Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-28
WATSON WAS LAST
SENATOR To SPEAK
At RECENT SESSION
Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
409 Evans Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 26.-
BY a strange fate, Senator Thomas
E. Watson, who died here today, was
the last senator to speak in the SEN
ate before it adjourned sine die last
Friday afternoon.
Just before the hour set for the
adjournment Of congress, Senator
Watson arose and asked to insert in
the record certain kilograms he had
received from the coke miners in
Pennsylvania, saying they had been
evicted from their homes. After a
brief colloquy with Senator David A.
Reed, of Pennsylvania, the request
was granted.
The official transcript Of the last
words said in the senate by Senator
Watson reads as follows:
"Mr. Watson, of Georgia-Mr
President, a day or two ago placed
in the record a telegram from Penn
sylvania, where the strike is on in
the coke region. The statement was
made that evictions by the whole
sale were taking place there. The
junior senator from Pennsylvania
(Mr. Reed denied that any such evtc-
tons had taken place. shall not
dispute his word. I do not know the
facts. Whether he knows them is
beyond my knowledge. I would like
to place in the record, without read.
ing, some communications I have
received since from the very region
to which that telegram referred.
'Mr. Reed, of Pennsy1vania-Mr
President, the senator from Georgia
must not have heard correctly what
said in reply to his question last
week regarding the evictions. I did
not deny or pretend to know that
there had been no evtctions what
ever. I did deny that there was any
general policy such as was indicated
in the telegram, which the senator
then read into the record, and that
oOA4AclAI dAIS4 LII IA1CI 111NSSI1SdI1Ous l.
wish to reiterate, There is no suck
general policy as the senator's tele-
gram, and the senator's informant
have advised him.
"Mr. Watson, of Georgia-Mr.
President, I wish to have no con-
troversy with the junior senator
from Pennsylvania on the subject,
as the facts are not known to me.
L have no doubt in the world that he
is honest in his statement. I mis-
understood him if he did not deny
that eVictions had taken place. I
merely wish to put in the record
what men in the vicinity say about
it.
1.-THE President Pro Tempore-Is
there objection to the request of the
senator from Georgia? The chair
hears none, and it is so ordered"
A moment after the insertion of
the kilograms which were sent to
the desk by Senator Watson, the
president pro tempore of the senate
said: Final adjournment. The
hour of 2 o'clock having arrived, the
AL PoAoUct11SS " Lie COuCuE-
rent resolution adopted by the two
houses Of congress, hereby declares
this session of the senate adjourned
sine die"
And that closed the senate record
for the second session of the sixty
seventh congress. In his closing
hours in the senate the Georgia sen
ator also explained, for purpose OF
record, that he was i'll when the
vote was taken on the motion to
override the presidents veto Of the
soldier bonus bill. Senator Watson
was absent and impaired on the veto
message consideration, although he
voted against the bonus bill origi.
nally. He explained that his absence
on the final bonus fight was because
he was sick at the hour the vote was
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