The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-02-09

In mousse formerly occupied -
Bishop Hurst. His brother. HEINZ
Adams. has a home next to that Of
Mrs. John Hay. You will ind de
scendants OF tho second president OF
the United States all over the Union
and the smaller number Of them bear
the name OF Adams. II r. a proline
family and II Is a standing contradio
ton to the statement that all OF the
New England families OF great prom.
inence have died out. over in the
Whispering Gallery" at the capitol
which by the way Is nothing more nor
less than the old house OF representa-
tives. there Is n little piece OF metal
set In aYe Of the square blocks 81 the
marble flooring and on II arc these
words. John Quincy Adams. Here"
This IN the full inscription. The
metal piece marks the spot where
Adams fell dead after years OF con
tinued service in the house.
The value OF the piece OF metal is ,
| few cents. over In Massachusetts
avenue there In the house Of an enor
moualy wealthy man. lie built II. and
as n part OF the building material ne
used rock containing many dollars
worth OF gold. lie gloried In II and
| II IN pointed out TO Washington Wis
itors. They say that more people are
Interested In the millionaire's block %
gold than are Interested In John ouin
cy Adams two inches OF bronze. 40
ans. however. will be alive" some
centuries after this millionaire 10 for
gotten.
Latest Row In the House
Members OF the house seeming
iy wero somewhat ashamed Of tho
outbreak Of Representative Ben
Johnson of Kentucky. chairman OF the
house committee on tho Dlntrict OF Co
lumbia. who the other day Invited
Representative Martin u. Madden oil
Chicago outside ito have Il out"
Threats OF personal encounters In
the house are Of much more frequent
occurrence than they are In tho son.
ate. Sometimes members actually
reach the mixing point, but generally
their colleagues Interfere before biows
are struck Tho last near encounter
was ono between Henry ID. Clayton OF
, Alabama and Representative
} James II Mann OF Chicago. tho house
/ Republican leader. Mr.. Mann was en-
/ urely willing to 10 outside with the
, man who challenged him. and there 10
. settle the matter. but there was inter
!. ference and the temper OF the ther
I mometer on both sides went down rap
, Idly
i Fordney Versus Byrd.
{ When tho Payne Aldrich tariff bill
q was under discussion In tho house
y Representative Joseph w. Fordney o.
u Michigan, who Ia tho chiefest stand
, patter OF them all. resented with goos
deal OF bitterness certair assertion
o which were mado by Representative
n Adam Byrd OF Mississippi Mr.. Byr,
d has Indian blood In his veins and !
= may be that tho admixture was In par
" responsible for his readiness to 20 Of
., the warpath.
II Fordney'a direct worl wan .Yo
o. don't know what you arc talkinI
= about" and at this the Mlssissipial
~ started down tho aisle from his sea
to pass around In front OF the speah
70 er's desk 10 reach Fordney. Ho dii
10 not walk; he ran, and In running b
20 shed his coat, fact which made hard
IN or the attempts OF his colleagues 4
" stop him for their fingers slipped iron
" his shirt sleeves easily while he wa
rushing for HIS prey.
"a Fordney stood absolutely immoyl
20 BILE, but everybody knew he was ready
Va The two men were apparently ply
Of sical equals. but Fordnoy In his earl
~ life had been a lumber Jack and b
was In trim that day aa he Ia In trir
today. Friends managed TO grab Byr
N lust before the threatened mixing.
n John Sharp Williams. now Unite
m States senator. had a physical encour
m tei In the house with l. Missouri repre-
n. sentative who IL now dead Tho Mil
M sourian was ons OF tho grayest as h
was on, Of tho most learned men q
IN the house OF representatives. lilo wa
"a the last man In the house from whor
m bolligerent Manifestations might hay
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