The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
INSULT TO BAILEY
Caused The Texas Senator to Attack
Senator Beverage.
LATTER WAS NOT HURT.
Other Senator'S Took a Hand for His
Protection.
GIVEN A CHANCE TO RETRACT
But Declined TO Do So and Was Clicked
a Bit.
A STATEMENT FROM MIR. BAILEY
STATEMENT FROM MR.. BAILEY
Pursued the Only Course Which Was
Open to Him Under tho circumstances.
Affair Occurred IN Senate Chamber.
lsnscIal 10 Thn pnst !


Washington, June 30.--Senator Bailey Of
Texas and Senator BevcrIdse Of Indisna,
The youngest two members Of the upper
branch of congress, engaged In personal
encounter IN the senate chamber shortly
after Adjournment this evening No dam
ago was done. Senator Bailey had his hands
around Senator BeveTldge's throat when
Assistant Doorkecpcr Layton, Senator
SpooneT and others forced him away. The
Indlanian made no effort to defend himself
aud remained In his seat smoking a cigar
after Senator Bailey left tho chamber
Thus. for the present at least, the Incident
is closed.
Tho encounter was the Outcome of a YER
bal tilt INDUCED in by the two senators
early in the afternoon, during which tho
Indinnian made q statement which tina
Texan said was offensive to him and which
he requested withdrawn. Beveridge at the
time declined to withdraw his remarks and
persisted in this course after the close Of
the session, when Mr.. Bailey went to him
to talk tho matter over. Then the trouble
occurred.
The matter which was under discussion
when the two senator's engaged In the con.
trovcrsy was Senator Baiiey's resolution,
introduced some days ago. directing the
secretary Of war to transmit TO the senate
all the papers In the case of Scott against
Beilenberg. frequent mention of which has
been made IN these dispatches. Scott It
will be remembered, is n citizen of San An.
tonic who claims that he was uujustly
treated by BeilenberS, who at one time was
United States consul Mt Matemoras. Max
leo. In speaking In favor OF his resolution,
Mr.. Bailey Improved the occasion to gevere-
ly criticise Ambassador Powell Clayton
ana officials of the state department In
Guiding Solicitor Penhed. PenHeld was
appointed at the instance IF the two
Indiana senators and is a personal friend
of Mr.. Beveridge. The latter characterized
the Texans criticism as IAN unwarranted
attack" on Penheld aud It was this state
ment and the manner in which it and sub
sequent remarks were made that Senator
Bailey considered offensive
Mr.. Bailey said nc had encountered such
delay In securing this information from the
state department as had forced him TO con-
clude that the officials of the departments
were "either grossly Incompetent or shame.
fully Indifferent to the rights of an Amert
can citizen In a foreign land"
Or. Scott, an American citizen, having
had his rights denied by n Mexican court.
had appealed to our ambassador to Mexico,
who had advised him TO leave Mexico.
An appeal was made direct to the state
department and the effort to get relief had
been, Mr.. Bailey said, in vain,
Mr. Bailey declared that he himself had
been unable TO obtain the papers his reso-
luton called for.
"If" he asserted. "one-haif OF what had
been represented 10 me Is sruc. then will
present papers to this senate which will
compel the rcaI of the ambassadoP 20 Mex
leo and the retirement Of the solicitor OF
the state department"
BAILEY ATTACKS cLAYToN's RECORD
The Texas senator declared that tho
American ambassador TO Mexico himself
was connected with a mining operation
linked with the claim Of DR. Scott. He
said, In response TO an inquiry by Mr..
Beveridge that he had been informed at
the state department that whatever action
the American ambassador had taken had
been with a view 20 the best interests Of
all concerned.
Mr.. Fairbanks Qnd.l warmly defended the
solicitor OF the state department, charac-
tcrizlng him as an able lawyer and man
Of the highest character.
Mr.. Patterson (colo) and Mr.. Hanna
(Ohiol defended Ambassador Clayton. The
latter said Mr. Clayton had been connected