The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29
MEN QUICK TO WRATH.
MEMBERS or THE HOUSE PRONE
TO LOSE THEIR TEMPERs.

Scenes on the Floor and in Commit
zee and Cloak Rooms That Looked
Serious, But Were Not Followed
by Actual HOstilities, as Apologies
Were Generally Forthcoming
Through the Mediation of Mutual
Friends-HOar as the Victim of Il
Practical Joke.
From the Washington Post.
1T is wonderful" said an ex-sergeant-
alarms of the House of Representatives.
that, in the heat and hurly-burly Of con
gressional life. there are not more col
lisions between members
zone gentleman Of the House who
seemed 10 have talent for getting into
trouble was Gen. Tracey Of New York.
Whether it was because Tracey was small
or because he was born to strife and tur-
mol I don't know, but certain it is he
came into frequent collision with fellow
members. one day he said something to
Joe Bailey, which the young Texan didn't
like. They we're standing near the cloak
room door at the time. Bailey suddenly
swooped on Tracey like a hawk on ban
tam chicken and yanked him into the
cloak room.
Tracey excitedly, while Bailey's hand still
gripped him by the collar.
:" I'm going to knock your head off, ,
said Bailey truculently.
IF you do" said Tracey in a tone Of
dignified alarm. IN have you arrested
Bailey laughed at this and released his
hold on Traceys collar. The latter at once
skipped back into the body of the House
and put in the next fifteen minutes com
posing his attire and smoothing the wrin-
kles out of his fears"
zone afternoon the House democrats
held a caucus on tariff. 1t was about
in the afternoon. Hatch of Missouri, came
in while Bourke Cochran Of New York,
was giving the democrats a tremendous
lambastlng because they had not come
UP to his notions in their tariff courses.
No sooner had Cochran taken his seat
than Hatch claimed the floor and began
a personal and very pointed attack on
Cochran for presuming to criticise the
House democracy when he (Cockran) had
been absent from the sessions fully nine
teen days out Of every twenty. Hatch
Wrathfully hurled back COckran's criti-
cisms in that statesman's teeth.
% Don't you dare to lay your structures
upon me, said Hatch, addressing Cock
ran, nor attempt the airs Of a Bowery
bully in my case. / will not stand it for
q moment
Cochran, who had been listening to
Hatch in high dudgeOn, sprang from his
ening fashion down the middle aisle of the
House presumably TO get al Hatch. That
high-spirited old gentleman did not waste
a second. Somewhat to Cockran's dis
may, Hatch started for him At sight of
all this prompt YalOr on Hatch's part,
Cochran came TO a fun stop and sat down
in the nearest seat. BY this time the other
statesmen had headed off Hatch.
That's all right said Hatch to the
half dozen members who were expostulat-
ing with him, turn the gentleman loose.
heard him give that Bowery war yell
Of his and start for me, and that is all
that is necessary in my case. III allow no
gentleman to wear out his shoes hunting
for me. I'll save him all l can and come
as far toward him as he will for me-
cochran, however, had grown very
tired of the discussion and said nothing.
lie made neither reply 10 Hatch nor com
ment on his defiance. He seemed perfect
~ willing TO let the whole affair rest at
mat point. Hatch was finally brought
around By his colleagues and walked away
70 his seat Hatch and Cochran. how
ever; each marked the other off his visit
rain Of Texas has now and then had
oau luck IN picking out a foe one