Show disgraceful slugging match la in the house of representatives washington july IG quite a Bens atluri was created in the house his afternoon ny a personal encounter between representatives cobb of indiana and laird of neb grow ing ln out ill t or made by tire the former on oil tile the floor of the house to th the a effect that hat the nebraska member had liven concerned in a land rin 9 payson illinois a of the public lands com coin il littee was explaining to beare lve the effect of fail si sante sinate nate amendments to a bill lit in tended leni leil lit ti protect the rights stead settlers when representative laird leaned forward from ills his seat rest toward the party and asked why do fell a g to the public landi committee do something to break up tip land rings in hi the tha south booth instead of raiding upon tile north payson replied that baj what ho he coman committee attee was endeavoring to do cubb cobb undertook to lo defend tho the con committee of 0 which he was wai chairman and an angry camago occurred between min him and laird which end ed by the latter after gentleman calling the former formara a liar witnesses say that cobb declared that laird did riot not dare to come out bide and repeat his language laird is id aai braid d to have hava replied that the gentleman could not get out soon enough for him with this the I pair air started in into to the lobby anti and the base basement went ciomo one failed called mr Pay soula ion to their exit with the 1 statement tat ement that they were going ota outside ad to light fight it ft out thereupon mr payson hurried flurried through 1 thu he door doorway and coming up with t the he would be combatants on oil the way caught cobb by tile the collar arid and remonstrated with him for pursuing so do boyish boych find foolish a course lie succeeded in getting cobb to retrace his stepi so far as ad the west door of the lobby laird following when hen tire tha controversy contro veray broke out afresh Ita ferring to ilia hie charges cobb had ball in boado ado against hlin him in a oral eril weeks ago laird angrily declared decked that lio lie cobb was waa a liar cubb cobb said laird WH a perjurer hut but the words word had hardly his lips before laird struck him it heavy blow on the mouth ond and nose nogo A stream of blood trickled down cobbs cobb face nod anti ho he wm wai thrown backward ag a lnla the the which had condret con gret abed at hill juncture arid and the corabi tail ats 8 separated Hepa op a ra rated ted laird taking ills seat la a t tho he housa and cobl rc in an easy chair cliner in fill lobby where aln re lie ho was waa by balila his fri friends ondi the bad feeling feel lufi between betwee I 1 I 1 ilia two members dates back aonie months and it was app araut on oil the ho occasion when Cubb mailo Laird some three ago aeu that tile lost named member with great refrained from emph emphasize asiz lai with ills his fist the ill flan Is fie nial hinl dud defiance ince lie he I 1 at lili ili got agonist there was every occasion to bk believe lieve that if interference huil had riot nut come in ili tile phalle of i i SLID to pour on off troubled wikter waters i that 11 sanguinary personal cot bunter would jae resu resulted reaul I 1 ted tile the opinion li expressed in ili some that lint the alio of Il junry etire has licen been outraged by the all auy and that it i iti is a filling ill nit subject tor for investigation by that body but it is id hill haild that hint ii H majority ir if tho the to talk ailt lan mutter hoid lewt a ml tile hie lid not nit odier I 1 i tho floor it if ilir ait I 1 11 ilni oj iu ll it Is lii ili im 1111 wiil wi il eon vel i t I 1 in it |