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A Fist Fight in the Senate
SENATOR'S TILIMAN AND McLAUKIN
COME TO BLOWS.

COME TO BLOWS.
Senator Tillman Charges Senator McIau.
rim with Being Governed by Improper
Motives In Voting for tho Ratification o;
tho Treaty OF PariB-Senator McLaurin
Declared "that tho stat ement IL n wilfui,
Malicious and Drlibstato Lis," Whore.
upon Tlllman jumped at McLaurin and
Hit Him, and MoLaurin Hit Back and
they had Rough and Tumble fight
Washington, Feb. a2.-In accordance
with longtime custom OIL Washington 9
birthday the farewell address Of Wash.
ington was read to the senate today im-
mediately ailer the body convened at II
o'clock Senator Burrows, of Michigan,
read the immortal document.
At the conclusion of the reading at
1850 Senator Lodge presented a memo
rial from the Massachusetts Legislature in
favor of such al amendment to the COLI
stitution, as would place it within the
power Of congress to enact laws regulat-
ing the hours of labor in the various
states.
When routine business had been con-
cluded Senator Tillman resumed his
speech in opposition 10 the pending Phil
lippine tariff bill, which lie began yester-
day. lie referred to the reading of Wash.
ington's farewell address as similar to the
reading in our churches of the Sc. hon on
the Mount, as. the one evidently has as
little effect as the other, as it seemed that
we today are prone Ito spit upon the
principles enunciated by the Father of
his Country"
Discussing the Philippine tariff bill he
declared that no revenues we're needed Dy
the insular government in the Philippines
as it had ample fu:,>.s. lhe sole object Of
the bill was that the Philippine Archipel-
ago should be exploited and made to fur
nish All opportunity to the few to reap
golden harvest from the islands
He declared further along, with respect
to Cuba, that the purpose of the admins
tration was to give protection to the Gu
ban plantations i'll order to put millions
Of dollars i'll the pockets of sugar and to.
bacco trust Thus it was, too, with the
philippines. It was proposed to give the
Oriental Archipelago the sa,ne sort of
free trade as Porto Rico had been given
That was the ''game,' lie insisted, and
just as sure as the sun shines 1t was the
purpose to afford American capitalists ev-
cry opportunity to acquire possession Of
the valuable properties in the Philip
pines. "YI Iet," said he, God save the
mark, we pretend to be honest"
Senator I'il(man maintained that i'll
stead Of trying to civlize and elevate the
Filipinoes the government might better
have spent some of the $500, 900, 900 ex-
pended III the Philippines in colonizlng
the negroes in the southern states Of this
country.
HOW THE FIGHT WAS PROVOKED.
When he later directed a question at
"his friends OIL the other side of The cham
ber," Senator Spooner inquired to whom
he referred.
~ have many friend OIL the republican
side" said Senator Iillman. "Personal-
ly, yop are nice, clean-hearted set of
men, but politically you are the most i'll
famous towards and hypocrites that ever
happened" Laughter.
In the course Of his speech Senator
Tillman became involved.in a lively COLO
guy with Senator Sro >ner, of Wisconsin,
regarding the ratification of the Paristrea-
ty. The South Carolina senator eferred to
Senator Spooncr's comments in his speech
yesterday upon the part taken by william
J. Bryan i'll securing the ratification Of
the treaty He agreed with the Wiscon.
sin senator that the influence of Mr.. Bry-
All was potent, but insisted that even his
influence was not sufficient to induce the
senator to ratify the treaty, for after he
had done all that it was possible for him
to do, Senator TillmaE asserted, the re-
publicans yet lacked votes enough TO Sc
cure ratification.
"Vou know" lie shouted, shaking his
finger at the republican side, chow those
votes necessary we're secured"
hHow were they securede" demanded
Senator Spooner.
~ know if the senator does not" re-
piled Senator Tilln,an. II haye received
information in confidence from that side
nf tItn 01 ,hnr frnt, ni NJ
improper influences were used in getting
these votes"
"Name the man." insisted Senator
Spooner, "upon whom those influences
were brought to bear. 1t is due the sena
Tor and due the country that he name
him. A mau who mpeacleG another III
confidence is coward. If the senator
knows Of any man who has been improp-
erly influenced he should name him /"
II know" asserted Senator Tillman,
"that the patronage, the Federal patron
ssnatqr since the ratification of that
"What stqte2" demanded Senator
"South Carolina" shouted Senator
Tillman.
"Then," said Senator Spooner, "I leave
yon to fight the matter ont with your col
league"
"Well," retorted Senator Tillman, "I
never shirk the responsibility for a state.
1nent 7 make know that he (Senator
McI.aprin, his colleague ) voted for the
treaty. know that improper influences
we're brought to bear. know what be-
lIeve."
lyon simply believe" retorted Senator
apooner, what you do not know"
AN INTERLUDE.
81, This ended the incident for the time
but the feeling engendered manifested
itself later in a thrilling and sensational
scene.
Senator Tillman continuing his speech
read some letters from soldiers in the
Philippines, detailing the alleged cruel
ties practiced upon the natives by the
American forces. He told Of 100 Filipinos
of whom the writer stated the water cure
had been administered, resulting In the
death Of all but 26 Of them.
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