The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-13

senator 1lllman, OF South Carolina
challenged his colleague, Senator Nc
LhnrIn, to resign with him on .hc
Hl"" IN orh"r, to use his own Ian
gnage, that they might be able $50
wash their dirty linen at honc."
H"nhtor McLaurin did not take M
'hc gauge. The exciting scene be
tween the two Senators today Was Il
dIr"ct sequel Of the controversy which
afoHe between them in South Caro-.
IN" last spring.
Senator McLanrln aroso to a ones.
u"h OF personal privilege today, and
proceeded TO explain what he churgcd
was conspiracy TO dibcrcdit him il
hlS own State for acts and views
winch dId not lnont the approval Of
certain Democratic leaders. lie de.
cI"r"d that he WAS kcing hnIniin,od
ana, according to the public prints,
Was to b" excluded from the Demo-
crhuc cnncns, because he acted upou
certain public issues in way winch
b" considered WAS for the bcht inter
'H'h oi the country and the people Of
ms State. lie announced himself Il
believer in the old Democracy and,
after dcnonnclng the new Democratic
lc"d"rH, who, no said, had brought
obstruction upon the party, declared
that he could not be driven from his
olh allegiance into purity with
which ho did not caro- to nflilintc.
Senator McLnurin'1 statements
arc" tho fro Of Senator Jones', chuir
man of the National committee, who
donI"d that no had any "u)torior mo
''V'"' IN not inviting Senator Me,
h"urln to enter tho caucus.
from Senator Tllman it brought
1c'tll review Of tho whole contro-
Versy, in tho courao of which Soma.
tor lio"r took occasion to oxprcss the
opinion That he had doubts na to
whether both the South Cmolnu
seats in tho Senate wore not in roaI
ity vacant. llo contendod that whor
Tn" designations woro ollorcd last
spring to tho Governor they could
not thoroafter be withdrawn, but that
they h"c"mo Immediately opornlive
lilo cited precedent, and suggoAcd
That tho committee on privileges and
oloctlons should look INTO tho matter
Tho climax camo when Sonnto,
Tlllman challenged Senator McLau
rin to jon with him in prcsontinn
thom to tho presiding officer Of the
Senate. This challenge, however,
Senator MclIanrin did not ucccpt
and tho episode WAS brought to an
abrupt close by Il motion of 'Scnutol
Lodge that tho Senate 90 into OK,
ocutivo session.
TIE CONTROVERSY IN DETAIL.
At tho conclusion Of tho mornlnp
business there was something of d
STIR III the chamber whom Senator
McLnurin, Of South Carolina, arose
to question Of personal privilege
Ho had before him a hugo pilo OF
m"nnscipt. IL arise to question OF
personal privilege in connection with
the published statemont that have
beon excluded from participation in
tho Democratic party" he announo.
ed. With evidence Of considerable
emotion he proceeded to explain that
If such was the case, and that If he
was to DO without asssignment upon
committees, tho right of his State,
which no in part represented, would
suffer- The personal effect of an
exclusion from representation on
committee was, he said, not of as
much Importance % it's effect upon
tho State Of South Carolina.
The only notice he had ever had,
he said, that he was to be excluded
from the Democratic caucus came
last spring before tho adiornment of
the Senate, when he was aocosted
by the chairman Of tho Democratic
national committee in tho cloak room
and asked why he no longer at.
tended the Democratic caucuses.
Senator McLaurin said he had re-
piled in view of his opinion of the
Spanish war he thought that his
presence might be embarrassing.
The Democratic chairman had re-.
Piled: : :. d. -:
"Then perhaps it would be less