The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-07
LIAR SHOUTED
IN The HOUSE
Garner Of Texas So Character
lied His Colleague, Blan-
ton Of Texas.
HOUSE THROWN
INTO AN UPROAR
Blanton Wouldn't Stay to Hear
Garner But Put Out
a Threat

Washington, D. c., April s.--For the
third time within year the House
was thrown into an uproar yesterday
with Representative Blanton, Demo
crat, Texas, the object OF attack.
In fiery ten minute speech Rep
resentative Garner, dean Of the Texas
delegation, declared that Mr.. Blanton
was "as common liar as ever spoke
a word of English in this country.
Mr.. Blanton. however, was not there
TO hear the Characterization, for he lett
the chamber at the outset of the verbal
attack, after shouting that he would
'hoId the gentleman personally respon-
sible to me, if he calls me a liar
Standing six feet away, Mr.. Garner
had held up his hand during the con-
fusion, asking for order and request
ing Mr.. Blanton not to leave But
responding to clash OF the speaker ;
gavel. sergeants -at-arms had rushed in
to prevent what appeared to be an
open break, when Representative Sum
mers, also of Texas, sitting in the
front row, started toward Mr.. Blanton
shouting, You know you are liar.
The trouble started while Mr.. Blan-
ton, in denouncing newspaper report
of speech he had made recently in
| Texas. declared that members could
not defend these measly items OIL
! petty graft referring to mileage and
| the funds allotted each session to mem
bers for stationery and supplies. Mr..
, Blanton reiterated what he had said
in the House in January, when armed
with bag of articles from the sta
tionery store, he produced a whiskey
flask Mr. Carrier, Directing to this
line OF argument, insisted the impress
sion Mr.. Blanton intended to convey
was that members got these things at
tax payers expense.
Starting out with the statement That
the world is full of "All kinds of liars,
the artistic liar. the inartistic liar, and
the common ordinary liar" Garner. his
face flushed. declared that the man he
had in mind would destroy his own
family in order to accumulate wealth,
or to place himself forward from po-
litical standpoint" And then, speaking
as he said, for the Texas delegation,
he shouted that "we hang our heads
in shame and humiliation when Blan-
ton of Texas is referred to as our col
league He spoke, too, he added, for
the entire Democratic party, when be
declared that 1--WE look upon him as a
liability and distinct injury TO our
party"
iii could only suspend the rules
OF the House. Mr. Garner said as he
moved toward his seat, Il would say
what is in your hearts, that If the
rules did not prevent | would say what
430 members believe at this moment
that Thomas Blanton of Texas is a
disgrace to the House Of Representa-
tives and ought TO be kicked out
After Representative MondeIl OF
Wyoming. the Republican leader, had
made a general reply TO Blanton's
charges as TO petty graft with the
declaration that he could count on one
finger or one hand the number OF
House members who would stoop TO
graft. petty or otherwise" the excite
ment subsidized.
A moment later Mr.. Blsnton re-
turned to his seat and within ten min
utes was making points of order on
the S26 100000 bin carrying appropria-
tjons for the departments of justice
and state.
One of the reasons, he explained, for
Mr.. Gamers speech was the charge
that MIR. Blanton, in publishing The
menu At the House restaurant, had
omitted the prices I'm the hope OF
making il appear that the government
paid for congressman's food"
As to the whiskey flask, Represen-
tative Barley, Democrat Kentucky,
said the stationery room record showed
It had been ordered from Philadelphia
at Mr.. Blanton's request and that the
latter had paid for it out of his own
pocket.