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fused to DO. and . scunie Followed
Conflicting Testimony Coneerning tho
AssauIt-Senats Had Adjourped.
Washington. D. CAS- the result OF
a sharp colloquy IN the Senate. Senator
Bailey. Of Texas. made a violent as.
sault on Senator Beveridge, OF In.
diana, after the Senate adjourned. The
affray occurred in the Senate Cham.
Der. Accounts Of bystanders and the
participants differ as to details. Sena.
tor Bailey says he caught Senator Bev.
eridge by the throat with both hands.
and was choking him when he was
pulled OF by Senators Spooner and
McComas. and the assistant Goorkcep-
er, Mr. Layton. Senator Beveridge.
though averse to discussing the affair
ut all. which he laughingly character.
Ices as TOO trivinl an occurrence to be
talked about seriously" says the Texan
did not seize him by the throat. Mr..
Layton. who was standing close to
Mr.. Bailey when the assault was made,
agrees In the main with Mr.. Bev.
eridge's statement as to this detail Of
the ARRAY. Senators Spooner and Nc.
Comas are unable to say whether or
not Mr.. Bailey had Mr.. Beveridge by
the throat when they pulled the Texan
away.
The chamber was almost deserted at
the time. A few minutes after the
Senate adjourned. which was about
G.3G, Mr.. Bailey walked over to where
MIR. Beveridge was sitting and de.
Inanded that he retract what Mr..
Bailey said was IN insulting remark
Mr.. Beveridge had made about him
in the course Of speech in which the
Indiana Senator defended Judge Pen
6eld. Solicitor Of the State Department.
from an attack the Texan had made on
him at the opening, Of speech charg-
Ing the State Department with not hav.
ing shown proper diligence In deal.
ing with accusations against Powell
Clayton, Ambassador to Mexico. Mr..
Bailey and Mr.. Beveridge conversed in
low tones for fully Eve minutes, when
the other occupants Of the chamber
were startled to hear the Texan ex.
claim In angry tones:
You will retract It or I'll hurt
you"
Mr.. Beveridge was then heard to
say: II have done all I'm going to do
about it."
Then Mr.. Bailey sprang at the In
dianian, who is neither SO tail nor so
stout as the Texan. and grabbed at his
throat The impact tipped back the
chair in which Mr.. Beveridge was sit
ting. and this circumstance doubtless
accounts for the Texas Senator not
getting firmer grip on the Indiana
Senator's throat. Then. too. there was
q desk between them. which prevented
Mr.. Bailey from getting closer than
arms length. As the table was tipped
over the contents of q bottle of ink
were poured over Mr.. Beveridge's
trousers and some OF II got on Mr.
Bailey's hand and coat sleeves.
Just at the most interesting juncture
of the SCRAP" Messrs. Spooner. Nc
Comas and Layton seized Bailey and
pulled him back. Senator Beveridse
rose from his chair. somewhat be-
smeared with ink. and calmly walked
out of the chamber TO his committee
room. AS the Indianian came mp
smiling the infuriated Texan screamed
something at him which Mr.. Bever-
idge's friends say was. I'll kill you"
but which Mr.. Bailey's friends say
was I'll make you retract."
Senator Bailey frankly admitted that
he did not know what he said 10 Sen.
ator Beveridge at this point.
The combatants did not try to meet
again after they were separated. easa
going to his hotel alone.