New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-27
CANNON IN A HOT fight
Clashes with Sherwood over Inc
Pension Increase Bill.
MANN TAUNTS DEMOCRATS
House Votes to Drop Thirty -ioui
CAPITOL Observation-Disclosures
to Tuesday.
rFrcm The Tribune bureau.

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| 1,.asbineton. Nav "a duel OF -
,,o,w..n ex-speaker Cannon and the eao"I,
,,on.,ob,c Representative SHERWOOD
o,,o together with grilnng by fepre-
so,,,a,,ve Mann. the minority leader VI
Democratic game OF buncom"e, "a the
.,;n.d the House to-day. and reminoe' ".-
o,c,in crs OF the political squalls oi
days Accounts
r,,o democratic Committee On .,a,
hr,uyht I'm a somewhat routine .,
:. .boIIsb thirty-four jobs on the 80.
o,;oo force. Mr. Mann was au'oh .no
h., I, WAS Joint resolution. rca"''e ,,,o
'''" of the Senate. whereas IL ~.
,H0ara,e really wanted to cui''" -,
800 noIice force they had only " ~
49,, &c sorceant-at-arms to cis'niSs u"
employees. ooro,s the de-
e,.,,.od from the subject Of po'ioe''
80 that Of pensions for old soioie'' r.
NJ Nom and Mr. Cannon MADE ''ie 100
r,r accusation that the Democrat sa,.
a;sos,enned by adjournng over An in
- ,,.,id no In order to introduce ''
c,easnc the pension rolls ,,oonh.,
~. 40 Won bring in this puh'o,"o1
| ,.hicb YOU know will be as '."'
reso'u' ,r,s smclt?' asked Represent"
tive Mann. "Why don YOU discharge
sion ON the Mondays that axe a,on bi,l
a.ys. and let us pass inns 60 Won
,h., is bending on the ca'.nu unite"
. nan, to- do something tina, e.;,,.
No. cannon was equally caus'' r,iry
-, ,he democratic habit oil a"'o".,
oach dav that the Anderson =, ,p
~, f,,hcrcd by Democrat "o"''
order 49, Pensions Committee,
, ron,a,,ve Sherwood. known rs wv
~" y.s constrained to remark tn"'
Mr. Cannon was a recent CONVEX w
cause Of the old soldier. The ex-npe"N'
o,ioi,,da he said. was born in November
| 1910. ,sior
81 am tho author Of the 81 dav pension
bill" proudly said the venerable o,"o 49,,
ocrat. pointng a long finger III ,"e u" -,
| tor ~ Mr. Cannon. You stlned my 'i'
in committee last session. Why WASH u
ieported?'
Then the general charged 'ha' rep
sentative Wessc. OF Wisconsin, had come
| to his office and said:
.You can quote me As saying tha' 'i"''
man Sulloway Of the Pensions Colilrhi,'ee
told me that he would not allow the 81 d
6av pension bill to come before the HOUSE
as Sneaker Cannon and the administration
will not stand for it, They will prevent
vote hv keeping a quorum OF the commit
! tee absent"
Mfr Cannon. in evident anger. demanded
recognition, banged the desk ana shook Ills
finger I'm the direction of General sher-
wood. -.
you arc quoting heresay as evidence
he shouted II look you in the eye ana te''
Won that there is not word OF truth III
| it,"
Then why didn't you report my UNI
| demanded the general
"Why don't YOU report it, you are IN
charge Of the committee now? MT IAN
non retorted. II was not member OF the
/ Tensions Committee
! "Generar' Sherwood said that he had not
/ had a chance to report the bill yet, but II
/ would he reported soon. lie added that ne
thought the member from Illinois had much
gall" as an ex-Speaker, t. demand pen
sion legislation In an extra session.
! Representative Sherley ended the heated
discussion by calling for the regular order,
which concerned the reduction in the Capt.
toI police force.
The resolution reducing the force finally
passed after the Democrats had agreed
| to a Republican amendment that veterans
! OF the Civil and Spanish wars have pref
erence in the jobs retained.
Mr.. Mann told the Democrats that they
we're playing politics as they really did
no. intend to dismiss any policemen. you
! know the Senate will not make Itself ridicu-
lous after providing for the places in the
current appropriation act by agreeing 10
your clap-trap resolution to lop off thirty
four policemen" he said
After adopting resolution providing that
the expenses for the Democratic commit
! tee that is to investigate the Steel Trust
/ shall not exceed So 900 the House adjourned
until Tuesday. An agreement was reached,
how ever. that no important business will be
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