The people's recorder. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1893-1925, 1901-12-21

said, "lS dream cOnjarcd UP by him.
II is the creation Of his own brain"
In conclusion Mr. Tillman, with Il
sweep Of his arm, adjured his Damo-
c:aljc colleagues not to fret" about
tho charge that they were consp:rins
to di;c"cdit Mr.. McLaurin at home he
Cause his crowd was denorali%ed,
co~ed and whipped"
Mr.. Mcl.aurln made no reply to MIR.
Tillman. but he arose for, moment to
rcply to Senator Jones, to say that he
did not des;rIe that there should be any
thing personal in his charge that there
hal been anS"ulterior purpose III ANY,
thing he had done. II thought was
justified in sayiuEswnat, did," said ne
's't accept his disclaimer"
II disclam nothing." retorted Mr.
Jones. without rising from his scat. II
simply con.radicted.n
IL thank the Senator for his corr-
tesy,' observed !Mr.@McLaurin, bowins
with mock defcrence, as he took his
seat
Mr. Huai. Of massachusetts. ad-
dressed himself to the legality of the
designations. which the South Carroll
;,;t Senators had sent 10 the Governor
OF t:lcir State. He declared That the:
resignation Il legislative officer
v;,t:,I $ rho nfface mt once. and ;h;t t
i,c doubted whdther such designations
could be withdrawn. He said that
Speaker Blaine had SO held upon one
occasion in the House contrary to
the English ncti:: tEat Il le:,iSlat. :a
ot:icc cannot DC. resigned. He said
trat man could not be kept III n'Tct
asai,ls; IL; will aat. raised laugh b%
observing :! 1T III his opinion nettAu,
OF the South Carolina Senators had
right TO address the Senate if the
statements nlad,HS: MIR. Tillnian wei g
correct. In rolk to the sally MI
Tilim3u said he1 al himself becl ii
t:c same cpini6l, although he was
not Il lawyer arQ lin withdrawing his
resignation fron-&he Governor Of the
State he had adled that be withdrew
lit IF it was lawful to do So" He
suggested that the judiciary commit
tee should look into the matter as he
should enjoy Mothing SO much AS
washing the dirty 7iinenE at home.
Jumping to- his feet, Mr.. Mel .a,lril
declared. In ringinG tones, tina: he
was ready to,meet. his collcMsn> ;tt
my place or sats l;iJ. time, f:'r in', dis
cussion of the Issues between tnem.
rhcrcupon. III the.niost dIamatic FASH
ion. Mr.. Tillnian challenged his col
league to resign OH the spot.
LET us draw up the papers now"
said he. and tender them to tiils
man." pointing with outstrctched ann
towari tn" preaiding oificer, "a3l
that will scttleiit !" M
All eyes were turned upon Mr. No
l,aurin. us Mr.. TftlmanJ paused rs if
'",itinG for ,,isEolle accept the
challenge. tutf Mr.. McLaurin. n.
though, looking fjm steadily in the
c,". dix! not rise1tro his seat %:
n,lac rcrIv.
Mr.. Hoar again tpok the floor and
e G12jE Y 4 SX y sr b3S 1eSssejt9A seta nEan
resignation immediately vaca1
seat in the House. A resolution
the expulsion Of a member from South
Carolina vas about to he voted upon.
and the member. knowing that the re-
solution would be adopted, sent his
resignation to the chair with the in
tention OF addressing the House and
then Offering it before the vote on
the resolution was takn. AS Sopn rs
Speaker Blaine saw the nature Of the
communication sent to him he infl.,-
diately declared the seat vacant.
thus putting an end to all further
proceedings. Mr.. Hoar continued
that II the facts bearing upon the
case Of the South Carolina Scn;Ltors
hoh bSSA NctACSllS SLdSSup H. "dS
doubtful whether they were entitled
to seats upon the floor OF the Senate
at this time. He thought the commit
tee on privileges and elections should
inquire into the matter.
Mr.. Tlilman said he was glad that
his own legal instinct had been back
ed up by such an eminent authority
as the chairman Of the judiciary COM
mittee. II his colleague would pre-
pare any document that would vacate
his seat as well as his (Tillman'sl he
would be glad to sign it. AS long rs
he represented the people on the
floor. he said. in conclusion. he pro-
posed to represent them honestly and
not in the fashion which was dis
grace to his State. Mr.. Lodge at This
point arose and announced with a
smile on his face that while the rcsig-
nations were preparing. he would
move that the Senate go into cxecu-
tive session. The motion was carried.
After half an hour behind closed
doors the Senate adjourned.
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