Show SENATORS IN FIGHT q in an altercation in the enate senate between the se senators natora from sout carolina mclaurin accused TI lIALA ot of lying and was struck in the face by tho the latter the senate immediately went loto luto executive session and voted both the fram south carolina IA U contempt barring them from speaking or cotla until the contempt Is a removed by atun acton of the tho in open session apologies were made by ine inc two senat senatore aena tore arv but no action was taken by the senate to declare them purged of contempt tillman coupled his lits apology with a lent statement in substance auba tanco declaring that under the circumstances he be not have acted otherwise while mclaurin while regretting the intemperate lan ian ju justified stifled it by the brutal attack that had been made on n hie his honor and integrity he beran a warning in the nature of a nt agalha any future accusations that he waa was bribed to voto for or the paris treaty creaty but one of the senators bitting sitting near him persuaded him to eit sit down leaving the sentence scat unfinished when the senate met art h next day senator arye ia rye president pro ten tew of the senate eve gave directions to the clerks that the names of 0 senators tillman and mclaurin fil of souta carolina must not be called on an roll alls until fur ther notice this axed fixed the statue status of the senators practically suspending them from all senatorial functions |