Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-16
ADAMS WRITES
 HIS RESIGNATION Life Was a Burden to the Aged Grant County Sen ator When He Appeared in the Senate.
DENOUNCED-SHAME
Finally Yields to Demands and Pre- sents a Pitiful Apology to His Con. leagues-No lll Feeling Against Anyone, He Said.

Anyone, He Said.
 In the midst of the election of the
 minor officers in the state senate in
 Little Rock yesterday. Senator Kie IOldham of Pulaski created a stir by
 demanding that the upper house
 should expel Senator Adams of Grant
 county before the latter should have
 a chance to resign voluntarily Old ham stated that he understood that
 Adams would resign at the close of
 the elections, and his motion was
 made to prevent this.
 "The man should be punished" said Oldham, but he escapes scot free if he is allowed to resign Senator Otis
 Wingo supplemented the words of Old
 ham and was, if possible, even more bitterly insistent than Oldham in de- |manding Adams expulsion. Adams then arose and rendered his resigna-
 ton, but Senator Wingo was obsti-
 nate and would not let the disgraced senator off so easily
 President Moore ruled that the res
 ignation would have to be presented
 in writing. Whereupon Senator Adams arose and presented what was more
 of confession than a resignation
 His voice was fearful and sincere and the senate listened in sympathetic
 silence The galleries and lobbies were filled and all appeared to have kind ly feeling for the unfortunate legis- lator.
 Senator Amis of Cleveland moved that the resignation be accepted and l said that the state would gain nothing from punishing all old man who had made all the reparation in his power. Senator Wingo moved that action on the resignation be deferred until We'd nesday morning. Amis withdrew his motion and action was deferred The resignation was made the special or der for Wednesday mornings session. | The resignation of Senator Adams follows:
 MT. President-With your permis-
 sion and that of the senators assem- bled, desire to make statement,
 essentially of a personal nature, and
 yet I trust it will not be without it's lesson I had the honor to serve in this senate during the session of 1905,
 representing an honest and noble cit izenship. I have lived long, modest,
 simple, economic and, I think, I can truthfully say, an honorable life with
 a name heretofore unsullied It is a matter now of public and judicial his-
 tory that bribery and corruption in- truded themselves into this legisla- tive chamber during the session of
 1905 That did not wholly withstand their seductive influence I have here tofore fully confessed. I have, too, as far as is within my power, made full and complete restitution and repara- tion therefor. That I committed most grievous error in retaining for a time the money that was delivered to me by Senator Butt I have internationally acknowledged and for it there is no excuse, and criticism upon me for that 1 act cannot be designated as unjust. There is, however, another phase of this unfortunate and deplora0le af- fair to which I desire to call your at- tention, and that is a present prevail I ing and persistent sentiment to visit upon me condemnation not because of the wrong doing just referred to, but because when I was called upon in obedience to a subpoena the obliga- 1 tion of an oath and an allegiance to ! the truth I simply stated what 1 knew, | though it reflected upon myself and l inculpated others This latter spirit l originated in the brain Of an editor who was schoolmate and personal friend of Senator Butt. but it has been seized upon and spread by the activity
 and zeal of those whose self-interest
 impels them to foster falsehood and
 suppress truth. Indeed, so bold has