Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-09
SENATORS IN A FIGHT
BEVERIDGE IS ATTACKED
BY SENATOR BAILEY
Texas Man Demanded RetractiOn
Made Of Remarks By Beverage
- Friends Interfere and
Stop the Row,

IuBe vi lnuldHd tOHlsnI just dlteT luS
Senate had adjourned from executive
session. The Texas Senator was drag.
| gcd away and separated from his oppo.
/ nent by some of those about the Sen.
ate. He was very angry, and threat.
ened severe harm to the Indiana Sen.
ator. The episode was the result of a
heated controversy which the two Sen.
atOrs had during the afternoon. when
Senator Beverage had said that Sena.
tor Bailey had made IAN unwarranted
attack on Solicitor Penfeld OF the
State Department"
In executive session Senator Bever.
idge, like other Senators who smoke,
lighted cigar and took 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 Beveridge.
"Beveridge." he said, II don't want
TO have any trouble with you, but
want you to withdraw those words
which charge me with making an un.
warranted attack upon Penfeld."
81 did not intend to insult you" re.
piled Senator Beveridge. and there is
nothing in my language that you could
consider offensive"
II don't allow any one to say that
libel man. and that is what you do in
making the charge. Now. II 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
he talked. He had been sitting down
part of the time, leaning against the
desk Immediately in front of Senator
Beveridge. The latter. in reply to Sen.
ator Bailey's last remark, still remain
ing in his chair. said: 81 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
iBeveridge. who is n man hardly up o
the average in physique. and seized
rush was so sudden and fierce that the
chair in which Bcvcridge was sitting
was pushed back against the desk and
toppled over before the assault could
20 any further Senators who had
been sitting near had moved up be.
tween the desks. Senator Hansbrough
of North Dakota seized Senator Bailey
by one arm and Senator SpOOncr sciz
ed the other. The Texan Senator Is q
powerful man, and II was with great
difficulty that the two Senators were
able to drag him away from Senator
Bcycridge, and when they succeeded a
part Of the Indiana Senator's ncCkweai
was ripped away in the vigorous grasp
OF Senator Bailey.
Senator Bacon OF Georgia and Bar
ney Layton, assistant doorkeeper, came
quickly forward and assisted in pulling
the Texas Senator away. Senator Bal
ley meanwhile struggling to get free
and lunging toward Senator Beveridge
AS he was removed little distance
he was heard to utter something that
sounded like a threat about killing
Without further effort, however, hC
walked away when Senator Bacon urg
ed him to be quiet and led him towart
the Democratic side. Senator Bacor
engaged Senator Bailey in converse
ton for some time, advising him L
cool down. Senator Spooner also wen
across the aisle and discussed the mat
ter with him ana urged him to apollo
gi2e and If possible fix it up at once
but Senator Bailey refused all sucl
prOffers, declaring that Senator Bever
ldge had insulted him in the Senate
and that he had taken the only course
as the Indiana Senator had refused t
withdraw his remarks.
Senator Beverage remained in tn,
chamber for some little time and con
n tinued to smoke his cigar. He re-
marked to those WHO had spoken I,
II him on the subject that 1t did no
II amount to anything. He did not IN
II tend to resent the attack made upoi
II him. In fact the whole thing wa
\ over in a very brief interval, befOr
much resistance could have been OF
fered.
Beveridge was asked tonight If h
had any statement to make regarding
the assault committed on him by Bal
ley. He expressed regret over wha
had occurred and said he had no pei
sonal resentment over the matter Tn
conversation between them immediate
iy before the trouble, Beveridge said
was the same as had occurred in tn
Senate chamber regarding the attacI
on Judge Penfeld, who Is an Indians
man, except that on his (Beyeridge's
part 1t was much milder in tone. Bey
eridge said that he was not excited
l but remained cool and collected an
expressed to Bailey his wish that thei
relations might continue agreeable.
Beveridge denied that he had bee
choked by Bailey. According to hi
version, the Texas Senator had mad
! a mnge at him, but his arm was caugh
!. by Senator SpoOner before the threat
pnpd hlow landed