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Show J FIERCE FIST FIGHT OCCOrT . ON FLOOR OF THE SENATE i State Senator Henson of Illinois and , Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms In-volved In-volved In Rough and Tumble Fight. N v' Springfield, 111. A pugilistic on- x counter between Stato Senator Jamcn A. Henson and Thomas Sheridan, an , 1 assistant sergeant-at-arms, In which , blood was spilled, mnrlfdd tho closing hours of tho senato session early Sun :r ' i dny morning. The general assembly was In a deadlock on tho question of sine dlo adjournment nnd the fight occurred oc-curred when Senator Henson attempted attempt-ed to leavo tho senato chamber arter ho had been refused permission to do-part. do-part. Senator Henson nttemptcd to open tho locked doors, whon Sheridan, who. is young and nthlotlc, caught him by tho arm. According to Sheridan, Henson Hen-son thereupon turned nnd struck hlui In tho lace. A moment later the two were involved In a rough and tumble light. At tho steps leading to tho main floor both fell. They wero dragged apart, while Sonator Hoard, an ex-confedcrato soldier, bogged them to "remember Illinois," and not dlBgraco tho senate. Senator Henson. rose, his faco bleeding, nnd started at Sheridan, but -was restrained and further fur-ther troublo was averted. Later apologies apol-ogies wero mado by all concerned. |