Arizona republican., 1911-02-05
MR.. MACON OF ARKANSAS
His Resentment in Charac-
teristic Terms of an Aft
ernoon Newspapers De-
scription of a Debate
His Remarks Expunged.

Washington. Feb. 4-The reading of
the agricultural appropriation bill in
the house precipitated a bitter contro-
versy between Mr. Macon and Mr..
Stanley and this was later followed by
denunciation Of a Washington news
paper man by Mr.. Macon which nearly
ended in blows between tn two. Con-
gressmen, newspapermen and the ser
geant -at-arms prevented actual hOstin-
ties
With the reading of the bill Mr.. Ma
con began To make points of order in
the proposed increases in salaries Of
chief clerks and other employees. Mr.
Macon has charged that nearly every
member of the committee had some
pet whom he was anxious To pro-
mote, and To this end he said the
members We're willing that other pets"
should also go up in the salary scale
Mr.. Stanley declared that an asser-
ton like that impeached the whole
house He then challenged Mi. Macon
to show that any member - the agri-
cultural committee had be n guilty of
this Infamous conduct" t.is petty
pilfering.'
Mr.. Macon replied that he did not
claim To be the only honest man in
the house. but he said he tried 10 do
his duty by his constituency and he in
timated that there were others not
quite so conscientious Arising an hour
later. Mr. Stanley said he would like 10
insert into the record some facts con-
corning his own ~illustrious record"
The latter with a profound bow toward
Mr. Macon
For instance. he said. he had intro
duced a resolution calling for an in
vestigation of the steel trust which
would save the people $25.OOO.j91 a year
on steel rails alone.
But Of course" concluded Mr.. Stan
ley. that paltry sum does not compare
with the amount which has been saved
through the efforts of the gentleman
from Arkansas in cutting down the
salaries of char women"
Mr.. Macon was on his feet in a mo-
ment. Il don't know what has called
forth these comments" ne said, unless
il is case of the bit animal bowling"
He then asserted that Mr.. Stanleys
seat in the house had been vacant
Oftener than il had been occupied.
Mr.. Burleson and others interviewed
and brought about peace. causing their
made during the colloquy to
be expunged from the records
When an afternoon paper was shown
to Mr.. Macon he waved il aloft and
said he desired to call the attention
of members to "a thing which / hold
i'm my hand which presumes to dignity
itself by claiming to be a newspaper.
II says. in big type. that Macon is
denounced by clerks friends on the
floor of the house
The little atom that wrote this item
is a wilful, deliberate liar. a dirty lit
tie pilferer of words. a contemplate
little ass and a falsifier of facts. / be-
lieve this little atom should not have a
seat in the press gallery"
Immediately upon adjournment the
reporter found Mr. Macon and demand
ed that he retract the words. Mr.. Ma
con replied that he would stand by
what he said. whereupon the reporter
made a belligerent rush in the direc-
ton of the gentleman from Arkansas
Strong arms thrust the newspaper
nan back however. and he was re-
strained until the anger of all had suf- |
'icently waned to permit of representa-
ives persuading him to have his ar
alignment of the newspaper man ex-
plunged from the record.