Norwich bulletin., 1921-10-27
BIantOIl Expulsion
 Before House Today
MT. BIanton Will Be Given an Hour on His Own De- fense- Will Be Called at Noon.

Washington, Oct. 26.-The house of representatives was up in the air. tonight over the method of procedure tomorrow on a resolution calling for the busting of Thmas L. Blanton, democrat of Texas, notwithstanding a statement by Lead CT Mondell that it would be called up.
 In the face of a plea from republicans and democrats alike for 8 resolution pro- viding only for severe condemnation and ecnsure, MT. Mondell declared he would not turn back.
 'The resolution to eDpel MT. Blanton for causing to be printed in our highest government publication of offensive and obscene matter" said MT. Mondell, Twill be called up at noon tomorrow. MT. Blanton will be given an hour in his own defnese expect about two hours of de bate on the resolution, which cannot be amended or put aside for substitute, and believe it will be adopted.
 There were claims, However, by some republicans and democrats that the two thirds vote necessary to expel would be lacking and for this reason they urged resolution of ensure. Those insisting upon the latter course asserted that res olution, calling also for a public rebuke 1 by the speaker. would be put through with few, if any. dissenting votes.
 Returning to his seat i'll the house late l today Blanton made an attempt to speak but was prevented by parliamentary situation, in which the charges against him were in no way affected. After look ing over the record for 0 few moments he talked with Speaker Gillett, who as. sured him that he would be given an op. portunity to address the house tomorrow before 1t voted on the question of his ex, pulsion Then when he found that ht would be unable obtain the floor durine the afternoon, he went away first refus ing to make a public statement,
 Some of the facts relating to the pubN cation of Blantons extension of re marks" were revealed to members toda, 1 by MT. Mondell, after conferrlng with tn, public printer The Texan had been giv en the report by the house to print speech on the government printing office which was not made on the floor.
 ''The manuscript was turned over t. the printers agent late Saturday." MI Mondell said, land on it was written tn notice, print in tonight's record withou fai The copy did not reach the com positors until nearly midnight and whel
 the found the affidavit, which was mad a part of the speech with many obscen
 words, the man in charge called up tn
 public printer who informed him that h had no power to stop it's publication
 Consequently. thirty-odd thousand cooie
 went every where.
 It has been expected that the Texa
 delegation would meet during the day { agree on a concerted plan of voting bu
 there was no meeting members decidin that such a step was not advisable. Near
 ly all the Texas representatives said the
 would vote against the MondeH reso1utio
 but would support a resolution of censur Although democratd and republican asserted the issue was not partisan tf informal discussions touched often on tr
 political angle, in view of reports ths Blanton was preparing to enter the rac for United States senator