The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-28
Big Texan CIincheS With His Small Opponent But They
 Are Pulled Apart
FIGHT IS CAUSED BY AN
 ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER
Bitter Attack Is Made by Bailey Upon Author of Article in New York Times, and Correspondent
 Takes Bailey to Task.

Washington, May 27.-Senator Bailey of Texas and W. s. Manning of the New York Times in the Senate press gallery exchanged blows just as the Senate ad- journed today as a result of a controversy they had in reference to an article print ed by the New York newspaper, ques- tlonlng the sincerity of the senator on his course on the income tax.
 Neither of the participants was injured, as they were separated by Senator Clapp, Porto Rican Commissioner Larrinaga a number of Senate employees and several newspaper correspondents. The versions of MT. Bailey and Mir. Manning are in substantial agreement as to the cause of the trouble. and differ only as to the num- ber of blows struck by each.
 bitter attack upon the author of an article in the New York Times charging that Senator Bailey had played into the hands of Senator Aldrich by his course in demanding an immediate vote the in- come tax amendment, and had thus caused a split of the forces supporting such an amendment was made by MT. Bailey on the floor of the Senate to- day.
 Mir Manning aceosted MT. Bailey after the adjournment of the session to inform him that he was inaccurate in suggesting republican senators as a possible source of inspiration for the article.
 According to both men-Manning and Senator Bailey-the former disclaimed authorship of the story, and al the same time stated that the inspiration for it had been MT. Baileys demand for immedi- ate vote and his "hazing' of republican senators who favored the income tax proposition, but who did not support him in his demands for vote at the present time.
 Mr Bailey asked who did write the article and at the same time declared, it was said, that the man who had writ ten it was liar" According to both men the senator's language was very em- phatic, and Mir Manning responded that he had not had the honor to write the story"
 Mir. Bailey says that the word "honor'' was emphasized in a manner intended to be offensive. The conversation was begun in front of the Senate door, and contin- ued through the corridor to the room of the finance committee. Several persons heard the word ''liar" spoken in a loud voice, and then saw MT. Bailey and Mir. Manning clinch. The latter claims MT. Bailey hit him first. In the mix-up MT. Manning struck the senator with his um- brella, knocking off the senator's hat, and the senator grabbed MT. Manning by the throat.
 Just at that moment the elevator stopped at the Senate floor, and Senator Clapp and MT Larrinaga stepped from the car. Without waiting to learn the cause of the disturbance MT. Clapp threw his arms around Senator Bailey, who at that time seemed to be in a position to do serious injury to the newspaper cor respondent, a young man of very slight build.
 The Texas senator struggle desperately to break from this restraint, but Senator Clapp frightened his hold and newspaper correspondents pushed MT Manning away and insisted upon his leaving the cor ridor.
 The speech by MT. Bailey in regard to the newspaper article was one of the most soathing arraignments of a news paper correspondent that has ever taken place in the Senate. The senator not only asserted that the writer of the article was "an infamous lar," but that he was a miserable creature unfit to associate with honest men" In this vein he talked for a considerable time. MT. Manning is also southerner, being a native of South Carolina.