The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-02-25

have been statements made in news
papers and insinuations that had been
influenced + improper motives in con-
| nection with my vote on that treaty.
| Knowing in my soul and knowing that
! God in heaven also knows that 1t was
| false, when I was told that it was CEN
| tired down to me I was so outraged by
| what l considered a 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, I made a most careful
and deliberate statement. explaining all
those matters, did not feel, as man,
that could ever hold up my head again
if I did not resent it in the place where it
was declared, iu the strongest and most
forceful terms, that I could employ.
"With that, Mr.. President, am done,
except l have this to say: If there is any
more talk of that kind or any more''-
AS Senator McLaurin uttered the last
sentences of his address, intlmatlng that
if there was any further effort to press
upon him the accusations 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
half expecting a renewed outbreak of
trouble. Senator Bacon, of Georgia, and
Senator Patterson, of Colorado, both Of
whom were sitting near Senator Nc
Laurin, urged him to stop where he was,
Senator Patterson saying:
~ beg the senator to refrain" "
Il will refrain then, Mr.. President"
said Senator McLaurin AS he resumed
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 precipitate further
disturbances by any violent comments.
STATUS OF OUR SENATORS.
The status of Senators Tillman and
McLaurin is that they are still in con-
tempt of the senate, and only by a vote of
the senate can either be recognized either
to speak or to vote on any question what
ever. The senate is operating under a
clause of Section S, Article I, of the Con-
stitution, which recites:
each house may determine the rules
of its proceedings, punish members for
disorderly behavior, and with the con-
currence of two-thirds expel member"
ne SSudlC dOOplSo q ASSSA&e4Ot ~
claring both Tillman and McLaurln in
contempt. By vote both were allowed
to make statements in which both apollo
gized for their actions. But the senate
took no further action, and the resolution
referring the matter to the committee on
privileges and elections is still in opera
tiou, and until the committee ls dis
charged or the senate relieves South Caro-
lima senators of the contempt, they must
remain silent in the senate. This is the
Judgment of all senators who have con-
sidered the question and the presiding
officer, it is said, will refuse to recognize
their right to participate in the proceed
ings until the order Of contempt is vacated.
THE CAUSE INDIRECTLY.
Way down under the surface it is be-
lieved that the friction between Senator
Tiilman and Senator McLaurln is due to
the fight they are now engaged IN over
the pending appointments of Mr.. koes-
ter, as clerk of Internal revenue, and Post
masters Richardson, Chafee and Purcell,
at Greenville, Aiken and Newberry, re-
spectively. All ofthe appointments were
made at the instance of Senator Nc
Laurin, and are being held up in commit
tee, it is said, indirectly, by Senator Till
man.