The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-11
THE WORD LIE"
PASSES FREELY
Personal Encounter Averted by
Friends-House in an Uproar.
The Speaker is Powerless,
Dove. of Peace Finally
Ahghts-Curtain Falls
on Tablcau.

WASHINGTON. =. c.. January 10
The House bate to-day took on the ap-
pearance ~ the closing days OF the Fifty
NTH Congress. commonly known a. the
war Congress" when alterations be
tween members were FREQ gent
Dir. Gaines Il Tenn essee. nn6 Mr.
Mahon. of Pennsyi ivanla, were only pre-
vented from meeting In "A personal en-
counter by re Intervention Of the other
members. Mr. Calnes was making a
speech on his bfD 10 dock members
pay for absence from the H0tLsA and
was being twitted by both sid-s ~ the
chamber 20 his evident embarrassment.
when no charged ar Mahon with be.rg
absent from the House % per cent. of
ule time
Previous 70 this sweeping a-se-r;lon NJ.
Gaines had read excerpts from the record
in relation TO Tho withholdinr, o. pay iu
the Fry- third Congress an1 me part
Ar Mahon hal played At thai cme
hen Ar. Gaines had concluded NJ
Marnn rose. lie explained how in rhe
Flfty y-tirl and the Fifty ffth COnEress,es
he had had N,H" due him. and that the
tten Speaker. Cr.rD. had given an order
on me se-Eetn Z alarms for the amount
which was paid Then coming u the
rruX ~ Mr- Galnes's charxe, Mr.. Aahon
. tLundered-
ANY man VINO charges me with being
away frou tn4s House - per cent Of The
t-re tells au 1nt-lL4."
Mr Gaines started down The aisle nom
bis seat $50 man can ten ne Ne"
exclaimed the Tennessean.
q lcu Ar Mann. ~ Illinois who was in
the chalr. took a hand in the alteration
itoth men were ordered 10 their seats
-r Manor obeying the command. while
Ai7 Games stood two seats away from
ine centre of the chanbe shaking both
FIST and head az une Penusyivanian
"a n.u order had hrar, ~-aae,-na
Mah2n again arose. Having been can
to1nt nv tne cfef~ thar ~ WINS against
tt@ rules 20 address p member in the sec-
c-d person ne measured his words. say
E De- would speak IN the fourth per-
r"i He ien said
Do charge of tne gentleman from
"ilnessen talt / am away from this
House ninety five per cent. Il mv time
- dellnerat O. falschpoIt.'
with rlsh M Gaines rachel tre
centre ot tho chamber. making directly
toward tho gentleman from Pennsvlvanis,
insisting AS he went that no man could
CALI him a JAR without personal clas-
tlscment
The House was in an uproar by this
l-'.'e' re chair adding 20 the noise. IL
nor to no confusion. by pounding the desk
W-l1 A.s gare.- His Efforts nnallv caused
lae head ~ tre gtyel TO fly on. and II
bounded into tne body OF tire House AL
most striking ONE ~ tine members
Aie F-sh % Ar. Gaines upon his al
lr1saTy brought dozen members be-
iore the Speaker desk Nessre crfa
l.-ill-s. ~ Kentucky. Taylor. OF Alabama
i'ei- ~ Geo-gia. Williams OF Afisqfss.Dpf
t"e minority leader. and Stafford Of yISs
c'i.slr grabbed Az. Gaines VINO resist
lt- vigorously. vas borne back 20 b,s
seat Mr. Mahor. standing in the frs+
aisle on the Republican side. seemed T.,
"'lt tor the impact. which never came
" -th ait. Gaines back i'm lis seat the
I"nnsNl lFanian continued his speecr of
'Apianation as to how he came 10 be-
connected with the invoking Of a, Ola
statute compelling members u forfeit.
pay for time absent from the House T4a
SAID that the charge thac he was away
from the House ninety-five per cent OF
the TIME was lie on its face. and thai
De was there ninety-five per cent. Of the
time. as every member who cared 70
inquire could ascertain
Mr. Lacey. OF Iowa had road tba
statute relating To the docking OF rnero
hers' pay. and be- was followed b1 Mr.
trosvenor. OF Ohio. who explained the
reasons for tho statute Mr. DeArnond
Of Missouri asked that the minority
views OF the judiciary committee on the
statute be printed.
Blessed Are the Peacemakers.
While this coll0Quy was in progress
the friends az Messrs. Gaines and Mahon
were engaged in an effort to bring about
Continued ON Third TavoN