Evening star., 1948-06-20
Taylor Lost FiIibusterby Talking Self Into Snor
Carefully Set by Rule Thumbing Republicans
Would Have Kept Floor
If He Had DiscIuimed
Telegram He Read

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Telegram He Read
This is the story of the way Sem
ator Taylor's filibuster against the
draft bill was broken after he had
talked total of II hours and 81
minutes, with hours of sleep after
the first 812 hours.
When the Senator had been 60
ing while. Republican leaders
mapped out plan to catch him in
a breach Of parliamentary rules and
force him to take his seat.
Different Republican Senators
were given instructions to be on the
floor at specific times. At $50 yes
terday morning, when Senator Tay-
lor, the Idaho Democrat who ex-
poets to be Henry Wallace's third
party running mate, was well into
the second part of his talkathon,
Senator Brewster, Republican of
Maine, took over the floor watch.
He became for the time acting ma
jority leader.
The Maine Senator had been
studying his Senate rule book and
he scribbled down three pages of
notes on possible ways to catch Sem
ator Taylor. He sent the notes to
Senator Ives, Republican, of New
York, who was presiding at the time.
Ives Watching Rule 19.
Senator Ives himself had been
reading the rule book and had set
tied on rule 10 as the most likely
way to deprive Senator Taylor Of
the floor.
Senator Brewster noticed that
Senator Taylor's Office clerks kept
bringing him various kilograms and
other material to use in his fill
buster.
Il noticed particularly stack OF
telegrams,' the Maine Senator told
/ The Star after it was all over. "and
I thought there might be something
in one of them to catch him.
Sure enough there was.
/ At about $50 am. yesterday,
Senator Taylor began reading a
long telegram from Mrs. Frances
Swadish, a 30-year-old New York
housewife
L hadn't read the telegram be-
fore, of course" Senator Taylor said
later, lit was just one in a stack
that was handed me- ..
'One Honest Senator
The Idaho Senator read:
"CitiZenS of this nation can con-
gratulate themselves on having one
honest Senator who respects his
duty to represent the desires and
interests of the people instead OF
the special interests of enemies OF
peace stop God give you -"
Senator Brewster saw his chance.
He jumped to his feet to break in
with:
Mr.. President, I ask that the
Senator take his seat because OF
language unworthy of the conduct
of Senator"
Senator Ives Immediately de-
clared
The Senator from Idaho will take
his seat under the rule. The chair
will read the rule
Had His Rule Ready.
Senator Ives didn't have to turn
a page in the Senate rule book. 1t
was open and waiting at the right
spot He went on:
Rule 10, paragraph 4, reads as
follows:
IF any Senator, in speaking or
otherwise, transgress the rules of
The Senate, the President officer
shall or any Senator may, call him
to order: and when a Senator shall
be called to order he shall sit down
and not proceed without leave OF
the Senate, which, if granted, shall
be upon motion that he be allowed
to proceed in order, which motion
shall be determined without debate.
Senator Brewster held his breath
He was afraid that Senator Ives
was about to read the next para
graph, Number S, which would per-
NIT Senator Taylor to ask that his,
words be taken down in writing,
and read at the table for the infor-
maticn of the Senate" thus giving
him a possible further delay.
But Ives Reads Upward.
But Senator Ives read up instead
of down. He next read paragraph
g:
Paragraph three reads as fol-
lows:
mo Senator in debate shall refer
extensively to any State OF the
Union"
Senator Brewster said he had
thought earlier of calling Senator
Taylor on that paragraph when
the Idahoan had made some unkind
remarks about the treatment his
own State had accorded him a
number of years ago, before he was
a Senator. But Senator Brewster
had let the passage go unchallenged.
Now Senator Ives read paragraph
two of rule 10:
mo Senator in debate shall, di-
rectly or indirectly, by any form
OF words lmpute TO another Sena-
tor or to other Senators any con-
duct or motive unworthy or unbe-
coming a Senator"
Didn't Need to Read 1t.
Senator Ives did not even need
to read the rule. much less all three
paragraphs. But, he said later, Il
wanted to let everyone know just
what the rule was" He also said
he realized that as presiding officer
he could have called Senator Taylor
to order for the elegram he was
reading.
But I much preferred to have it
done by a Senator from the floor
as Senator Brewster did, the New
Yorker added
Whom Senator IveS finished road