Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-15
House Members Held Here,
However, by Mann's Per.
'sistent Efforts.
EPIDEMIC OF ILLNESS
BRINGS FORTH LAUGHS
Those Seeking Approval Of Absence
on Account of Business
Refused.

Intermingled comedy. pathos and stp-
tegic politics was the feature OF the bin
In the House of Repres. natives todey
when the democrats straining and tug
gfng at their leashee. endeavored 20 get
away from Washington. while 'Jim"v
Mann. minority leader, held them all hack
with single hand. With Representative
Underwood endeavoring to plaoate the
republicans by offering a gentieman's
agreement whereby no important legis-
lation except the currency bill would be
touched between now and the nrst OF
December, the democrats thought they
saw chance of getting away for q
week or two.
however, Representative Mann told the
majority leader that as lcrg as Congress
remains in session he would make IL his
business to see to 1t that every democrat
absent from his seat should be published
daily in fhe Congressional Record.
Many Sudden Illnesses.
And the pathos is seen In the many
sudden illnesses which have sprung up
In the House. According to ancient Gus
tom a member may be excused by unani-
nous consent when he is i'll or there Is
illness In his family.
The sergeant ut arms cannot arrest him
for absence under tnis excuse. i,day the
clerk read the Requests Of Representative
Patton, Coed, Garrett OF texas, Allen.
Sharp. Rathrick and Hill. att PROCESSING
serious Illness and asking leaves of vari-
members Of tie House laughed long and
loud, and they laughed .oaoea 80 .e.i
a hot telegram was rushed tn the Speak
sentative "Alfafa Bil'' Murray of Okla
homa that he be allowed TO stay at h me
eight days longer on account OF important
He was refused this request. Repre-
sentative Slemp failed to connect with an
excuse for important business, also.
Furthermore, Representative Mann gave
notice that he would object to ala re-
quests for absence on account OF TINS
sudden epidemic of illness which swept
over the House today.
Bowdle Gets Angry. To
Representative Mann made himself
thoroughly dislked by the democratic side
today, but that's what he set out to do.
So enraged was Representative Bowdles
the man who licked Representative Long
worth, that he jumped up and tod MT.
Mann that he. Bowdle, had listened
with great patience to all this suoima'eo
hunk"
''Further," said Mr.. Bowdie. sitting
around the House has its effect.
II have sat here so long that / feel
like a hen," he said in deep and meas
ured accents and with so-emn face.
You look It," yelled Representative
Mann.
The House laughed for several min
utes. Representative Bowdle went on
to explain that he had sat In the
House until, his clothing had worn
him and he believed ne ought to 50
back to his district to make some pur-
chases.
Called "Play to Gallery"
Representative Pou of North Carolina
waxed bitter likewise. telling Rep.
tive Mann that the constant demands for
roll call are but pays to the gallery.
"you can call our President a school
master and you can sneer at us in other
ways. and the answer of the people Ia
the future will be the same answer a.
vas given in West Virginia yesterday
said Alr. Pou.
Representative Mann told the House
that he would just soon be a memDer
or the Mexican parliament and be saiied
by n dictator there as ne would 10 re-
man an washington at the will OF
dictator here"
Would Lessen Absentees.
method OF lessenng the absentees
in the House was suggested by Repre-
sentative crisp OF Georgia, in resolu-
ton to prohibit one member from par
ing with another, and also TO prohibit
publishing the names or pairs. the Neli
known haoit IN the House as Tor demo-
cratic absentee TO match up with re-
publican absentee, and 10 have theif
Names announced following roll cali,
so that the country al large may know
that one absent democrat is offset by one
absent republican,
Represeutauive Austin, republican, oil
Tennessee offered "a concurrent RESOLUTION
providing that the house, WITH consent OF
lne SENATE, adJourn undi November ID:
Upon presenta Ion of tnIs Mr.. Cnovfwood
moved thar the House ADJOURN unti 20
morrow and AIR. Mann DEMANDED ron
call when proceeded. BEFORE adJouIh-
ment Speaker Clark signed the urgent ae-
ficieney appropriation piii.