The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-24
|[ IS PASSED.;
| BLOWS FOLLOW
|r,,tersham of Alaska and
v,uaell of Wyoming Have
Fist Fight in House.
|nRa MEMBERS MADE
4 TO APOLOGIZE LATER
IpubIs Arises Over Alaska
/ leasing Bill, Which Goes
Down to Defeat.

,uuScToN. Feb. 93.-Anothor
s,ss battle was fought on the floor
4. house OF representatives late to-
4, II came during a somewhat heated
L. on bill for the leasing oi coal
q In Alaska The lie was paSseu.
&c The short and ugly word rang
ns,serte James Wickersham OF
- n,sdo a rush for Representative
- W Mondell OF Wyoming, who was
Ia a. anearby desk. The big Alas
y ieht arm shot out twice in the
aim OF the gentleman from Wyo-
]. M, members who surrounded the
-tsnts at the time, say that both
= fell short.
- house was In an uproar. in an in
Ia Several members hurled them
rrIinr with Mr.. Mondcll. who had
- his feet and was making for his
-Ssnt Representative Foster OF Ver-
4 had taken Mr., Wickersham by the
x, This added TO the uncomfortable
= az the delegate, and for moment
r5td his attack toward tile would-pe
,,Snaker. Representative Sisson OF
<Ts,ibpl was the first the reach Mr..
rltI. who was endeavorInS 10 raise
t rhair In which he had been sitting 10
a U at his antagonist.
4 House in Pandemonium.
MEMBERS rushed toward the group
"a every part of the chamber, and
Is tbers was nearly a hundred men in
: upTd about the struggling legisla-
Rsrtme Representative OlmStcad Of
.C:Elvsnia, who was acting as speaker.
~ upon the sergeant alarms TO pre-
|ns order The historic mace OF the
o,,.hI.n1 nf hnriip uF.lc
"a from its marble pedestal and car
q b .he floor by the house officials.
Ehers. however, had taken the mat
4 b hand and had succeeded in bring
4 plh Mr. Wickersham and Mr.. Mon
! 70 cessation OF hostilities.
Fsu the room was fairly quiet, Mr..
sksfhsm clamored for recognition,
4 rant the record 10 show that
rtcrge TO the house, but this voice
Z % shout. ] also want II to show
8 Twas called liar"
|2Dnsentative Tawney called atten-
70 the fact that the language used
i % disputants was clearly unparlia-
eaaH. and that there should be an
EoE.
Apologies Made.
o apologize" air. Wickersham said
Mt my temper"
at down and MI Mondell arose.
If remark was not directed toward
rntleman from Alaska Mr. Mon
aid. and II was not uttered in do
but 10 a gentleman who stood be-
ne. realize, however, that l
- not have used the word here, OF
Saere; for that matter, and l apollo
10 the house,
EIng the applause which followed Mr.,
'sgs statement. Mr. Tawney moved
las house adjourn. On a standing
me motion apparently was carried,
NC opponents OF the Alaska leasing
e;nanded q roll call. Under this
tne motion TO adjourn was lost. and
Easing bill was then defeated, 15l
~ ph had been called up under a
s.aion OF the rules and would have
.aeo two-thirds vote for abortion,
,esentativc Madison OF Kansas and
sales OF Kentucky, both members
W Ballingcr-Pinchot investigating
ee M led the attack against the
~. Wickersham had Joined forces
mem. Mr.. Mondell occupied prac-
y si OF the time in favor Of The
onl provided for the leasing of
anas not to exceed 2500 acres, on
i'any basis OF from 3 to 10 cents a
my debate had been surcharGcd