Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-07-01
p,.nItsd From a Heated ContrC-
ysrsy Between the Senator'S
TEXAN WANTED AN APOLOGY
ala, protested He Had Not In
..,a.d 10 Insult Anyone ana aad
Nothing to withdraw

49, assaulted Senator Bever'dge
u ,aaIona tonight just after the senate
ol S,ourned from executive session.
nsu Tayas senator was dragged away
..a separated from his opponent by
aHl 30 hose about the senate. lie was
r.,y angry and threatened severe harm
IA the Indiana senator
rho episode was the result OF heat
"ootroversy which the two senators
s.a during the afternoon, when Senator
49, had said that Senator Bailey
made an "unwarranted attack on
s~lcltor Penaeld Of the state depart
ment. ~.
~ ovecutlve session Senator Beyer-
use like other senator's who smoke,
vented cigar and took a seat ON the
psnnh,lean side. He was still sitting
.Saro when the senate adjourned. sena-
,or bailey crossed the aisle and walked
,hroueb the senator's seats until he
ssceG senator Beveridge and said;
speyerdge, ! don't want to have any
,,onble with you, but | want you to
s,ihdraw those words which charged
ma With making an unwarrantedattack
% dId not intend to insult YOU" re-
plsd Senator Beveridge, land there Is
nothing in my language that you could
consider offensive
# don't allow anyone to say that |
ubel a 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 on the desk In front
Of senator Beyeridge
The latter In reply to Senator Bailey's
haremarks, still remaining In his seat,
said. II repeat that | did not intend to
insult you and that l have nothing to
withdraw"
SEIZED HoosIER BY THROAT.
As the words were uttered Senator
Bailey threw himself upon Senator Bey-
erige who Ia man hardly up to the
average In physique, and seized him by
The throat with both hands The rush
was 50 sudden and fierce that the chair
IN which Mr. Beverldge was sitting was
pushed back against desk and the
tek toppled over.
Before the assault could go any fur
thu senator's who had been sitting near
iaA al
ttor HansboroYgh OF North Dakota
seized Senator Bailey by one arm and
Senator Spooner seized the other. The
Teas senator is a powerful man and 1t
vas with great difficulty that the two
slators were able TO drag him away
nom Senator Beverldge, and when they
succeeded part Of the Indiana sena-
tors neckwear was ripped away In the
Vigorous grasp OF Senator Bailey.
WAS IT A THREAT TO KILLY
Senator Bacon Of Georgia and Barney
Layton, assistant doorkeeper, came
quickly forward and assisted In pulling
NE Texas senator further away; Sena-
lf Bailey meanwhile struggling to get
ne and lunging toward Senator Bever-
- ~ az N0s ANlilONtu Il lllllt us
lance he was heard TO utter something
sal sounded like threat about killing
I'm Without effort. However he walked
way when Senator Bacon urged him to
9 quiet and led him toward the Demo-
tiato side.
senator Bacon engaged Senator Bal
Y IN conversation for some time, ad-
ulng him TO cool down. Senator
sooner also went across the aisle and
u&nssed the matter with the Texas
slalor' urging him to apologize and IL
SSlple TX II up at once, but Senator
Uley refused all such proffers, de-
Gilng that Senator Beverage had in
s.,ed him In the senate, and that he
ea taken the only course as the Indi-
Bis remarks
ATTACK WAS NOT REsENTD.
senator Beyeridge remained In the
.lamoer for some little time and con-
ulued 70 smoke his cigar He remarked
NOSE who had spoken TO him on the
..soJecI that II did not amount 10 any
. us lie did not intend to resent the
s,AeN made upon him. In fact the
,aOe ihlng was over IN a very brief
aLNryal before much resistance could
rave been offered.
ar beYeridge was asked tonight n
~ nag any statement to make regard
M me assault committed on him by
o @r, bailey. He expressed great regret
va Nhat had occurred and said he
~ no personal resentment over the
i ,,r inc conversation between them
paa,nnegia'e.y before the trouble. Mr..
genlse said, was substantially as
, SSs, whleh had occurred In the senate
ps re'vef regarding the attack on Judge
,su""elu' VINO Is an Indiana man, except
T" S' On MS (Beyeridge's) part. it was
S,N nllder In tone. MI. Beverldge
m a,I mat he was not excited but re-
"a ~ q cool and collected, and express
;s,i ~ Mr Bailey his wish that their re-
H. Nm might continue agreeable.
h. beleridge denied that he had
h - Il. enohed by Mr.. Bailey, According
mh version the Texas senator made
Nv IVY al him but his arm was caught
.s.S Ss a,.or spooner before the threat
'Ded blow landed.