Evening star., 1914-10-11
HEFL|N, /, IN HOUSE,
CALLS Mann liar"
Question of Votes for FiIipino
Women Brings on an Ac-
rimonious Debate.
OPPONENTS HARK BACK
TO PARADE IN CAPITAL
Republican Floor Leader Accused of
Having about Faced" Since
Inauguration Time.

mas nau opera Doune wars on every con-
ceivable subject, but which generally
manages to call time before any real
damage is done. lost control of itself
yesterday when Representative Hefiin Of
Alabama, arising from his seat. pointed
dramatically at Representative Mann Of
Illinois and declared:
Mr.. Speaker 1 pronounce tho gentle
man from Illinois a liar"
1t was the woman's suffrage question
which started it. Representative Mann,
who recently made a statement favor
ing suffrage, offered an amendment to
the Jones Philippine independence bill
granting woman suffrage to the Fill
pinos, under the bill now being dis
cussed and about to pass the House
Instantly Representative Hefiin. the
great opponent of votes for women,
taunted Representative Mann by de-
clarlng the amendment was nothing but
a political play, and then started to re-
House after the Pennsylvania avenue
suffrage parade of March 3, 1913. and
the riots and disgraceful scenes which
attended it.
Opposition to Parade.
Il remember his opposition in this
House to the suffrage parade OF 1913"
Representative Mann. "and his declara-
ton that women should have stayed at
home when complaint was made in the
House by Representative Hobson Of
Alabama that a woman had been insult
ed during that parade. Mr.. Mann said
women should be at home where they
belong. and should not lay themselves
"I did not say that" retorted Mann
with considerable heat. land that state
ment is about as correct as the gentle.
man from Alabama usually gets things
II can prove that you said It" de-
clared the Alabama man. although
most of what you did say was not put
in the Record. Many of US heard what
you said"
opinion that Representative Mann
should be driven from public life. and
that drew fire from the republican
floor leader. who reverted to the
What I said then. and I repeat it
now, was that the parade was no place
for a young girl-on a float parading
down Pennsylvania avenue in the midst
of a mob, a democratic mob at that
where she was likely to be insulted."
Laughter and Protests.
There was a mixup Of laughter and
protests and roar and tumble Of
words. and Representative Mann. walk
ing toward the Alabama congressman.
then said in a clear voice:
"I thought it was better for the
young girl to be at home than in the
parade. for fear the gentleman from
Alabama might have seen her. He
would have been sure to insult her"
Instantly there was a roar of pro-
over the. chamber arose. az they do
when a fight is about to occur. Rep
resentative Hefiin asked that the
words be taken down." This 10 the
up to a motion to strike offending
language from the official record. MT.
Mann, calm in the midst Of excite
met. said he had no objection to that,
Mann's statement was unjustifed.
Mr.. Hay of Virginia moved that the
words of Representative Mann be
stricken from the record.
Mann Defends His Words.
''Mr. Speaker" said Representative
Mann, II would like to be heard on
that. While the words which the ma
jority side of the House has declared
were the words I uttered in debate
were not the words I used. I do not
desire to criticise or quarrel with the
reporters. I did use some words in
Alabama. 1 remember very distinctly
the occasion in reference to the grant
ing of permission for that parade. The
gentleman from Alabama. Mr. Helm,
had the floor. and made a speech in this
House which, in my judgment, made
everybody in the House blush with
shame Most of the speech was left
out of the Record"
IT protest against this cowardly man
using such expressions about me-" said
REPRESENTATIVE Hehin,
Representative Stafford called Mr..
Heflin to order.
Let it go on. can take care of my
SELF" shouted Mr.. Mann.
II ask that the gentleman's words be
taken down again." said Representa-
tive Heflin. '1 do not propose to sit
here and permit this man. who knows
nothing of the proprieties or the duty
of a member of this House. to insult
me-"