Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-07-01
BY THE THROAT.
Senator Bailey Makes Assault
Upon Senator Beverid@.
Seized Him by Throat77Men Sep
: arated Before Injury Resu|tq..
Outcome of Bitter Controversy on
Floor of Senate.

h Washington, June Ex-senator Bailey
of Texas. assaulted Senator Be,eridge
of Indiana, tonight, just after thu Sem
ate had adjourned from executive ses-
sion The Texas senator was dlhgged
. away and separated from his OPP 4onent
\ by some of those about the Senata. He
was very angry and threatened severe
harm to the Indiana senator.
The episode was the result of aheat-
ed controversy which the two sena-
tors had during the afternoon, when
Senator Beveridge had said that Sem
atOr Bailey had made IAN unwar anted
attack" on Solicitor Penfield OF the
state department IN executive session
Senator Beveridge. like other senator's
who smoke. lighted a cigar and pok a
seat on the Republican side. He was
still sitting there when the Senate adj
journed. Senator Bailey crossed the
aisle and walked through the seats un-
til he was facing Senator Beverage.
"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 unwarrant-
ed attack upon Penfield.''
Il did not intend to insult you," re-
piled Senator Beveridge, land there is
| nothing in my language that you could
| consider offensive"
II don't allow anyone to say that
libel man. and that is what you do in
making the charge. Now, if you won't
| withdraw the words when l ask you,
I'm going to make you withdraw Them
| Senator Bailey had been getting more
tod t,n
talked. 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 kdid not intend to in
suit you and that3I have nothing to re-
| tract"
| AS these words were uttered, Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator
Beveridge, who is 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 Beveridge was sitting
| was pushed back against desk and
4 the desk was toppled over.
Before the assault could go any fur
ther. senators who had been sitting
near had moved up between the desks
| Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
seized Senator BAILEY by one arm and
tSenator Spooner3 seized the other. The
kTexas senator is a powerful man and
lit was with great difficulty that the
1.-TWO senators were able to drag hin
away from Senator Beveridge. ant
when they succeeded part of the In
riana senator's neckwear was tori
hway in the vigorous grasp OF Senator
Bailey.
Senator Bac6Aaof Georgia, and Bar
hey Layton, assistant deorkeeper, came
kuickly forward and assisted in pulling
xhe Texas senator further away. Sena
u hor Bailey meanwhile struggling to ge
ftree and lunging toward Senator Bev
Hidge. AS he was removed a little dls
NICE he was heard to utter sometmns
81 at sounded like threat about XIII
without further effort, however, NJ
valked away when Senator Bacol
Eed hitrfto be quiet and led him to
krd the Democratic side. Senator Ba
engaged Senator Bailey in cQpver
ton fQr~some time, advising MIN Z
n down. SeIoa4or Spooner also wen
- loss the afslek Ind discussed the mat
.n with the Tdx3k senator, urging hin
apologize and II possible fix it up
e. but Senator Bailey refused al
Coi III proffers, declaring that Senate
Col reridge hadAa5nlted him in the Sen
uee and that fhad taken the onl
tn' rse left. az III Indiana senator ma