BRAWLS IN BOTH HOUSES.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18925, 14 February 1927, Page 9

BRAWLS IN BOTH HOUSES.

AMERICAN POLITICAL RANCOURS. SENATORS USE FISTS. (Br cable—rszss association— ccpysibet.) xjru x.z. caslz association.) (Received February 13th, 11.25 p.r.i ) WASHINGTON. February 1:\ Bitter feeling among members of tne same Party, over controversial legislation. resulted in list lights today in both the House and ! l"' SenaT?. and considerable disturbance. which v.-as quelled only after some difficult,". Senator Wheeler, rising to a point ol' personal privilege, dunnnded 'hat lu > be heard on a Banking i?:'I which the Senate was then con«id n ring. •Senator Glass objected and >»enator Wheeler aftirmed tiiat Senator Glass had promised him an opportunity to speak and charged Glass with having broken his word.

•Senator Glass said: "You lie," and at this both lunged at each other and in a moment the Senate was a scene of hubbub, several minutes elapsing before the pair were separated.

In tho House of Representatives Messrs Tincher and Strong also hurled the word "lie" at each other. Mrs Tincher had told her husband that she overheard Strong criticising hi? attitude on pending agricultural legislation and when the Intter denied this, Tincher applied the epithet. The men sprang at each other till the Speaker, Mr Longworth, and other representatives, foreed them apart.