The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-05-27
TAWNEY AND j
MACON CLASH
Have Lively Tilt in the Lower
House Of Congress.

Washington. May 25.-Representa-
tive Tawney of Minnesota and Rep
resentative Macon of Arkansas got
into such a wordy row on the floor Of
the house and Mr.. Macon became so
obstreperous that Representative
Mann of Illinois, who was in the chair,
had to threaten him with the SER
geant-at-arms and the mace.
/ To be arrested under the mace" is
about the most serious thing that can
happen to a member of the house. as
it automatically denies him from TAX
ing any further part in the house pro-
ceedings until there has been lot of
voting and parliamentary red tape to
restore him to good standing. Mr.
Mann either accidentally or purposely
overlooked the fact that, the house
being in committee of the whole, the
mace was not on the job, but was laid
away in cotton batting somewhere or
/ other. But the threat accomplished
it's purpose just the same
Mr. Tawney had offered an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill prOpos-
ing to appropriate 100000 to create
an economy board to modernize the
business methods of the several de-
partments OF the government. Mr..
Macon improved the opportunity TO
mention that he considered this propO-
sition nothing more or less than a
scheme to provide jobs for the faith
full and to furnish campaign funds for
those that needed the help.
Representative Stafford of Wiscon-
sin interrupted Mr.. Macon with the
statement that an expenditure by the
government of $4,000 to improve bust
ness methods in the treasury depart
ment had already resulted in saving
of more than $4,000 a year.
Il don't believe any part of that
statement" shouted Mr.. Macon.
Responsible for Its Correctness.
THE chairman of the appropriations
committee is responsible for it's cor
rectness," retorted Mr. Stafford.
81 don't care who is responsible"
shouted Mr. Macon, 81 don't believe
it."
Then began a bitter attack on the
Republicans for keeping congress in
session so long.
You are afraid to go back home"
he cried tauntingly. That's what's
the matter You want to stay here in
the hope that things will blow over
Mr.. Tawney jumped to his feet. "In
that case" he said, I'VE are not in as
bad a condition as was the gentleman
from Arkansas two or three weeks
ago. He was afraid he would never
come back. and for that reason he
went home
The Republicans chuckled at this,
recognizing the reference to Mr.. Ma
cons recent extended trip back home,
where he had a hard fight to get re-
nominated.
But he did come back, all right"
interjected Minority Leader Clark, as
the laughter died away
Meanwhile Mr.. Macon had been
fighting for breath and recognition.
who was afraid he cried, shak-
ing his finger at Tawney, when the
president of the United States trav-
eled to Winona, Mimi, at the expense
of the American people, to save the
scalp of the gentleman from Mime
sofa? The president of the United
States abused the appropriation of
$4,000 he received for his travelling
expenses by going all the way to Wi
mona to speak in Mr.. Tawney's dis
trict Who was afraid them"
Mr.. Tawney grinned and remarked
that, in view of Mr.. Macons great dis
play of indignation, he would make no
reDly