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of MT. Tillman's brief address. He, too, was calm, but 1t evident that he was suppressing his emotion by an effort. He spoke with greater feeling than had been maifested by his colleague. partic- ularly when he told the Senate how sore ly he had been tried by the accusations which had been made against him from time to time. He said:
 Mir. President. l did not realize that was in contempt of the Senate. nor do l think now that if my words are read in the Record that I was in contempt of the Senate, but the Senate has ruled am in contempt of tbis honorable body and I beg leave to apologize.
 T desire to say. MT. President, that have been very sorely and severely tried. I was in attendance on the committee on Indian affairs when I received message from friend that my presence was need ed here. The history of the vote on the Spanish treaty Is known to all of you. There have been statements in newspa- pers and insinuations that l had been fn- fiuenced by improper motives In connec- tior with my vote on that treaty. Know ing in my own soul and knowing that God iE heaven also knows that 1t was false when I was told that 1t was cen- tered down to me, I was so outraged by what I considered a 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, l made a most careful and deliberate statement explaining all those matters, I did not feel as man that I could ever hold my head up again if did not resent it in the place where it was delivered in the strongest and most forcible terms that could employ.
 Stir In the Senate.
 with that, MT. President, I am, ex- cept I have this to say: If there Is any more talk of that kind or any more"
 As Mir McLaurin uttered the last sem tences of his address, intmating 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 chamber. Several Senators rose to their feet, as if half expecting a renewed out break of trouble.
 Mir Bacon, Georgia, and Mir. Patter- son, both of whom were sitting near Mir. McLaurin, urged him to stop where he was, Mir. Patterson saying:
 'I beg the Senator to refrain"
 "I will refrain, then, MT. President" said Mir. 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.
 After some discussion 1t was arranged at the suggestion of MT. Lodge, in charge of the Philippine bill, that discussion of the measure should be resumed, MT. Mo Laurin of Mississippi desiring to address the Senate.
 MT. McLaurin then took the floor in op- position to the pending measure. He de- nounced the method of the majority and declared that the policy was detrimental to the best interests of the United States
 The Filipino people did not want the Americans to rule them and were firm for independence. He said it was time the United States returned to it's traditions. ana avoid the complications of colonial government.
 The Senate then at 6S0 D. m. took a recess until o'clock.