The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-02
ANOTHER SENATORIAL SCRAP.
Senator Bsvsridgs Insults Senator
Bailey Who Demands an Apology
after Adjournment and Being
Refused Strikes Him.
Separated by Senators With Diff
Guilty.

Bailey Of Texas assaulted Senator
Beyeridge of Indiana tonight just af-
ter the senate had adjourned from
executive session. The Texas senator
was dragged away and separated from
his opponent by some OF those about
the senate. He was angry and threat
ened severe harm to the Indiana sena-
tor. The episode was the result OF
heated controversy which the two SEN
ators had during the afternoon, when
Mr.. Beveridge had said that Senator
Bailey had made an unwarranted
"attack' on Solicitor Penfiel of the
state department. In executive ses-
sion Senator Beveridge, like other
senators who smoke, lighted cigar
and took a seat on the Republican
side. He was still sitting there when
the senate adjourned. Senator Bailey
crossed the aisle and walked through
the seats until he was facing Senator
Beveridge.
want to have any trouble with you,
but I want you to Withdraw those
words which charge me with making.
an unwarranted attack upon Penfeld. =
st didn't intend to insult you,
replied Senator Beveridge, :" and there
is nothing in my language that you
could consider offensive. !"
81 don't allow any one to say that
I libel 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 and more angry and excited as
ne talked He had been sitting down
part of the time Or leaning against the
desk Immediately IN front Of Senator
Be7eridge. The latter in reply to Sen
ator Bailey's last remark still remain
ing IN his chair, said:
II repeat that did not intend to
insult you and that have nothing to
retract.
As the words were uttered Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator
Beverage, who is 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 Mr.. Beyer-
idge was sitting was pushed back
against a desk and the desk was top
pied over. Before the assault could
60 any farther senators who had
been sitting near moved up between
the desks. Senator Ransbrough OF
North Dakota seized Senator Bailey
by one arm and Senator Spooner seiz-
ed the other.
The Texas senator is powerful man
and it was with great difficulty that
the two senator's were able to drag him
away from Senator Beyeridge, and
when they succeeded part Of the
Indiana senator's neckwear was rip
ped and torn away in the vigorous
grasp of Senator Bailey. Senator,
Bacon of Georgia and Barney Layton,
assistant doorkeeper, came quickly
forward and assisted in pulling the
Texas senator further away, Senator
Bailey meanwhile struggling so get
free and Iunging toward Senator Bev-
eridee. As he was removed little
distance he was heard to utter some
thing that sounded like a threat about
killing.
Without further effort, however, he
walked away when Senator Bacon
urged MIN TO De Equ1eG anu 1eo 1iui 10
ward the Democratic side. Senator
Bacon engaged Senator Bailey in con-
versation for some time advising him
to cool, down. Senator Spooner also
went across the aisle and discussed
the matter with the Texas senator,
urging him to apologize and if posi-
BILE fix it up at once, but Senator Bal
ley refused all such proffers, declar-
ing that Senator Beveridge had in
suited him in the senate and that he
had taken the only course left, as the
Indiana senator had refused to with
draw his remarks:
Senator Beveridge remained in the
chamber for some little time and con-
tinued to smoke his cigar. He re-
marked to those who spoke TO him on
the subject that it did not amount to
anything. He made no effort to
resist or resent the attack made on
him. In fact the whole thing was over
in very brief interval before much
resistance could have been offered.