The Monroe journal., 1921-08-23
FOR A TINE II LOOKED
LIKE FREE-FOR.ALL FIGHT
Member of House Fom This DistriCl
lif>I started a. Peace Maker
and Then Be,a anne Belligerant
IN CANE To Tne AID OF BYRNrs
BY Theodore Tlllty In the
Greensboro News

BY Theodore TlIlty In the
Greensboro News
Nashia-t,G. Aus. l.. Repgesen
tat.tr ". C. Hammer moved ilt0 IL,
+ asst a1 gaseh.s a. poteniia
i.-Ater TO-DAY and invited al irate lie
soiican 90 'coi.se Uger' 20 TIE Dem.
Gclatie side il b. wanted 70 scraa
..5- vas Al tho height ot 4 tul5u
ltut sctle 4. tie house which follow
"a 'he iass.g- 81 the 'lie" between
H,i.ts, lfat!ts james +. ByrLes, q.
Soala Carolina, ANA Bepres eniatiNs
ies "a y. Fe.O-sy 81, 81 Mica.-au. al
1870. al T.. E. a1..eau tar.n bill
While a... t.aa.mer Sbook his lis,
IL htpfts -t..tltg Chandler. o; Okla
l.Oug, VINO RAD expire pa q hugnir-
desire 20 come uEcr 10 he D. mocra.
ic side and iishJ Byrnts or somebodg
,.se. Nj. Hammer also used another
hand hola.u- tie Gininutiye Sou .
Carolina member IN Ms seat.
Altoset5e, il viii BE- later descr.b-
90. il was quite a yumpus with nun
ttous Indignantly seSticulating and
shouting. the chairman yainly bans
tse gave Tor order and the galleries
setting real thrill.
However, the language in the setto
between BycGes ana Fordney will not
20 into the Congressional Record. l.
was all Suo3tEed over afterwards.
aal. like most redr-tights in Con-
-ress, this one will not be Officially
recorded and the reader of debates
Wi, assume that everything was Sc
4 Ha Toiavs wrancle was contia-
Uat!oa Of one begun between Fordney
and By.Ges a. the late night session
TaCrsda. night. That too, went out
- Tie record by agreement
Representative Hammer started IL
a. rtSce-maGer to hold down the
.cgapGia- By, les OF South Carolina,
When NJ Chan Her injected himsel.
into the row. he North Carolina
Member. Nj. Hammer, agreed to take
him or If he wanted to start any
'lia.. Chandler did not cross over TO
HE Democratic side and the Republi
cans ,moothed him down.
Hammer Dare> Chandler
Na.ie Bylns $. and Fordney called
one another names, the near fight
eac-inet Messrs Hammer and
-.a.54er said ho didn't propose t.
ave Mr. Byrnes call IAN old man.
ike Mr. Forduey, liar and he in the
'Ec.temeat. save sisus OF starting
oWa IL the Democratic side Of the
louse
while Mr.. Hammer was restraining
H.. Byrue, and when Mir. Chandler
became o6streporous Mr. Halhmer
aid:
Gone on over; you've gotten into
his thiLg and 80 am in it. Come
N over ii you dare"
Representative Byrnes. held in his
eat by his stronger Democratic coli
eague. was struggling TO arise aad
aoutiug: This i my business. let
ne attend 10 this"
Representative Hammer informed
ir Byrues that he was too mad 10
ttend to his business and he, HAM
ner, would look out for IT, Mr..
handler. however, did not cross the
isle and after a half dozen members
ad finished gesticulatnc. protesting
nd crying for peace, the affair pass
d oy,l-as nearly all such affairs
o.
Chairman Forjney Of the ways ana /
aaaus committee. IL about twice the.
-. Of Representative Dyiues. Wao
allied him a liar al The same time.
ir. 70 dney l. about twice rs old as
tr. Bvlues. Fi-hj experts differ as to-
.hethtr the potential sladators were
yenly matched. MessrS. Hammer and
handler We're more evenly matched
4 age and -.ze.
starts Up Again.
The trouble started when Mr.. Ford
~ leeiured Representative Byrnesi
eeause he had used unparliamen;ary
an-uagt at the proceeding night ses-
on. Nj. Byrnes aad accused the Re-
ublicans Of rewarding rich contrib
tors to the party's campaign fund by
apealing the excess profit taxes and
he higher surtaxes on incomes. Mr..
'ordney said Mr.. Byrnes knew that
tatement was untrue and then Mr.. A.,
yrnes shot the lie across the aisle. :
he fracas was settled last night, but !,
Ir. Fordney today chided Mr.. ;
yrnes for using such language. The .
Nv flared up again and substantial :
T the same language was used.
Il was forced TO use the word.
aid Mr.. Byrnes. in substance. be I.
lusc you said that | had deliberately
lade an untrue statement
Mr. Fordney denied that campaign J
Contributors had been rewarded in the
tau bill. Mr. Byrnes sug- !.
ested that whether or not II had /,
fau deliberately intended the bill OF , ,
ways aud means committee did !
ard contributors to the G. o. p.
Ind.
There was more controversy over
70 first Interchange between the two
zen and then Representative Fordney :
.arted the fireworks once more when
g said that I still have the opinion !.
lat the statement of the gentleman
az tbfc fax Iftf 10 10 lift tho hurdaf, I