The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-09
FIGHTS N CONGRESS
DATE BACK YEARS
NIX. HEfI.I>-- ATTACK tf0> NR
NORTON RECALLS >oMk ~
THI OlD DAYS

wrss.r.-tor sta f--prersniaiive
Henln's a'ta~k upon Rei'-ss~niaiivs
Norton ln ths nOss- Fri.-,5' rssgitins
idl-ss-r0utly 90 R~pr.sentatlse Helm
/ J. fhe r--f lsni 0n the il0r - The
lasuse siaee R=i,r-.enfs'is@ M0ndel %
wyoming snd I,slezs.e Wicker-i.am n
] ALluka .rterrauiei d-iste gith n,ti
eHffs "a dozsn ys-srs axo- House an fcn-
ate recnfar. scpi ~ th- sporting ell
t0rs q tho.e tru hciies a. e.. Ia<ss aiii
lsf.,rkeepefs EhD car'fuiiy treasure
nesssuaf.er clipping - ie<i-iatiye ring
laf;i,--j have cyruiis-l tiie fact -f ;ighia
un6er the dsllr 10 . rerioi running
lack ~ lar A. the taF xi.en serasoI
Iseuton - Iis-oufi ionrfi hh beast and
Carsd senate Foote of sii-si--ipDi 10
rAut p deirH-fi'-ss Tnanf
Thi- 'aii-r impressive an1 heroic
Gene. ugrhs of q scrssn meio'if7sri.i.
oscurref .n 1870. az the conclusion Of a
dny Il INC. iniinstisu i,y senator FDo;-
against the motives - BoTthern senn-
torn scnlt0r Benton had taken al
L
ana while Fa-lfc aaS taking Benton
-lsliel 80 him. The Hississlppiau re
treated. drazins a Gye-charsber reyOi-
scr from hi. nOcssf. which Benton eyi-
dently dill not pc. Senator Dodge ~
Wisconsin stopped 4;snion's advance
( begging him, -For Gods sake. do n"in.
ing to compromie Yourse!f with tho
fcrate~
Dar.> Fooie 10 Shoot
/ IsenfOn started 70 rsturn 10 hls desk
and then caught sight Of the pistol in
Foote's hand lie then broke away
J from the hold which Dodge had uPon
his si1n. iurnsd around and tore orea
hs coat and shirt
Standlng thus dramatically before
Fooie. who had cooked bis pistol Ben
ton c-isd out.
4 have no pistpi. disdain to carry
firearms. oct of the way and let the
assassin fire"
t'oote. thoroughly frightened by the
giant Benton seemed 20 COVER. not.
withdrawing his weapon. lie was tel
away fior1 the Presidents desk. against
which he stood and sank down into his
own chair Senator Dickinson OF New
YORK tod, agay hls reyoive. aud the
senate took IT, own cOurEe abou, cen.
surins the two men II adopted a reso.
luton condemning tho carrying of pis.
, .Ois o. other M in the seratc
Nearly Fought a Duel.
| in $50 Representative Roger 4. Ply-
OF ~ Virginia and Representative John
r. Potter OF Wisconsin nearly fought a
duel owen LOvcjoy made speech de-
nouncing slavery. and in discussion
| following Representative Potter knock.
ed or the Wig Of Representative Barls-
dale of Mississippi. Pryor jumped into
the ROW and later challenged the WI
consin man TO a duel and the chal-
lenged party. accepting the gauntlet
choSc bowie kniycs. This sort Of wea-
pom scared the Virginia man. and his
lseeonds hacked oct On the ground that
their man shotJd not use any ucls
carving implement on tho hcid Of honor
This occurrence was not long after
l.eprescniauye Presf1n &. l:rooks az.
saulted Senator Chsfley Sumncr of Mas.
saehusetts with cape aftei. the senate
had adjourned.
Sumner had made speech THE
I Crime AgaiIrt Kansas and Brooks
assaulted lirn from behind with a cane.
Several southern members of congre
with drawn revolvers stood by and pre.
vented Interference Barksdale Uf Mis-.
slsslDDi was one Of them The house
did not cxpri Brooks. much 10 the sur.
prisc Of the north 4 resolution 10 ex.
pei him required q two-thirds vote and
the roll call showed only l2l to %.
Brooi;s was challenged 10 duet in con
sequence Representative Burlingame
of Aassachusetts called him out. and
rifles were chosen. g spot in the Do-
m!nion Of Canada was chosen but
! Brooks failed 10 appear
TiilmaB-NIciauren Row.
on February -. 1902. Senator TIL.
man 1f South Carolina had an exciting
time with senator McLauren of his own
state IL charged that the ratification
OF the treaty with Spain had been Oh.
tanned IN an improper manner. At this
SENATOR spooner demanded he give the
names Senator Tillnan hcsitated. Dut
when forced to- he gaid:
'The patronage Of u state has been
given 20 = senator vino voted f0- the
treasy."
what state? demanded senator
/ Spooner.
South Carolina" promptly responded
! Tiilman.
McLauIen was not in the chamber. be.
ing in attendance at q committee meet.
ing Senator SpOoncr suggested that
Senator Tillman should fight il but with
his colleague McLauren arrived in the
senate twenty minutes later and remain.
ed quietly seated until be had chance
TO speak. lie then arose and declared
the statement Of Tillmau's To b. n mall.
cious. willful and deliberate be-"
Senator Tiilman then leaped out OF
his seat and before any one could stop
him banged McLaTen in the eye. and
Mci.auren hit Tillman just a. vlciously
] Both senators clinched and before they
could hin one another again they were
torn apart. Senator Warren Of Wyom.
INK was first al hand % separate the
two. Sergeantat-arms Layton made
! Tiliman take his seat and Senator Pat.
terson seated The other South Carolina
man
I The senate cengttred ~, ,,.,. 49,.