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Show FIST FIGHT IN HOUSE Nine-Hour Contest Over Powers of Montana Speaker Ends in Row Helena Mon Feb 14 Nine hours of battling In the house toda) to deprive de-prive the speaker of the right to name the house members of the steering steer-ing committee culminated near midnight mid-night last night in a fist fight between be-tween Senator Fred Whiteside of Flathead, who bad been active all afternoon and evening on the floor of the house and Representative Lovelace of Park count . one of the leaders of the majority which sought to shear the speaker of his power. After several blows had been ex- changed the men were separated and j as a dozen fLngry memlers rushed toward him Whiteside was forcibly ejected from the floor of the house The fight came after a compromise bad been effected as to the personnel I of the stterlne committee. Speaker ' Jordan started to leave tho chamber I by a side door and was followed out bv Lovelace, v. ho had been bitterly on 1 posing the speaker's program all day As the two reached the door White I side entered, B fei v. ords w ere spo-I spo-I ken and Whiteside struck Lovelace in the temple Lovelace struck back before he could be intercepted, the I blo sendinc Whiteside to his knees. Most of the hon0 members jumped from their seats and Whitesides' ejection followed |