New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-24
,coNGRESSMEN I, IN A FIGHT.
, ,,scaAcEFUL ENCOUNTER BETWEEN
TWO DEMOCRATS
..x.-on.EIEcr MONEY AND REPRESENTATIVE
,, poMBARD EACH OTHER WITH BAD
,.xGrAGE AND INKsTANDs-THE
FORMER GETS BROKEN
IiFA Nd.
rcRApH TO THE rRIBuNE.l

shnrn
oeu ~. r,oaorsburg hear the crack of duellng pis-
VI" na know that Southern "honah" has
'o' ,orged Times have indeed changed and
'ee .oyo changed with them. Just try to
"e" tho difference between "Cld Bullion
Ih"e ~ Missouri with pistol in hand facing
- antagonist al ten PAGES. with SECONDS ana
p.o,s p' IN the background. and Hall, the red
"sound-money' champion of Missouri.
.oos a;rqinC spongecups. inkstands and other
!" .,.,os ~ stationery at his adversary at dis
- ~ ton feet or try to picture the con-
-. between Barksdale. of Mississippi, who,
-. .rorse 10 duel with Wisconsin mud
W." was still willing TO face him with pistol
.ra-and his successor. Representative ana
-..-o,sct Money who replies to the fusil-
- snongecups and nkwells with voiley
:. ..norwe,ghts and inkwells. and Is at last
" ,s,,,o such a frenzy that he actually makes
-..,or as though he would draw a knife-a
-,,,,e with blade at least three-eighths or
,,oh long. II is indeed a sad day FOR gen.
-, sah" when "honah" must be vlndlcated
=. ,ha use Of such plebeian missiles ana
.ron. and a wholly irregular and wastefui
a,ure of ink for which the Administra-
.,or has paid with borrowed money
SOME BLOOD WAS SHED.
ne
-..~r.s.men Money, Of Mississippi and Hail.
A. Missouri was not conducted accorcihs u '"e
..,., ~ the code duello or those Of the prize
rnc-unless the language which preoeueu '"e
..,uo, combat brought the encounter within
~. .res which govern fistic combats between
Co,hett and Fitzsimmons 1t must be con-
s'.a Tho. tho enithets said to have been used
nv the belligerent statesmen. and which are
,,rcar and offensive as any that were ever
..n,,od IN each other by the distinguished and
.m,nent professors Of physical science whose
800. have been mentioned. There the paral-
10, ends however for in this case one or 'he
e.hters drew a copious flow Of real blood from
,ha other The Mississippi gladiator furniehed
~. h,ood and was sent home with bandaged
hssd. which might have suggested to curious
.orhv tho theory that another serious bicycle
accident had happened.
uessrs Money and He'll are both members OF
~. uouse Committee on Naval Affairs. and the
s1rav Of to-day happened in the committee
,oom The committee was not In session. out
,vo other members Of it-Mr Wilson. OF New
yoy. and Mr. Meye- Of Lousiana-happened 20
\. oresent as also was Commodore Phythian'
~ tAs Navy. 1t appears that Mr. Hall, whose
brosher "a a staff officer Of the Navy On the re-
tired list Is strong champion Of the stan corps
IN the controversy with the line ofhcers, anu
that CoIcuel Money is the other side. sew
erl ht which are pending before the coniini'-
tes have provoked warm discussion among 'hs
Members. Several days ago Mr.. WILSON, OF
New-York received an anonymous letter or CIR
cuIar bitterly attacking the Engineers Dill
and he to-day handed 1t to Mr.. Hall to be read
by him. After reading 1t the latter remarked
hat the author of the statements knew that
hey were untrue. and 1t seems that Mr.. Money
\ no had been engaged in conversation Win
him. thought that the remark was applied to
himself.
AS MR. MONEY TELLS 1T.
The following is in substance Mr.. Moneys
version Of what followed: Hall end had been
engaged in a good -natured but earnest discus
sion in which some loud language was used.
He finally remarked that did not believe what
I was saying, whereupon / called him a.
(the remainder of the sentence is unfit for pub
ucation) Mr. Money continued: Hall then
threw an inkstand ut me- which missed
and struck the wall behind me. I Immediately
sprang to my feet and started around the table
10 get at him. where he sitting on the OPP
posite SIDE but before l could get to him he
threw another inkstand. which hit me mere anu
cut an ugly cash"
Mr.. Money here pointed TO his lett tempie.
He evidently had forgotten. because he dld not
menticn the fact that he also seiZed hedVy
hkstand and threw 1t with great force TOWARD
Hall Moneys missile did not hit the man at
whom II was aimed, but 1t narrowly missed
Mr. Wilson. who escaped by a hairbreadth as 1t
sGe the fate usually met by the innocent by
eAnder on occasions of this sort Coiohei
Money was stunned by the blow ne received, aho
rvs not difficult task to prevent the combat
Nu nom coming to close quarters. AS Doth
men we're unarmed. Colonel Money, VINO IS
seary sixty years old and apparently not physi-
guy strong, would probably have got ihe ~orss
q rough-and-tumble fight with Hall. VINO IS
i,a man OF powerful physique and In the prime Vi
"A, AZ soon as the fighting at long range was over
Soionel Moneys friends carried him 10 another
room. where his wound was attended to. aiter
x1icn ne took carriage and drove to his no.
M', nail washed the ink stains from his hands
So LOOK mis- seat In the House. The inkstains ana
SSooastains SSS were washed from the furniture and
nvor ana quiet again reigned. The battle was
HOW TINES HAVE CHANGED.
lime was when such an encounter between
''-'es'neh would not have taken place; when the
S~ssins Oh the lie would have meant pistols for
.wo Not so now. Nobody expects any "u-
"''or consequences OF tragic nature on ac-
%un. s. OF what happened to-day. On the con-
Ss!, nearly everybody who heard about IL
rsxu eu II lightly. One Southern Democrat re-
I.so Well. honors appear to be easy.
~ S1fy called Hail liar and Hall broke Moneys.
sS.x OF nearly SO. and that will be the end OF IT.
sssn Nn OF them ought 10 be ashamed Of them
Ssy said another. A third said-and he Is a
SSs'nern und-money" MAXWELL. the sound
xvney champion knocked out the freesilver
ssdsn,mpion ~, In the first round. That's what we
a., 10 IN the Chicago convention. but wen not
" y that way"
" course no official notice of the affray can
l. s~Aeh under the circumstances, as 1t did not
rnppen either at a sitting OF committee of the
Itouse or OF the House itself Messrs. Hall and
sNoaey were guilty Of a misdemeanor, and II
: nad been private citizens engaged in such
uswi instead OF statesmen and Representa-
s1 ~ IN Congress they would have been ar
Ssa S;Ssea and hustled TO police station and taken
tVIe ~ police Justice and fined or sent 10 the
~ W workhouse. AS the matter now stands
probable that resolution to accord belg-
~snt st rights TO Messrs Money and Hall would
rss the House of Representatives by unani-
s .Uus consent. and without reference to the Com
member "