Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-01
ASSAULT IN SENATE.
Bailey Attacked Beverage,
After Adjournment, Last
Night.
THREATENED THE INDIANIAH.
Reported to Have Seized Him by the
Throat-This Beverage Denied.
Hoosier Senator Refused to Re.
tract a Statement.


ter the senate adjourned from execu.
tive session. The Texas senator was
dragged away and separated from his
opponent by some of those about the
senate. He was very angry and
threatened severe harm to the Indiana
senator.
The episode was the result of
heated controversy which the two
senator's had during the afternoon
when Senator Beyeridge had said that
Senator Bailey had made IAN unwar
ranted attack on Solicitor Penfeld
of the state department. In executive
81 sion Mr.. Beverage, like other sen
ators 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
TIE seats until he was facing Senator
Pcveridge.
"Beveridge," he said, Il don't want
to have any trouble with you, but
want you to withdraw those words
which charge me with making an I'm.
warranted attack upon Penfield."
DIDN'T Intend to Insult Bailey.
Il didn't intend to insult you" re
uEed Senator Beveridge, land there
Ia nothing in my language that you
could consider offensive"
Il don't allow any one to say thai
libel a man, and that is what you do
~ he oh NnU If
won't withdraw the words when
ask you, I'm going to make you with
drew them"
Senator Bailey had. been getting
more and more angry and excited as
lie talked. He had been sitting down
part of the time or leaning agains'
the desk Immediately in front of Sen
ator Beverage. The latter, in reply
to Senator Bailey's last remark, still
remaining in his chair, said: Il re
peat that | did not intend to insult
you and that | have nothing to re
tract"
Grabbed Beveridge by the Throat.
AS those words were uttered Sena
tor Bailey threw himself upon Sena
tor Beveridge, who is a man hardly
up to the average in PHYSIQUE, anc
seized him by the throat with bott
hands. Tho rush was so sudden ano
fierce that the chair in which Mr.
Bsveridge was sitting was pushes
back against a desk and the desk was
toppled over Before the assault
could go any further senators who
had been sitting near had moved VI
| between the desks. Senator Hans
| hrough, of North Dakota, seized Sena
| tor Bailey by one arm and Senator
| Spooner seized the other The Texas
! senator is powerful man and it was
! With great difficulty that the two sen
ators were able to drag him away
| from Senator Beveridge, and whe1
| they succeeded a part OF the Indiana
| senator's neckwear was ripped ant
| torn away in the vigorous grasp O.
| Senator Bailey Senator Bacon, O.
Georgia, and Barney Layton, assist
| AM doorkeeper, came quickly forward
| and assisted in pulling the Texas sen
| ator further away, Senator Bale,
eanwhile struggling to get free ant
! lunging toward Senator Beveridge. A.
he was removed a little distance h
was heard to utter something tina
sounded like threat about killing.
Bailey Refused to Apologize.
Without further effort, however, h
walked away when Senator Bacol
urged him to be quiet and led hin
| toward the Democratic side. Senate
Bacon engaged Senator Bailey in con
yersation for some time. advising hin
| To cool down. Senator Spooner ais
went across the aisle and discusses
The matter with the Texas senator
III ging him to apologize. and, If pos
sible, fix it up at once, but Senate
| Bsiley refused all such prefers, de
claring that Senator Beverage ha'
insulted him in the senate and tina
he had taken the only course left, a
the Indiana senator had refused t
withdraw his remarks.
Senator Beverage remained in tn
chamber for some little time and cor
| tinued to smoke his cigar. He re
marked to those who spoke to hir
on the subject that it did not amour
To anything He made no effort to re
sist or resent the attack made on hin
In fact the whole thing was over i
very brief interval before much RI
s,stance could have been offered
Beveridse Expressed Regret.
When Mr.. Beverage was asked las
right II he had any statement to max
regarding the assault committed o
him by Mr.. Bailey he expressed grea
4 regret over what had occurred an
said he had no personal resentmen
over the matter The conyersatio
between them Immediately before tn
|, trouble, Mr.. Beveridge said, was sui
stantially the same as that which ha
! occurred In the senate chamber regard
ing the attack on Judge Penfield, VIII
is an Indiana man. except that on hi
tPeveridge's) part It was much milde
In tone. Mr.. Beverage said that b
] was not excited but remained coz
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