The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21
ARE AT 1T AGAIN.
Iillmaa and McLaurin Air Their Views
In the Senate.
A VERY DRAMATIC SCENE ENSuES
The Ssnior South CAROLINA Senator
Asks the Junior Senator That They
:. Tender Their lIoInt designations.

Tender Their loint designations.
Washington, d. c., Spccial.-The
Senate chamber was the scanc Of
highly dramatic episode Monday, when
Senator Tillman. of South Carolina,
challenged his colleague, Senator Nc.
Laurin, to resign with him on The spoi,
In order, to use his language, that !ncy
/ might be able ito wash their dr!y
linen at home" NJ. McI.aurin did
clash between the two Senators was
! the direct sequel Of the very bitter
controversy which arose between them
| IN South Carolina las: spring. McI-aurla
arose to question OF personal pfvi.
| iego Monday anu prosecuted to explain
what he charged WAS a conspiracy tn
| Giscrcslit him in his own State for a:ts
| and views which did not meet the ap-
| proyal cs certain Democratic leaders
| He declared that he was being bumila-
| ted, and, according to public prints, WAS
| To he excluded frcm the Democratic
caucus. because lie had acted upon GER
tuin public issues in Il way which he
| considered was for the hest interest Of
tho country and tic people OF h;s
! State. He announced himself w.
lever in the Cid Democracy and after
denonncing the new Democratic lead
ers who. he said, had brought desiruc-
| ton upon the party. declared that ha
could not be driven from his old allie
glance into party with which he did
not care to affiliate. Mr.. McLaurins
statements drew the fire Of Senator
Jones. chairman of the Democratic
| national committee, who denied that
he had any ''ultcrior motives" in rot
inviting MI McLaurin to enter the
| caucus. From Mr.. Tillman it brought
forth review Of the whole cuntru7ar-
| sy. in the course OF which Mr.. EIoar
took occasion to express the opiulon
that it was very doubtful whether bo,n
| the South Carolina seats were not in
reality vacant. He contended that
when the designations were offered
last spring to the Governor. they could
, not thereafter be withdrawn and that
they became Immediately operative He
cited precedent and suggested that
the committee on privileges and tlec-
tions should look into tho matter.
- climax came when Senator TIL
man challenged i.lr. McI-aurin to join
with him in preparing joint res:s
;.siis2s an:; Asy7a:ga ss7ta : ;fs4a Is + ihs ~
| l1n5e. however, Mr.. .McLaurin did not
accept and the episode was brought to
an abrupt close by motion Of Sena-
tor Lodge that the Senate go into tXsc-
| utlre session.
| At the conclusion Of the morning
business there was something of a sir
IN the chamber when Mr.. McIIau~in, Of
| South Carolina, arose to question of
personal privilege. He had before Kin:
| a huge pile Of manuscript Il aris, 10
a question OF personal privilege in
| connection with tho published state
! mcnt that I have been excluded :rom
| participation in Democratic caucus"
| he announced. With evidence Of ccr-
siderable emotion. he proceeded to ex-
plain that II such was the case AMI IL
he was to be without assignment upon
committees. the right Of his Stare,
which he in part represented In the
Senate. would suffer. The personal
tion on committees was, he said, not
OF so much Importance as it's effect
upon the State Of South Carolina.
BY this time the entire Senate was
interested. Several Republicans cross
ell the political aisle to the Democratic
side the better to listen to what MIR.
Mel .ourin had to say.
Continuing. alr. McLaurin said lie
would be silent did he not fear
that the movement against him Was
one to keep alive sectionallsm. For
AiuAS SCdI . LIE pcOple u the soOuCu nlu
realized that they had net obtained
their fair share Of the national beno-
fits. MIR. McI.aurin recalled the tact
that although Samuel.J. Randall had
tdTocated a protective tariff. he had
been voted for in n Democratic national
convention for President Hancock, al
though he declared that the tariff was
local Issue. had been nominated for
President. and David B. Hill. although
he opposed the income tax, had not
been read out Of the Democratic party.
h1r. Tillman, Of South Carolina, was
or, his feet when MI. Jonas concluded
In his characteristic way he announced
that while his name had not been
mentioned. he realized that he was the
ct!"se o: it all. He said he would not
a. thi: time. make an extended reply.
briefly. then. he reviewed the conLro-
versJ between himself and Senator
McI.eurln, which led to the joint tender
OF their designations to the Governor
oi South Caro!tnta last spring, and
told o. the Gcvcrnors suggestion taati
the Icslgnat;ons be withdrawn Mr.. |
Tilln:an said he contended that the
Governor was simply "a box into which |
we had put letters for the Legislature,
and tEey could not undo their act. but ]
that Mr. McI.aurin h0s haStened IN