Show OLD BRAWLS BRAWLS AND BRAWLERS IN INi i THE UNITED STATES SENATE Greatly as the cO country has been surprised surprised surprised sur sur- and shocked by the vulgar and rowdy Tillman Tillman Incident Inthe in inthe inthe the U United State M 3 nate th the affair ip in question n was Sno no means means' th the first Of ot Its kind in tha body al although aS- aS though it must bei be confessed be that never had any Senator himself by such outrageous conduct I as that for i which Tillman TilIman r South Carolina Is I I pilloried by American public opinion today But there have been passage at arms arms arm before and as a rule the aggressor ag- ag has has' been first firt to express a willingness to overlook the occurrence The Trie first serious landing on the he floor of which ve we find record happened happened happened hap hap- In Ia the Tv Twenty iy Congress The Senate was i debating President Jacksons Jackson's veto of f the bill re chartering the Old United s States ites Bank Ban Mr Benton Benton Benton Ben- Ben ton accused acc se l I Mr Clay of ot abusive language lan lar- guage age aimed at the President The following following fol fol- fol- fol lowing from the the- report of the proceedIngs proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings will show the racy character of the colloquy Mr Clay There Clay There are some peculiar reasons reasons rea rca sons cons why I should not go to that Senator for my y views of decorum In regard to to- tomy my bearing toward the Chief Magistrate and why he Is not a fit Instructor I never had any personal encounter with the President of the United States tates Benton had bad been a a. street fight with Gen Jackson In mi Nashville In 1813 I never complained d of any outrages on on my person g t t onh nh r g committed by him Jackson o had struck Benton with a horsewhip I never published published published pub pub- any tny bulletin respecting his private brawls brawl S I I. never rever declared my apprehension apprehension ap ap- ap- ap s and belief beLef e that if he were elected fee we X should bd obliged obied b l to legislate with pistols and dirks by our side Mr Benton et It enton-It It sir that thet I hail haZl a an affray tt with Gen Yi Jackson k i and ci that h t I Idid Idid did Ii complain of his I conduct we fought sir and lail I hope we fought J t like men When t the vas over there re te remained d dt no ill if will lil either W e side r S e. e There r is no adjourned a d question tI of f Veracity veracity t ty between eoe me rh Gen Jackson If there bad ad been ai at gUlf gOlf would have havi separ separated separated sep sep- ar us as hell Mr Clay Gen Clay Gen eya Jackson nade made a c certain c charge arge of bargain against me and he referred to witnesses t to prove e it L 1 de denied denied de- de nied rrt the truth ur of r the t charge charpe ft e Me He Mel tailed l d upon his witness to pi prove ova it I leave to o othe the country whether that witness sustained sus sus- tamed the truth tr of o the Presidents President's allegation allega tion 1 The witness e Mr Buchanan Is now I on his passage s li to St St. Petersburg with r a a. i commission In his pocket Mr Clay reverted reverted reverted re re- re- re to the and pistol remark at attributeS attributed at- at tributeS to Mr Benton Beaton Can you look me inc mein in the face faco and say you never used that language langua e I Mr Benton Benton I I look sir and repeat that it Is an atrocious calumny and I will pin pinIt It to him w who repeats It here re Mr Clay Then ClaY Then I I declare before the thee Senate e that tha yo you o said to me the he very words Mr 11 Benton Benton Fase False False Mr Clay Clay I I fling back the charge chargo of atrocious calumny n upon the Senator from Missouri 1 1 I A personal enc encounter which was Im Imminent im- im m- m was prevented by th the Interposition l tion lion of sever several Senators The TIP ad I rica lies having r regained control of themselves themselves them them- selves the record ecord explains what hat th they y did next r I Mr Benton Benton- Benton X I apologize to the Senate for the manner in lq which I have spoken en ro roi i li ri but not to the Senator from Kentucky u Mr Clay Clay To To the Senate also I oft offer r ran an apology To the Senator from Missouri none r j I The next sensational anal encounter In Irs the Senate enate occurred In hi 1850 when Senators Benton of af Missouri an and l' l Oot of MIssissippi Mississippi Mis MIs- became Involved ed In a quarrel I the the details of af which have Wave corns comO down downto I to us as follows S Mr B Benlon ha had some some days previously severely handl handled th the address of the Southern N r members of Congress the e pro pro- of t Mr Calhoun Mr Foote o J while y speaking j in defence or of this made some sarcastic and provoking remarks evidently evident evident- ly l' In allusion to r Mr Denton BentOn and applied them to ty-hi ty him by frequentlY r turning and looking towards him Mr Benton at length rose greatly excited and throw Ing his chair from him with such violence as to 10 attract attention stepped Into the passage outside of the bar of off the Senate and advanced hastily hasUly to the passage o 01 aisle alle l leading to Mr Footes Foote's desk where he e was standing The tWO Senators Dodge of af Wisconsin and and Iowa father and sonS san t iH t Y iI g endeavored g to ge arrest airest his progress but t he broke from them exclaiming l f fr Stand ta o out of the way vay I have havo no pistols pistols' Stand out fire of eWe the te advancing way Let me toward pass pass let l Mr dr let the Foote assassin i st In great anger There was much confusion the vice-President vice vainly endeavoring to preserve order Mr 1 Foote had retreated to the desk of the secretary and drawn and cocked a pistol which he held mend men men- d' d Several v lle Sena Senators tors orl gathered herf around hi him while others t Impeded pe Mr Bentons Benton's farther advance and took him back to his seat he ha continually exclaiming exclaim exclaim- ing in a a. heated manner Let the assassin assassin assassin assas assas- sin fire I have no pistols pistols' I scorn to go armed Only cowards go armed Mr 11 Dickinson of New York took the pistol from Mr Foote and locked It In his desk and order was at length restored Mr 1111 Dickinson with a view to turn the minds of Senators to other matters In Inquired Inquired inquired in- in of the Vice President what the question was before the Senate Mr Benton In a boisterous voice This is not going to pass off ot In this way I demand of the Senate to take Immediate action A pistol has been drawn sir It abs been pointed at me sir I demand the immediate l of this body sir Mr Mangum Mansum submitted a resolution appointing appointing appointing ap ap- ap- ap pointing a committee of seven to investigate investigate investigate gate the matter and here he the affair virtually virtually vir vir- ended For Far six years the peace was waz kept In Inthe inthe the Senate chamber Then one ane day in iii 1856 th the S 'S Senate n te beIng not In session Charles Sumner r. r bf f Massachusetts etts was sitting at his desk writing when Preston Pres Pres- Preston ton Brooks of South Carolina came behind him struck him on th tha head wiTh a a. heavy cane and beat the S Senator Senator Sen Sen- n- n ator until tl the e stick sUck w was s br broken icel in in frag frag- rag rag- ments This wa was in ip rev revenge for some remarks Sumner had made upon Brooks' Brooks uncle Senator Butler of af S South uth Carolina Again there Avast wast an Interregnum of decency and de decorum arum until th the FortY sixta Fory Oon- Oon on gress gress- Senators Senators- Conkling of fr New I and Lamar of Mississippi locked r. r rhe he trouble was was was' prec precipitated by bythe the discussion of af a a. a bill to pension pension- l Mexican War Wa Veterans Senator Senat r Hoar Boar of af of Massachusetts Mas l s offered red an an am amendment providing pro pra- viding th that t Jefferson n Dayla Shou i tb be specifically excluded froni froni- th the PI proposed In ill the measure This brought Mr Ir Lamar to the front frontin In a speech speech defending de defending defending de de- fending Davis to which Senator Conk sing replied In a w sarc sarcastic and bitter vein As soon soona as he had taken hi his sr sent seat at Senator Lamar addressing the tha chair said It Is not my habit to Indulge In hi personalities personalities person person- person person- but I desire to say here to th the tue Sen Sea ator atar that In intimating anything Inconsistent Incon Incon- as he has done with perfect good 1 ti faith I E pronounce e his statement a falsehood false false- hood which I repel with all l the I t d contempt A 1 that I feel l for the author of It Mr Conkling at once obtained recognition recognition umon and explained that at th the beginning begin egin- fling ning of Senator Lamare remark hi hiS hiS- attention attention attention at at- had been diverted If I understand un un- I aright ne he miO he In Intended intended in- in I tended to Impute In plain and language language impute impute to tame me an Intentional misstatement Senator Conkling continued This not being the place to measure with any man the capacity to violate decency to violate the rules of the Senate or to commit any of the Improprieties of lff life I fh the have atri member only g from to say a Mississippi did Mississippi that If P the did 1 Senator Senator- 1 Impute J i or Intended to Impute to me a falsehood nothing except the fact that this is the Senate would prevent my denouncing him himas as a blackguard and a coward Senator Lamar started for far the silver tongued son san of New York but was wasI I Intercepted by the entire strength strength- of af the company Senators Invented ted extravagantly extravagantly ex tx ex- ex In buckets to catch the gore that was expected to flow floss but nothing happened The fir first firt t blood that that- Pate Fate had decreed should be shed In that historic chamber was that which In Inthe Inthe inthe the distant future was to well veli from the ponderous proboscis of a Tillma when a ra 1 counter on it v.- v. with lits' lits I right j t ti-L. ti E L' L i |