Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-04-30
coNGREssMEN FIGHT.

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Thrown, and Mr.. Money Receives Ono
Over the Eye, Which Causes Blood to
Flow.
WASHINGTON, April e4.-Representa-
tives Hall tdem., MOI and Money
tdem.. Miss got into an alteration in
the room of the house committee on
naval affairs yesterday morning, which
quickly resulted in the use OF force.
Both men threw inkstands at each
other. Money was hit on the head,
sustaining an ugly cash from which
the blood flowed copiously. He was
removed to the barber shop and his
wounds dressed.
WHAT THE ROW WAS ABOUT.
The encounter between the two rep
resentatives is thought to be the re-
suit of misunderstanding. The facts,
as related by an eyewitness to re-
porter, are these:
There was an informal discussion in
the committee room of a bill intro
duced several months since by Mr.. Will
son, of New York, which is designed
to promote the efficiency of the engi-
neer corps of the navy. Among those
who were present at the time were
Messrs. Hall, of Missouri: Money, of
Mississippi; Wilson, of New York;
Meyer, of Louisiana; Commodore Fifth
ian and Mr.. Bartlett, the clerk of the
committee.
AN ANONYMOUS LETTER
Several days ago Mr.. Wilson received
an anonymous letter severely CRITICS.
ing the measure. He was busy at the
time and handed it to Mr.. Hall, who is
one of the supporters of the bill. In
the conversation this morning the sub
ject of the old contest between the
line and staff of the navy was
touched upon. Mr.. Hall spoke in
this connection of the anonymous cir
cular and said that people who would
make the statements contained in it
were saying what was not true. Mr..
Money, it should be explained, was op-
posed to the bill. and construed Mr..
Halls reference to the circular as be-
ing personally applied to him. He is
reported to have exclaimed Immediate
", loo king squarely at Mr.. Hall:
YOU'RE D-N LIAR"
Mr.. Hall replied that he allowed no
man to characterize him in that FASH
ion, and springing to his feet, started
around the committee table to meet
Mr.. Money. the latter having also
started in Mr.. Halls direction. A mo-.
ulept later Mr.. Hall grabbed glass
inkstand and threw it with great vio-
Hence, striking Mr.. Money on the
head above the eye. The lat
ter fred back an inkstand at
Hall, which passed harmless over
his head and barely escaped
striking Mr.. Wilson. At that moment
Tom Oakley, the messenger Of the
committee, hearing the confusion with
in, stepped into the committee room,
and with others who were present
succeeded in parting the belligerent
congressman. Mr.. Money at this time
was bleeding profusely and was taken
down stairs by several of his friends
| and had his wound dressed. Mr.. Hall
remained quietly in the naval COM
| mittee room for some time and little
later took his seat in the house.
THE MONEYS HAVE KILLED THEIR MEN.
After the men We're separated the
friends of each tried to patch up a
truce. It has not yet been made, and
the friends of Mr.. Money say that
there will be more trouble. He comes
from a fighting southern family. The
Moneys have killed off their men and
some of them have been picked off.
Both Sides Reticent, but 1t is Believed that
No Further Trouble win Ensue.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-The topic
most generally discussed in the hotels
and other public resorts in Washing.
ton is the episode in the house of rep
resentatives yesterday. AS neither
of the gentlemen who engaged
in the alteration will make
any statement, nor have author
lied xay of their friends to do 80,
it is difficult to arrive at any positive
idea as to any further outcome of the
affair.". though many members of con-
gress and others friendly to both gen.
tlemen have no hesitation whatever in
declaring the opinion that the sudden
and violently passionate encounter be-
tween the two gentlemen will be adj
justed honorably and satisfactorily to
both.
The Missouri congressman, in addi-
ton to the fact that he is physically q
much stronger man than the Missis-
sippian, is also his junior by several
years, and some who are very friendly
to the gentleman from Missouri are
inclined to the opinion that though he
is alleged to have had a very strong
incentive to his vigorous assault upon
Senator-elect Money, his sense of his
su periority in the respects mentioned
may induce him to cause representa-
tions to be made to that gentleman in
the nature of expressions of regret at
his hasty and violent action.
Idle mention has been made in the
discussions and comments over the oc-
currence as to reference to the code
in this matter. This arises from the
fact that both gentlemen are represent
atives Of section where difficulties of
SO serious character as the one that
happened yesterday have been very
commonly adjusted by resort
ing to that method. Friends of both
scout all such insinuations, asserting
that the circumstance, while most
deplorable one, and one that would
naturally cause much angry feeling on
the part of both actors, is one that can
easily, as it should be, yielded 10 =
mutual explanation.
HIGH CHURCH TOWERS.