THE CONGRESS: Toward Adjournment

In the House restaurant last week Richard Lawson and Walter Roberts engaged in argument. Like shells from a field gun a bottle of catsup and a bottle of Worcestershire sauce catapulted across the room and burst. Three glasses and a finger bowl were shattered by the explosion. Then Headwaiter Roberts discharged Waiter Lawson.

Two hours later in the chamber above the restaurant, Representative Braswell Deen of Georgia tried to yank back into his seat another Democrat who had risen to vote with Republicans. Republican Ralph Eltse of California leaped across the aisle, flung...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!