Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-11
Intefvention of Members Pre-
vents Personal Encounter
Between Gentlemen From
Tennessee and Pennsylvania
BELLIGERENTS KISS AND
MAKE UP AMID CHEERING
Mahon Bitterly ReSentS State
ment That He Was Absent
90 Per Cent of the Time as
Charged by Southerner

Charged by Southerner.
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Late this ar
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 twit-
ted by both sides OF the chamber. ia
his evident embarrassment. During
his speech he charged Mr.. Mahon
with being absent from the house g5
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 ut that time. Mr.. Mahon re-
manned silent throughout Mr. Gaines
speech with the exception of interject-
ing remark or two at the beginning.
When Mr.. Gaines had concluded Mr..
Mahon rose. He explained how, in
the Fifty-third and Fifty-fifth con-
crosses he had had $4,000 due him
and that Speaker Crisp had given him
an order on the sergeant-at-arms for
the amount which was paid. Then
coming to the crux of Mr. Gaines
charge. Mr. Mahon thundsred,
Amy man who charged me with
being away from this house ninety
five per cent of the time tells an nu-
truth"
Mr.. Gaines started down the aisle,
from his seat
NO map can tell me- die he ex-
claimed.
Mr.. Mann qlinois), who was If tie
chair, ordered both men to their seats,
Mr. Mnhon obeying the command,
while Mr.. Gaines stood two seats away
from the center Of the chamber. shak-
ing both fists and head at the Penn
sylvnnia man.
When order had been restored Mr..
Mahon again rose. Having been eau
toned by the chair that il was against
the rules to address a member in the
second person he measured his words,
saving he would speak in the fourth
person. He then said:
THE charge of the gentleman from
Tennessee that l am away from this
house SO per cent Of my time IS de-
liberate falsehood.
With rush Mr.. Gaines reached
the center of the chamber. making
directly toward the gentleman from
Pennsylvania. insisting as he went
that no man could call him liar
without personal chastsement
The house was in an uproar by this
time, the chair adding to the noise, II
not to the confusion, by pounding the
desk with his gavel. His efforts mn
ally caused the head of the gaVel 70
fly off and ii bounded into the body
of the house almost striking one OF
the members.
The rush of Mr.. Gaines upon his
adversary brought a dozen members
before the speakers desk Messrs.
Ollie James of Kentucky. Taylor OF
Alabama. Bell of Georgia Williams
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 for the
impact which never came. WIN Mr..
Gaines back in his seat the PennsylNa-
nian made his speech of eXamlnatioh lI,oii
as to how he became connected WIN
the invoking of an old statute com
pelIine members to forfeit pay Tor inc
the charge that he was away from the
house g5 per cent Of the time was
lie on its face. and that he was thefe
qb Der cent of his time, as every mem
her who cared to inquire could ascer-
tain.
Mr. Lacey of Iowa called for the
reading Of the statute relating 10 tnc
docking of members pay, ana ne was
followed by Mr.. Grosvenor OF ONO
who explained the reason lot lle
statle Mr.. Dearmond OF missouri
aesed mat the minority views OF Inc
Judiciary committee on the statute w
printed. ..-.,s..
When this colioquy was IN progress
The friends Of Messrs. Gaines ana NJ M.
hon were engaged in am effort 70 pIlls
3io,,t a reconciliation, ia whieh thes
were successful, and al IT'S cohclusiv"
Mr.. Mahon rose 40 question ol PEI
sonaI privilege He stalled Una. nv
did NOT desire TO impugn ihe ii'"..,e i...,',., -
which prompted Mr.. Gaines 20 ~
what vcts an untruth. about ms 'p-
ee,,.o frnu, fhe house. but he desired
to sav thar his Information was ln,
correct. Hc had no desire 20 phsnu
the gentleman from Tennessee Mii"i,
ht Chased him among hls iflehuH, ""1
,,.nt.d him TO understand me person
from whom he obtained his lnlDllii"'
iinn had misreprcsentod thf th'"'
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gentleman from reHrsyifanit liH ~
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