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Show IIENHY UID NOT VOTE. SUululppt tongrfiuiiwn Igllr.l UreW-In UreW-In 1IU lnlo.i. Ileprescntatlvo Patrick Htnr) of Mississippi, the tall nml henry descendant de-scendant of tho famous Virginian had to edit the Congressional Ilecord u bit riccntly regarding his falluro to partlclpito In n roll call, says tho Washington Post It was during consideration con-sideration o: a district measure when Ileprescntatlvo llilley of Texas was filibustering Mr Henry beliates In following democratic leaders religiously, religious-ly, nnd, whatever the emergency. hit vote can bo counted on. If It Is poml bio to get It recorded On tho nfter-, nfter-, noon In question Mr. Henry was enjoying en-joying himself at lunch In tho house restaurant, when word was brought down to him that a vote was In progress prog-ress Ho finished his repast hastily and rushed upstairs "Mr. Speaker, I did not hear my nama called, nnd I wis! to vote" lio cnllcl out breathless-ly, breathless-ly, but at u slnko of the proceeding when both calls had been concluded Speaker Henderson shook 'Ms head, having seen tho tall top of tho Missis-spplin Missis-spplin battening along behind tha brass railing ' .ell, why not, It your honor please," Mr Henry protested, Inadtortently filling Into the habit of n lawyer uddrwislng a court "Was tho gentlemnn In bis sent and watchlmc when his name was called?' asked (Icn Henderson, making tbe customary custo-mary Inquiry ' I was In tho hall," answered an-swered iM Henry still ery much out of brenth "! tha hcntlcmnn listening? list-ening? ' "I was trying to listen," said Mr Henry, with sumo hesitation, adding add-ing ' I had Just returned from lunch I wanted to ola 'no'" Speaker Hen dcrion Infurnud him of tho rule which forbids eton thn submission of a unanimous unan-imous request for a member to voto after ho has not leen recorded on cither tho first or second call tt he wai not In tho room nnd listening nnd Mr Henry reluctantly went back Into tht democratic cloikroom Ills formal languago of addressing tho court, however, was stricken out of tho Ucc ord |
