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Show H j HOW THE RECORD READS BJ 1 I'resldfiit WIkoh'h udmirors claim H ' n great deal for him as tho "Man on H I the Job." This sentiment had its ho- H ginning when rrenlilent Wilson, a BJ ; fliprt tlmo ago, very severely arraign- H H j tid' Congressmen for bolus "off thu M i Job," And when ono becomes ac- H A , vnalntod with actual conditions It Is HI 8 i i' W j f no, wonder tho President found 11 nee- jt I essnry to eo after his own. For In- B I ntanco, read this llttlo dl'aloguo from BJ j tho' record; B :? Mr. IIonr-J rise, Mr. Spealtor, to HP' n question of prlvllcgo. I stato that 1; i tho' gentleman from Wisconsin said BJ1 that I hud bocu absent from tho Bll HouBo sovoral w celts soeldng roelec- BSIll' tlou to tho House of Representatives. lU It Is truo I was absent seoklng ro- jlu rv-tioi), but It did not occur to mo that I wns Inujring tho welfare of 1 my country whon I was seeking a reelection to tho Houso of Representatives. Represen-tatives. (Laughtor and applauso.) That was hofore this .resolution was adopted. The gentleman asked It 1 had been dockod on my salary. 1 will atato that I have not been dook-ed dook-ed and will not bo; I haro"been draw Ing my salary every day and lntond to draw It. Mr. Mann Will tho gentleman from Toxas yield 7 Mr. Henry I will. Mr. Mann Is tho gentleman from Texas prepared to say how many of tho 215 roll calls between Docember 1 and August .11 ho answored to? Mr. Henry Does tho gentleman from Illinois know? Mr. Mnnn Yes. . Mr. Henry How innny? Mr. Mann Tho gentleman answer-od answer-od to 102 nnd wns absent 113. Mr. Henry Rotween what dates? Mr. Mann Motweon December 1 and August 31. Mr. Henry I was absent seeking ro-elcctlon to tho Houso of noprosen-tattvos noprosen-tattvos svernl weeks, and If I should havo opposition again In my district I would go homo. On other occasions I was paired. '. ' ' Mr. Mnnn1 That was a llttlo more than halt tho time. Has tho gentlo mai got his par for all that time? At this Juncture Mr. Donovan, of Connecticut roso and demanded tho regular order, which saved tho gentle man from Toxas from further embarrassment. embar-rassment. How different Is tho record of our own Congressman, Hon. Joseph Howell, How-ell, who hns been "on tho Job" all tho tlmo. |
