Show 0 f. f If f. f 0 0 f. f f. f f. f M Move io to Throw Blanton Out of House TEXAN TEXAN CHARGED WITH ITH MISUSING Affidavit Published as Extension Extension Extension Ex Ex- Ex- Ex tension of Remarks Termed Grossly Indic- Indic creet in Mondell Resolve v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Oct 25 Expulsion Expulsion from the house of Representative Thomas Thomas' L. L Blanton of Texas was called for in a resolution Introduced today by Representative Mondell the Republican leader The ground for the move to expel was the publication In the CongressIonal Congressional Congressional Congress Congress- ional Record as part of an extension of remarks by Blanton of an affidavit affidavit affidavit vit relating to a a. row at the government government government govern govern- ment printing office which affidavit was characterized by some soma house members as obscene and unfit for transmission through the malls mails In Blantons Blanton's absence consideration of the resolution was deferred until Thursday LANGUAGE UNFIT The resolution offered by Mr Mendell Mondell Mondell Mon Men dell follows Whereas Thomas L. L Lv Blanton representative representative representative rep rep- from the Seventeenth district dis- dis district district dis dis- of the stat of Texas did didon on October 3 October l unanimous Consent consent consent con con- sent to extend exten Jn In the Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional Record the Improvements improvements improvements improve Improve- ments in the government nt printing of office of fice which consent was granted by the house and Whereas Vereas V Under such permission th the said Thomas L. L Blanton did insert and cause to be printed In the Congressional Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional Record for Saturday October October October Octo Octo- ber 22 1921 grossly indecent and ob obscene obscene obscene ob- ob scene language unworthy of a member member member mem mem- ber of the tho house of representatives contrary to the rules of the house derogatory dero derogatory de de- de- de ro rogatory atory to its dignity and in violation violation violation viola viola- tion of or It its confidence therefore beit be beit beit it Resolved That the said Thomas L. L Blanton by his conduct as aforesaid has forfeited all rights to sit as itS a representative In the sixty-seventh sixty congress and Is Is hereby expelled and declared to be n no longer a member of this house SECOND PREPARED Another resolution for tor Blantons Blanton's ex expulsion expulsion expulsion ex- ex was prepared by Representative tive McLaughlin Rep of or Nebraska and was about to be dropped kate Into the house hopper when Mr Ml McL McLaughlin was informed d that on one would be presented presented pre pre- by Mr Mondell Mandell The Nebraskans Nebraskan's resolutions charged d that publication of the offending affidavit affIdavIt affidavit affi affI- davit In the record made It able and also made members of congress congress con con- con con- gress gess liable to criminal prosecution and punishment it if they knowingly had caused it tode to be mailed An announcement was made that the Texas delegation would meet tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow tomor tomor- row to act on the Blanton case There was a suggestion from some Orne Democrats that th the r resolution of expulsion expulsion sion stan be amended to censure censure only I |