Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-03
Texas Senator Attacks Indi-
ana Scion in Senate Cham
Der Monday Evening.
THREATENS TO KILLHlM
Southern Man Springs at Northern
Colleague Like Tiger-The lndi-
anian Remains Cool and Collected
It
Disgraeetyl Scene Enacted.


Washington, July Id you. I'll
kill you!" Kissed Senator Bailey at
Senator Beveridge. Then the senator
from Texas sprang at the senator from
Indiana. The former was on his feet,
the latter sitting in the seat of Sena-
tor Allison in the senate chamber.
Bailey was livid with rage, Beveridge,
calm and cool. The right fist of the
young senator from Texas gripped the
throat of the young senator from In
diana. The fingers of the southerner
were clutching at the northern mans
necktie. AT that instant Senator
Spooner grabbed. Baileys arm and
pulled him Off Assistant Sergeant at
Arms Layton rushed to ,Spooners as
sistance and Bailey was led away.
Beveridge was not hurt. He was
not even aware that Bailey's hand had
touched him. The senator from Indi-
ana was forced by the Texans on
slaught so violently against the adjoin-
ing desk that an ink bottle was upset.
But Beveridge never stirred from his
chair He continued to smoke his ci-
gar, and resumed mis- conversation with
his friends.
All this occurred, almost like flash,
in the senate chamber last evening
shortly after O'clock The senate
was not in session 1t had just adj
iourned. Most of the senators had
left the chamber. and only three or
four saw the sensational assault
Reused by Inoffensive Remark.
The unwarranted and disgraceful at
tack grew out of an inoffensive remark
made by Senator BeFeridge. The Tex
as fire eater made an attack on the Of
ficials of the state department, while
the senate was in secret session, say
ing they were either grossly incompe-
tent or willfully negligent because
they had not secured the release of a
citizen of Texas who is confined in a
Mexican prison, and had failed to fur
nish Senator Bailey with the papers
relating to the case.
oeudIOE boNCIluSS fUUG u6-
partment and said the statements
made by Senator Bailey were unwar-
ranted." This innocent remark in
demanded that it be withdrawn Sena-
tor Beveridge replied that he would
withdraw his remark if Senator Bailey
would retract the charges made
against the officials of the department
of state. &
Declines to Withdraw Charge.
Mr.. Bailey declined to withdraw the
charges, and the senate proceeded to
the consideration of executive bust
ness.
Immediately after the secret session
ended Senator Bailey walked to where
Senator Beveridge was sitting and
again requested the Indiana man to
withdraw his remarks, when the latter
replied that he would do so If the Tex
an would retract the charges made
against Judge Penfield, the solicitor of
the state department.
Senator Bailey, who was furious with
rage, then demanded peremptorily that
the Indianian withdraw his remark.
The latter retorted that the matter was
ended, so far as he was concerned.
Then the unexpected happened. Hot
southern blood rushed up into the
brain of the senator from Texas. He
forgot everything save the mad i'm
pulse to avenge what he regarded as
en- imputation upon his honor. His
black eyes were now flashing fire.
C d. you. I'll kill YOU he Kissed
between his teeth.
He sprang upon Beveridge with a
tiger spring. Into the leap he threw
all his passion, all his strength all his
200 pounds of weight. In SO far as a
man crazed with ranger can have well
defined purpose, his purpose was to
choke the man who had offended him
But his eager fingers never reached
the neck of his antagonist. They did
not get as far as the Indiana senator's
coat lapel or his black four-in-hand
The momentum OF the assault was sc
great that the adjoining desk, that OF
Senator Proctor of Vermont, was near
" wrenched from it's fastenings. The
ink bottle was overturned, and ink and
papers went flying upon the green car
pet.
Instantly Senator Spooner was in
motion he ndu SAT cdt-lihe, waiting
for the moment, anticipating trouble
The very second that Bailey's hand
reached Beveridge's four-in-hand
Spooner's fist clutched Bailey,s arm.
Senator, SENATOR" he exclaimed
And he threw all his strength into
the pull. He tore Bailey away from
his victim Bailey was led into the
democratic cloakroom.s His parting
shot was:
% you, Beveridge, I'll slap YOU
facet"
The young giant from Texas was
trAnlSing. His face was white. as {