New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
He Won't Let House Majority
Take That Recess 1t
Wants So Badly.
BOWDLE FEELS LIKE A HEN
Says He Has Sat So Long He
Must Go Home to Buy
Much Needed Pair
of Trousers.
From The Tribune Bureau.l


Washington. Oct Is The average
House Democrat to-day decided that Mr..
Mann, the minority leader. was a horrid.
near man. TugGins at the leash to get
away from Washington, majority mem
bers were again halted by rOllcalls Oh
tanned ty Mr.. Mann, who mercilessly as
serted that he would demand the printing
I'm The Congressional Record daily OF
the list Of absentees.
Mr. Mann relented long enough to-day
10 permit the signing OF the urgent de-
flciency bill in The presence OF quorum
less House. but when the motion was
made to adjourn until tomorrow he de-
manded a rollcall. which will show almost
Il rec hundred members absent"
Representative Bowdle. the Ohio Demo
crat succeeding Mr.. Lor gworth. who was
yanked back 10 the capital last week.
heatedy told Mr.. Mann that he had
listened with great patience to all this
sublimated bunk about lbsenteeism. Il
have sat here so long | feel like hen,
said Mr.. Bowde.
You look It," observed the minority
lttutT, anu TIE 4iOust ldu a. ldubi ~ NV
expense Of the tall. thin member from
Ohio.
Not being fl ON Ohio. / don't feel like
a hen. / feel like Kentucky rooster,
conn ented Mr.. Thomas, of the Blue
Grass regicn.
Mr.. Bcwdle continued 20 complain, as
serting that he lad sat around the House
so long that his favorite rair of trousers
were dang worn ana IL was Inn
perative that he return home to make
certain purchases.
Mr.. Pou. NORTH Carolina Democrat,
also become aroused l.cause of the per-
sistency Of the minority in their attempts
to keep Democrats on the job.
You can call our President school
master and snce' at Us In other ways,
hut the answer OF the people will be the
same as that in West Virginia YESTERDAY
Sid Mr. Pou. referring 10 tn election In
the Davis district, but neclecting to men
ton that the successful Democratic can
didate received | minority II the votes
cast in the thrre-cU~nered race.
Mr. Mann retorted he had just as soon
he A member Of the Mexican Parliament
ano be jail,d by a dictator as Ito remain
in Washington at the will Of dictator
President"
Representative crisp, Of Georgia, offered
a resolution to-day to check abscntecism
in the House. He proposes to prohibit
one member from pairing with another
member and to forbid the publication OF
pairs In The Congressional Record.
Officially, the House has never recognized
pairs. but they are printed I'm The Rec
ord" and are used by absentecs In eN-
planning TO their constituencies that
Democratic vote was offset by a Republl-
can vote, or vice versa.
Mr. Austin. Tennessee Republican. to-
day offered resolution to permit the
House 10 adjourn until November Il. with
the consent of the Senate. As published
I'm The Tribune dispatches to-day. how
ever. the Democratic leaders are opposed
10 such a resolution, al the instance OF
the President, who fears the SENATE might
attempt to amend IT by providing for q
recess or adjournment Of both houses.
With the signing of the urgent deficiency
bill the House has no important business
before il. GLd it IS believed that members
less Of the fact { at tie sergcant-at-arms
has already been directed 10 summon now
absent legislators back TO Washington.
An Epidemic OF Illness swept over the
House to-day In view of the prior de-
cigion of that body 10 grant leaves Of alb
sence 20 no member except In the case
Of sickness. Representatives Patton. Good.
Allen. Sharp. Bathrick and Garrett (of
Texas had read from the desk requests
for leaves Of absence OF various duration,
assigning Illness as the cause. Mem
bers laughed as each request was read.
but the applicants got by
Another laugh came when telegram
was read saying that Alfalfa BIZ" Mur-
ray. % Oklahoma wanted to stay home
eight more days On account OF important
business. The House will not let him.
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