The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-04
SENATOR BAILEY ASSAULTS SEN
AToR HEvERIDGE.
The TEXAN FELT lNSULTED
Because the Gentleman From Indiana
Criticised His Attack on the
State Department.

ley of Texas assaulted Senator Bever-
idge of Indian tonight, just after the
senate had adjourned from executive
session. The Texas senator Was drag
ged away and separated from his op-
ponent by some of those about the
senate. He was very angry and threat
ened sever harm to the Indian sena-
tor. The episode was the result of a
heated controversy which the two SEN
ators had during the afternoon, when
Senator Beveridge had said that Sen
ator Bailey had made an unWarranted
attack on Solicitor Penfield, of the
state department. In executive ses-
sion Senator Beveridge, like other sem
ators who smoke, lighted a 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 aisle until he faced Senator Bev-
eridge and said: 4 i,
"Beveridge, l don't want to have
any trouble with you, but I want you
to- withdraw those words which charg-
ed me with making an unwarrented at
tack on P%enfield."
IT did not intend to insult you,"
replied Senator Beveridge, "and there
is nothing in my language that you
could consider offensive"
II don't allow anyone to say that /
libel a man, and that is what you do
in making the charge. Now, if you
won't withdraw the words when I
ask you I'm going to make you with
draw them"
Senator Bailey had been getting
more and more angry and excited as
he talked. He had been sitting down
part of the time, leaning on the desk
in front of Senator Beveridge.
The latter, in reply to Senator Bal
ley's last remark, still remaining in
his seat, remarked: II repeat that
I did not intend to insult you, and
that l have nothing to withdraw"
AS the words we're uttered Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator
Beveridge, who is a man hardly up
to the average man in physique, and
seized him by the throat with both
hands, and the rush was So sudden
and fierce that the chair in which
Senator Beveridge was sitting was
pushed against a desk and the desk
toppled over. Before the assault
could go any further senators who
had been sitting near had moved up
between the desks.
Senator Hansbrough of North Da-
kota seized Senator Bailey by M
arm and Senator Spooner seized the
other. The Texas senator is a power
full man, and it was with great difficult
ty they were able to draw him away.
Senator Bacon of Georgia and Barn
ey Layton. assistant dOorkeeper, came
quickly forward and assisted in pull
ing the Infatuated Texan away, Sena-
tor Bailey struggling to get away
and lunging desperately toward Sen
ator Beveridge. AS he was removed a
little distance he was heard to utter
something that sounded like a threat
about killing him without effort. He,
however, walked away when Senator
Bacon urged him to be quiet and led
him toward the democratic side.
Senator Bacon urged Senator Bal
ley in conversation for some time
advising his to cool down. Senator
Spooner also went across the aisle and
discussed the matter with the Texas
senator, urging him to apologize, and
if possible put it up also, but Senator
Bailey refused the proffers, declaring
that Senator Beveridge had insulted
him in the senate and that he had
taken the only course as the Indiana
senator had refused to withdraw his
remarks.
Senator Beveridge remained in the
chamber for some time and continued
to smoke his cigar. He remarked to
those who had spoken to him on the
subject that it did not amount to any
thing. He did not intend to resent
the attack made upon him. In fact,
the whole thing was owe in a very
brief interval, before much resistance
could have been offered.
Mr.. Beveridge was asked tonight
if he had any statement to make re-
garding the assault committed on him
by Mr.. Bailey. He expressed great
regret over what had occurred and
said he had no personal resentment
over the matter. The. conversation
between them, Mr.. Beveridge said,
was substantially as that had occur