The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1902-03-01

+ efAAAss never ID ITS hAalni9s HAA TO
eclved such "a shock.
Mr. President said Mr. Foraker.
who had moved into The main aisle I
move that the Senate 50 into e1ccus
tive session.
Without comment. every Senator ia.
boring under The emotion which all
endeaeored to conceal. tho motion vas
agreed 70. and IT 1852 the doors were
closed
The proceedings after tho doors
were closed covered almost two hours
OF time and resulted III the adoption
OF a resolution in the form OF an order
"a follows:
ordered that tho Two Senators from
tho state OF South Carolina be de-
elared In contempt OF the Senate on
account OF the alteration and per.
aonal encounter between them this
day in open session and that the mat.
ter be referred 10 the committee on
privileges and elections. with lnatruc.
tions to report what action shall ba
taken by the Senate In regard there
to"
After the secret session the Senate.
at 6.1b. resumed business IN open
session.
~ move that tho two Senators from
j A1NNtfA Ill NiffAAt NfAAA sHtAs AFAaA hNAA H.
"bo given the floor 10 make any state.
mont in their own ~ 10 the Senate
to purge themselves OF the contempt
The motion was carried
Tnlman's statement.
Amid breathlesa silence Mr. rlllmau
roso 10 address the Senate Ills calm
manner gave no indication of the tre-
mcndous scene in which he had been
- s.5a4as ..Hs q
time before He spoke deliberately
ana every one OF the hundreds Of
auditors leaned forward eagerly 10
catch his words Said he.
Mr. President, ! have always es-
teomed It "A high honor aud privilege
TO be member Of this body. | had
never had any legislative experience
when | came here aud my previous
service as Governor Of South Carolina
for years had untitled me In n meas
nre Ia enter this august assembly With
that dignity and regard proper re-
gard | Will aay-for It's traditions aud
habits and rules that Is desirable.
Il have been here seven years.
have In that time learned to Judge
men with a little more catholioity 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
gentlemen | have implicit confidence.
but ] have seen so much OF partisan.
ship. ! have seen 80 much OF what |
consider slaYish submission to party
combination that / confess I have felt
somewhat at a loss how 10 Judge men
who In one aspect appeared 10 be- so
high and clean and honorable and in
! another appeared more or less desplc-
) able. | say this because OF the fact
that one OF the Senators had seen ft
q 10 allude to some matters that oc.
. CURED In the debate this afternoon.
l ! now want to say that so far as any
! action OF mine has caused any Sem
| ator here, or tho Senate as a body. or
7 the people OF tho United Stateg 10 feel
Z that | have been derelct. and that |
1 have not shown that courtesy and
I proper Observance of tho rules OF this
g body. that | regret 1t; | apologize for
q n. | was ready 10 do that two min
. utes after | had acted. but under tho
+ proYoration which was known 10 all
. OF you ! could not have acted other
I wise than I did, and while | apologize
J to the Senate and am sorry that II has
: occurred. ! have nothing more TO
. say"
btLhhflH "Hofeit 1riehs.
Mr.. McLaurin rose at the conclusion
OF Mr. Tillmans brief address lie.
,, too. was calm. but II was evident that
he was suppresslng his emotion by an
/, effort lie spoke with greater feeling
than had been manifested by his col.
league, particularly when he told the
Senate how sorely be had been tried
by the accusations which had been
made against him from time to time.
lie said.
Mr.. President. | did not realize
, that I was in contempt OF the Senate,
nor do ] think now IL my words are
read in the record that was In con-
tempt Of the Senate but at the game
. time. as the Senate has ruled that
am In contempt OF this honorable
body, | beg leave 10 apologize
, Il desire TO say. Mr.. President. that
/ have been very sorely and severely
7 tried. ! was in attendance on the com.
mlttee on Indian affairs when re-
ceiyed a message from a friend in tho
i Senate tlat my presence was needed
here.
/. The history OF the vote az the
. Spanish treaty Is known 10 all Of you.
/. There have been statements In news
p papers and insinuations that | had
+ been Influenced by improper motives
. IN connection with my vote on that
treaty. Knowing in my own soul, and
n knowing that God In heaven also
knows that 1t was false when ] was
a told that Il was centered down TO me,
o was SO outraged by what I consid-
!. cred most brutal assault upon my
honor as a man, and especially IN view
OF the fact that In the beginning OF
. the session. after the action OF my
party associates, ! made most care
ful and deliberate statement explain
;. ing all those matters. did not feel as
. "a man that / could ever hold my head
u up again II did not resent IL In the
D place where Il WIS delivered In the
: strongest and most f0rcible terms
that | could employ
with that, Mr.. President, am
+ done, except have this to say, II there
/. Is any more talk OF that kind or any
more"
As Mr. McLaurin uttered the last
sentences Of his address, intimatlng
that II there was any further effort 10
press upon him the accusations which
had been made again him there might
be trouble. there was an evident stir
In the chamber. Several Senators rose
to their feet as II half expecting a re-
newed outbreak OF trouble.
Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Patterson Of
Colorado. both of whom were sitting
, near Mr.. McLaurln. urged him to stop
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