The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-14
TOOK ADVANTAGE OF TlLLMAN.
SENATOR HOAR'S PETITION SIGNED
by MANY NEGROES.

Washington Negroes Attack on the
south Carolina Senator Laid BE-
fore the senate by Mr. HOnr-When
TilIman Heard of IL He Went TO
the Massachusetts Senator and
Gave Him Piece of His Mind-In-
cident Is Not Yet Closed.
Washington, March Ex-senator Hoar
has invited the displeasure of Senator TILL
man by lending himself to a party of col
ored men to make personal attack upon
the "PitchfoFk" Senator through sem
atorial petition.
During the morning hour in the Senate
to-day, Senator Hoar presented long pc
titlon, signed by a number of colored cit
liens, which severely arrafgned Senator
Tillman, by name for indecent language
against the negro race during a regent de-
bate in the Senate. The petitioners claim
that the language used by Senator Till
man was a disgrace TO that honorable
body. calculated to corrupt the morals of
all who associated with the senior senator
from South Carolina.
In presenting the petition Senator Hoar
remarked that he supposed the petitioners
were citizens of the sfte of South Car
olina.
Senator Tillman was not in the Senate
when the petition was presented. but his
attention being called to the subject he
took the paper from the clerks desk and
ascertained It's contents. He found that
the signers of the petition are eolored
men residing here in Washington, and not
his constituents, as Senator Hoar had stat
ed With a determined expression on his
strong face, the South Carolina Senator
went over to call the venerable Massachu-
sets Senator to account for the part he
had played in the transaction.
Was Evidently Warm Talk.
The conversation that PASSED between
the two senators was In subdued tones.
for Senator Allen of Nebraska was try
ing to nntangle his record on free silver
which some careless newspaper corre-
spondent had snarled In one Of the Ne
braska papers. 1t was easy to observe
that Senator Tillman was warm under
his necktie, as he had right to be, and
he looked and acted as If he was giving
Senator Hoar a good-sized chunk of his
rough and tumble mind.
Inc Massachusetts Senator was evident
ly trying to furnish a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION for having presented a petition
brother senator but he did not appear to
be making a success In that direction.
There was a look of trouble upon his well
bleached face and a decided flush of red
passed over his countenance at intervals,
as If to punctuate the vigorous remarks
Senator Tillman was making
IT appears that Senator Tillman charg-
ed Senator Hoar with committing an act
that was not only cOWardly, but beneath
the lowest grade of senatorial courtesy
and dignity He charged that 1t would
have been more manly had Senator Hoar
made the attack on his personal respon-
sibility, instead of shielding himself be-
hind a petition signed by persons un-
known to The Massachusetts Senator
The incident passed for the time, being
without any public demonstration on the
part of Senator T1llman, but the incident
Is not regarded as closed. The South Car
DINA Senator is naturally dsnant on
the subject and he may make Senator
Hoar feel uncomfortable some day.