New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17
.,ecua.on a. the probable action Of tho President re-
rardtny the measure.
CONGRESSMEN AT ODDS.
LAIRD AND COBB FIGHTING WITH FISTS

rHr NERRAsXAN DRAWS BLOOD AND Is Pho'
NoUNCED THE VICTOR.
fpr rELEoRAPH THE TRIDUHE
WASHINGTON, July TO-" You are blank
old liar" said the gentleman from Nebraska 70 tue
gentleman from Indiana"
You are blank blank perjured, blank blank blank
re,orted the Gentleman from Indiana" The gentle
manly language OF the gentleman from Indiana ana
.the gentleman rom Nebraska cannot be reproduced
literally Representative Laird is tue Nebraska gentie
man and Indiana gentleman Is Chairman Coop Oh 'ne
Public Lap,;s Committed The two have been AT od's
for several In speech the public lands ques
ton the other day Laird resented General SPARKS
sanerous that Of the land entries
IN the Northwest fraudulent Cobb defended SPARKS
and in his speech from report OF special agent OF
the Land alleging that Laird himself was nnp
Gated fraudulent land entities Laird denied 'no "o
cation produced evidence support his DENIAL Dut
Cobb did not withdraw the charge. -
This morning Cobb, Payson, OF Illinois, ana 1iinll"p' VI
Minnesota discussing the report on the Dill 10 re-
peal Pre- symptom, Desert and Timber cuture i"'
when Laird whowas sitting turned TO ray son. WHO
IA member OF tho Public Lands Committee ara ASKED
why DO you not try TO break up fraudulent ianu
entrias IN the south az we'll rs In the Northwestf
We are trying to do So" replied Payson, ana Cobb,
tprnipc toward Laird said I'VE intend to ferret out
and punish fraud wherever IL exists
Yol are blank liar" retcrted the angry Nebtaekan
r,nds in,erposed and sought to smooth matters over
n
d,st,y said would not that outside this House
Yes would and more, too, at any time"
GAVIN YOU do il nowi II come with me and wei
e<ttc this difficulty right now said the Hooser rising
FROM his seat AS the passed out Mr. Evans. OF
PENNSYLVANIA who had overheard their, cooQuy. hast
ened 10 Payson and excitedly said:
Those two men have gone out to fight" Payson hur
rei into the coIiaor and overlook Thorn the stairs
leading the lower oor One was two or three steps ID
advance OF the other aad the two busly engaged
In applying each other epthets which were neither
polite nor parliamentary. The gentleman from Ne
braska offered to fill the gentleman from Indiana SO
full OF holes that his best friend would not recog
pize him The gentleman Indiana, not TO be out
done in generosity sgnined desire To convert the I'D,
tenor of the gentleman from Nebraska into lead
mine Payson called both gentlemen TO order and en-
forced his demand by selling the gentleman IRON lnal-
ana by the collar and stepping between him and Laird
He appealed TO them and leetuIed them until they
promised to themselves The trio retraced Their
steps and had reached the door OF the members oDoy
- You blank Old lar" exclaimed Laird.
shouted Cobb. The gentleman from Nebraska y an
sEered this remark with bis nst which csnsnt Inc e
gentleman from Indiana Oh the mouth cutting MS
uppeI LIP and bringing copous How OF blood ray son,
the dgsed %' IN s"r ' Ter
iies The gentleman from Nebraska walked 10 his
sn s In
his face he also took his usual place. III inc rouse
several found It necessary to wipe his lace re
Tdes OF the encounter were carried the Senate and
Cobb with whom he engaged in earnest conversation.
Cobb is big than six feet tall ana WeiShibs
SONS 23D pounds. He is fifty eight years OLD and at
home he has reputation OF man always ready 10
back his opinions with his fists. lie is not NAN "i
gentle breeding bearing Laird Is not so big man.
but lie Is stout and active. He was born IN LIVINGSTON
County " V, thirty years ago. He enlisted III
tine Union Army ls62, when he was under fourteen
years age served untl the end OF the war While
he has rather fiery temper he escaped all personal
controversy the House until some three weeks ago.
when he was attacked by Cobb In the manner before
described After difficulty to-day, lie expressed ms
sorrow for it, but remarked that no man could restrain
himself under such provocatOn. He had hoped that MI
Cobb would withdraw the false anc scandalons accsa,
lions which he had brought against him ana ms lead
broner This Mr.. Cobb had naLy refused 10 10 ana the
refusal had MADE him angry . ~ II,
the quarrel of to-day is 1t believed that the trouble
will Ice officially snoced by the House. and therefore the
controversy must remain unsettled No man vii! aIgne
that blow in the proves that the gentleman rom
Indiana is blank old liar maintain that the hstic
skill OF the gentleman from Nebraska In3ne' MN or
not "a blank blank. perjlred blank blank blank IN
fsct tna cas, seems thus The gentleman from
Indiana has shed blood defence OF his opinion and
the gentleman from Nebraska has packed us opiuou
With his powerful bicepS.