Show neah FIGHT IN HOUSE representatives MANN AND SISSON N ENGAGE IN WORDY WAR WHICH CAUSES UPROAR mississippi member hurls challenge at congressman from illinois during debate about sale of hull of battleship ship maine A sharp clash between representative mann of illinois republican leader ot of the house holise aud and representative elsson democrat of mississippi gave tho the house an exciting moment Sa saturday birday what many members characterized as a clial challenge lenge was hurled burled by representative sisson at the illinois member who lie he said was protected by the rules of the house from what sir mr swon would like to do or say to him 1 I do not ask for any protection by the rules of the house mr mann retorted sharply the house broke into nn an uproar which soon quie quieted fed and cou consideration of tho the appropriation bill proceeded without further hostilities between the two members the interchange which threatened for a moment to have unpleasant consequences resulted from mr aft sissons efforts to secure the adoption of an amendment to the urgent deficiency bill permitting the hull of the maino maine to be sold to private concerns |