The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-03
CHARGES OF. HEFLIN CAUSE GREAT UPROAR
Underwood Pours Oil Upon Troubled Waters and lnci- dent Closed After the BittereSt Session for
 Many Years
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 the floor declared that Senator lief lin wanted to withdraw his refer ence, and, asked unanimous consent that he be allowed to do so. Couzens objected with the hope of having the remark expugned by formal &C., tion of the Senate.
 It was thS1 that Senator Under wood declared that when Couzens had had experience on the floor he would know that the Senate was place where differences between gentlemen could be amicably settled and that 1t was highly inn proper for senators to transform the Senate into Q trough house."
 Senator Underwood asked that the Senate sustain him In offering an amendment to the effect that when the remarks of Senator Heflin re- garding Couzens were expugned the remarks Of CouzenS regarding Hef- lin be likewise expugned.
 Sensational Incident Closes
 The Senate acted unanimously in response to the Underwood sugges- ton, and an incident, highly sensa- tional. came to conclusion. In his successful attempt to pour oil In the stormy waters, Senator Under wood said in part.
 .My colleague has indicated that he is prepared to ask the Senate to withdraw the remarks he made A against the senator from Michigan. Of course, I do not justify the re- marks the senator from Michigan has made in reply, although there may be some warrant for them in what my colleague said in regard to him. But that does not justify his posi- tion. and l am sure that when the senator from Michigan has had some experience on the floor of the Sem ate, he will realize that this Is a place where difficulties among gen. tlemen should be settled in an ami- cable way, and not by trying to drive one into an unenviable posi- tion. The Senate cannot proceed with business and 1t cannot attend to the public affairs of the nation if we are to lug before the Senate personal disputes and settle them by a vote of the Senate.
 q hope my colleague will give me permission, as his friend, to act for him in this matter, and regardless of the position of the senator from Michigan, let his own position go to the country. As my colleague has in- iicated that he felt he was too nasty in what he said against the senator from Michigan and has indicated, as he should, his desire to do what is right in the matter I ask unanimous consent that the remarks of my coll league, in accordance with his wishes, may be eXpungea from the record of the Senate without proceed ing further in. the natter
 Remarks Expunged
 Couzens objected. Underwood con- tinued: Then I desire to make a motion and I hope the Senate will sustain me, because I think this mat ter has gone as far as it can. move to amend the motion to ex- punge the remarks of my colleague by adding that the remarks of the senator from Michigan In reply thereto shall also be expunged.
 If that is adopted it will elim- mate the whole matter as it should be eliminated and as we have been anxious to do by unanimous consent.
 T appeal to the Senate to sus- tain this position. We have public business to attend to. I do not jus other. This Is no place for that, no matter who the men are. They should have a regard for the public affairs. But I know that in the heat of debate, when men are moved by their inner feelings, the situation often runs away with them and they do things that upon calm consider ation would not be done.
 We do not want to start a rough house in the United States Senate.
 T want to see this incident closed. And I hope the Senate will sustain me in my amendment to the motion to exclude the remarks of the sen- ator from Michigan at the same time u at the remarks of my colleague are excluded.