Word: reed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Reed of Pennsylvania: "I want to say a word about the Senator's strictures on the expenditures in Pennsylvania. The Senator forgets, I think, that the population of Pennsylvania is over 9,000,000 people, and all of our adults who are citizens are permitted to vote. In the Senator's home State, where three-fourths of the adult citizens are disfranchised, it doubtless is not necessary to spend a dollar...
Then it was that Senator Jim Reed sprung a surprise, and for once the fighting Missourian had the Democrats behind him to a man. He called a resolution ordering a special committee of five Senators to investigate campaign expenditures, a committee on which there should be two regular Republicans, one Progressive Republican and two Democrats?giving the opposition the majority...
...other Reed, David of Pennsylvania, objected to consideration of the resolution. The vote was 45 for and 34 against consideration. A moment later another roll call was held and the resolution was passed 59 to 13. In both cases only regular Republicans voted in the negative. Of the 34 regular Republicans who first voted "no", 14?Butler, Cameron, Cummins, Curtis, Dale, Gooding, Harreld, Jones (Washington), McMaster, Pine, Stanfield, Weller, Williams and Willis?changed to "yes" on the second vote. And seven others simply left the Chamber and did not vote the second time?Watson, Robinson (Ind.), Deneen, Keyes, Norbeck, Capper...
...Reed rose once again grimly to his feet: "Mr. President, I arise merely to call attention to the fact that between the time we voted to take up the resolution and the time we voted on its adoption, as nearly as I can estimate, there was a lapse of only about seven minutes and three-quarters, including the time consumed by the roll call. . . . The fact is that 34 of you voted against taking up the resolution; and then 21 of you?and I am going to drop into the vernacular?'welched' inside of seven and three-quarter minutes...
Within a few minutes Vice President appointed the investigating committee: Reed of Missouri and Bayard (Democrats), LaFollette (Progressive Republican), Reed of Pennsylvania and Deneen (Republicans). But three of these promptly withdrew?Reed of Pennsylvania, Deneen and Bayard. In their places were appointed Fernald, Goff and King. Fernald withdrew and Mr. Dawes named McNary. The reason for the numerous withdrawals were chiefly connected with the coming campaign...