The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-25
ANOTHER HOTEL FIRE.
Fifteen Persons Perish in a Fire in
the Park Avenue Hotel
of New York.

Tfllman in contempt was In his judg
ment premature.
Senator Hoar suggested that the sem
ators could address the senate by unan-
imous consent or by 4 motion made TO
give them that privilege for which
majori Y OF the senate should vote.
Senator Blackburn objected TO any
unanimous consent, maintaining that
IL the senators were accorded the floor
in that way. they held Ii for any pur-
pose and had the undoubted right TO
speak upon any subject.
"Oh. no, no. no." came m protests
from all parts OF the chamber.
Senator Stewart. Of Nevada. was
about to suggest the practice OF courts
In contempt cases, but he was inter-
rupted by Senator Blackburn with the
statement that the Senate was not a
court in any sense. INC senate had its
own rules and by tfcm only could IL
be governed.
Senator Aldrich, Of Rhode Island.
said that there was nothing In the rules
of the senate which covered specifically
such a viola ton OF tie order and dig
nifty of the body as had occurred. AS
both sena ors had been declared by the
senate to be in contempt, however. 1t
was manifest that they could not take
the floor except for the express purpose
He maintained that the senators from
South Carolina had been adjudged out
of order practically by q vote OF the
senate.
The discussion on this question was
quite lengthy and was participated in
by Senators Blackburn. Patterson. For
aker and Teller.
Ruling by the President.
Other senator's showed a disposition
| to discuss the subjec. fur her. but the
president pro tenn (t'rveD announced he
| was ready to rule. and said:
While these two senators are de-
| clared to be in contempt the chair
could not recognize either il he should
| rise and address the chair; but on mo-
| ton made by any senator that they
be heard the chair would recognize the
| senator making the motion and would
1 hold that the motion was IN order In
| the ordinary transgression OF the rules
| Or viola ton Of order. the senator violat-
| ing 1T must take his chair and he can
| not be recognized by the presiding Of
| ficer again until the senate has relieved
| him Of that by mo ion. OF course the
| sena tors from South Caroline. can be
| relieved from the condition in which
| they are now so far as recognition by
| the chair is concerned by motion and
| by majority vote of The te. What
| will happen after the two senators have
| purged themselves so far as l. is posi-
I bic Of the contempt, the chair will be
| prepared to rule whenever that question
| is raised"
| At the conclusion OF the ruling OF
Senator Frye. Senator Blackburn said:
Il move that the senior senator from
| South Carolina be given the floor
| why one senator from South Car
olina?" interjected Senator Spooner.
| Il moved that the two senators from
South Carolina" began Senator Black
burn.
| That's right" said senator Spooner.
| BE given the floor continued Sen
ator Blackburn. Ito make any ate
| ment in their own way to the senate
| to purge themselves Of the contempt.
! The motion was carried.
| Senator TiIlman's Statement.
In a breathless silence Senator Till
| man rose 10 address the senate. He
was calm and collected and gave no
| indication by his manner of the tremen-
| dous scene in which he had been one ut
| the principal actors but short time be-
| fore He spoke deliberately and every
one OF the hundreds or auditors leaned
! forward eagerly to catch his words
| Said he
| Mr.. President, I have always es-
| 'eemed it a high honor and privilege to
! ~ member of this bOdv. I mad never
| had any legislative experience when |
| came here and my previous service Az
| governor Of South Carolina for four
years had untitled me in a measure
| TO enter this august assembly with that
| dignity and regard-rroper regard /
| will say-for its traditions and habits
and rules that is desirable.
II have been here seven years / have
| In that time learned to Judge men with
q little more catholicity of spirit han l
! did when / came here. l have found -
| grea- many people hcre in whose per-
/ sonal integrity and h'.nor and regard
| FOR their obligations as gentlemen
| have implicit confidence; but l have
| seen so much craftsmanship; I have seen
| so much Of what ! consider slavish
| submission to party domination that |
| confess I have felt somewhat at a loss
| how to Judge men who in one ASPECT
| appeared to be so high. clean and hon.
orr BILE and in another appeared more or
| less desrica BILE. / sav Chis because OF
| the fact that one or Cne senators haa
seen fit to allude to some ma ters that
! occurred in the debate this afternoon.
| ! now want TO say that so far as any
| action Of mine has caused any senator
| here or the senate as a body or the
| people OF he United States to feel that
! ] have been derelict and that / have
| rot shown that COURTESY and proper
| observa nee Of the rules of this body.
| regret It; I apo,ogize for II. I WAS
iesdy to do that two minutes after
| had acted but under the provoca tion
| which was known OF all Of you I could
not have acted otherwise tnan 1 did.
and while apologize e the senate and
am sorry that IL has occurred. ] have
nothing more to say"
| Statement by Senator McLaurfn.
Senat tor McLaurin rose at the conclu-
| sion Of Senator Tillmans brief address
| He too. was calm, but IL was evident
| that he was suppressing hrs emotion
4 by an effor-. He spoke with greater
| feaiirg than had been manifested by hfs
colleague. particularly " hen he told the
senate how sorely he mad been tried by
| the accusations which had been made
| against him from time to time. HIS
statement follows:
"Mr. President: did not realize
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