Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-24

'N''ANN wv NNllUlt W We III Olbtl ana
th0t senators resume their seats.
II was reserved for Mn PrItchaId OF
North Carolina, In measure, to re-
lleve the strain under which all were
laborlng lie desired to address the
senate on the pending Philippine bin,
ana, calling for the attention OF the
chair, he said
'lf the senator from South Carolina
(Mr McLaurin) has concluded
lie was Interrupted by Mr. McLau-
rim, who said very calmly
~ win now proceed with my re-
marks, which were so unccremonious-
| ly interrupted"
CALLED TO ORDER.
II call the senator from South Caro-.
lima to order interrupted Mr. Teller
(which one Of the SENATOR'S in
CURED Mr. McLaurIn with some as
| perIty.
This one said Mr.. Teller indicat.
| ing MI McLaurIn "and the other one,
too, for that matter"
Mr. President int'jected Mr. For
aker, II join in that surely" he con
| tinued with great feeling, his face pale
| with excitement there Is some way
| to protect the dignity Of this body"
Certainly said Mr. Burrows, who
had been endeayoring yainly TO get the
eye of the chair "and the senate can
not let this thing pass.
"Mr President said Mr. Foraker.
| who had moved into the main aisle, II
move that the senate 80 into g.ecutive
session.
without comment, every senator,
| still laboring under the emotion which
all endeavorod to conceal, the motion
was agreed to and at 1883 the doors
| were closed.
In executive session the senate at
once took up the startling encounter,
| and resolution was offered referring
the matter to the committee ON priW-
| leges and elections, to report as ia
| what method the senate should pursue
| Meanwhile both Tlllman and McLaurin
had been committed to the custody OF
| the sergeant at arms to prevent any
hostile meeting between them.
The proceedings after the doors were
closed covered almost two hours OF
time, and resulted In the adoption OF
resolution in the form Of an order
as follows:
DECLARED IN CONTEMPT,
Ordered, that the two senator's from
the state Of South Carolina be declared
In contempt of the senate on account
OF the alteration and personal encoun'
ter between them this day in open ses.
sion, and that the matter be referred Il
the committee on privileges and elec'
lions, with instructions to report what
action shall be taken by the senate IL
| regard thereto.
The discussion which occurred in the
secret session was based largely upor
| the foregoing resolution, the first sug-
| gestlon of which was made by Mr. For.
| aker. In presenting the resolution i'm
| mediately after the doors Of the cham
Der were closed. Mr. Foraker took oc-
casion TO remark that the occurrence
had been an outrage upon the dignity
Of the senate, OF which the senate
should take cognl2ance g
Mr.. Hoar endorsed the resolution Of
Mr. Foraker, but said he thought the
action of the senate should be more eX-
| plcit than contemplated by the reso-
lutlon. He therefore moved to amend
| 1t by ordering that the two senators
| from South Carolina be declared IN
| contempt by the senate for disordery
conduct and speech in its presence, am
that both should be taken into custody
| In support OF this amendment, he sale
| that any court or any other parlia
mentary body would commit men fol
so grave an offense against its dig
nifty to await It's judgment.
WILLING TO APOLOGIZE.
Mr. Blackburn and other senators
then stated that the two South Caro-
! lima senators were willing to apologize
| and thus purge themselves of con
tempt, and In view OF this Statement
| Mr. Hoar withdrew the portion OF hi
amendment providing for their com
mitment.
Mr.. Foraker then accepted thu
amendment Of Mr., Hoar and II wal
embodied in the resolution Befor,
the vote was taken number of sen
atOrs spoke, and while there wer'
many kind utterances regarding botl
senators, there was no exception In tn,
opinions expressed as TO the gravity
and seriousness of the offense. Among
the senators who thus declared them
selves were Messrs Teller, Fairbanks
Hanna, Blackburn and Spooner. Mr.
Hanna suggested that serious as ha(
been the encounter in the senate, 4
was not 80 grave as the charge of mis-
conduct made against Mr.. McLaurin
and he thought that any investigation
undertaken should extend to that mat
teT
NOT UNPRECEDENTED
Mr. Teller, while uniting with othel
senators in deprecating The occurrence
said that il was not unprecedented
that there had been other similar az
fairs on the floor OF the senate, anC
between Senators Benton and Fopte
He also suggested that 'Mr Spoone
was not entirely bamcless for today
occurrence. because his interrOgatnriei
had provoked Mr.. Tiilman 10 make ex
pllcitly the charges which had been bu
vaguely made before his interference
IN the debate.
A motion was made by Mr., Telle
looking 10 the opening OF the doors
This was voted down IS TO AZ, the Re
publican senators generally expressing
themselves as willing to hear the apollo
gies promised, but generally insistf,
that there should first be acton ON ih'
resolution.
ON the suggestion Of Mr. Bacon There
was division Of the two branches OF
! the question. the first vote was takel
ON the question whether the two sena
tors were IN contempt and Il prevaile,
BY unanimous vote The remainde
Of the resolution referring the matte
TO the committee on privileges am
elections was adopted without a roll
Both the South Carolina senators re
manned In their seats during the entir
session
After the secret session, the senate q
5.25 resumed business In open session
Mr. Blackburn made a statement o
what hade been done In executive SEES
sion and asked whether any statemcn
could be made to the senators In opel
session by either OF the senators Will
they were In contempt Of the senate
There was lengthy discussion Of III
question and finally President pro ten
Frye ruled.
while these two senator's are de
ciared TO be In contempt the chai
could not recognize either II he snoul'
rise and address the chair but on mo
ton made by any senator that thel
be heard the chair would recognize
the senator making the motion an'
| .,..,.fa h.id tbat tho nation WAS In or