The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-23

that both should be taken into custody.
In support of this amendment he said
that any court or any other parlia-
mentary body would commit mel tor
so grave an offense against It's Dig
nifty to await its Judgment.
Mr. Blackburn and other senator's
then stated that the two South Cart
lima senators were willing to apologize
and thus purge themselves Of unn-
tempt. and in view of this statement
Mr.. Hoar Withdrew the portion CT his
amendment providing for shelr COM
mitment.
Mr.. Foraker then accepted the
amendment of Mr.. Hoar and il was.
embodied in the resolution Before
the vote was taken a number of SEN
ators spoke and while chere were
many kind utterances regarding both
senators, there was no exception in the
opinions expressed as 20 the gravity
and seriousness Of thef0ffensc. Among
the senators who thus declared them
selves were Messrs. Teller, Fairbanks,
Hanna. Blackburn and Spooner. Mr..
Hanna suggested that, serious as had
been the encounter in the senate, it
was not so grave as the charge of mis-
conduct made against Mr. McDaurin.
and he thought that any investigation
undertaken should extend to that mat
ter.
Mr.. Teller. while uniting with other
senators in deprecating the occurrence.
said that it was not unprecedented;
that there had been other similar af-
fairs on the floor Of the senate, and
instanced among others the encounter
between Senator's Benton and Foote.
He also suggested that Mr.. SpOOner
was not entirely blameless for tOday's
occurrence. because his interrOgatories
had provoked Mr.. Tillman TO make ex-
plicitly the charges which had been but
vaguely made before his interference
in the debate.
A motion was made by Mr.. Teller
looking to the opening of the doors.
This was voted down is to AZ. The Re
publican senators generally expressing
themselves as willing to hear the apollo
gies promised. but generally insisted
that there should first be action on the
resolution.
On the suggestion of Mr.. Bacon there
was a division of the two branches Of
the question. the first vote was taken
on the question whether the two sena-
tors Werr in contempt and il prevailed
By q unanimous vote. The remainder
of the resolution referring the matter
to the committee on privileges and
elections was adopted without a roll
Both the South Carolina senators re-
NAMED in their seats during the entire
session.
After the secret session. the senate at
5:25 resumed business in open session.
Mr. Blackburn made sta tement OF
what had been made in executive ses-
sion and asked whether any statement
could be made to the senate in open
session by either of the senators while
they were in contempt of the senate
There was a lengthy discussion of the
question and finally President Pro Tenn
Frye ruled
while these two senators are de-
clared to be in contempt the chair
could not recognize either if he should
rise and address the chair, but on mo-
ton made by any senator that they
be heard the chair would recognize
the senator making the motion and
would hold that the motion was in or
der. In the ordinary transgression of
the rules or violation Of order the sena-
tor violating it must take his chair. and
he cannot be recognized by the presid-
ing officer again until the senate has
relieved him of that by motion.
"Of course the senators from South
Carolina can be relieved of the condi-
ton in which they are so they can be
recognized so far as the chair is con-
cerned by a motion and by majority
vote of the senate. What viii happen
after the two senator's have purged
themselves so far as it is possible of
the contempt the chair will be prepared
to rule whenever that question is
raised"
At the conclusion of the ruling of
Mr.. Frye, Mr.. Blackburn said: Il
move that the senior senator from
South Carolina be given the floor"
Why one senator from South Caro-
lima ?" interjected Mr.. SpOoner.
Il move that the two senators from
South Carolina" began MI Black
burn.
That's right" said Mr.. Spooner
BE given the floor" continued Mr..
Blackburn, Ito make any statement in
their own way to the senate TO purge
themselves of the contempt"
The motion was carried. In a breath
less silence MI Tillman rose to ad-
dress the senate He was calm and
collected. and gave no indication by his
manner of the tremendous scene in
which he had been one of the princi-
pal actors but a short time before. He
spoke deliberately and every one
leaned forward eagerly to satch his
words. He said:
Mr.. President: l have always
esteemed it a high honor and priv
iiege to be a member of this body
had never had any legislative eX-
psrience when | came here, and
my previous service as governor of
South Carolina for four years had
untitled me in "a measure to enter
this august assembly with that dig
nifty and regard-prOper regard, l
viii say-for its traditions and
/ habits and rules that is desirable.
l have been here several years.
l have in that time learned to Judge
men with a little more catholicity
Of spirit than 1 did when I came
here. I have gained "a great many
people in whose personal integrity
! and honor and regard for their OBJ
] legations as gentlemen | have inn
plicit confidence: but l have seen
/ 50 much of craftsmanship, 1 have
seen so much of what / consider
slavish submission TO party dom
ination that / confess l have felt
/ somewhat at a loss how to Judge
/ men who, in one respect. appeared
( to be so high and clean and hon
Orable. and in another appeared
/ more or less despicable. l say this
because of the fact that one of the
! senator's has seen mt to allude to
/ some matters that occurred this
afternoon. ] now wish to say that
50 far as any action of mine has
caused any senator here. or the
] senate as a body, or the people of
] the United States to feel that l
/ have been derelict and that 1 have
not shown that courtesy and prop
/ er observance OF the rules of this
body. that 1 regret it. 1 apologize
for it. I was ready 10 do that two