Putnam patriot., 1927-01-21

Washington. D. C., Jan. l9-Any= one entering the Senate gallery and staying there for any length of time is likely to hear, probably more than once. Senator Hiram Bingham of Con necticut Now this senator has not been here thirty-two years, as has Warren of Wyoming. nor even sixteen years, as has his colleague. Mclean; no he has been in the Senate two wears and one month Therefore, his forth-putting attracts attention. Bing- ham gains the notice of anyone study ing the Senate. He seems destined to prove either a Senate leader. or, to use newspaper phraseology, Senate flop"
 lie gets up and talks on anything from radio and the federal maternity act to flying and foreign relations. Since the Senate reconvened the third of this month. following the holiday recess. Bingham has probably spoken oftener than any other senator. time worn veteran or freshman. No one can overlook him; no observer has overlooked nlffls n oNbNs 't days of the Senate session, from the 3rd to the 18th inclusive, reveals the following attention-provoking sum- mary of Bingham's activities on the floor:
 Ian. 3.-Interrupted to speak on de- bate on acceptance of credentials Of We of North Dakota ditto on Ship stead resolution on big business m Nicaragua.
 Jan. Submitted an amendment to n Virgin Islands bill of his previous lv introduced. Interrupted to speak in debate on seating of Smith of Illinois, sneaking briefly over a dozen times.
 Jan. 5.-Put in bill regarding mon ey collected as taxes on goods coming in from the Philippines. Laid before Senate article on maternity act, obs tained floor and kept it, yielding tenn porarily to others, until Senate went into executive session; he demanded quorum call and made a point Of or der
 Jan. 6-Spoke briefly on radio leg islation.
 Jan. 7.-Participated in debate on a western bridge bill. Presided over Senate for a while at the request of Gen. Dawes. Later demanded quorum call when maternity bill came up. and then participated in debate as to the order of business. Participated at some length in maternity bill debate
 Jan S.-Obiected to consideration of retirement of emergency officers bill Took part in Nicaraguan policy debate. Demanded quorum call when retirement Of emergency officers bill came up again; appealed from a rul. ing of the chair on rule tangle follow ing.
 Jan. 10 Sunday intervening -Af ter reading of presidents Niearaguar message addressed Senate at length defending Nicaraguan policy of ad ministration. and reading some hith erto unpublished telegrams received by state department. Joked by Borah explained his change of position on tn, Monroe doctrine. Got Senate to pass his bill. previously introduced. author izing monument on site of first sue cessful airplane flight. Demanded quorum call during discussion of ma l ternity act. Spoke on flying dualifica tions of American aviation officers.
 Jan. 1l.-Spoke to Senate on poini ] in his Nicaraguan address of previous day which had been disputed by Borah Laid before Senate letter touching Lausanne treaty. Demanded quorum call when retirement of emergene! officers bill came up. Demanded an other quorum call on same bill abou an hour later.
 Jan. l2.-Presented two petitions dealing with nuisance taxes and Civi War pensions Several times inter rupted Heflin of Alabama during lat ter's denunciation of recent Fall Doheny trial. Interrupted once dur ing discussion of a Tennessee presi dential nomination and of the national origins provision of the immigration act. Put in a resolution calling ol Secretary of Labor to furnish infor nation on working of maternity act
 Jan. 13.-Interrupted speech O Blease of South Carolina on the seat ing of Smith of Illinois. Demande, quorum call during consideration O maternity act. Several times inter rupted Borah during the latter's care fully prepared attack on our Centra American policy. Afterwards inter jected a remark in Lenroot's defens, of our Nicaraguan policy. Later in terchanged several remarks with Bor ah. Demanded the yeas and nays oi a proposed amendment to the mater nifty act Later demanded a quorum call and still later interjeeted cou pie of remarks in the discussion.
 Jan. 14.-Had the maternity act in formation from the Secretary of La