The New York herald., 1922-11-23
MRS. FELTON, THANKS
SENATE IN A SPEECH
First Woman to Address
Body Remained Member
% 1-2 Hours.
MAKES A PREDICTION
Declares Feminine Sena-
tors to Come WIFE Meet
Requirements.
CHAMBER APPLAUDS HER
Walter f. George Then Is
Seated and 'Grand Old Lady
of Georgia Is Retired.

Special Dispatch TO THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington. ID. c., Nov. 22.
For the first time in it's history the
United States Senate listened to-day to
a speech delivered by a woman Sena-
tor when Mrs. Rebecca Latimer FELTON,
of Georgia delivered her salutatory
address. At it's close she was vigor-
ously applauded the Senators leading
in the demonstration.
Then Senator Harris (Ga) presented
the credentials of Judge Walter F.
George, elected as the successor to the
late Senator Thomas e. Watson. He
had withheld his credentials so that
Mrs. FELTON, could qualify as full
fledged Senator
The oath was administered to Judge
George as a Senator and Mrs. FELTON,
automatically became an ex-senator
She had served as a Senator for
twenty-five hours and 25 minutes
She remained in the chamber until the
Senate adjourned an hour later.
Mrs. FeIton's Address.
MIR. President" said Mrs. Felton, in
her address. "in my remarkable cam
paign in Georgia, which contrary to
precedent all came along after I was
selected. one of the very amusing things
that came to me by mail was a cartoon
from San Antonio. The cartoon repre-
sented the United States Senate in ses-
sion. The seats seemed to be fully oc-
cupied and there appeared in the picture
the figure OF woman who had evidently
entered without sending In her card.
The gentlemen of the Senate took the
situation variously. Some seemed to be
little hysterical. but most OF them
occupied their time looking at the cell
ing. Over the cartoon were written these
wonderful words: viii they ask the
lady to take a chair?
II want to return my thanks to-day
for the beautiful, hospitable welcome
that you have accorded to the lady when
you gave her chair.
II also want to return thanks to the
noble men of Georgia. Georgia was very
slow In her promises with reference to
woman suffrage. She has been rapid
to perform. One chivalric Governor
went to the front and said: Send that
old lady there and let her look at the
Senate for a short time
THE Senator-elect from Georgia said
She shall have her day there and I
want to thank him in this presence. He
is worthy successor He has been
most chivalric. The sitting member OF
Georgia has been most obliging. Indeed.
| feel like / am the happiest woman
in the United States. I am at home
in the Senate for a minute l appre-
ciate the peaceful home and beautiful
attention given me everywhere.
II want to say further that I COM
mend your attention to the 10000. 900
women voters who are watching this
incident. 1t Is a romantic incident,
Senator's, but IL is an historical event.
II Lady Astor from the State of Vir-
ginia can go TO London and be accepted
as n member of the British House of
Commons. you can take this rem
nant of the old South that has
never flickered in her patriotism
to her country and you can be
very well assured that she Is not
going to disgrace her commission.
She Makes "a Prophecy.
let me say, Mr.. President, that wrren
the women of the country come In and
sit with you. although there may be but
very few of them in the next few years
pledge you that you will get ability.
you will get integrity of purpose, you
will get exalted patriotism and you will
get unstinted usefulness.
Mr.. President and Senators, thank
you very much for this hearing"
Senator Harris introduced resolu-
tion to pay Mrs. FELTON, certain salary
and mileage. She has drawn her pay
under the regular law from the date OF
her appointment to election day and
Senator Harris's resolution provides
payment UP to date. The resolution
reads:
Resolved. tnat the Secretary of the
Senate be and hereby is authorized and
directed to pay from the contingent
fund of the Senate TO Rebecca Latimer
FELTON,, two hundred and eighty-seven
and 67-100 dollars (s2S76D for COM
pensaton and two hundred and eighty
dollars (s2S0) as mileage, the same be-
ing amounts due her as Senator from
the State OF Georgia from November
to November 21. 1922"
The resolution was referred to the