The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-01
Speaker Cannon and Rep.
Gaines Exchange Insults"
OVER THE FORESTRY BILL
To Be Brought Up in House To-day
Bargains Sold from Roosevelt Stable
--Rainey and His Panama
Charges.

Washington, March practically
without dissent the House passed late
Saturday afternoon Mr.. McCsll's bill to
remodel the House Of Representatives
at an expense of s35O,oO0. so as to faci
litate the transaction Of business.
Mr.. Mccall has made a long fight for
this reform and, when the bill was pass
ed he was heartily congratulated. The
senate must now pass the bill, but, as
il is q matter that relates solely 20 the
House, IL will encounter no opposition
there.
A sharp clash between Representative
Gaines of Tennessee and Speaker Can
non occurred in the House of Repre-
sentatives Saturday, in the course Of
which each claimed be had been insult
ed by the other.
So persistent was Mr., Gaines in ad-
dressing the chair that the speaker
directed the sergeant alarms ito COM
pel him to be in order
obeying The directions Of the speaker
the sergeant.at.arms, for the first time
In several years. took the mace from its
SITS nd and proceeded toward Mr.. Gaines,
but the speaker called him back upon
hearing the Tennessee member say he
would be in order.
The trouble arose during the reading
of the general deficiency appropriation
bill. Mr.. Gaines insisted on interrupt
ing with question and was held to be
out of order.
81 did not know was not in order, "
Mr.. Gaines remarked.
The speaker with some warmth de-
clared that Mr.. Gaines Mad been a mem
her Of the House long enough TO know
when he was not in order.
ct takee a student like the speaker"
retorted Mr.. Gaines, "to know what the
rules are, and he has 10 study them
every minute with somebody to prompt
him"
"The gentleman from Tennessee" the
speak er holly replied, cit absolutely dis
courteous and mufflles the fact"
By this time both men were thorough
" wrought up
"The gentleman from Tennessee" re-
torted Mr.. Gaines. "is no more diseour-
teous that the speaker il diseomtaous
20 him, and the gentleman from Ten,
nessee has not mistated the facts"
"The chair desires at all times TO be
as impartial as he can, but the practice
las grown up occasionally for a mem
Der, on the supposition that the speak
er's tongue is tied, to insult him and
the speaker will not submit TO it."
''The tongue Of the gentleman from
Tennessee IL tied and he is insulted by
the chair. The speaker has done It for
70 years" replied Mr.. Gaines.
The speaker commanded Mr.. Gaines
TO be in order.
"Tha speaker viii be in order, too,
was Mr.. Gaines fling"
Unable longer to stand Mr.. Gaines
taunts. the speaker ordered the SER
geant alarms to see that he remains
IN order" II was then that the mace
was taken down.
Late Saturday ,.s sasen jjnneg,u@T speaker
cannon ana Representatives Weeks
that fine latters forest reserve bill
should be considered in the House TO-
dav Mr.. Weeks wished to call up
SATURDAY. evening, but the speaker said
Aha House was tired and that II had
better 90 over until today.
Mr.. Weeks will move to suspend IN
rules and pass the BILL This will permit
a. only 10 minutes debate on each side
T1rdsr an emergency rule recently adopt
ID only a majority vote is necessary
~ mass the bill under Suspension Of IN
r,,lea Ordinarily a two-t thirds vote 4
required 4.
Mr.. Weeks believes that maloflt,
Of the House favors his bill and ina