The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-01

ans. lives on Massachusetts, avenue
In house formerly occupied ty
Bishop Hurst. His brother. Henry
Adams. has home next to that or
Mrs. John Hay. You WILL find de-
scendants OF the second president or
the United States all over the Union.
and the smaller number OF them bear
the name OF Adams. IL is a prolific
family and II Is standing contradic.
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 a little piece OF metal
set in one OF the square blocks OF the
marble flooring and on 1t are these
words, John Quincy Adams. Here"
This is 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 q
few cents. Over in Massachusetts
avenue there Is the house OF an enor.
mously wealthy man. He built 1t. and
as part OF the building material he
used a rock containing many dollars
worth OF gold. He gloried in 1t and
1t Is pointed out to Washington Wis.
itors. They say that more people are
interested in the millionaire's block OF
gold than are interested in John Quin.
cy Adams two inches OF bronze. Ad
ans. however, will be 'alive" some
centuries after this millionaire is for.
gotten.
Latest Row In the House.
Members of the house seeming.
ly were somewhat ashamed of the
outbreak of Representative Ben
Johnson Of Kentucky. chairman OF the
house committee on the District Of Co
lumbia, who the other day invited
Representative Martin b. Madden OF
Chicago outside ito have it out
Johnson later apologized handsomely
Threats of personal encounters in
the house are of much more frequen:
occurrence than they are in the sen.
ate. Sometimes members actually
reach the mixing point. but generally
their colleagues interfere before blows
are struck. The last near encounter
was one between Henry d. Clayton OF
Alabama and Representative
James r. Mann of Chicago the house
Republican leader. Mr.. Mann WAC Ell.
tirely willing to go outside with the
man who challenged him, and there to
settle the matter, but there was inter.
terence and the temper of the Their
mometer On both sides went down rap.
idly.
Fordney Versus Byrd.
When the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill
was under discussion in the house,
Representative Joseph w. Fordney OF
Michigan. who is the chiefest stand.
patter Of them all, resented with a good
deal Of bitterness certain assertions
which were made by Representative
Adam Byrd Of Mississippi. Mr.. Byrd
has Indian blood in his veins and IL
may be that the admixture was in part
responsible for his readiness TO go on
the warpath.
Fordney's direct word was You
don't know what you are talking
about" and at this the Mssissipian
started down the aisle from his seat
to pass around in front Of the speak.
er's desk to reach Fordney. He did
not walk; he ran. and in running he
shed his coat, fact which made hard.
er the attempts of his colleagues to
stop him for their fingers slipped from
his shirt sleeves easily while no waf
rushing for his prey.
Fordney stood absolutely immova.
bic, but everybody knew he was ready.
The two men were apparently ply.
sical equals, but Fordney in his early
life had been lumber Jack and he
was in trim that day as he Is in trim
today. Friends managed TO grab Byrd
just before the threatened mixing.
John Sharp Williams. now United
States senator. had a physical encoun
ter in the house with 1. Missouri repre-.
sentative who is now dead The Mis-
sourian was ono Of the gravest as he
was ono of the most learned men in
the house OF representatives. He was
the last man In the house from whom
belligerelt manifestations might have
Eeen expected. He was one OF the
leaders o. Democracy himself. but
Williams was the leader and the two
had fallen out over matter, If mem.
DRY Is correct. Of a committee appoint
ment The Missouriar and the Mis-
sissipiaI exchanged blows and each
was hurt to some extent, but friends
were able TO separate them.
Few Encounters In Senate.
In the senate the members rarely
come to blows. or course. the senate
Is smaller body than the house, but
the average Of rows in the senate is
not up TO the average of row IL the
house II is sad that Mr.. Beveridge
end Mr.. Bailey had an Interchange of
something more than words once In On
executive session when the doors were
closed and no one but senators were
present. The full story OF this en-.
counter never was told. Bailey is cas-
fly angered despite his big eyes and
bta ,roparollv haha-liLa avpracotnn