The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-12
HOW DONOVAN SEES ABSENCE
 OF MIR. ROBSON
No Right to Time of House Af- ter Almost Continuous
 Absence.
CBy Our Staff correspondent.)

lBy Our SLaII COrrGSpOndSnC) Washington, Dee. 12-Representa- tive Jeremiah DoneVan of the Fourth Connecticut district succeeded yester- day through adroit tactics on the floor of the House in bringing out the req sons that he opposed Representative
 Hobson of Alabama on Wednesday
 when the member from Alabama
 made his first appearance in severa,
 weeks, and practically demanded to
 be heard for an hour.
 Yesterday Representative Mann of
 Illinois gave MT. Hobson 40 minutes
 of his time in order that he might
 speak in favor of nation wide pro-,
 hfbition. Neither MT. Donovan nor
 any other member objected to his con
 sumption of time that had already
 been allotted. When MT. Robson hadj
 finished he asked for the privilege of
 extending his remarks in the Record.
 Here Mir. Donovan arose aad said
 t'Nfr.t Speaker, a point of order; have
 the right to object to the gentleman
 from Alabama being given the privi1 1ege to extend his remarks. I refer to the gentleman who has not been
 present on the floor of this House for
 two full hours during the present ses- sion of Congress- ->
 The Speaker replied, You have the right to object but not necessarily to
 call attention to the fact that the gen. teman has not been present for more than two hours during the session.
 As parliamentary inquiry I would ask if the speaker does not know that he (NEr. Hobson) has been almost continually absent from the deliberations of this body?" retorted MT. Donovan who tok his seat amidst applause for the manner that he had 1 called the attention of the House to'E MT. Hobson's~ delinquencies and got | his words into the Record without | violating any of the rules. The speak, CT did not answer the question. - MT. Donovan made it clear that he l was not opposing the right of MT. | Hobson to speak on Wednesday. but | that his sole opposition was based on | the proposition that Capt. Hobson | should not be privileged to remain away from the sessions for weeks and months at a time, and then appear suddenly and demand an hour of the time of the House..
 The expose of Capt. Hobson's fla grant absenteeism as made by Mr. Donovan a few weeks ago is said to be telling against him in his fight for the United States Senate in Alabama where he is opposing Oscar w.. Un- | derWood, the Democratic House lead er The people of Alabama are said to be expressing surprise to learn that while they supposed their representa- tive in Congress was at Washington earning his salary, and looking after their interests he has been featuring in various parts of the country for pay, and speaking for the Anti-Sa- loon League at prices said to be $10O to $200 an engagement.
 The galleries were packed yesterday oy w c. T. U. folks who appIauded the captains address on the evil in duence of the liquor traffic but at the close he spoiled the effect that he had produced upon his hearers by inn proving of the opportunity to assaiI Leader Underwood whom he charac- ,erized as a tool of the iquor. interests and of Wall street.
 MT. Underwood arose ito a question 'f personal privilege and made a, denial | of the charges in a calm man ner which was in strong contrast to the irnpaIssioned remraks of his col , league from Alabama. At the close the galleries and members appIauded MT. Underwood vocirerously.
 Many of the leaders Of the w C. T. U. movement were heard to express Ih enSelves at the close to the effect ! that they regretted that Captain Hob- son had been chosen as the spokesman for the Nation Wide. Prohibition peti- ion, as they realized that his attack ! Ipon MT. Underwood was out of place md uncalIed for They also realized Or the first time thv unpopularity of o he Hero Of the Merrinac as a mem Der of Congress, for when he had used | up his time there was not a member present who asked that he be given an extension of time as is customary, and le was obliged to make the request himself that his remarks be extended II the Recor1.