Show TOO MUCH FOR TOM REEO REED speaker was unable lo 10 0 o entertain of resolution Cong congressman william E Lo lovering of massachusetts told this story ol 01 the late tom heed reed the other een eien tag ing it was one of those long night ses mons in the house when the dingley tariffs bill was in the conference corn com cittee and we were all worrying lest the debate on the measure when it should emerge would pass all the bounds of our strength and patience I 1 wen to the er a desk at one stage and asked mr reed it if he would entertain a resolution to the effect that no one should be allowed to speak on the tariff unless he had something new to say mr air reed gave me one of those quizzical looks of bis his and drawled out mr lovering tyrannical as I 1 am thoroughly depraved and bad as I 1 am I 1 have not yet reached the point of heartlessness where I 1 can condemn this house to a silence as profound as that resolution entail I 1 will not entertain it sir new york times |