly to have him
cast out And then, pale and smiling,
he stepped briskly to the front as the
leader sat down.
His voice was hOarse and broken.
He touched rapidly upon the charges.
and then his old-time fighting fire re-
turned. Right at the beginning he said
he knew the house was prepared to
expel him.
When a rap of the gavel sounded the
end of the hour allotted him under the
rules, he stopped suddenly in the midst
of a sentence and, turning sharply
upon his heels. was half way out when
request was made from the Demo-
cratic side that he have 30 additional
minutes. which was opposed by Mon
dell. But the leader was quick to
withdraw his objection and the Texan
was summoned back.
Answers Questions.
Refusing at first to yield for ques-
tions. he permitted Representative
Longworth. Republican, Ohio, to ask
him something, and Republicans assert
ed tonight that the reply had turned the
tide against him. The Ohio member
wanted to know if the report was true
that Mr.. Blanton had declared an in
tention to mail 25O.OOO copies of the
undelivered speech, with its offending
affidavit. after the house had ordered
it stricken from the record.
Only lack of money, he said. pre-
vented its mailing TO every voting man
in the United States.
tives were on their feet, trying to break
in.
Representative Rlanton mac reltcrat-
ed that the publication had hcen sent
out ''in just cause and that no law
had been violated. Dramatically. he
pleaded with the house for the sake of
his wife and children to put back INTO
The record mis- own nndelivered speech.
IN which he declared there was not one
word calculated to give Offense. But
objected.
Closes Spaech.
As the fire of questions started, Mr.. |
Blanton abruptly closed his speech,
nut of the house. /
The vote to oust him, 203 to 113,
With Summers of Texas, an old pobti- |
of some Democrats and |
who, earlier in the cay,
lad predicted that the Republican
eader was waging losing fight. They
greed that the leader, like a man
taking all on the turn of card, was
determined that Representative Elan-
on should go.
A substitute resolution. offered by
Garrett OF tennessee,
he Democratic leader. censuring the
'exan for printing Language SO inde-
ent. obscene, vulgar and vile" as to
ender the record unmailable, and di-
ecting the speaker to ''reprimand and
ensure him" at the bar of the house,
vas thrown out on point Of order
rior to the vote on expulsion. hut
;hen the Republican leader lost his
ight to oust the Texan the Demo- +
ratio leader. getting the master hand |,
yer the procedure, called up his reso- /,
,tion for immediate vote. Z
As the names were called there was
shout OF ayes" half the members I,
Ding out as they answered. The polll,
howed 2DS y Q. with 26 voting Ii
present