The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-03-09
They Knock Out a Menag-
cry and Brass
Band.
They're More Fun than
Il Box of Monkeys.

On the afternoon of March 1st, the
senate was temporarily converted into
prize ring. Mr.. Ruick, senator
from Alturas, and Mr.. Brown, from
Bingham, were the principals. The
matter came up over the Fremont
county division bill The debate had
been very hot, Ruick's tongue was
rather sharp, and he had cut one or
two senators considerably. He had
also walked to within a few feet of
the president, and, shaking his finger
in the face of that dignitary, using
very emphatic language, referring TO
the friends of the bill, finally said;
&C. d them, we will place them
on record. Brown was near him,
and saying, "Don't you G. d
me, slapped Ruick in the face with
the back of his hand. Ruick struck
out and landed John l.. Sullivan
swipe on Browns head. Friends
then interfered. Other senators
pulled their linen busters during the
melee and several fights were narrow
ly averted. The affair caused much
excitement.
Another sensational incident oc
Cured on the following day, in which
Senator Ruick figured quite promi-
nently. During the discussion of the
Fremont county bill, Ruick asked
Senator Mitcham, republican from
Latah, if he had not entered into a
}. conspiracy with Mcconnell to retard
the bill. Mitcham said he had not,
and added that if it were not for ex-
posing Ruick, he would ask him {
similar question. Ruick declared
that any man who said he could b.
exposed was liar. Mtcham in
= stantly picked up a heavy mucilag
RI bottle and hurled 1t with great fore
= at Ruicks face The latter lodged
and the dangerous missile whizze
over the heads of the crowd of lobby
! lists and crashed through a big pan
of glass. The sudden onslaught di
not disturb Ruick in the least, and b
continued his remarks as if nothin
. had happened. Great disorder TO
lowed Mitcham's action. The lattel
who is an ex-preacher of athleti
build, commenced to pull off his Goa
rts and bloody free fight for the mt
I" ment seemed imminent. Wome
clerk 8 rushed from the senate chan
ber and everyone was greatly excite'
Quiet was finally restored.
At the evening session the Fremo
county bill again came up and Ruiz
was once more quarrelsome. II
tly speaker called him to order sever
times and Ruick finally retorted; 81
not sit down; l dare you to throw t
gavel at me-" The sergeant-at-arr
was ordered to place him under 6
rest, but the latter refrained al
merely led him into a commit
room. Ruick soon returned a
~ again commenced at Brown. "Y
are protected by the senate now"
said, ''but if you will come outsi
and get a shotgun, or any otf
alu- weapon, we will settle this matter
ood There was great confusion for sol
lard time and the senate finally adjourn
without taking action on the bill l
=, der consideration.
- The same afternoon, in the hou
u when Kings state medical examin
W. bill was taken up, Mahana, of \
Perce, in supporting his motion
indefinitely postpone the measu
made lengthy speech against
full bill. After he had concluded, Spea
Miller took the floor, and among OF
things said he had received circul
from quack medical firms which C
. tanned much the same matter as
had heard on the floor of the hol
@ Mahana jumped to his feet in W
anger "You're falsiferl" he 81
addressing the speaker, who stal
oo+ towards Mahana, and the latter
'oo advanced. eff you say part of
circular was incorporated in
speech, you're liarI' yelled Nal
Bill excitedly Chairman Ballantine
H. ted the desk vigorously with the g
,R, in his attempt to restore order. &C