The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-25

Got into OTdy war On Politics and PEE.
sonalIties ana was Forced 70 Quit
chairman Mann tIad No Right 20
Make the Threat, hut q DID the Trick
WASHINGTON Nav "a eprsssnta-
tive Tawney II Minnesota and Repre-
sentative Macon 81 Arkansas got into
such a wordy row on the hoor Of the House
this afternoon anu Mr.. Macon became
% obstreperous that Representative
Mann Of Illinois. who was In the chair.
had 70 threaten him with the sergeant
az arms and the mace.
To b. arrested under the mace IL
about the most serious thing that can
happen o. q member 81 the House, a.
h automatically debars him from taking
any fn.'her part Iu the House proceedings
unth there has been lot Of voting and
parliamentary rid tape 10 restore him
% good standing Mr. Mann either ac-
cidentally W purpCsely overlooked the
fact that the mace was not on the job
but was laid away n cotton batting
aousewhere or other because the House
was in committee Of the whole. But
the threat ACCOMPLISHED its purpose
Mr. Tavnoy had lfsred for the second
tine bis amendment ~ the sundry civil
bill proposing 70 appropriate siOO,OOO
b. create an economy board 10 modern
iza the business methods Of the several
departments II the Government. Mr..
Macon improved the opportunity TO
msnti9n that he considered this propO-
0iti9n uoth.ag more or less than a scheme
90 pr1vids obs for the faitlful and 10
fsirnish c'pn4lgl funds for those that
noed "a hello.
Rsu.esCatltive stafford Of Wisconsin
inlef -urt,t Mr. Macon with the state
ntnt Js.' 30 expenditure by the Gov
eminent cg s,5.u01 q improve business
uetl1tl In the Treasury Department
bad Ire ~ resulted IN = saving ~ more
than $3.50 ON yea-
I don believe ny part 81 that stNte-
inert shouted Mr. Moon
TIE rl.irm.l OF the Appropriation
COmmitt 20 b. RESPONSIBLE for il correct
ness r,t1rtcd Nlr stafford.
4 cont GRE who Il responsible
shouted Dir Macon. don't believe it
The Gentleman is q AW unto himself,
there 10 a. doubt Of that. sid MIR Stat
ARD the gentleman from Wisconsin
Il = superior person and thinks well Of
himself, Nlr Macon retArted
This brief oolloquy apparently threw
Mr. Macon OF his original line q Argu-
ment. for ne begin bitter attack on the
Republicans for keeping Congress In
session % long
You are afraid To 60 back home.
he cried tAunungly; that's what's the
matter You want . stay here in the
hope that things will blow over.
Sir TAwney iumped 20 his feet.
in that case, he said, we are not
b. as bad a condition as was the gentle
man from Arkansas two or three weeks
ago He WAS afraid he would never
come back and for that reason went
back home
The Republicans Chuckled a. this. |
recognizing the reference 70 Mr.. MacOn's |
recent extended trip home. where he had
q hard fight q get denomination.
But he did come back all right. inter- |
jeot5d Minority Leader Clark a. tho |
laughter died away
Meanwhile Mr. Macon had been fight !
lng for breath and recognition.
Who was afraid, he cried, shaking his !
finger az Mr Tawnsv. when the President
Of the United States travelled 20 Winona,
MINI. at the expense Of the American
people 20 save the scalp Of the gentleman
from Minnesota? The President Of the
United States abused the appropriation |
Of $4,000 he receives for his travelling /
expenses by going all the way 10 WlnonA /
20 speak in Mr faNneys district. Who /
was afraid them
Mr. Tawney appeared somewhat nab |
bsreasted but Rrtnned and remarked that /
IN view Of Mr. MacOn's great display Of
indignation he would make no reply
Mr. Macon. who had managed 70 work |
himself un 20 fever heat kept having |
az Mr. Tawney while both sides Of the |
chamber laughed At him until Chairman |
Nam made the threat about calling the |
sergeant-at-trms Then he sat down |
But his objection killed the Tawney /
proposition Tor 500 100 for an economy |
board
Representative Fitzgerald Of New York, /
who prefers a good row TO anything else !
his friends lay, jumped into the debate /
on this economy board long enough TO /
cell attention 20 Senator Aldrich' : state /
meDt that he could run the Government /
on 1lOOOO0lO less a year than IL costs 40 1
present and % the utteranoes Of other /
hopnlioan leaders along the same line
Conlessedly Incompetent men must be- /
running the Government nowadays. Mr. 4
Eit1gerald suggested, IN view u these I
statements from leaders ~ the party IN |
power and he wound up his remarks with /
the declaration that President Taft was I
undoubtedly the greatest failure that |
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