Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-11
LIKE WAX CONGRESS
Gaines and Mshon Nearly Come to Blows In House.
WHOLE ASSEMBLY IN AE UPROlR,
Rerr&sentativss Ffen resnessee and Pennsylv6asa sh> Hot BasDute over Charge ana C0nntercharges
 Of F'aisifyinE Facts.

WASHINGTON, Jan. i1.-Congress- man Gaines (Tenn.) attempted to as sault Mir. Mahon (Pa.) on the floor of the house during the session.
 Mahon had declared that a statement Gaines had made was not true, and Gaines had to be forced into his seat and held there, while congress was in an uproai.
 The house for time took on the ap- pearnnce of the closing days of the Fifty-fifth congress, commonly Known as the "war congress- when aiterca- lions between members were frequent.
 MT. Gaines and Mir Mahcn were on- ly prevented from meeting in person al encounter by the intervention of members Mr. Gaines was making a speech on his bill to dock members pay for absence from the house and was being twitted by both sides of the chamber, to his evident embarrass- ment, when he charged MT. aiahon with being absent from the house 95 per cent of the time.
 Mir. Mahon remained silent through out MT. Gaines speech, with the excep- ton of interjeetlng n remark or two at the beginning. When Mir. Gaines had concluded MT. Mahon rose. He ex- plained How in the Fifty third and F1fty-fifth congresses he had S7,OO0 die te hiiH and that the then speaker, Crisp. had given him ai order on the sergeant at arms for the amount, which was paid.
 Then. coming to the crux of Mir. Gaines charges. Mir Mahon thundered:
 Any man whe charges me with be- Ing away from thls house 95 per cent of the time tells an uhtruth.r Mr. Gaines started down the aisle from his seat. No man eaA tell me lie.' exclaimed the Tennesseean.
 Both men were ordered to their seats, Mir. Mahon ebeyiag the command, while Mr. Gaines stood two seats away from the center of the chamber. shak- Ing both fist and head at the Pennsyl- vaniaH.
 Everything was in confusion. the chairman of the committee of the whole. MT. Mann. pounding his gayel so hard that the head flew of on to | the floor.
 Mir. Mahon finally rose to a question of personal privilege He stated that he did not desire to impugn the mo | tive which prompted MT Gaines to ut ter what was an untruth about his ab- sence from the house, but he desired to say that his informant was incor- | rect.
 He had no desire to offend the gen tlcman from Tennessee. whom he classed among his friends. but he wanted Mir. Gaines 10 understand that the person from Whom he obtained his information inlsfepresented the facts. Not to be outdone in chivslry, Mir. Gaines immediately arose and. show Ing deep feeling. said thht the gentle man from Pennsylvania had always been his friend, but that he had been goaded beyond endurance Rot only at the present time. but on a former oc- caslcn. He regretted extremely the turn affairs had taken.
 "Are you satisfied with thatr' he asked of Mir Mahon.
 For answer Mir. Mahon rushed across the chamber. aud the two men clasped hands amid loud Applause.
 The house passed the army appro. priation blll and began the considerA. ticn of the fortincailons Dill.
 The sepate pasted the railroad bill limiting the hours of railway employ. ees to sixteen hours of service. followed hy ten hours of rest. hy vate of 70 to 1.
 Senator Tiilman ssee notice he would address tho senate tomorrow on the Brownsville sfray. and Senator For aker announced he should eHdeavor to get vote on the investigation resolu. ton the same day.
 
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