Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

wanted 10 know who was their doc
tor. ordinarily a man would give as
reference the name OF his grocer or
butcher That's only temporary
credit you establish" says Repre-
sentative Bloom. II wanted TO find
out the mans moral responsibility as
basis of credit rather than his finan-
clal responsibility. You can bet on
moral responsibility every time"
:: = :.
The strictness of the rule covering
admission to the floor of the House
was wei illustrated the other day
Gov. Bryan of Nebraska was in the
lobby with several friends grouped
about him. and was in fact blocking
the passage of members hurrying to
the House chamber. Lehr Tess. the
parliamentarian, suggested 10 Repre-
sentative Ashton c. Shallenberger
that he bring the governor in on the
floor.
a few minutes later Representative
James w. Wise of Georgia hurried
up TO Parlfamentarian Fess and ask
ed: isn't an ex-senator of the United
states entitled to the privileges of
inc moor! Fess replied in the neg
at!Ve. and somewhat creStfallen Rep
resentative Wise walked away. Soon
he was back again: We'll, an ex-
Cabinet member is entitled TO the
floor, isn't he Representative Wise
insisted, and again he was told
He is not" A third time Represent
ative Wise came back-'An ex-gov-
ernor has right on the floor, hasn't
he! ana again he was advised that
an ex-governor could not go on the
floor while the House was in ses-
sion.
Representative Wise had with him
Hoke Smith of Georgia, who, al
though an ex-governor of his state
an ex-Cnited States Senator and an
eN-cabinet member. could not go in
and sit on the floor.
The House rule provides that none
other than the following shall he
admitted TO the hall of the House:
the United States and their priva;e
secretaries, judges Of the Supr, ne
Court members of Congress and
members-elect. contestants in cleo
ton cases during the tendency of
their cases in the House. the secre-
tary and sergeant at arms of the
Senate, heads of departments, for
elgn ministers. governors of states.
the superintendent of the Capitol
building and grounds. the librarian
of Congress and his assistant in
charge of the law library, the resi-
dent commissioner to the Cnited
States from Porto Rico, such persons
as have. by name. received the thanks
House Of Representatives who are
not interested in any claim or di-
! rectly in any bill pending before
Congress. and clerks of committees
when business from their committee
is under consideration.
So strict is this rule that it pro-
vides that lit shall not be in order
for the Speaker to entertain a re-
quest for the suspension of this rule
| or to present from the chair the re-
1 Of fnr 4
! amended only slightly since 1880
! Heads of departments" means mem
bers of the Presidents cabinet, and
foreign minister's means ministers
! from foreign governments only.
Governors of states" does not in
clude governors of territories.
| In one case where an eX-mem-
| excluded by direction of the Speaker
| but in another case the Speaker de-
| clared 1t a matter for the House and
! not the chair to consider. In one case
an alleged abuse was inquired into by
a select committee.
\: x x x
Many members of Congress COM
plain of the expense in having to
maintain residence in the Capital
and another residence back home"
But a little matter like this does not
worry Representative Frank j. Nc
Nulty of Newark, n. j., who is the
greatest labor leader of them all in
Congress.
Some years ago the American peo-
pie by popular subscription presented
! Admiral Dewey, hero Of Manila bay,
with a residence In Washington. More
recently his constituents made gift
of an automobile to Representative
Julius Kahn of California. Only the
other day some of his admirers pre-
sented former President Wilson with
a specially built automobile.
None of these have anything on
Representative McNulty, because dur
| ing the past week a few of his hench-
men presented him with fourteen
room house in Newark to be used as
q residence, headquarters and club
house by the popular labor leader
Representative McNulty has been
nationally and Internationally known
| in organized labor circles for more
than q, quarter Of a century. When he
was less than thirty years old he was
elected vice president of the lnterna.
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers. and two years later became
| its president, in which office he served
for fifteen years and was then elected
president emeritus and chairman OF
the international board of directors
of that organization. He was elected
a member of the commission to study
municipal and public ownership OF
public utilities in England, Ireland
and Scotland by the National Civic
Federation in 1906. During the world
war he served as vice chairman of
/ 2. which position he resigned to go
RI Ifa1v and Franco on an .imDOrt Mt