The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-29
BLANTON OF TEXAS
 WRITES LETTER OF
 APOLOGY 10 HOUSE
Occupies His Seat, But Takes No Part in the Discussion Preceding Presentation
 of Apology
By Associated rress

a Washington, Octoper @es--AU dpOl- ogy to the House, which attempted yesterday to expel him. was made today by Representative Thomas L. Blanton. democrat, of Texas, in let ter to Speaker Gillettee, read to his colleagues and warmiy spplauded- especially by republicans.
 The Texan, occupying the same seat from which he arose to defend himself against the charge that he had had printed in the Congressional Record an obscene affidavit relating to a conversation between two print CTS. took no part in the brief dis cussion preceding the presentation of his apology.
 The letter as sent to the speaker and laid before the House by Repre- sentative Walsh, republican. Massa- chusetts, acing in the formers ab- sence, read:
 Letter of Apology
 q am involved in no issue now be- for the House, hence what I say now is notya sacrr3ce of any princi- pie,
 When I expressed a wish of being dDie lO place DeIOre tuS COuUNFy lnt record expunged. was misunder- stood by my colleagues who belles d that I would circulate the objection able language My intention was not to do this but to circulate the ex- punged record with all the objection able words and abbreviations con tained in tho employees affidavit. eliminated, and circulated only to show to the country the honest, bonafide purpose of my remarks.
 '1 realize that the Judgment of no human is infalli5le. bow to the collective Judgment of my colleagues, against none of whom harbor nal Ice and offer this, my apology to the House for what my colleagues in their decision determined was an or TOT"
 In behalf of Mfr. Blsnton. Mir. Gar rett of Tennessee, prior to the read ing. asked that four words used by the Texan in answering Repersont- ative Longworth, republican, Ohio be stricken out of the permanent record of Congress on the ground that they had been uttered in the stress of de- bate and were not intended Repre- sentative Mondell of Wyoming. the republica nleadcr, objected.
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 Mir. r.ongworth had asked Mfr, Blapton If there was any truth In tn ereport that he had expressed an intention of sending out 2SO,ooo copies of his speech, expunged from the record last Monday, and he had re- piled that if Financially able he would put 1t in the hands of every male voter in the country lust as 1t is.p Tt was agreed among republicans that Mir. LonEworth had put ths Texan "ors limb and that probably two score or more who had been in doubt voted for expulsion, simply be. cause of the members own state- ment.
 Given the right to edit his speech. MT Blanton said he would have eliminated the words, Just as it is.' before printing, but In tho distress that followed a vote of censure by the House and q public reprimand by the speaker. f1e had oyerIcoked them eThese were the words tfr Garrett had asked to be eliminated upon the insistence of Mir. Mondeii.
 MT. Blanton told m nennbers today he merely wanted to say in reply to Mir, Longworth that he could reprint and circulate his own speech without In cludine profane and obscene word s abbreviated. alleged to have been used by employees of the printing office and put Into the form of ar l affidavit and filed with the public ! printer
 | The Texan was in his seat wher ! the House convened and stayed there most of the day.
 | Investigation of conditions at ths ! public printing office by specia committee of five House members was proposed in resolution toda, ! by Represen tative Lineberger renub- iican. California During his figh yesterday 10 retain his seat Repre-. sentative Blanton charged that it wa. practically impossible for non-unior | to work at the office.