The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-21

senas Of TIE seenss whieh Have 49,.
pensd Undts ne nie Deus.
Not a few tragedlol have been
enacted under the shadow af fht
dome Of tho capitol Deaths lram
natural causes have made constcrns.
tion during the sitting Of congress.
and several personal comhals have
occurred between men. become infuri.
afed IN debate. which. growing per.
sonai and hot. caused them 70 forget
that brute force Is n0t Synonymous
with reason.
In statuary hall - = circular piece
OF brass inscribed with the name Of
John Quincy Adams and the date
January n. 1913 II was on that
date that the venerable ex-presideni
fell down In his place In tho house 81
representatives and was carried 90
the speakers room. where eli efforts
10 restore him failed Ia a short
time he died.
More recently Henri Wilson. then
vice president was stricken down
while bathing Ia a senate bath room
lie was removed 70 the Vice presi-
dents room. where q bed was put up.
and for ten days he was attended BY
nurses aud physicians. when he died
on November ~. 1875.
Perhaps the most disgracofal scene
ever enacted In the capitol as the
outcome Of political debate was that
"a which Senator Charles summer vas
attacked By Preston Smith Brooks
then representative FROM South
Carolina A hot DEBATE had been 20.
ing on In 1856 on the question Of the
admission Of Kansas Sumner made
a stirring speech on "The Crime
Against Kansas he used very
positive language IN relation 20 SEN
ator Butler n south Carolina Brooks
was a relative Of butler, and after
hearing Of the senator's remarks
went over 70 the senate chamber. and
7 going up 10 senator sumner struck
him violently with q bludgcon on the
head While sumner was struggling
10 get up Brooks continued striking
blow after blow. until the senator
fell tCthe hoor. bleeding and sense
less The country was greatly
worked up over this scene. bat the
house refused to give the twO.thirds
vote necessary 20 cxpel Brooks. who
resigned. and was unanimously ro-
elected by his constituents. 10 was
four years before sumner could take
his place In the senate. and when be
did come back be was still In a weak
condition.
Representatives Sparks and Weaver
came 20 blows In the lobby 81 the
house a number Of years ago. the re-
suit Of q hot political debate
Ono Of the most painful scenes that
ever occurred in the senate chamber
took place on March 3. four years
ago when senator Riddlohergcr wa.
bodily carried out Of the hall b. the
sergeant-at-arms. under the order o|
the president pro tompOre Riddle.
berger had insisted On interrupting
the proceedings. despite all that sen
ator ingalls,. who was presiding.
could do When the officers 81 the
senate carried the senator from Yir'
ginia out 81 the room his struggle,
70 get free and his cries created q
; ccmmotior without parallel In thni
august body
. In the lrst session Of the past con
. gress John !. Wilson Of Washinetol
} and Representative Beckwiih passed
Z blows that were harmless. says ID.
Washington Post
About eight years ago an insan.
! man went 10 the top OF the dome
and selzing an opportunity when n.
! one was al his side, jumped over IN
{ railing. His body, crushed beyon|
hopes Of recognition. fell a distance
4 Of over $50 feet. lodging on the roo
D below. II Il not strange that IN
legislative battle-ground Of nearly
n century should have instances o
4 tragedies. the only wonder being tina
= serious encounters between opp1sin.
legislators have been 50 few.