The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-03-05

except as to the punishment of the
JUNIOR Senator from South Carolina
III Is my opinion that the punishment
ne has already suffered is adequate L
his offense. L make no recommends
ton as to the punishment to be impos
ed on the senior Senator from Soutl
Carolina.
Mr.. Bacon called attention to wha
he considered an important omission il
the narrative of the majority as to th
occurrences of last Saturday. There wa
no official record of the proceedings il
the secret legislative Sc sion, he said
but some of the salient facts ought I,
be brought out. He said that th,
senior Senator from South Carolln,
(Mr. Tillma)n had expressed his desire
through the Senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Blackburn) to mare public ac
acknowledgement of his error and to
apologize to the Senate. The iunio,
Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Nc.
laurim had expressed the same desire
through him (Mr. l'acop) He deemed
1t important that these facts should be
made part of the record.
When the name of Mr.. McTaurin
OF Mississippi, was reached in the roll
call he said:
4" Being related by kinship to one of
the Senators involved, L ask to be cx-
cusod from voting"
The request was granted.
Mr.. McLauru, of South Carolina.
one of the offending Senators, said in
response TO his name, which had been
restored to the roll: (" rcfrai1 from
voting Tor obvious reasons"
When Mr.. Tillman's name was called
he rose deliberately. Every eye in the
chamber was fixed upon him. His face
was stern and set and he was as pale
as sheet. Evidently he was laboring
under great emotion
Among gentlemen" said he, slow
ly, and his words were heard distinctly
In thc uttermost parts of the chamber.
"an apology for an olfehse committed
under the heat of blood is usually con-
sidered sufficient
Then he resumed his seat amid
gasps of astonishmcnt among Senators
and spectators.
MIR. Burrows fastened to the desk
of the official stenographcrs and di-
rected that Mr.. Tlllman's words be
written out at once.
AT the conclusion of the roll call, but
before the announcement of the vote.
DIR. kean, of New Jersey, who had
voted for the resolution, addressing
the president pro tenn, changed his vote
i'll the following statement:
Having heard the Senator from
suit the Senate, L change my vote
from aye to no."
The resolution was adopted, "a to 10,
the detailed vote being as follows:
1eas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Bal
ley, Bard, Bate, Berry, Blackburn,
Burrows, Carmack, Clark, of Montana,
Clay, Cockrcll, Culberson, Cullom,
Depew, Dillingham;, Dolliver, Dubois,
Elkins. Faii banks, Foraker, Foster, of
Louisiana, Frye, Gallinger, Gibson
ilansborough, Harris, Hawley, Hoar,
kearns, Lodge, McCumber, McEnery,
Mcmillan, Mallory, Martin, Mitchell,
Money, Nelson, Patterson, Perkins,
l'ettus, Platt, of Connecticut, C9uarlcs,
kawlins, Sirmons, Stewart, Talaferro,
Teller, Turner, Vest, Warren, Wet
more-54..
Nays-Beveridge, Clark, of Wyom-
ing, Deboe, Dietrich, Foster, of Wash
ington, Kean, Klttrdge, McComas,
Millard, Pritchard, Proctor, Scott.
AS soon as the vote was announced
MIR. Burrows demanded that the state.
ment of Mr.. Tillman made during the
roll call be read to the Senate. Scarce.
ly had The clerk concluded the reading
when Mr.. Tillman, addressinn the
president, said:
"The words uttered by me were not
intended to be offensive, and If the,
were so considered very gladly with
draw them"
AS Mr.. Burrows was about to ad
dress the Senate Mr.. Teller SAID:
"The Senator from South Caroline
was not called to order by anybody.
think we had better pIoceed.n
MIR. Burrows explained that he hat
had no opportunity during the roll cal
to direct the Senate's attention TO Mr.
Tillman's words. The char (Mr
Frye said:
The Senator has withdrawn the re
marks. Is there objection on the par
of the Senate to their withdrawals
81 object, Mr.. President" inslste,
MIR. Dietrich, Rep.) of Nebraska.
The effect OF the objection is to in
corporate Mr.. Tillman's statement il
the record of the proceedings.