Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-02
HOUSE WRANGLES
IN FIERY DEBATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-An records
for the Sixtieth congress were broken by
the house session which ended at 3:21
o'clock this morning, having extended
over a period of sixteen and a half hours.
Efforts of the leaders to rush through
all the important appropriation bills in
the closing hours OF the session, which
terminates next Thursday at noon, to-
gether with the distractions placed in
their way by the Democrats, probably
will necessitate long night sessions on
every one of the five remaining days.
When the house met today at IL o'clock
Chairman Tawney, of the appropriation
committee, renewed his attempt to secure
the passage CT the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill, which he hoped to get through
before recess was taken early this morn
ing. The Democratic filibuster inaugural
ed last night greatly irritated Mr.. Taw-
ney, and the result was frequent clashes
between him and members of the opposite
side of the chamber.
AS the hours dragged on the tired law
makers lost some of their self-restraints
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.. Tawney's
temper might be improved ''if the gen.
tleman from Texas would improve his
manners"
ITO copy those of the gentlemen from
Illinois," was the hot retort, would
make of myself clown"
Mr.. Gaines CTenn.), also took o1ense
at Mr., Tawney and announced he would
stand the "snarls and bowls OF the
gentleman but little longer.
A sharp passage occurred late In the
night between Mr.. Tawney and John
ity leader, when the former declared ne
was not trying to prevent the gentle
man from making a speech, but an exhi-
bition of himself.
Mr.. Williams responded in kind, stat
ing that If he were making as great an
exhibition of himself as the gentleman
from Minnesota naturally does Of him~
self, he would feel safer for himself than
he then did. Mr.. Williams was about to
state that he had been proceeding In
the best of good humor when demand
for the regular order cut him on.
The records of the official steno-
graphers show that the aggregate Of the
remarks made during the days session
exceed those of any day during the last
quarter of a century.
Roth houses of congress met at IL
o'clock today, an hour in advance OF the
usual time. AS the house did not adj
journ yesterdays session until AFTER
o'clock this morning there was an in
tervaI in that body of only little more
than seven hours, but Notwithstanding
this fact, there was fair attendance
when Speaker Cannon's gavel fell.
The senate was not so fortunate and
roll call was necessary there to insure
a quorum In response to this call fifty
two senators answered to -?ir names,
and after its conclusion Senator Talia-
ferro, of Florida, addressed the senate
in advocacy of his bill prohibiting the
of naval stores. The early
hour in the house was devoted to the
calendar.
Both houses began business without
reference to the appropriation bills. 1t
was understood the senate would, as soon
as practicable, return to the agricultural
bill, and the house to the sundry civil
bill. with hope, in both cases, of COM
pleting consideration before the end Of
the day.