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Description: Grundy Speaks In The Senate;
Huge Find Named In Slander Bill
Newspaper published in: Huntsville, AL
Source: Library
Page/Column: Section 2, Page 7, Columns 5 & 8
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GRUNDY SPEAKS IN THE SENATE
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Pennsylvanian Chides Other Members of Senate for Spending Time On Him
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By FRANCES M. STEPENSON
Associated Press Sports Writer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, (AP) – Speaking up for the first time in the senate today, Senator Grundy, Republican, Pennsylvania, replied to a half hour’s discussion of himself by chiding the various senators for spending time on him.
Senator Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin, read to the senate the speech made a year ago by Grundy before the wool manufacturers expressing concern over the tariff bill because of the lack of legislative experience of President Hoover.
There was a round of __eshing about the speech with suggestions that Senator Blaine get it to the president and questioning as to whether the Republicans intended to exclude Grundy from committee places because of his attitude toward the president.
Listening intently in his seat far back in the corner on the Republican side, Grundy smiled frequently. Finally, Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, who had questioned the authenticity of the Grundy speech, said the silence of the Pennsylvanian confirmed its truth.
“That is one credit for the junior senator from Pennsylvania,” remarked Senator Borah, of Idaho, “he never denies anything.”
Then Grundy spoke up and said; “I made that speech about a year ago. However, as it was an impromptu speech, I could not recall the subject matter or the details of it.
“The exhibition that has just gone on here in my opinion justifies about everything that I understood the senator from Wisconsin to read from his memorandum of what I said, if in this discussion I may exclude any references to the president.
“I think this exhibition certainly ought to be notice to every right thinking person of the United States as to the character of discussion which is occupying the time and attention of some members of the senate to the exclusion of important problems which are now confronting the country.”
In reading Grundy’s speech, Blaine remarked the Pennsylvanian made a reference to the “pocket boroughs of the west” in discussing the tariff bill.
“I failed to observe anything about the rotten boroughs up in Pennsylvania where they vote dead men,” said the Wisconsin senator.
Senator Caraway expressed the hope that Grundy’s Boston speech would be called to attention of the president.
“I do not happen to be in the perfectly good graces of the president of the United States,” replied Blaine.
Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, then suggested “away out”.
“I ask the senator,” continued Norris, “if he has not read the report that the senator from Indiana, Mr. Watson, has decided to call a conference of the Republicans in order to punish properly Mr. Grundy for that speech and perhaps expel him from the Republican party.”
Senator Caraway interrupted to say, “There is no use to do that. Did not Mr. Grundy put the president where he is now?”
Blaine replied that he did not thing the Republicans should punish Grundy for the speech.
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HUGE FINE NAMED IN SLANDER BILL
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, (AP) – Representative Hooper, republican, Michigan today introduced a bill in the house making circulation of a false report against the solvency of a national bank or a state bank member of the federal reserve system a misdemeanor subject to a $5,000 fine.