| Show huMAN TilLMAN AND FOUGHT FOUCHT Clime Came to Blows in iii the United States Slates Senate Both Declared in iii Contempt and Both Make Apologia J oli 2 l tho b I d y WIS II lIu by tY a I t 9 fI t flit The two tho thU from tIOU Houth Carolina were ero participant In tie the I tv wl 11 t Tinman In the course COli THe of ot n t a I I I II me I Philippine tariff till Mil mailo KUB IU upon uvon the tho t honor lonor I of 0 ofu t M In III 11 or u I ague that thit Ills his hl vole voto In support of ot Ii h im atlon of or the tho treaty of nr Purls haU Iid ben tnt through h tho the u e of or improper Mr win va hot not in III tho Iho chain ir nt at Hi Lh tuna lillie being t KOd In 11 COIn mince mil Ice work hut but I ho WiN l nt fr J Just jUHt OH liB Mr 1 r concluded ct III Ii I I IA A MALICIOUS MM Iu VaIt us tn n hc h ll Mr tr Ir lose 1080 to the tIIs t senate freaking to till a i que lion uon of personal pH privilege Ho lIe reviewed Mr If charges briefly and nd then denounced IP 11 the rondo nindo by J hw hili lit HB till a U wilful malicious antI He lie IC scarcely had tho thu words fallen from tram il hI his lips upa II hIi Mr Ir I r Hitting lt t Jog n Cell fow seat from him with Mr lr I Teller feller of dorado I between him sprung at nt Mr lIr who had Iia turned toward Mr lIl tr Tinman nut met him wn In nn ito these two senators II If HI pt Mr Teller wore were engaged In Inn n H rough and tumble fight Mr Mc Me J u Li heavy hean blow on the while Mr got 1101 n a punch tunch on tho tIm nose noso which brought blood A Au At t Bergt tit nt Arms AIms Taylor sprang over Olt to roach reach and separate 0 the tho and himself received sev several several eral blown bIow lIe He got between them finally nolly and atul by main strength wrenched them apart Senators Senator of ot Wy Wyoming Wyoming oming and cott of or Wet West Virginia two of the most t powerful men In the then n nate l leaped to 10 his it assistance and r the tho arms of ot the tho belligerents belligerent forcing them to 10 their seals heals excitement prevailed In the tho tf and In tho lie galleries which were w Cro re thronged with people who hail had been bien nt at by the spirited debate debute Every Everybody body Lody was on Ms his feet reet Not a n word was spoken Senators stood about the chamber for tho the moment quit helpless and palo pale to tho the lips Finally order was wall partially ind nd In the midst of the tho Intense excite excitement ment the th senate went Into secret lathe pension For l or two hours houis It dill dis II the event behind closed clo doors When the tM doors wore were opened It wax wall maJ matis known that both of ot the South Louth Carolina senators by ly unanimous vote hail al declared to be JI In contempt of or th TO APOLOGIZE APOLO lit ero permitted by it a 1 vote voto Oto of ot tho the thoMi Mi te to 10 make apologies to the senate Their statements were listened to by both th Iii senators and tho the people In ln tho the with n Interest Ken Hen Kentor ator tor left the tho CaPitol when ad adjournment was taken for recess nod and did ld not return for tor tho the night session Mr lr Ir was wan hi lit tho the r about shout 8 M but Jut left leU early Neither senator would make a II statement I II 1 I think I got the sense senna of or the tha con you I I SHU controlling himself elt with nn an effort but stilt still KI very ery v r calmly nod and with lIh n II carefully modulated tone tOnI Mr MI Mc Me said and his hl words cut through the th chamber like n a knife knifed 1 I d dIr sire to state Mr President I Would not iut use UKO as OB strong language tin ns I 1 had bad I 1 not soon after tho the senate nit nir l to 10 Q these Insinuations anti mil they the Ihl were untrue i u n nOlI ow say sa a continued Mr lIh 11 Ind 1 emphasis upon every Wind wi l and half turning toward hIs bis cot col Mr Mi who iio sat Slit In tub lite th pant panic i IO rov w only three seats seal nay away that th lh Is n a wilful malicious and deliberate lie Mr got Irot no further with his luts statement TILLMAN PI ST BLOW HIOW Mr who was occupying his regular seat Boat on out tho the main aisle sprang lIh ferocity at nt his colleague Mr Tiller of oC Colorado Who sho was sitting Bitting St al t his ho desk l ie k between the two South CaloJi senators was sas swept aside n without Indeed tho the al td 1 climbed over him In his eff rt to t reach rack Without the slightest hesitation Mr m sprang to meet the tho attack belt vu Mr Ir Tillman aimed a 1 wild blow ov nt at his hla colleague with his tight Ight M flit U 11 landed upon Mr ad just above aboe the left len eye eyo al nl though Its force forc WM partially spent upon arm which ho had hall r rat is J In nn on effort to parry tho thu blow AllM Instantly right arm shot out the HIP I blow landing upon t fr fa e the upon nose hose Again 1 struck out frantically this I tim Urn ui h his left loft hand band The blow did dill nut nIt land upon Then fol Col low 10 M 1 a n wild 1111 lx scrimmage both th senators at al each MIh other madly Senators Worren and Scott both of ot are powerful men Inell rushed to J WArd ia the th to Q separate them Mst Aut Layton sprang our l ik sk k In his effort to reach rench the b senators Ju Jut 11 t lM a h lie seized eu d Tillman Tiliman t d ft a blow nt n his itis co cob col struck Mr fro Tilman In tho the tap Iy the blow ing lag and tit no special harm Mr My lilY v t ton tr tn n apart Roth haIti senators re stilt III striking WIl il at lit each cach other ot f the blows landing LomP upon Mr Ir aYlon 0 BOTH nOTH tENTH An In lAter imer the senators f rA 1 1 In tho arms angry of DC Senators Va a n II and an Scott S ott They were tero fuh fur uh h hr nerr hough they IMy still Mill made mude Fin 1 tui un I to 10 Set get at tacit each othet Je A Ae w wore were forced Into InlO their rf although very or pale tl II e U to be th of IC the two was w ns white all an a sheet As t I tie Ill at down In his hid tnt seat he ho drew hit his from hi hits l ond II from to hits Iala face fac In that flowing fr front ni the that time It hall hal pot b beri sup ti Ih p t that hat no had J been en drawn In hut Ig the ti ht 1 senators all nil over oer the I T or on nn ih hIr r t Not n a word Ir r I tai In I rr a ft hr history story s t or g ken hAd haa The senate mI lucy h k b Delved such Buch a n nJ J rh I 1 liti hI to 1110 tern tem Mr Foe Prye Composure In Inh tl tim 1 rt that h un n J totes tones lie he dl the 0 senate b be In ln order Ito He HeI II I I cl sharply two or th three times with In n a few ln n Order ras ms t r Ir 1 h havIng a vi nl b by y th this III time although partly M rj r i f from tro mH m th tl I 8 shock b ock mb d hur I I about ul this Mr Ilium gor ur was MIHI to 10 the tho chair Mr Mc Ir PI BI he lie I 1 ask usk that tin the til dois bo Jo Again tho the pro o tent lem am ro roo tl th the to be tie In and that reSume their seatS s aIH U It I was reserved tot for rot Mr Mi h of Carolina In u it lr to ri rh r tho the strain under which all wore tera He Us 11 dired tu to address LI the tho helium on the Ih og Philippine Ii I till bill hil I 1111 culling calling for tor the attention of tr tho the dil r he If It J the from South Carolina Mr M has concluded He 15 was las al by hy Mr T Molau un rIl who ll v I h ry 3 I 1 Will wl now how i with my 1 ro roo which wars Ire so sQ unceremonious Iy ly Interrupted It tIm TO I 1 call lie tha from rout South Caro enlo Carolina ato lina to tl order Interrupted Mr Mv Ir Teller Which ono one of ot tho senators senator in inquired Mr with some OI us ni is uly This Tb hlll Is ono one in 11 Il Mr lh I ft r attica Indicating I t tI ing Il I uig Mr 1 te and 1111 it 01 the hue othur r mu too ton for Hint mutter Mr Mi I President Mr i r 1 01 uIO J join ip that thai lie l con Ion continued tinned with grant I feeling faco tuco pale late with there Is solute way to tho tue dignity of ot this body hOllY Certainly ld Mr r who had beep been bellI endeavoring vainly to get let the theeo eye eyo of or the tl and nl the senate can cun cannot cannot not let this thing pose H Mr Mu President lr said la Mr I orull r who had hod moved Into the mob main I that the senate Bonate go Into session l Without comment every senator stilt still sll laboring under the emotion which all ull nI endeavored to conceal the tho motion moton I was 1 to tind nt at II 2 the door doors were wee closed dosed In executive xe session tho the senate at once unco took up U the thu startling encounter en and ant a resolution was offered referring the matter muter to the committee on 01 leges leKe and elections to report as its 11 to l what luit method the tho senate Renato should pursue Meanwhile both Timan and und Me had been Jeen committed to 10 the Iho custody of oC the to prevent nn hostile hoste meeting between bel them Tho proceedings utter after the doors were W ere re closed covered almost two hours of or time and resulted In the tho adoption of or orn ofa n a resolution In tho the forni foni to n of or nn no order as follows IN MP Ordered that the two senators from the titi state stale of South Carolina be Je declared In contempt of or the senate te on account of or thin tho altercation ton and personal encounter en oln ter between betwee thorn title this tiny day taY In open ses session sion and acid that the matter be bo referred to tl toIto tho Ito committee on 01 privileges g elec elections old lons with wih Instructions to report what t action shall Ihal bo be 0 taken by b thu senate In lit regard thereto The Tho discussion which occurred In the secret session wad based largely upon the tile foregoing resolution the sug suggestion sugg suggestion g ston of or which wits was made by hy Mr For Foraker Foraker aker In presenting the tho resolution 11 un m mediately r after the tle doors of If the chain cham chamber her ber bel sero Wert closed clo ed Mr Foraker I took tok oc occasion o 0 elision casion to te lark that the Ito occurrence had hM peen been een an au al outrage upon the tho dignity of ot the senate lente of ot which hl h the t e senate should tako take cognizance s Mr Mc Hoar floor endowed endorsed the resolution ton of or ori Mr Me i but said he thought the action nolon of or tho senate should be bu more ex ox explicit titan contemplated by hy the tho reso resolution union lution He lie therefore moved mod to tu amend It by b ordering that the two senators rout from frol South Carolina be ho declared In jn by U b tho senate l for disorderly conduct c and speech Ch In 11 Its Is presence ant and that both Joth should bo Jo taken Into Inlo custody In hi support of oC this ho said that any ni flit court lOUIt or any other body bod would woul commit men for forso forlie so lie 10 grave grno an nn offense against Its itA dig dignity Ilg dignity nit to await lt 11 its judgment To m Mr Me and thu other oilier senators then thell stated that the two South Routh Carol Carat linn han senators wore were willing to and thus purge themselves of ot con can contempt tempt In iii view of this statement Mr Ir Hoar linac withdrew the tile portion porton of his tile amendment providing for tor their com corn commitment Mr Foraker then accepted the th amendment of at Mr Hoar and It was wa embodied In time the resolution r Before BeCore the tho vote ote was WM taken a n number of ceo sen senators In lors spoke and while there thero were ere many kind utterances B regarding both senators there was no exception In time the opinions expressed us as lS to tho the gravity and seriousness of ot thu the offense Among the tho who imo thus thua declared them themselves selves Teller Teler Fairbanks Blackburn and fd Spooner Mr honoR suggested II that lint serious as had been tIm the encounter In the lime senate It I was wan not so 10 grave us 11 the tho charge of ot mis misconduct conduct made niad against t Mr and Ind ho thought that any an Investigation undertaken should extend to that mat matter ter ta i OT UNPRECEDENTED Mr Teller While uniting with wih other othor senators in deprecating the he occurrence occurrence said salti that It was IU Dot that tItta had been other oth r similar af nt faIre On J the time Moor floor lor of or the s 10 ril between betle I Senators Benton Den Ion and Foote Fote Ho lie 10 also suggested that Mr Mm 11 was Wil not nt entirely blameless a for or today tOtI s occurrence because his hili hail provoked Mr lr Timon to make liko ex explicitly time the charges which had been hn but hul vaguely made before his Interference Hi mu h the debate te A 4 motion With was wn rondo by Jy Mr Teller looking to time the lh opening of the doOrs do rA ilmis hll was wan 11 voted down iown 18 to 42 4 time the He no senators eons tars tor generally expressing as nM willing to 10 hear the limo apolo apologies gies Ile promised but generally Unit ili t there ther should hould Put first be bc action acton on 01 the Its Ihl resolution re ol II lon f On the tho suggestion of or Mr Bacon thet thel e etS tS a n division of th thc two brunches branches on the question the time first dent IrAl vote ote was 1 oh oil tho the question whether hetler tho time two sena senators torn tors Sero WEre In lut II contempt and amid It prevailed ote Tho The by Iw n a 1 unanimous vote of the resolution rs referring the to the committee on n privileges and ammO nn election was without n a mil Kill Il Both the lbs th South Carolina senators senator re remained r in iii theIr seats during the entire session After secret ecret ret session the senate lonale At 5 G IS resumed business In open session Mr BlAckburn made a n statement nt of what hade been dune done In executive ute see ses session 18 sion elon and asked whether r any statement could be bo made to the tle senators In open eulon by Jy Inlo either 01 her of or time the senators while hlo they were in of ot time senate There Thore Ther tey was Wil u a 1 lengthy discussion of or the question Qu and Ind President pro Iro ro tern ter Frye Fru ruled While these two to senators are de tie declared to be In contempt time the clinic chair could not recognize either cither If he tie should rise riMe rl o anti and address the chair but on mo nio motion 10 tion made by b Any senator that they be bu ton heard the chair would recognize the senator making time the motion and would MId hOld that the motion was In or order order r der In the ordinary transgression of ot o tire rules Or violation of or order the sena sona tor violating It must his hl III ho lie cannot C bo Jo recognized by hy tho the hog Ing r again until the tho tl senate bIll hui hi relieved him hin of or it that by motion molon Of Ot course the senators South Routh Carolina can bo 10 bl relieved of or tim the Ihl condi condition I tion tiomi In lii II U ar RI ats so HO they IhlY can enn 11 bs recognized so Sl ci tilt far CI an Us the chair IH is you con concerned COI corned by hI i a it motion and Ind by hy a 1 majority vote or nt time Die tl senate What will wi happen after 1111 oC time the two tSu have purged so IO 0 far IIII lB It I IN is II possible of or orthe the contempt time the Ih chair will wIil wi bo bl to raised rut whenever that Is At l time the conclusion of or tile the ruling of Ir Mr lr Fry 11 Mr ZIm AI lo Mid IIII 1 move mills that time tho from South Carolina be lie glen niven Ill till the th Why ono senator front from South Caro tutu lina Interjected Mr I move moni that time the two front from Bouth Mr Ir flInch burn bell right said Hull stud Mr Mm He lie lc i V ui time the continued con Ii muted 11 Mr t I to 10 1110 any Ott nn statement In iii thou their own IVl way 11 tea to time the th to 10 purge thell os Of or the tl contempt TILLMAN TJI IN Hums The rime motion was vau can led In 11 n a breath less silence Mr Mc t 1111 i rose so to ad drew Ires tho senate Ho Ito Il wa was calm RII and collected d and amid gave IIVO no ito 10 Indication by b his lN mound of ot time the tremendous scone Ileno In lit which he ho hind had 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