Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
FIGHTS W|THF|STS
BARELY AVERTED|N
SENATE AND HOUSE
Senators Glass, Virginia, and
Wheeler, Montana, Clash
Over Banking Bill.
TINCHER AND STRONG
STAGE HOUSE BOUT
Lie Passed in Both Branches.
Longworth, as Peacemaker,
Almost Hit.
By the Associated Press.

iNii5 ana OF6"TOuTu
bouts developed at both ends of the
Capitol yesterday as feeling over
banking and farm legislation reached
fever heat
Carter Glass of Virginia, one OF
the smallest men In the Senate, and
Burton K. Wheeler of Montana, who
Is considerably larger. furnished the
milling in the Senate, but were sepa-
rated before either had come to any
physical grief.
The set-to on the House side was
between J. n. Tincher and James G..
Strong, both Kansas Republicans.
Speaker Longworth played the role
Of peacemaker and In doing SO
managed to avoid several wild hay
makers which the rotund COM
batants%directed at each other.
Lie Passed i'm Senate.
The Glass Wheeler encounter took
place on the Senate floor during a
roll call and after the lie had been
passed. The Tincher- Strong tilt was
In the lobby just off the House cham
ber and was preceded by liar" and.
according to eyewttnesses, even
stronger fighting language.
Glass and Wheeler, both of whom
are democrats, came togetner Wniie
tne senate was Young 10 take up
Lne DanKlng plii ana aiter tne neIy
VirsInlan mao ooJecleu 10 unanimous
consent 1or tne Montanan 10 speak
.ol dii Iiour uIi .ne Iiolio. ~
the measure the unfinished business.
Wheeler claimed, and Glass denied,
in debate that there had been an
agreement Friday to let wheeler
speak on tne hotion. x,,
AS the roil call pfocssuSU -
es"n ~ - 49,. WV .~,-r
side OF tASr GnaLnoe. G. .,,,.p Anp NHoetel
SaaL.s - .lspz 49, - -
sStnsF 49, ~ 49,
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81 12u usS -. 49, ~ & 3
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Both senator oIess%@eIeS al - '...I
The Montana said afterward he
was not IN pe.use.enr hhcou' pue
ane nHeLnidh Asis'ou
hvio Win anger. .s
GLASS passeo tne ne ;si.,s and ,,;,,,
wheeler Dy tne arms inyitins mn III.
into the cioak,oom % 70 Hse cs.n,. ou.
Wheeier Pusheo the sns 1850 80
tacnes interviewed o...
Senator Ropinsoh' tne DenlocraeIc
leader. TOOK Glass INTO tne cloahro S ooi.i'
wnlie RaIpn heiy, secIe.ay ~ 81
ator EuWaIos, DeniociaI, Ne" S;s
Gained Wheeler' VINO returned u MS
seat smlHns. a.. ,, oa,,
During the huppup OF the roii cdn
only those immediatey arouho ,ne
Senators knew what had taken pace,
-.
presiding, and most omcers OF the
Senate missing at least the start OIL
the encounter.
The Senators came togetner ul
rectly under the mems gallery and
in violation of the rules there was
a craning of necks over the side TO
see what for moment PROMISED 10
Senators and Senate officials was at
tracted and they were quickly on
the scene.
c. o,,,.. Douu
0'oi' ~"
Glass returned from the cloakroom
soon after the encounter and took his
seat near Wheeler. but there was no
renewal of hostilities.
The mix-up between Ilncner anu
Strong grew out OF house DEBATE OIL
the McNary- Haugen farm PHI. AS
tney met III the t,,-y,rsr
the term liar" at each other. Speak
er Longworth and Representative
Hudspeth OF Texas. VINO were stanu
ing nearby, interveneo as they STARE
blows in the general o'rec''o" VI
each other. a .hor,
After Longwortn pusnu iod hinys
apart, they at.eHPoeu 70 a@u ~ b,t
over ms snouiuer. my ,ha rrs-bsi
lmmediateiy ~ ~,eeMeu oh o,her I'm
proausloes, auo, arI;a I n,entarv language.
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