New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-20
Moon Bids Heflin Come
Outside" at Charge
of Untruth.
SERGEANT-AT-
SUMMONED BY CHAIR
Affair an Echo of POstoffice
Committee Chairman's Out
burst of Friday.
lrrom The Tribune Bureau. J

Washington, Dec. 19.-The House to-
day staged another Of the near-hghts
which occasionally ehliven the activi-
ties Of that body, and, as usucl, there
was an unaccepted invitation to come
outside Representative lIefin, of Ala
bams, and Representative Moon, OF
Tennessee, chairman Of the Postofiice
Committee, were the principals in the
dispute.
Representative Frank Clark, OF Flor
ida. held out his hand between the two
belligerents, although they were fifteen
feet apart. Mr.. Clark said soothingly:
Gentlemen Gentlemen" Then the
sergeant-at-arms showed SIGNS of activ-
ity, and the two prospective combatants
took their seats.
The affair was an echo of the charge
made in the House late yesterday by
Mr.. Moon that Democrats who changed
their votes on a rule to make privileged
certain legislation in the postofice ap-
preparation bill were traitors to the
Democratic party and that railroad in
fuences were at work on the Demo-
cratic side.
Mr.. Hefin, who was among the. Dem
ocrats arragned by their colleague,
arose to-day and Indignantly refuted
the insinuation. He read Mr.. Moons
accusations that these men acted like
craven towards, destroying every YES
tige of self-respeet Democrat should
have" etc.
ayes, and that is what you did, too!'
shouted Mr.. Moon to-day.
"Untrue!" Shouts Helm.
81 denounce the statement as untrue
as far as am concerned" yelled Mr..
Hefin, his face assuming the color
of his red necktie.
"But there is the record. The gen
tleman will not say to me outside that
anything | saw is untrue" retorted Mr.
Moon.
81 will say anything to you outside
/ that | say to you inside" responded
Mr.. Heflin, advancing slowly from his
/ seat.
81 say your statement is untrue;
/ say il right nOw!" shouted Mr.. Moon.
/ Much confusion existed in the cham
/ Der at this juncture, and Mr.. Donovan
/ of Connecticut, called loudly for order
meanwhile noting the absence Of a
quorum. Mr.. Saunders, of Virginia
occupying the chair, said a quorum APP
/ peared TO be present, but acknowledged
/ the House seemed a bit shy on order
THE sergeant at arms will see that
/ members take their seats" said Chair
~ Ia m
with q vigorous bang of the gavel.
The sergeant at arms dashed through
I the doorway and sprang nimbly up the
I aisles, but both members meanwhile
subsidized Mr.. Moon later asserted that
| he had nothing 10 retract, and that
while he did not charge any member
with corruption, the circumstances at
/ tending the vote yesterday indicated
/ that railroad influences" were respon'
/ sible for the defeat of the rule. Every
member, said Mr.. Moon, had right ia
/ his judgment on the facts presented
and his judgment was that in rejecting
the rule Democrats, from Alabama and
elsewhere, had proved recreant to the
party and its leaders.
House Rescinds Action.
The House afterward rescinded its
action on the special rule.
At the instance of Mr.. Moon and the
Postofiice Department, the rule was re-
written to-day and peace was restored
with the adoption Of the amended rule
The items relative to the rural mai
delivery and postmasters were elimi
rated. but the railway mail pay adjust
ment is among the several Legislative
riders retained and made not subject
to point of order during debate or
( the bill.