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Show break from his restraint, but Senator Clap) tightened his hold and newspaper news-paper correspondents pushed Mr. Manning Man-ning away and insisted upon his leaving leav-ing the rorridar. Mr. Bailey's speech In regard to the article was one of the most scathing scath-ing arraignments of a newspaper correspondent cor-respondent that has ever taken placo in the senate. The senator not only asserted that the writer was "an Infamous In-famous liar." but that he knew ho was a "miserable creature unfit to associate asso-ciate with honest men." NEWSPAPER STORY , SS THE CAUSE Of BLOWS I SENATOR BAILEY AND PRESS I REPRESENTATIVE FIGHT. I Mixup Result of Article Printed in the I Times Questioning Sincerity I of the Senator. I Washington, May 27. Senator I Bailey of Texas and V- S. Manning, I representative of the New York Times, I in the senate press gallery, exchanged I blows just as the senate adjourned to-I to-I clay, as tnc result of a conversation I they had In reference to an article I printed in the New York newspaper I questioning the sincerity of the sen-I sen-I ator in his course on the income tax. I Neither was injured, as they were I separated by " Senator Clapp, Porto I Rlcan Commissioner Larrlnga, a mini-I mini-I her of senate emplo es and several I newspaper correspondents. I Mr. Bailey, in tho senate, made a I hitter attack upon the author of an I article in the (New York Times, charg-llng charg-llng that Senator Bailey had played I into the hands of Senator Aid rich by I his course in demanding an Immedl-late Immedl-late vote on the income tax amend-Inient amend-Inient and had thus caused a split of It'ne forces supporting such an amond-Iment. amond-Iment. Mr. Manning accosted Mr. iDalley after adjournment to inform Jhlm that he was inaccurate in suggesting suggest-ing Republican senators as a possible Kource of inspiration for the article. I Mr. Bailey asked who wrote the article ar-ticle and at the same time declared. It Is said, that the man who had writ-Icn writ-Icn it was a "liar." The senator's lan-huaiie lan-huaiie was very emphatic and Mr. Manning responded that he ''had not lad the honor to write the story." I Mr. Bailey said the word "honor" l as emphasized In a manner Intended !,- be offensive. The two men were llrectly In front of the door leading i the finance committee and also in lont of one of the private elevators, leveral persons heard the word "liar" reclaimed In a loud voice and then hw Mr. Bailey and Mr. Manning finch. The latter claims Mr. Bailey lit him first In the mixup Mr. Man-ling Man-ling struck the senator with his am-Irella. am-Irella. knocking off his hat. and the I nator grabbed Mr. Manning by the iroat. 1 I Just at that moment the elevator lopped at the senate floor and Sena-r Sena-r Clapp and Mr. Larrlnanga stepped it. Without waiting to learn the u?e of the disturbance, Mr. Clapp Irew his arms around Senator Bailey, lio at that time seemed to be In a Isitlon to do serious injury to the Irrespondent, a young man of very Iqht build. The Texan struggled desperately to |