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Senator Bilbo a seat and are ending
it with filibuster to prevent the
investigation of vote frauds" A
similar remark had been> made
earlier in the House by Representa-
tive Taber, Republican, of New York.
Senator Ferguson had asked for
unanimous consent for passage Of a
resolution by Senator KEN. Repub-
lican, of Missouri, to investigate Mr.
Clark's actions in the Kansas City
case.
"Heaped With Slime of SANDER"
Senator Connally said the At
torney General had been "unjustly
covered with obloquv, heaped with
the slime Of SANDER" He said Sen
ator Ferguson had exhibited "po-
littcal hatred"
The Texan declared Senator
Ferguson was attempting to strike
at President Truman through Mr.
Clark.
When Senator Connally's criti-
cism of Senator Ferguson reached a
peak, Senator Brooks, Republican, of
Illinois, arose and asked the Texan
to let him speak.
When Senator Connally did SO,
Senator Brooks objected to the
statement Senator Connally had
made about Senator Ferguson's con-
duct of court cases.
That is going beyond the bounds
Of decency even for police court"
Senator Brooks declared.
Senator Connally replied he had
not meant to impugn Senator Fer
guson's character. Il didn't say
that" he began.
Republicans Shout.
Eyes you did," Republicans
shouted back.
Senator Hawkes., Republican, of
New Jersey, sitting few feet be-
hind the Texan, arose to demand
that the Senator's words be read
back from the record.
Senator Connally said if he had
transgressed the Senate rules, he
apologized.
Senator Hawkes. demanded the
reading Of the record.
Senator Barkley, the Democratic
leader, said he thought that was
unnecessary, since Senator Con-
nally had apologized.
Senator Hawkes. renewed his de-
mand and Vandenberg ordered the
record read again, asserting this
procedure is going no further in
any such climate as we have had
here"
Bias Charge Is Repeated.
A shorthand reporter read back
from the record Senator Connally's
statement that if person, "inno-
cent or guilty." were tried in Fer
guson's court you would have no
assurance you could get fair trial
before the Senator from Michigan"
Previously Senator Connally had
contended that Ferguson was
biased" adding he had made up
his mind in advance about the
Kansas City case.
Senator Ferguson waited until
Senator Connally had completed his
blistering attack and then an
nounced that although subject to
personal villification" he would not
reply in kind
1T is difficult to reply in moder-
ate language" Senator Ferguson
began, but quickly added he would
try to do so because there is a
great cause involved here"
THE cause is greater than a per-
sonal dispute between Senators" !"
Mr.. Ferguson said, adding that it
was a question of protecting the
fundamental basis of democracy
the ballots.
Wants Facts Spread Out.
Senator Ferguson said that Dem
ocrats and Attorney General Clark
should have no objection to spread
ing out all the facts 80 the world
can see what has been done"
The silver-haired Republican
leaned over toward Senator Con-
nally and said he fully understood
the constant slurs intended by ref
erence to the Junior Senator from
Michigan"
Senator Vandenberg Republican,
of Michigan is the senior Senator
from Michigan and Connally had
constantly referred to Senator
Ferguson as the Junior Senator
and apologized to Vandenberg when
he failed to do so.
Senator Ferguson said Senator
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