The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-14
LIE IS PASSED
ON THE FLOOR
Of THE HOUSE
Representative Graham of ILL
noiS Takes OhenSe al Re
marks of Leader Mann Re-
garding Mrs. H. P. Gray.
LATTER PRODUCES
PROOF DEMANDED
Colleagues Get in Between the
Two Excited Men and Pre-
vent a Threatened Resort
to Physical Violence.
VA TASHINGTON. April 15.-The
! NM lie was passed upon the floor
WV of the house today and a bit

!
Wv of the house today and q bit
ter debate was precipitated
| between tho minority leader, Mr..
Mann, and Representative Graham of
! Illinois. chairman OF the interior de-
partment expenditures committee, over
the case of Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray,
said to be a lobbyist OH Indian affairs,
Mr.. Mann said in lieu of an explapa-
| tion an investigation should be made
of the case.
! Yesterday on the hoor, Mr.. Mann
bad declared that Mrs. Gray, upon the
advice Of Mr.. Graham. had refused TO
return to an Indian client protested
! fee. Today when Mr. Graham discov
erod Mr.. Mann's remarks in the rec
ord, the storm broke Mr.. Mann was
! not in the chamber when Mr.. Graham
began q statement in which he brand
cd in bitter terms Mr.. Mann's declara-
! tion as untrue.
Representative Madden of Illinois
sought vainly to halt Mr.. Graham IS
remarks because Of Mr.. Mapn's alb
seDce. In the height Of his protest Mr..
Mann entered Mr.. Graham called
upon him to produce tho proofs OF his
charge.
Mann Reads Letters.
The minority leader read number
of letters and kilograms bearing on the
/ connection Of Mrs. Gray with the com
mittee
Mr.. Graham reiterated that Mrs,
Gray was not employed by the com
mittee and never had drawn penny
| of public funds so far as his committee
was concerned.
Mr. Mann retorted by reading let.
ter written recently by Mr., Graham to
Secretary Fisher. Introducing Mrs,
Gray and asking that she be given ac.
cess to certain files in the general land
Office for the purpose Of gathering in
formation "for the committee"
Mr.. Mann also declared that GER
tain attorney had appeared before the
committee in the Controller bay case
and although il was denied that he ap.
peared for the committee he had filed a
bill for $1,000 and had received 5000 on
account.
''Thc attorney in question did not re
ccive one cent from the committee, -
shouted Mr. Graham, Jumping TO his
feet.
Payment Is Proved.
cit is passing strange returned
Mr.. Mann, "but the committee on ac-
counts informs me that it paid out
! 5000 10 this attorney for services ren.
dered before the committee Who is
paying these peoples Who is paying
Mrs. Gray7 Who paid this attorney7"
Flf public spirited citizens wish to
lend their aid to the government with.
out remuneration, replied Mr.. Ora
ham, cit is nobody S business
cit is the business OF congress-, re-
torted Mr.. Mann. 1--WE ought to know
il these attorneys and other employees
are paid by the very interests appear,
ing before this committee. r. my
colleague does not know, We ought TO
! have au investigation. ii he does
know, be ought to state it frankly to
this house,
During the colloquy, Representative
Baker OF California took seat he
tween Mr., Graham and Mr.. Mann, who
was immediately across the aisle. His
broad shoulders blocked Nv Graham S
egrcss. Representative Fowler Of Hi.
nos, with studied indifference, took up
his place Immediately in front of Mr.
| Mann,
Republican leaders. after the clash
was over, asserted privately that Mrs,
Gray had been reimbursed for her
activities by tho Democratic congress
sional committee and that the truth OF
their allegation would yet be brought
J out.
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