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TILLMAN AND
" M'LADRIH FIGIT.
Climai t? Bad Feeliog That
Has Existed for tbi Last
Year.
BOTH G1TE AND RECEIVE
HARD BLOW8.
Tillman, in Ceursa af Spaack,
Aaaartad McLaurin Had Said
Mis Vota ta Rapuhlicaas.
Janior Sanatnr Daclaras
Charga a Wilful and
Maliaiaus Lia.
Washiagtna, Feh. 99.?Id accordance
with a loag tin* custom
on Washington's birthday the
farewell address of Washington
was read to the senate today immediately
after the body convened
at 11 o'clock. Mr. Burrows ef
Michigan read the immortal document.
When reutiae baaineaa had
Iteea concluded Mr. Tillman resumed
his speech in opposition te
the pending Philippine tariff bill
which he began yesterday.
He referred to the reading ef
Washington's farewell address at
similar te *he reading in our
churches of the Sermon ea the
Moaat, but the one evidently has
ss littln effect as the other, as it
?Naid that wa today ara proaa
*'to apil upon tha priaeiplas aauaaiatad
bj tha ffclhar of bis aoun*rr."
Discussing tha Philippiaa tariff
bill ha daelarad that 10 raraauas
arara nsedad by the insular gareinasant
in tha Philipplaas as it
had asopla funds. Tha sola ah
^ect af tha bill was that tha Philippina
archipalago should ka
osada ta furnish an apportunity
ta tha faw ta raap a goldan harrast
from tba islands.
In ths caursa of his spaach Mr.
Stop the
SBISmM
c is a sad thing to sec fiu
I trees spoiled by the biigh .
can always tell them fxrest.
They never do wt:'
. erwards but stay small and
: . Jdy.
?t is worse to see a blight
' ike children. Good health
:"j? the natural right of children.
But some of them don't get
their rights. While the rest
,;tow big and strong one stays
ssmall and weak.
Scott's Emulsion can stop
that blight. There is no
r eason why such a child should
,viny small. Scott's Emulsion
l.i a medicine with lots o
strength in it?the kind c
strength that, makes thing
crow.
Scott's Emulsion make
children grow, makes them cat
makes them sleep, makes the:
Ipiay. Uivc the weak child .
chance. Scott's Emulsion wii
make it catch up
the Trade Mark of Scott's
'ImHlRie Emulsion and is on the
wrapper of every bottle.
> Send for fret sample.
409 Pearl St., New York.
t 50c and $1. all druggists.
Tillman became involved in i
lively eellequy with Mr. Spoonei
f Wisconsin regarding the ratification
nf the Paris treaty. Th<
South Carolina senator refarrec
to Mr. Spooner's conmanttt in hii
speeek yesterday upon the part
taken by Win. J. Bryan in seeming
the ratification of the treatr
He agreed with the Wisconuir
senator that the influenoe of Mr,
Bryan wae patent, hut inaistei
that area his influence was net
suMcient to induce the senpte to
ratify the treaty. After he hac
1 it - -
ueae all that it was possible fm
him to do, Mr. Tillman asserted,
'.ha Rapuhlicans yet lacked rotei
eaiugh to aacura ratiication.
tillman's insinuations
"You know" be shouted, shak
iag his tiager at the ?tepublicai
side, "bow those rotas necessary
ware secured?" demanded Mr.
Spoener.
"1 know, if the senator deei
net," replied Mr. Tillman. "J
hare reeeired information in con
fidence from that side of the cham
her. I knew from that impropei
influences ware used in gattin|
those rotes."
"Name the man," insisted Mr
Speoner, "upon whom those in
finances were brought le Sear, ll
is due the senator and due th?
country that he name him. A
man who impeaches another ii
confidence is a coward. If thi
senator knows of any man wb<
has been improperly influence!
he shouted name hiua."
(<l w...? ?? j
?. rijwn, bimllcu mt. 1111
An, "that the patrenage?th<
federal patronage?ef a Stata Lai
been parceled cot ta a seaatoi
Riaea t ha ratificatioa of that
treaty."
"What Stata?11 demanded Mr.
bpeener.
charger liei.aueli*.
"South Carolina," shouted Mt
Til I nan.
"Than," said Mr Spooner, "1
leare you to ti<;ht the matter oo<
with your colleague."
"Wall " ratortad Mr. Tillman,
"1 never shirk the responsibility
far a stataaaant J make. I knee
that Jia (Mr. McLaurin, his col
leagun) voted far the treaty, ]
knew that improper influaacai
ware brought to bear; I knor
what 1 believe."
"Yen simply baliara," retorted
Mr. Spoonar, "what yeu do aot
know."
Tkis ended the incident far ths
time, but the feeling engendered
manifested iUelf later in a thrillisag
and sensational saana.
Saon afterwards Mr. Tillnaan
conclndad hi* remarks.
mct.aubin ri8eh to sphak.
Scarcely had ha r*an?>?4 li.
at whan there vn enacted en<
I of 4.he Most sensational scenes evei
witnessed ia th? history of th?
United Stated Senate.
Pale to the lips, and trembling
with emo ion wnich ia rain hs
ncoavered to control, Mr. McLauria
of Seuth Carolina res-anc
addressed the senate, speaking tc
a question of personal privilege.
Instantly a hush fell oyer tne sen
ate and over the people in the
thronged galleries. The very
atmosphere seemed surcharged
with excitement. With broathlesi
lutorost the auditors, both on th<
floor and in til* gallariaw, hu>|
upon erarj word uttered Wf the
South Careliea aenator. I)nspit<
tkee?etine under which he wn
lakeriag, Mr. MuLaui it aaamed tc
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All shades of Hi
cents per yard.
; Ready made I
' cost.
Ready-made B
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27-inch Caslime
1 2 and 5 cents.
75 cents Shirt "V
1 cents.
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Percal Wraimeri
now 75 cents*/
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yard and up.
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I is cuterrible
Hi TTa.
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culilr I n.
I ha tka calaaast man in tha ekaaskar.
! Ha spoke with daliharation,an4 kit
aaaciation waa claar and distinct.
E?ary word ha uttarad ssamad to
ka fait, ai wall as haard, in tka
ramataat parts of tka historic aid
kail.
I DRAMATIC SILENCE BEFORE TUB
STORM.
"Mr. Prasidant," ha bagaa4 "I
rise to a quastian of parsnaal
pmiltga."
Ha bad Toiced lass thaa a doa*a
words, yat the excitement by
, Ibis tima had become intanaa. All
aaamad to raaliaatbata partantions
ant was abaut to happen. Sanatar
Scott of Wast Virginia as need
restlessly aboat ia the raar of tha
chamhar, sad Assistant Sergaaatat
Arms R W. Lavton, rasa fro as
bis seat as if to listan tha hattar ta
I
wbat was about to ba said.
" nring my absence," oaatiaued
Mr. McLanria, 4'a faw mum~
, aots ago from tha sauata ehamfcer,
ia attendance upon tba committee
on Iadiaa affairs, tha sanator wbo
has just takaa his saat (Mr Till :
! anan) said that improper influanca
I bud baaa usad ia chancier tha eata
, n m * "
! of somabody au that traaty, and
than want on latar and aaiti that
' it appliad to tba aanator fram
South Carolina who had haaa givan
tha patronajja in that atata. 1
I got tha saaae of tha controrarStill
"oatralhag h'oasalf with an
afiort but atill apaaking rarycalmIj
and with a carafully modulatad
tona, Mr. MaLaurin said, and hit
wards aut through tha aanata
akanahar likaa knifa:
"I dasira to atata, Mr. Praaidant?I
would nat uaa as atroag
languaga aa 1 intaad had I ant
I soon afiar tha aanata mat rapliatl
ta ihasa insinuatians and said that
thay wara uatrua.
"no* say," eoatiouod Mr.
Lauria, with distinct omphasis
uponarary word, and half turning
) toward his eollnagna, Mr Tillman,
who sat ia the saiaa raw anly thraa
aats away, "that tha stataiuout
is a willful, malicious sad delibaraka
lia."
Mr. McLaurin gat no farthar
with his stataaant.
TII.I.1IAN ftTRIKFS.
Mr" Tillman, wha was occupying
his ragular saat on tha main
aisla, sprang with tigar lika faroait*
at his collaagua. Mr. Teller
af Colorado, who was sitting at his
dask hatwaao tha twa South Carolina
sanators, was swapt mauls
without caromoay. lndaad, tin
infuriatad Tillman climbed oral
kins ia kis stlort to roach McLau
rin. Without tha alightaat haaita
tioa Mckauria apisag to (seat tin
attack half way.
Tillrn&s aiaiad a wild t?law ut
> bis eollaagua with his right fist.
It landad spun McLauria's forahaad,
just abort tha laft, ay a, al
though ita forca waa partially
apaat upau MaLaurin'a araa, whicl
I ha raiaad in an effort ta parry th?
* blow.
MCl.Al KIN DRAWS RI,OOl>.
Iovtantly McLaurin'* right arn
shot out, the blow landing ujooi
Tilluiaa's tare, apparantly upoi
. tha Note. Agaia Tilliaan strurl
f : out frantirally, this tiraa with hi;
I l.i'i 1 I 'I'L. I I ? I * 1 .
, ieu nana lie iiuiff did n?i ian<
I upon MoLaurin. Mien followei
k wild yrriruuiuge, Im>t!i senator
clalchii <; at each otbar inadl .
Katmlors \\ iinen and Seolt, hot
' of whom are powerful men, rush
' ?<1 toward- the comhataat* t<
| aeparata tham. Aksiataut 5??rge
aat-at-Arme Layton sprang erer
deska n bis effo rt to reach the
belligerent aenatore.
Juat aa ba aaizad MoLauria,
Tillman aimed a left hauded blow
at hia cblleague which atrurk Mr.
Layton in the faee. Ferteaately
the blow waa glanciag and did 110
epeeial harm. Mr. Layton tore
thena apart. Rotk aeaatera ati.i
were atriking wildly at ea:h other
aome ef the blowa landing upon
Mr. Laytea.
i lire nr.HAUlBM l"l rs I( IN F.I>.
ii instant later, the angry senators
war* pinioned in tha arms of
Senators Scott aud VTarren. Thar
were dragged furthar apart, all
tbeugh thar atill mada ineffectual
offorts ta reach each other. Finally
they wara forced into their
aaata.
Mr. McLaurin, although very
pala,eeamad to ha thecalaaor of the
twa. Mr. Tillmaa waa whita as
a ahaat as ha eat in his seat, ha
draw bis handkerchief from his
packet and wiped blood fries hie
face that seemingly was flowing
slightly frens his nose. Until hat
time it had aot bean supposed that
LI 3 t a
oiooa nma oeen arawn in tiie eaeounter.
During the fight senators all
orer the sonata chamber wara oa
tlaair faat. Nat a word, bewerer,
was spoken. Tha saaata aavar ia
its bistary bad reseirod such a
skack.
Tha president pro tam. (Mr.
Frye) was tba firstte regain composure.
In calna and uniuipassionad
tonas ha directed that tha
sanata ba in ordsr. Ha rapped
sharply twa ar thraa tima* with
bis garel and ia a few minntes a
semblance af ordsr was obtained,
although senators by this time
partially recovered frem tha
schock, moved hurriedly about
tha chamber.
CALLKl> FOR CLOSRI> DOOKS.
Mr. (lallinger was first to ad^
drasi tha chair.
4>Mr. Prasidant," *aid ha, "1
ask that the doors ba closed."
Again tha president pro tain,
requested the senate to ha in order
and that senators resume their
seats.
It was reserved for Mr Pritch.
ard af Nertb Carolina, in a measure
to relieve tha stra:n under
which all wara laboring;- Ha dotii-ad
ta address tha sanata on tha
pending 1'hilippiaa bill, aud callin;
for tha attention of tha chair
ha said;
i
*' 1 f tha senator frain Soath
Carolina ( M r. UcLaarin) has con.
eluded" ?
Ha was interrubted hy IIr. lieLaurin,
who said vary candy:
44I will now pracecd with my
rawarks which wara so uaceretn*
oniausly interrupted."
IICI.AUKIN CAI.I.r.l) TO OROKK.
"I call tha sauator from South
Carolina to or dar." interrupted
1 Mr. Teller.
1 44 Which one of the senaters,"
iaquirad Mr. McHauria with some
asparity.
. t "This one." said Mr. Teller^.
I ' -w
^ indicating Mr. McLatuin. "And
? tli? the,i (ino iwj for lhat. mat^
i
t jter/'
. I " Mr. Proficient," intor jeotocl
j Ko raker, "I join in that.
I Snr?lv," ho cunt inurd with great
feeling, his faro vet pale with exciteuiont,
4-llino is way to ,
Ij protect the (lijjmtx ?f this hody. "
"(Vitiiinly," a*'d Mr. Hurrowfl
who hud been endeavoring vainly
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