Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-20
tim sharp Williams and David A.
Ne Almond in Fierce but
Not Deadly Encounter.
PASSING OF LIE TIE CAUSE.
.qrsu. led. De Armoud Ducl>cd
And Corntcrcd on the Cheek,
cutting Big Sash.

..... tbat Tor five years has alternate !
..,,ldcrod and blazed between John
,.-D Williams Of Mississippi. leader of
i, minority. and David A. d. Almond
7, Missouri illuminated IN hst Eight
..s,y on the floor of the house Of rop-
..,,,tiycs. The blows of Eeprescn-
...,. De Armond caused blood to low
,,rr the face of Representative VIII
e.r. and only the forcible interview
so, of friends cut the combat short
y. DE Almond bore away scufhed
p'' CAUSE OF FIGHT
Tho Immediate cause OF the fight was
OBJ. fassago of the DE by Mr. De Ar
-oai Go Mr. Williams. resultant upon
complaint by the former that the mi-
,.r.tt leader had broken faith in bury
,so.' commemorative Boohcr OF Missouri
IN commencing his assignment by
craaea Cannon TO the committee on
r6'naea. weights and measures. Ac-
,,rIIng 20 the statements Of the prin-
tnsIa Mr.. Williams defended his zee
lion by declaring he had been told boy
Nh T10her's colleague. Representative
How'd of Missouri that the committee
assignment would Doe satisfactory 20 Mr
pe0ror Nr. DE Almond questioned
"a ruth OF the statement. and after
,te failure Of an effort 90 transfer the
scene of contrCt ersy Mr. Williams
struck MT. De Almond q blow in the
face with closed fist
NOT IN RECORDS.
IT.. exciting Incident win not be set
down in the official records Of the Six
hah Congress, for the house had been
,om. minutes adjourned when the first
hon was struck. But there was no
lcs nf witnesses. The organization OF
the house had been completed by the
announcement OF the speakers assign.
m.ut cf members 10 committees. the
Republican committeeman having been
selected by the speaker. and the Demo-
cr..Io hy Mr.. Williams. Groups OF rep
IgsUliluNes were scattered over the
floor discussing the appointments. the
ausas perhaps. behind them and the
effects may bc to follow. I'm the over
looking galleries loitered a score or 50
of women and four times that many
men. viewing the aftermath OF an i'm
terestiug session
Mr Williams. relaxed from the long
strain OF allotting prefemont among
tea l6l fellow Democrats whose minori-
o. strength he officially leads. was seat
% st east at the desk OF Representative
VOLTAGE Of Arkansas, on the center aisle
oH Doe Democratic side Of the house
Nr Do Almond approached. greeted
hm and took the adjoining seat At
once they eugared each other IN earnest
uk bust pitched their voices so low
than lfterward only one or two men,
berg who were very close TO them could
rccaN anything they had said. They
had boon thus IN conversation no longer
thau O. Few minutes when both men
Eprang 90 their feet showing their
. nj Inr a from
Mississippi struck the gentleman from
Missouri a glancing blow on the nose.
LOOK. LOOK AT THE FIGHT"
Some representative shouted. Look,
look az the fight" Everybody looked,
but so startled were they by what they
saw that no one seemed for the mo-
nent TO think of rushing forward and
stopping H. Meantime Mr.. Williams
and Mr. De Almond wedged between
Two rows of desks We're still eNChang-
ing blows. Blood was flowing down
the face Of the Leader OF the minority
Willie Mr. DE Almond was endeay rims
90 grasp his opponent by the throat, al
The same time receiving and vigorous
ly returning blow for blow.
Then everybody awoke 90 the un.
scemiiness of the scene and crowded IN
and made an end OF Il. Mr.. De Ar
moud was sciZeu and his arms pin'
Toned. = Mt Williams was pushed
against desk and laced about Will
deterrent arms. Thus restrained, h'
r.luac4 his aggressive attitude but hi
adversary Struggled in the embrace o.
his friendly captOrs and tried 10 ldsl
0ut Then Mr. he Almond INTERCEPTED
Hr Williams as TO what he was eX
cited about. Mr.. Williams smiliusly
though tears of modification stood %
DIS eyes, denied that he was eNciie'
ana took out q Handkerchief 10 stancl
the loW of blood from "a cut in al
cheek Presently Mr. Williams was le'
away .n one direction and Mr.. ID
Almond ll au opposite direction, an
Both wore released.
DON'T GET EXCITED
Don't get excited" painted Mr.. u
Arroad. gluring az Williams au
STRUGGLING to free his arms 90 strike
Why / am not excited in th
leIs..f answered Mi Williams. VIII
continued dabbing with his handkcl
chief Then friends led them in oppe
site directions
While the battle lasted the excite
SPECTATORS In the galleries presse
against the rails. Men and womo
leaned FAR over. apparently holdiu
iheir breath as blow after blow wa
struck and returned and the coWha
Wnts lungcd forward and swayel bacl
WILLIAMS STATEMENT.
when Mr Williams was released D
went Immediately into "a cloak room
and while removing the stain of on
combat, made the following statemen
The disagreement arose over
committee assignment. Mt pe A
m0ud called me To- task for recon
Hending his colleague Mf' b'oh,
i1 uo more prominent committee tha
Chat on coinage. weights and measure
p replied that ] had been given to uI
deratand bv Representative Lloyd ih
Mr. Boohrr would Boz well sausn
With that assignment
Mr. De Almond answered to q