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Show STATESMEN SAW GREAT LIGHT Few Remarks Made by Senator-Elect Convinced Them They Had No Protest Coming. "A mlld-mannorcd and genial Ten-nesoean, Ten-nesoean, named Galloway, was elected to tho state nennto from Shelby county." coun-ty." said Secretary Dickinson of tho war department, himself from Tonnes-lee, Tonnes-lee, "but there was a protest over It Ijocause, It was claimed, Galloway had boon concerned In n duel In his younger young-er days. Thotlmo enmo for swearing swear-ing In tho se'nators nnd tho clerk called tho roll by counties. Whoif Shelby county was rechod Galloway, wearing a long frock coat, stepped Into the atslo. '"Mlstuh president and sonatuhs,' he Bald, 'I havo heard of this yore protest against my sitting In this body ns a sonatuh becatiso I onco engaged in an affair of honah. Now, suh, I want to say that I did ongago in an affair of honah in my younger days In tho state of Mississippi, and latuh In another affnir of honah in tho state of Arkansaw. Once again I engaged In an affalh of honah aB second, not as n principal, In the stato of Mississippi. Missis-sippi. " 'I contend, suh, that the state of Tennosseo has no Jurisdiction ovuh what is done in other states, and I am hero to say, suh, that If any senatuh thinks otherwise and does not vote for mo at this time I shall call him out, by gad, suh! call him out and hold him personally responsible to mo, suh. Thnt's all.' "And they all voted for him." Sat-turday Sat-turday Evening Post. |
