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

the appointments were made at IL
instance OF Senator McLaurin, and al
being held up in committee, it is sal,
j indirectly, by Senator Tillman.
TILLMAN SARCASTIC AND M'LAURI
DEFIANT.
The Washington correspondent of til
Atlanta Constitution describes VIII,
ensued after the fight as follows:
After they had been separated an
order restored McLaurin endeavored [
Il continue. "I will now proceed wit
my remarks, which were 80 uncere
monlously interrupted" he began. III
was called to order.
There was a hasty motion for an eS
: ecutive session and the galleries wer
cleared. For nearly two hours tn
, Senate was in secret session. Th
dagrant contempt of the Senators wa
discussed in all its beari gs. Iw
, votes were taken, one upon a motion
to go into legislative session with
view of permitting the offenders I,
submit apologies before their case
were passed upon. This was defeated
by vote of Is to AZ.
The vote was practically on party
lines, Senator Spooner being the onl,
Republican to support the motion auC
Senator Mallory the only Democrat to
vote against it. While there was, OF
course, general agreement that there
was no politics in the matter at ali
Democratic Senators generally thought
In view of the precedent that would be
established it was essential to proceed
calmly and not hastily. This being
defeated, all voted for Senator Forakers
motion, declaring both Senators IN con-
tempt, and referring their cases to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Senator Hoar wanted both men placed
under arrest by the sergeant-at-arms
but this was not generally ind orsed.
Those who expected anything like
apologies to each other from either
| Tillman or McLaurin were disappoint-
ed. What they said concerning the
regret they felt for Infringement upon
The dignity of the Senate was clear
enough, but it was clear from both the
words and the manner of each that he
felt he would do exactly the same thing
again under similar circumstances.
When the doors opened and the OK
cited crowds filled the galleries they
saw Tillman rather flushed In the face
and smiling with several of his fellow
Senators about him, while McLaurin
was by himself, pale but apparently
cool.
During the wrangle over the desire
for ruling from the chair upon the
question of whether either could ad
dress the chair in his own right or only
by sufferance of the Senate, neither
manifested any particular interest in
the proceedings. Then followed the
statements.
Tillman spoke in low tones, his sem
tences being clean-cut and incisive. Ills
reference to his lack of previous train
ing IN legislation and consequent un-
preparedness for the niceties of Senate
distinction when he came here made
everybody wonder whether he was
really humble or was indulging in a bit
of characteristic sarcasm, but his aX-
preston of regret for his actions was
sincere. He had been ready to express
regrets two minutes after the conflict,
he SAID, but in the face of the lie passed
towards him he could not have done
otherwise than he did.
Senator McLaurin's statement sound
ell more defiant. He said he had not
realized that he was in contempt in his
utterances nor did he feel 80 now, but
as the Senate thought otherwise he
entered an apology. 1t was plain he
was very much excited, and he pro-
ceeded TO recte his complaint against
the treatment he had received. 1t
looked as if he would go beyond the
limits of discretion. This he almost
did as he concluded with what was
plainly q threat. 81 am done," he SAID i,
"except to say that if there is any more
talk of that kind or any more"
Tillman turned in his chair. SEN
ator Patterson, who sits in front of
McLaurin, admonished him in low
tone and McLaurin sat down. The in
cident was closed fer the present.
SENATOR TILLMAN's APOLOGY.
" Mr.. President / have always
esteemed it an honor and privilege to
be member of this body. 1 had never
had any legislative experience when |
came here and my previous service as
Governor of South Carolina for four
years had untitled me in measure to
enter this august assembly with that
dignity and regard, proper regard,
will say, for its traditions and habits
and rules that is desirable.
81 have been here seven years. /
have in that time learned to Judge men
with little more catholicity of spirit
than / did when came here. have
found a great many people here in
whose personal integrity and honor
and regard for their obligations as gen.
tlemen / have implicit confidence; but
have seen 80 much of partisanship, |
have seen 30 much of what consider
slavish submisslonlto party domination
that confess have felt somewhat al
a loss how to judge mon who in one
aspect appeared to bo so high and clear
and honorable and in another appeared
more or less despicable. say this be
cause of the fact that one of the Sena
tors has seen fit to allude to some mat
ters that occurred in the debate th..
afternoon. Inow want to say that 81
far as any action of mine has caused
any Senator here, or the Senate as {
body, or the people of the United
States to feel that have been derelict
and proper observance of the rules O
/, and that have not shown that courles,
, this body, that i regret IL. 4 anoloo,z