The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-12-13
NO LOVE FEAST,
Our Senator'S Glare at Each Other In
Washington. 6

Our Senator'S Glare at Each Other In
Washington. 81
Tho Washington Post in it's pictures
OF tho United States senators on tho
opening day Of congress containe tho
following:
There wero two senators who did
not share largely in tho geno,al en-
change offolioitations. On the Repub-
licnn eide, Senator Wellington Of Mary.
land wandered around in loneliness.
lie wont into the oloakroom and then
camo out again; no cat down at his
desk and thon walked out by himself,
| Occasionally ho shook hands with somo
ono, but gonorally he was greotod only
With o ned. On tho Democratic sido
Senator MoLsurin of South Oa1olina,
who has ospousod nearly al the Re-
publican doctrines, sat in solitude, his
hands folded and his oyes turned up.
ward toward tho occupants Of the gal
lories."
Anothor Washington papor said:
Senator Lodge, hands in trousers
pcokoto and olimmor than Of yore, came
in with tho bald headed Bacon, fresh
from tho Philippines and loaded with
information.
"5onaior Tillm an, as ferooious as
ever, glsrod at his oolleaguo, MoLaurin,
OIL he took his scat. When tho Mo.
Laurin resolution was objected to. Mr..
Tillman grinne with delight, whilo Mr.
! McL.urin soowlod,"
| FACE 10 FAOE.
Ihol Washington correspondent Of
the Nov York Sun eays President
Roosevelt oponed tho South Oarolins
Interstate aud Wost Indian exposition
by pressing an oleotio button in tho
| White House. The ceremony took
place in tho so.oAllod war room, or
telegraph cflic,, in tho presenoo Of
Senators McLsurin aud Tillman, Ro.
pSesontativss Elliott Of tho Charleston
district, and several others. Immedio.
tcly alter touching tho telegraph koy,
which set tho exposition machinery In
motion, tho preaident sent message
Of coDgrstulation to the president OF
thof feir. Then, turning 10 the eone-
tors, no sa;d:
II most earnestly wish tho greatest
possible luck for tho oxposi.ion,"
Thcn thero was some informal con-
versstion.
| "lhore is moro history around Char
leston than any. other place in tho
United States," remarked Senator Til.
man. South Carolina is long on max
| ing hlstory nut rather short on u nit
| ing it,"
''S,ill, you are not at all slow in quot
ing It, roplicd tho president.
"Oh, no, we keep our uindbsgs in
pretty good ordor," said Mr.. Tilllnan.
Senator McLaurin mado no remaSks.
pILLMAN TIoKLED.
! Washington dispatch 10 PHILADELPHIA
Lsdgor; Bonator MoLAurin of South
/ Oar0lit q asked loavo TO send tn tho
| desk resolution for which he asked
immediate consideration. 1t was ros.
olution providing for the free entry Of
articles intondod for exhibition in tho
charleston exposition and tho transfer
Of exhibits now ct Buffalo to Oharles-
ton. The clerk started to road, whom
Senator Hosr arose and objected. He
said It vas parliamentary etiquette, at
least in tho sonate, to forbear TO trans-
act any business whatovor until op-
pcr'unity had boon given for the prosi-
dont's message to be roceivod and read,
and he should object not only to tho
resolution Of tho senator from South
carolina, but to tho consideration Of
any business until after the mossage
had been read. MoLaurin bit his In
and flushed at The rebuke. Bon Tillmar
put his hand to his faoo to hido tho
broad smile that ditfused itself over his
expansive oountenanoe, and for Is min
ut0s he ohuokled and snlokored in poor.
ly suppressed delight at tho disoom>
fturo OF hiB errsnt colleague. By this
timo tho opening session Of tho senate
in tho tifty-beventh ooneresD WAS 20
minutes old. There being no moro
businoss, a reooss was takon for half an
hour
| BEING WATCHED.
| Tho Savannah Nows says tho country
will keep its eye on tho aenat0rs from
South Carolina. 1t is en- opon secret
that senator Tillman has boon taking
6 daily dYaught of vitriol add eating
q quarter Of a pound Of sulphur for des-
acrt with each dinner for tho last sev.
eral months, in anticipation of the timo
whom he would bo able 10 faoo Mo.
Laurin on tho floor Of tho upper house.
And tho jubiOr senator during tho
same time, has boon loading h,mself
With guncotton and compressed sie in
poparallon for The samo occasion. at
tho first opportunity thoro are going &c
Lc some llvolY exchanges botween tho
goAtlemnn from South Carolina.
GOT 1T PASSED.
| A dispatch from Washington says
| Senator Gilman Wednesday, secured
tho paskago Of a resolution directing
tho secretary Of tho treasurs to report
as to tho cxponso Of Transferring the
government exhibit at Eaifalo to the
charleston exposition.
Confessed Five Murders.
Thomas j. Hampton, ooiorod, who
committed q double murder at Fort
White, Bls., nine years ago, was hang.
cd hero Friday for tho orimo. The
doomed man bhowed the most romnlk-
ablo noryo and smoked Cigar TO the
voiy moment tho black oap WAS adjunt
cd. In his statemont just before the
Iexout;on ha onnfaaand IN Avn ,nnrd ara