Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-03-01


During the fight Senators all over
the chamber were on their feet Not
a word, however was spoken Thei
Senate, never in its history, had re%I
ceiyed such a shock.
Mr.. President said Mr.. Foraker. \
who had moved into the main aisle, 4 /
move that the Senate 80 into execu I
+ tive session.
/ Without comment, every Senator la-I
/ boring under the emotion which am
endeavored to conceal the motion wasl
agreed to, and at 2:52 thu doors wersV
I closed.
The proceedings after he doors /
I were closed covered almost two hours
/ Of time and resulted in the adoption
4 Of a resolution in the form Of an orderl
as follows:
Ordered that the two Senators fromt
the State OF South Carolina be del
clared in contempt of the Senate onI
account Of the alteration and peril
sonal encounter between them thsf
day in open session and that the mat
f ter be referred to the committee onl
/ privileges and elections, with instruc1l
/ tiOns to report what action shall bes{
taken by the Senate in regard thereti
to-"
After the secret session the Senate Il
/ at 5:15, resumed business in open4
4 session.
81 move that the two Senator's from
South Carolina" began Mr. Blackburn.i
/ ''be given the floor to make any stated
ment in their own way to the Senatea
to purge themselves Of the contempt A
The motion was carried.
Tnlman's statement. 4
Amid breathless silence MIR. TillmanR
rose to address the Senate. His calmE
manner gave no indication Of the treE
mendous scene in which he had beenE
one Of the principal actors a shorty
time before He spoke deliberatelH
and every one of the hundreds oh
auditors leaned forward eagerly toE
catch his words Said he
Mr.. President / have always es
teemed it high honor and privileged
to be q member of this body | had n
never had any legislative experienced
when l came here and my previous :,
4 service as Governor of South Carolina "A
for years had untitled me in a measFI
ure to enter this august assembly WITHIN
that dignity and regard-prOper reE
gard, ! will say-for its traditions and#
habits and rules that is desirable. II
~ have been here seven years. Ip
have in that time learned to iudgeH
men with little more catholicity Oh
spirit than | did when | came here II
have found great many people hereE
in whose personal integrity and honoIA
and regard for their obligations Il
gentlemen | have implicit condolences;
but | have seen SO much of partisank
ship | have seen so much of what d
consider slayish submission to partys
combination that | confess I have felt
somewhat at a loss how to Judge menl
who in one aspect appeared to be s0N
high and clean and honorable and ink
another appeared more or less despicv
able. l say this because Of the facts
that one of the Senator's had seen it'd
to allude to some matters that ocy
CURED in the debate this afternoonl
l now want to say that so far as any1
action of mine has caused any SEM
atOr here, or the Senate as a body on
the people of the United States to feelA
that I have been deralict, and that d
have not shown that courtesy andH
proper Observance Of the rules of this1
body that / regret it; I apologize for
it. was ready to do that two mini
utes after had acted but under the
prOvocation which was known to alla
Of you could not have acted otherIs
wise than / did and while I apologies
to the Senate and am sorry that it has d
occurred, l have nothing more tel
say"
McLaurin "Sorely Tried"
Nh McLaurin rose at the conclusions
Of Mr., Iillman's brief address. He
too. was calm, but it was evident thatN
he was suppressing his emotion by M
effort. He spoke with greater feelingl
than had been manifested by his coli
league, particularly when he told the;
Senate how sOTely he ha3 Deen triedA
by the accusations Which had beeny
made against him from time to timed
. He said.
MIR. President. ! did not realized
. that | was in contempt Of the Senatel
, nor do I think now if my words are9
read in the record that | was in conl
tempt Of the Senate, but at the sameI
time, as the Senate has ruled that Il
b am in contempt Of this honorable
2 body [ beg leave to apologize.
, "I desire to say, Mr. President, that
| have been very sorely and severely
1 tried. l was in attendance on the com1
mittee on Indian affairs when | rel
| ceired a message from q friend in theI
? Senate that my presence was needed
g here.
! The history of the vote on the
Spanish treaty is known to all of you.
l. There have been statements in news1
y papers and insinuatiOns that I had
/ been influenced by improper motives
e in connection with my vote on thal
{ treaty. Knowing in my own soul. and
S knowing that God in heaven also
knows that it was false. when | was
b told that iJ was centered down to mel
| was SO outraged by what I consid1
S cred a most brutal assault upon mT
9 honor as man. and especially in yiewI
/ Of the fact that in the beginning of
the session after the action OF my
party associates, I made q most Care1
l. full and deliberate statement eXplain1
o ing all those matters. I did not feel as
It a man that | could ever hold my head
e up again if | did not resent it in the
n place where it was delivered in the
/ strongest and most forcible terms
O. that I could employ.
If with that, Mr. President. am
" done, except have this to say. If there
{. is any more talk of that kind or any
/ more
S As Mr. McI4aurin uttered the last
r sentences Of his address, intimating
n that if there was any further effort to
press upon him the accusations which
,f had been made again him there might
0. be trouble, there was an evident stir
4. in the chamber, Several Senators rose
n to their feet as if half expecting a re-
D. newed outbreak of trouble.
n. Mr.. Bacon and Mr.. Patterson OF
1t Colorado, both of whom were sitting
v. near Mr.. McLaurin, urged him to stor
W where he was. Mr. Patterson saying:
n. 81 beg the Senator to refrain
h 81 will refrain, then, Mr. President
al said Mr. McLaurln As he resumed
~ his seat he made an effort TO com
,r pose himself as If to dispel any feaI
in on the part of those about him that
r. it might have been his intention t
precipitate further disturbances By
OF any violent comments,
IN MINUTE MEN ON GUARD.
= Measure OF Protection Against Crazy saak
~ Indians.
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