Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-11
intervention Of Members Prevents
Personal Encounter Between Gen.
tIemeu From Pennsylvania and
Tennessee.
BELLIGERENTS KISS AND
MAKE UP AMID CHEERING
MahOn Bitterly Resents Statement
That He Was Absent From Con-
gress 95 Per Cent Of Time as
Charged by Southerner,

greSS 20 Fer Cent OF lime as
Charged by Southerner,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire
Washington, Jan. 10.--Late this af-
ternoon Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee and
Mr.. Mahon of Pennsylvania were only
prevented from meeting in a personal
encounter by the Intervention of mem
bers on the floor of the house Mr..
Gaines was making a speech on his
bill to ''dock' members for absence
from the house, and was being twlt-
ted by both sides of the chamber, TO
his evident embarrassment. During
his speech he charged Mr.. Mahon
with being absent from the house 95
per cent of the time.
Previous to this sweeping assertion
Mr.. Gaines had read excerpts from
the record in relation to the with
holding of pay in the Fifty-third con-
gress and the part Mr.. Mahon had
played at that time. Mr.. Mahon re-
manned silent throughout Mr.. Gaines
speech with the exception of interiect-
ing remark or two at the beginning.
When Mr.. Gaines had concluded Mr..
Manoh rose. he explained hoW IN
the Fifty-third and Fifty-ffth con-
crosses he had had $4,000 due him
ana that Speaker Crisp had given him
an order on the sergeant-at-arms for
nc P~ount, which was paid. Then
coming 70 the crux OF ME- Gaines
charge, MI. Mahon thundered;
ANY man VINO charged me with
being away from this house ninety
ilVe per cent OF the time tells an nu-
ruin.
Mr.. Games started down the aisle
from MS seat.
NO man can tell me lie, he ex-
claimed.
MT. Mahu tlllhols), VINO was IN inc
chair, ordered both men to their seats,
Mr Mahon obeylng the command,
while Mr. Gaines stood two seats away
from the center OF the chamber shak-
ing both fists and head at the/Penn-
sylvania man.
When order had been restored Mr..
Mahon again rose. Having been eau
TONED by the chair that 1t was against
The rules to address a member in the
second person ne measured ms words
saying he would speak in the fourth
person. lie then said:
The charge OF the gentleman from
tennessee that am away from TINS
house 30 per cent OF my time is de-
liberate talsehooc.
with rush MI. Gaines reacned
the center OF the chamber making
directly toward the gentleman from
pennsylvania insisting as ne went
that no man could call MIN liaI
WiInout persohal ellast'seilieht'
The house was In an uproar by TINS
time, the chair ADDING TO the noise, II
not 10 the CONFUSION, py pounding Ihe
desk with his gavel. HIS e1orts mn
ally caused the head OF the gaVel 70
fly off and 1t bounded into the BODY
of the house, almost striking one OF
the members.
Inc rusn ol MI 1alIles upon lias
adversary brought dozen members
before the sneakers desk. Messrs.
ollie James OF kentucky' Iayior Oh
Alabama, Bell OF Georgia Willlams
of Mississippi the minority leader,
and Stafford of Wisconsin, grabbed
Gaines, who. resistingly vigorously
was forced back TO his seat.
Mr.. Mahon seemed to wait Tor the
impact which mover came. with Mr.
Gaines back in his seat the Pennsylya-
nian made his speech OF examination
as to how he became connected with
the invoking of an old statute com
pelling members TO forfeit pay lor the
time absent from the house He SAID
the charge that he was away from the
house 95 per cent of the time was a
lie on its face and that he was there
81 per cent Of his time, as every mem
Der who cared to inquire could ascer-
tain.
Mr.. Lacey of Iowa called for the
reading OF the statute relating to the
docking Of members pay, ana ne was
followed by Mr.. Grosvenor Of Ohio
who explained the reason FOR the
statue. Mr.. Dearmond OF missouri
asked that the minority views OF tne
judiciary committee on the statute Dc