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House until 4:30 O'Clock, when he left
alone.
Much interest is felt as to what action,
II any, the House VIII take in regard to
the personal encounter between two OF its
members. The general belief is that
nothing win be done In the matter, as
the trouble occurred outside OF the hall
of the House, although as a matter OF fact.
cognizance could be taken even If the
affair had happened i'll South Africa
ACTION OF THE HOUSE.
The Constitution gives the House au-
thority TO judge of the qualifications of
its members, and This provision can be
construed TO cover all details OF action of
behavior.
The Hall l-sfoncy missile throwing affair
recalls a similar, though not so effective,
scene in the Pensions Committee room
when Representative Enioe and Gen.
Raum attempted TO terminate each others
existence with inkstands.
The last attempted fight on the floor OF
the House occurred i'll the last Congress-,
when Col. Breckenridge attempted to pum-
mel Chairman Hurd, of the House District
Committee, for refusing to permit him
to call up bin by unanimous consent.
In the preceding Congress Messrs. Wilson
of Washington and Beckwith OF New Jersey
nearly drowned each other with vile
epithets, and then began climbing over
the seats TO fight it out. Mr.. Iehlbach,
who came between them. received blow
on each ear, but the contestants themselves
were unhurt.
Mr. Grow during his former service in
the House had a fight on the floor with
Mr. Rhett
BOTH MEN OF NERVE.
The two principals to the affair are both
men OF undoubted nerve. This is GER
tainly the case with Mr.. Money, who is
known throughout his State as man
who would fight at the drop of hat,
if his honor were at stake.
To The Times representative, Colonel
Money said: Il am very sorry, indeed,
that there was difficulty between Mr..
Hall and myself. but ! certainly was not
the aggressor.'
Mr.. Hall would not make any statement
whatever. He referred all callers TO Rep
resentative Wilson of New York, who
witnessed the row. Mr.. Wilson simply re-
| told the circumstances as detailed above.
In regard 10 the dra wing of knives by
| the combatauts, gentleman who was
| witness to the affair said last night:
! After Col. Money had received his wound
| he made Il rush around the table to get
| al Hall. His face was covered with blood;
| in fact, he was almost blinded with the
|
| he simply CROPPED his way toward his ad-
| versary. MIR. Hall drew from his pocket
a big knife and opened i with his teeth,
and If l mistake not he broke one OF his
teeth in the operation.
| MIGHT HAVE BEEN BLOODSHED.
| st was at this time that Tom Coakley
| separated the men. What might have
| happened if Money and Hall had closed in
| on each other is only problematical. II
might have been n repetition of the famous
| duel between Goodloe and Swope, which
was fought few years ago in the post
office at Lexington. KY, and yet l can
I not say that Mr.. Money was armed with
/ either gun or d knife
OF course, no one knows what will be
| the outcome of the fight. It may lac that
1t will end in reconciliation between the
two men, or 1T may be that before the
end ot the present session OF Congress
there will be a more serious quarrel. IF
| the friends-or rather the conservative
friends-of the combatants can have their
way, there will be a haDdshake and they
| will greet each other in the old time how dy
fashion and drop the whole matter.
| The fact that MIR. Hall is almost n giant
and his adversary weak physically and
nearly blind. is Que of the reasons why
| Mr.. Money receives the sympathy OF his
Congressional friends.