The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-23

4 Attempt or Land Thieves @ Bull

| lAteempt Of Land Thieves - Bull
Special 10 - sssnssl.
\ WAsmNoT0H, July lo--Tho contro
lversy between mr. Laird. Of Nebraska
and Mr. Cobb, Of Indiana, gr0wing on
'of IN attack By the FORMER upon the pol-
Icy Of Land Commissioner Sparks and
assertions By the latter that Laird ~
interested 10 . land grabbing operation
came TO : head to-day. when The Ne
braska man struck Cobb With such forcl
- % cause blood 70 run from his upper
lip in : stream.
Judge Psyson wss talking with I
member OF the House about bill 70 -.
peal the presumption Law, upon which
Cobb and Laird Joined in the converse.
tion. Laird accused the Public Lands
Committee Of devoting al their stten.
ton 10 northern anu n0rthweslerr land
matters, aud TO the neglect OF southern
lands Of perhaps more Importance.
Cobb denied that tire committee did
any thing Of the kind, and Laird re-
marked that that Was : Id lie. where
upon Mr.. Cobb asserted that Mr. Laird
Wss protected by the rules Of the House,
but that IL be would repair 10 . conveu-
lent and secluded spot below with him
( (Cobb) be (Laird) would not dare 70 r.
peat the remarks-
Laird sprang up at once and said he
vas ready 10 60. and the Two started 70
60 down stairs leading from the south
west corner Of the House 70 the deserted
corridors below, when PaysOn. Of IIIf-
nois, who feared that something ~
wrong. stepped out and endea vored %
prevent them from carrying ont their
Cobb, Who was not quite % far down
stairs - Laird, agreed TO return, and
was about % do %. when Laird again
insinuatcd that be was : id old liar.
This was too much for the Indiana menu
Der, and he retOrted With On assertion
rejecting upon the purity Of NJ. Laird's
pasentage, and st the same time called
him . Cd d--d perjurer.
Both men were intensely excited !;
zach was - livid - L was possible % Be,
and this epishet from Cobb caused Laird
70 strike him blow on the face which
broke the skin and caused blood To-
lrickle down bis shirt front
Immediately : crowd surrounded the
combassDts and separated them and pre-
vented what might otherwise have 6een|
, ecriOus encounter. Mr.. Cobb Is man
Df 50 years 0f age, weighing 20 pounds
Dr more. Laird Is 80 yesrs younger
md thirty pounds lighter. The general
Impression u that The Nebraska mau'sI
attack va uncsIlod for. very c0wardIy Y
md that the intention OF the House|
Ih0uId be called 90 the matter. But in-|
lsmuch as the controversy occurred ont
'ide Of the hall itself it u not likely that|
'nything viii be done. lt q probableI
hat the friends Of The interested parties|
viii prevent any further meeting Or 81
vsrlike nature.
The sGsir was the topic Of the day /
The prep0ndeTance Of opinion seems toll
e that Mr.. Laird wss decidedly 10 the
vrong In the first place. because the con-
CREATION which provoked the ASSAULT
70 not addressed % him, and he wssI,
o. party 70 Il any way until he inter-
osed the remark which Vas unneces-|
lry, and under the circumstances en-I'
rely uacalied for. 1,
- yesk 80. II
IL The next Indiana Legislsiure has aI'
|emocraiic majority. whom will ID elects
} Senator IN Congress 70 succeed The
V Hon. Bcnjsmin Harrison! The Hon.
,eeph r. Mcdonald could probably beI<
ldOced 10 take the place, and ne hasI-
nod oId-fashioned notions about the
Ind Of reform the civil service needs.I
nt be has more good will than good
Ick. and there are several other distin- z
nished Indiana Democrats Who would Il
ke 20 BE- Senator. and who likeUiseI ]
lve no use for ochOolm ster.made civil
rvice reform. There - Gov. Isasc r. &
rsv. Tor instance, and Judge WilIiaml Z
Giblnck, and the Hon. WIN. a. En-
ish may not b without ambition tOl
'come : member Of that body overIs
hich be once hoped TO preside. Well
} not, however, credit the report, in ~!
'nted bv the Republicans, doubtless. 10
q Nr. English means 20 spend consid- :.
able money on bic political ambition. q
hss been we'll known since 1ss0 that :!
:. English relies solely upon his mer- =
!. and is averse % the use Of money u I
'Iitical campaigns. 2
Il u comforsing 70 reflect that the q
oico Of the Indiana Democrats wilII'1
{ ID any case fall upon : friend OLA
politics. But I'll this isIrS
uniting chickens before they aroIc'
lched- TIE Indiana Democrats have |cl
get the Legislature, and some or them ~
~ % b sQuabbling among themselvesI
: preliminary. The Republicans areI =.
u aware of the Importance Of csrry-
! the next Legislature, and, although =
J odds are agaInss them. they VIM ~
'rk hard. IT, political lie o. death
u Harrison, and if be has 70 die, beIu
u die game. He will not run away O.
- did from the mildsst sort of Prss-
stial best IIghtniag q Chicago sIIs
HoWled - the Echo.
congress be- pssssd 6ss special pen |st'
\ .0iIIs q this session, and th0Igi
ssident has signed 6o6 of theso bills 20
] vetoed ninety. Whenever . suelor, ~
eseStes - lTsud . general priocI-
: bee bic lIttlo peueloo bill votOod theI
ou6I5cnn urnoa howla And tko orho n IN