The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-02-26

which had been made against him from
time to time. HIS statement follows
"Mr. President / did not realize
that was in contempt of the Senate
nor do L think now if my words are
read in the Record that L was in con
tempt of the Senate, but at the same
time, as the Senate has ruled that L am
in contempt of this honorable body, |
I beg leave to apologize.
I" L desire to say, Mr.. President, that
have been very sorely and severely
tried. L was in attendance on the
committee on Indian affairs when re-
ceived message from friend in the
Senate that my presence was needed
here.
"The history of the vote on the
Spanish treaty is known to all of you.
There have been statements made in
newspapers and insinuations that had
been influenced by improper motives
in connection with my vote on that
treaty. Knowing in my soul and know
ing that God in Heaven also knows
that it was false, when / was told that
it was centred down to me l was so
outraged by what considered most
brutal assault upon my honor as man,
and especially In view of the fact that
in the beginning of the session, after
the action of my party associates
L made most careful and deliberate
statement, eXplaing all those matters,
did not feel, as man, that could
ever hold up my head again if did moi
resent it in the place where it was de-
livered, in the strongest and most
forcible terms that could employ.
With that, Mr.. President, am
done, except L have this to Soy If
there is any more talk of that kind or
any more"-
AS Senator McLaurin uttered the
last sentences of his address, intimat-
ing that if there was any further effort
TO press upon him the'Eaccusations
which had been made against him there
might be trouble, there was an evident
stir in the Senate. Several Senators
rose to their feet, as if Lalf expecting
a renewed outbreak of trouble. Senator
Bacon, of Georgia, and Senator Patter-
son, of Colorado, both of whom were
sitting near Senator McLaurin, urged
him to stop where he was, Senator Pat
terson saying:
&C. beg the Senator to refrain"
81 will refrain then, Mr.. President,
said Senator McI4aurjn. AS he re-
sumed his seat he made an effort to
compose himself as if to dispel any fear
on the part of those about him that it
might have been his intention to pre-
cipitate further disturbances by any
violent comments.
| STATUS OF OUR SENATOR'S.
The status of Senators Gilman and
McLaurin is that they are still in con-
tempt of the Senate, and only by vote
of the Senate can either be recognized
either TO speak or to vote on any uues
ton whatever. The Senate is operat.
ing under a clause of Section s, Ar.
ticle / of the Constitution, which re.
cites:
Each house may determine the
rules of It's proceedings, punish mem
bels for disorderly behavior, and with
the concurrence of two.thirds expel 6
member"
The Senate adopted resolution de
claring both Tillman and McLaurin in
contempt. BY vote both were allowed
to make statements in which both
iapologized for their actions. But the
Senate took no further action, and the
resolution referring the matter to tht
committee on privileges and election.
is still in operation, and until the com
mittee is discharged or the Senate re
lieves the South Carolina Senators O
, the contempt, they must remain silen
in the Senate. This is the judgmen
of all Senators who have considered
the question and the presiding officer
1t is SAID will refuse to recognize thei
light to participate in the proceeding
until the order of contempt is vacated
AN ALLEGED DUEL IN PROSPECT.
Milt Sau., q correspondent in Wash
ington, sends the following special t.
, the Augusta Chronicle
/, 1t is possible that the Tillman- Nc
, Laurln fight on the Senate floor toda
! will end in duel down the Potomac.
Senator McLaurln, after adjourn
ment of the Senate, late in the after
noon, called Senator Pritchard, O
. North Carolina, into conference an
asked him to be the bearer of a furms
r challenge to Senator Tillman.
q The challenge was written out
: Owing to the secrecy, which naturall
encloses such an affair, 1t is impossibl
tonight to learn any further proceed
ings which might have occurred.
1t is possible that Senator Pritchar
declined to convey the challenge an
l. that Senator McLaurin sought othe
!. friends.
IS That the challenge was written ou
h