The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-07-04

ain that he q communicated with
Solicitor Penficld since the debat had
arisen. and was convinced that the
trouble Senator Bailey oun himself
in a grown out of a misunderstand-
ing. Ever paper in the case was at
the disposal Of Senator Bailey and he
knew that Solicitor Penfield had no in
tention Of inconveniencing h Texas
senator.
senator Bailey directed attention to
the fact that Senate Beveridge had not
withdrawn the Offensive" words he had
used TOWARD him.
| Senator Beyeridge replied that Sena-
to Bailey had not withdrawn the vio-
| lent language he had employed toward
| Judge Penfield and said he (Beveridge)
| had disclaimed intention of insulting
Senator Bailey but he did not think his
characterization of Senat Bailey's
words was too strong
At Senator Bailey's request, the reso-
luticn finally was referred to the COM
nittee on foreign relations with power
TO investigate the case and report OF il.
Shortly after the senate adjourned.
senator Bailey, of Texas, assaulted
Senator Beverage, of Indiana tonight
just after the senate had adjourned
from executive session. The Texas
senator was dragged away and separat-
ed from his opponent by some OF those
about the enate. He vas very angry
and threatened severe harm to the In
diana senator. The episode was the
result OF a heated controversy which,
the two senators had during the after
noon when Senator Beverage had said
that Senator Bailey had made ar "un-
warranted attack" on Solicitor Penfield
of the state department In executive
session Senator Beveridge, like other
senator's who smoke lighted a cigar and
took a seat on the republican side. HeI
was still sitting there when the senate
adjourned.
Senator Bailey crossed the aisle and
walked through the seats until he was
facing Senate Beverage.
"Beveridge," he said, Il don't toI
have any trouble with you, but 1 want
you to withdraw those words which,
charge me with making an unwarranted
attack upon Penfield."
II did not intend to insult you" rel
piled Senator Beveridge, land there isl
nothing in my language that you could
consider offensive"
81 don't allow any n to say that I
libel a man, and that is what you do
in making the charge. Now, II you
wont withdraw the words when 1 ask
you I'm going to make o Withdraw
them"
Senator Bailey had been getting morel
and more angry and excited as he talk
ed. He had been sitting down part Of
the time or leaning against the desk
Immediately in front of Senator Bever-
idge. The latter in reply to Senator
Bailey's last remark still remaining in
his chair, said:
II repeat that I did not intend to in
suit you and that I have nothing to re-
tract"
AS these words were uttered Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator Bev-
eridge, 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 Senator Beveridge was sitting
was pushed back against a desk and
the desk was toppled over. Before the
assault could go any farther SENATOR'S
who had been sitting near a moved
up between the desks. Senator Hans
brough, of North Dakota, seized Sena-
tor Bailey by one arm and SENATOR
Spooner seized the other.
The Texas senator is a powerful man
and it was with great difficulty that the
two senator's were able to drag him
away from enator Beveridge and Whenl
they succeeded a part of h
neckwear was ripped and torn away by
the vigorous grasp of Senator Bailey.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, and Barney
Layton, assistant d~oor-keeper, came
quickly forward and assisted in pull1ngl
the Texan further away, Senator Bailey
struggling to get free and
lunging toward Senator Beveridge. AS
was removed a little distance he was
heard to utter something that sounded
like a threat about killing.
Without further effort, however, heI
walked away when Senator Bacon urg-
ed him to be quiet and led him toward
the democratic side. nat Bacon en-
gagged Senator Bailey in conversation
some time advising him to cool
Senator Spooner also went
across the aisle and discussed the mat
ter with the Texas senator urging him
to apologize and if possible fix it up at
once, but Senator Bailey refused all
such proffers, declaring that Senator
Beverage had insulted him in the SEN
ate and tina he had aiken the only
course left as the Indiana senator had
refused to withdraw his
Senator Beveridge remained in thel
chamber for some little time and conf
tinued to smoke his cigar. He remark-I
ed to those who spoke to him on thel
that it did not amount to any,
thing. He made no effort to resist or
resent the attack made on him. In fact
whole thing was over in a brief in
terval before much resistance COULD
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