The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-02-22
TILLMAN ENDORSED.
Resolutions to that Effect Passed by
the House.

/, In tho house on Thursday Mr.. j. b.
MoLauchlin, Of, Orangeburg County,
introduced tho following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas tho oourso Of our senior
senator, Hon. B. L. Tillman, ia tho
United States senate has been and is
that Of q truo Democrat and contains
muph Of which his State feels proud
and honored, 'towit, his voto against tho
ra! ifioation treaty, his .tstropg stand
against the armor. plato trust, his mag
nificent fight against tho ship subaid y
stoal, his manly position at ali timcs in
favor Of those prin eiplos aud moaspros
founded upon Jetforsonian Democracy,
therefore .bo. it.. ,.,. /,
Resolved, That wo tho representa-
tivps Of tho pooplo of Sou Carolina
do hereby endorse and approve Of tho
course of our said sonior senator, B. r.
Tillman, but that it ia with great rogrot
that wo cannot lond our ondorsomont t
to tho course Of our junior senator,
John L MoLaurin, who has seemingly
allied himsolf with tho Republican
party and gono back on tho tenots Of
Democracy, which are so dear to al
true South Carolinians.
Nlr. Jarnis gan said that he oppo oa
the insio ious attack against MIR. Nc
Laurin, but ho moved tho adoption of
that part which refers to Senator Till
man.
Mr.. Cosgrovo moved substitute
which WAS much mildor in tono. Nir.
Cosgrov s's resolution stated:
Whoroas measures Of groat import to
tho welfare and future prosperity Of
the people of tho United States as we'll
as to tho oitizons Of South Carolina
have reoently been and are now under
consideration by congress, and
Whorcas upon these questions he
votes Of tho Hoo. Ben jamln Ryan Till
man. senator from this State, have
boon givon in accordance with the
principles Of true Democracy and the
sentiments Of tho pooplo Of South Caro-
lima, therefore, bo it
Resolved, by the house Of reprson-
tativos Of tho State Of South Carolina.
tho senate oonouriDg. That tho rooo,d
of Senator B, II Tlilmsn in tho sonate
Of tho United Statos is hereby ap-
proved as tho true and only roproson-
tation at this time Of the wishes of the
pvoplo Of South Carolina.
Resolved further, That copy Of
those resolutions, suitably ongroBaod,
be transmitted to. Senator rillman.,
Mr.. Lever suggested that MIR, Cos
groves resplation contained a slap at
tho mombers from this State Of the
lower house of oonEress:k
MIR. Uosgrove thbn offered an amond
mont to his MISUNDERSTANDING it. to
members Of tho United States senate
from this State. This was adopted. 81
Mr.. Prinoo offered an amondment to
strike out Of the substitute all aftor
the word approved. - The eTecl Of thia
was moroly to approve of Tlllman' g
oonrse and to nullify all reference to
MoLaurin. There was a great doal Of
confusion over the amendment, but it
WAS adopted.
Tho question thon was upon the
adoption of tho substitute of Mr.. Cos
grove as TINS emasoulated. Before tho
question could be put, tho motion to
adjourn was made and carried by vote
of ~ t0 81.
sENATOR TILLMAN ENDORSED.
The House on Friday received the
Senate resolution endorsing Senator b.
Il. Tillman. Thoro was no objection
whatover to tho resolution. 1t was
taken up at onoo and was unanimously
adopted without discussion or quib bio.
The resolution as agreed upon and
adopted reads:
30 it resolved by tho Senate, the
House of Representatives conourring,
That the. Acknowledgements of tho Gen.
oral Assembly arc hereby tondored to
tho Hon. Bonj jamln r. Tlllman for his
ablo, patriotic and oonsistont course in
the Unitod States Senate throughout
his soryioo in that body, which course
is hereby endorsed and pronounced
worthy OF his State aad people.