Evening star., 1909-07-19
MACON REAL PEEV|SH!
Offers to Resign II Proved an
0bstructionist.
AND RUCKER EGGS HIM ON
House of Representatives Does
Some Assorted Business Today.
BASE BALL FRENZY ALL OVER
Robson Corrects One Of His Leading
Utterances, and Peppery Arkan-
san Apologies.
AND RUCKER EGGS HIM ON
BASE BALL FRENZY ALL OVER

legislation was halted i'll the House 70.
day while several OF the members en-
tertained their colleagues and the gal.
leries with series Of personalities which
assumed such proportions that Represent
ative Macon of. Arkansas announced his
the statements affecting him were proven
The personalities we're exchanged be-
tween Representatives Rucker Of Colorado
and Macon OF Arkansas, following q sar-
castle reference by Rucker to Mr.. Nacon's
propensity to object to matters Of legisla.
tion. Mr.. Rucker told q story Of a sig
foot Arkansan, barefooted and seedy. who
had worked on his ranch. When he left
it was found that the mules had un-
learned all that had been taught them
and only knew the word whoa
Mr.. Macon said the gentleman from
Colorado had worked the gas OF his
stomach by attacking q colleague for
exercising his right to object to legls-
lation he opposed. He declared that he
always objected intelligently. and ne
added that the gentleman from Colo
RADIO had found himself neglected by
the newspapers and was trying to get
into publicity by attacking a colleague.
Harsh Words, These.
A1r. Rucker retorted that he was IN
able to understand how Mr.. Macon had
recognized himself In the description Of
the Arkansas employe. That person was
six feet tall, and Mr.. Macon II meas
ured by his own appraisement OF hiro-
self would be six feet FIVE. He added
that Mr.. Macon had daily pronounced
himself the watchdog Of the Treasury.
but that by his objections and delays
he had cost the Treasury more money
than all the other men in the House to-
gether.
Mr.. Macon replied that II that statement
could be suhstantiated by any respectable
number of members OF the House hs
would resign his seat In the House. Mr..
Macon was very much In earnest In his
remarks. The House chose to greet the
controversy between the two members
rather hilariously.
The House, however. having gotten over
its base ball spree, returned to it's NUT
tons today, and to take up the deficiency
appropriation which It dropped last Fri
Joyous shout to man the bleachers. The
fist thing to come, however, was q mo.
lion by Mr.. Mann Of Illinois to suspend
the rules and pass an omnibus bill au'
thoriSing the construction of bridges and
draws across various Eaviga BILE rivers.
Mr.. Hardwick of Georgia raised the
point that the bill had not been reported
from committee, but Speaker Cannon
ruled that, this being suspension day." II
was IN order to vacate all rules and pass
a manuscript bill II q member was recog.
nized to make tho motion. After some
discussion the bill was passed.
Robson Makes Correction.
Mr.. Hebson Of Alabama, rising 70 q
question OF personal privilege, corrected
a statement he made last February In
which Ambassador O'Brien was charged
with having advocated the granting to
japanese in San Francisco the right tc
sell liquor without license. Mr.. Hobsol
said the ambassadors attitude had been
mfsinterpreted and that tho statement
was Incorrect
Mr. Bartlett Of Georgia asked ilnani.
nous consent to consider Joint reeolu.
tion directing the President to at once
submit to the several states for ratinca.
ton the proposed income tax amendment
to the Constitution, but objection was
made.
Representative Smith Of Michigan had
received a communication from A. 8. CIT
terman OF this city calling attention to
the fact that the poundmaster of the
District claims to have no funds for the
humane disposal Of homeless and etarv-
Ing cats turned In for destruction by citi-
zens, and can only dispose Of dogs. The
writer makes plea for an appropriation
to enable the poundnaste to put an end
to the sufferings Of stray cats starving on
the streets.
'Hah! for the Cat!
Mr.. Smith caused the letter to be read
while the appropriation bill was under
consideration, and the lower branch Of
the American Congress listened to the ap-
peal for the homeless cat.
Mr.. Tawney said there is no appropri-
alton for cats.
There ought to be- said Mr.. Mann.
"and to take care Of cats in the House
Office building But the matter was al
lowed to drop with that.
Mr.. Macon OF Arkansas arose to correct
an injustice which he said he had done
Prof. Gore OF this city last week by re-
ferring to him as professional exhi.
bition organizer" He said Prof. Gore ig
not "a professional exhibition organizer -
and he desired TO extend to him an apol-
ogy for making the statement.
Mann on the Job.
Mr.. Mann Of Illinois raised q point OF
order against the paragraph in the bill
providing for the condemnation Of the site
for the workhouse and reformatOry, which
led to long explanation Of the necessity
for the amendment OF the law relating to
the purchase OF the site.
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PERRY FUND I9 GROWING.
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