The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-09
THE TEXAN ASSAULTS THE MAN
FROM INDIANA.
Other Senators Separate the Two Men
Words Uttered in Debate the Cause
of the Trouble.

WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Bailey Of Texas assaulted Senator
Beveridge of Indiana tonight just at
ter the Senate had adjourned from eX-
ecutlve session. The Texas Senator
was dragged away and separated from
his opponent by some of those about
the Senate. He was very angry, and
threatened severe harm to the Indiana
Senator. The episode was the result of
a heated controversy which the two
Senators had during the afternoon,
when Senator Beverage had said that
Senator Bailey had made IAN unwar-
ranted attack on Solicitor Penfield of
the State Department"
In executive session Senator Bever-
idge, like other Senators who smoke
lighted a cigar and took a seat on the
Republican side. He was still sitting
there when the Senate adjourned. Sem
ator Bailey crossed the aisle and walk
ed through the seats until he was fac
| ing Beveridge.
"Beveridge,' he said, Il don't want
! to have any trouble with you, but l
| want you to Withdraw those words
which charge me with making an I'M
warranted attack upon Penheld."
! Il did not intend to insult you" re-
| piled Senator Beveridge, and there is
nothing in my language that you could
consider offensive
Il don't allow any one to say that l
/ libel a man, and that is what you do
in making the charge. Now, if you
/ won't withdraw the words when [ ask
! you I'm going to make you withdraw
| them"
Senator Bailey had been getting more
] "a
! talked. He had been sitting down part
of the time, leaning against the desk
Immediately in front of Senator Bev-
eridge. The latter, in reply to Senator
Bailey's last remark, still remaining III
his chair, said: Il repeat that / did not
intend to insult you, and that l have
nothing to retract."
As the words were uttered Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator
| BeVeridge, who is a man hardly up to
the average in physique, and seized
him by the throat with both hands
The rush was so sudden and fierce that
the chair in which Beverage was sit
ting was pushed back against the desk
and tOppled over before the assault
could go any further Senators who
had been sitting near had moved III
between the desks. Senators Hans
brough of North Dakota seized Senator
Bailey by one arm and Senator Spoon
er sized the other. The Texas Sen.
ator is powerful man, and it was
with great difficulty that the two Sen.
ators were able to drag him away from
Senator Beveridge, and when they sue.
ceeded a part of the Indiana Senator'S
neckwear was ripped away in the vi
gorous grasp of Senator Bailey.
Senator Bacon of Georgia and Bar
no 1 1Nr e..;s,
came quickly forward and assisted il
pulling the Texas Senator further
away, Senator Bailey meanwhile
struggling to get free and lunging to
: ward Senator BeVeridge. As he wa
removed a little distance, he wa
heard to utter something that sound
ed like a threat about killing. Withou
; further effort, however, he wake,
away when Senator Bacon urged hin
to be quiet and led him toward tn
Democratic side Senator Bacon en-
gagged Senator Bailey in conversation
for some time advising him to coo
down. Senator SpOoner also wen
across the aisle and discussed the mat
ter with him and urged him to apollo
gize and If possible fix it up at once
but Senator Bailey refused all sue
proffers, declaring that Senator Bev
eridge had insulted him in the Senat,
$ and that he had taken the only cours,
as the Indiana Senator had refused [
= withdraw his remarks.
Senator Beveridge remained in tn
chamber for some little time and cor
tinued to smoke his cigar. He re
marked to those who had spoken
him on the subject that ii did ne
amount to anything. He did not inten
TO resent the attack made upon hin
In fact, the whole thing was over in
very brief interval, before much resis
ance could have been offered.
BeVeidge was asked tonight If /
mad any statement to make regardin
the assault committed on him by Ba
ley. He expressed regret over whi
had occurred and said he had no pel
, sonal resentment over the matte
The conversation between them imm,
dtately before the trouble, Beveridl
said, was the same as had occurred
the Senate chamber regarding the a
tack on Judge Penfield, who is an Ii
diana man, except that on his CBeveI
idge's) part it was much milder
tone. Beveridge said that he was n,
excited, but remained cool and collec
ed and expressed to Bailey his wi,
that their relations might continu
agreeable.
Beyeridge denied that he had bee
choked by Bailey. According to n
version, the Texas Senator had made
lunge at him, but his arm was caugf
by Senator Spooner before the threaI