The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
House of Representatives Ex.
tended Yesterdays Session
From II O'clock Thursday ts
1921 O'clock This Morning.
TALK RECORD BROKEN,
More Said Than During Any
Day in % Years.
With But Little Actual Busi-
ness as the Result.

Washington, Feb. 26.-AII records
for the sixtieth congress were broken
by the house session, which ended at
3:21 O'Clock this morning, having ex-
tended over a period of 16 and a half
hours.
Efforts of the house leaders to rush
through all the important appropria-
tion bills in the closing hours of the
session, which terminates next Thurs
day at noon, together with the OBJ
structions placed in their way by the
Democrats, probably will necessitate
long night sessions on every one of the
1Ve remaining days.
When the house met at IL O'clock
Chairman Tawney of the appropria-
tlon committee renewed his attempt
to secure the passage of the sundry
civil appropriation bill, which he had
hoped to get through before recess
was taken. The Democratic filibuster
inaugurated last night greatly irritat-
ed Mr.. Tawney and the result was
frequent clashes between him and
members on the opposite side of the
chamber.
AS the hours dragged on, the tired
lawmakers lost some of their self re-
straint and bitter personalities were
INDUCED in. When Mr. Tawney's
temper was referred to by Mr Beal of
Texas, Mr.. Mann of Illinois suggested
that Mr.. Tawneys temper might be
improved if the gentleman from
Texas would improve his manners
ITO copy those of the gentleman from
Illinois," was the hot retort would
make of myself a Clown
Mr.. Gaines of Tennessee, also took
offense at Mr.. Tawney and announced
that he would stand the "snarls and
howls of the gentleman but little
longer.
A sharp passage occurred late in
the night between Mr.. Tawney and
nj "
former minority leader, when the for
mer declared that he was not trying
to prevent the gentleman from max
ing speech but an exhibition of him
self Mr.. Williams responded in kind.
stating that if he were making as
great an exhibition of himself as the
gentleman from Minnesota does Of
himself, he would feel safer for him
self than he then did. Mr.. Williams
was about to state that he had been
proceeding in the best of good humor
when a demand for the regular order
cut him off.
The records of the official steno-
graphers show that the aggregate or
the remarks made during the days
session exceed those of any day dur
ing the last quarter of a century.
Almost the first subject to occupy
the attention of the house today was
the speech made yesterday by Mr..
Cook of Colorado, attacking the presi-
dent. Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota,
offered a resolution calling for the
appointment of committee of five to
make Investigations and report as to
the adyisability of expunging the
words from the record.
Messrs. Fitzgerald of New York and
Clark of Missouri. argued that the
resolution was not privileged. Mr..
Clark maintained that dan
gerous precedent was being estab-
lished and he charged that the resolu-
tion was simply the establishing of a
press censorship in the house.
The resolution was adopted by a
heavy vote and the speaker an
nounced the following as the COM
mittee to conduct the investigation:
Mann of Illinois. Perkins of New
York, Porter of Vermont, Clayton Of
Alabama and Howard of Georgia.
Mr.. Goebel of Ohio favorably re-
ported to the house the ship-subsidy
bill passed by the senate