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Show IRST FIGHT IN SENATE illman and McLaurin Indulge in Rough and Tumble Fight, chfork Senator Made Serious Reflections Upon Honor of His Colleague The Latter Resented Them by Denouncing Statement State-ment a Lie Blows Followed Both Senators in Contempt. rashlngton. Feb. 22. Washington' ihday ni signalized In the United tes Sonne by n flat light. The two itors from South Carolina were the Ive participants In the affray. r. Tlllmnn In the course of a speech 11 tho Philippine tariff hill made so-is so-is reflections upon the honor of his ague, Mr. McLnurln. In brief, he iged that his vote In support ot the Mention of the treaty of I'arls had i cist thtough tho e-torclso of linger lin-ger Influences. i McLaurin was not In the cham-it cham-it the time, being engaged In com- Ire work, but he wan sent for, nnd aicd Juit an Mr Tillman conclud. Is speech denounced as a man. Io ai ashes, Mr. McLaurin nrose ddiei the hen.ite, (peaking to a Itlon of per onal privilege. He re-!fd re-!fd Mr '1 mm n s charges bileily th n denoun ed the slitcmcnt bj his lolleiguc us n "willful, Ions nnd deliberate lie." uon and tumuli: noiiT rcely had the words fallen from ps licit Mi HHman, sitting a few from him, with Mr. Teller of ado betwe-n them, sprang at Mr. airln, who had turned toward Mr. an nnd met him hilt way, and In stnnt these two Senators, having ; Mr Teller aside, were engaged otigh and tumble fight Mr. Mc-n Mc-n receded a heavy blow on the ad, while Mr. Tillman got a on the noso which brought FINALLY SEPAItATEI). Istant Pergeant-at-Arms Taylor g our desks to leach nnd sepa-Iho sepa-Iho combatants and himself re-1 re-1 several blows. He got between finally, and by main strength heil them apart. Senators War-if War-if Wyoming and Scott of WeKt ila. two of tho most poverful n the Senate, leaped to his assist-and assist-and caught the arms of the r rents, forcing them to their seat. EXCITEMENT INI KNEW. nso excitement pi ev ailed In the o and In the galleries, which were ged with people who had been ut-d ut-d by the spirited debate. K cry-was cry-was on his feet. Not a word, icr, was spoken. Senators stood tho chamber for tho moment helpless and pale to the lips. eclaheo in contempt. illy order was restored partially, 1 io ml 1st of tho Intenso exclto-i exclto-i Senate went Into secret legls. sslon. Tor two hours It dls. he eont behind closed doors, le doois wcio opened It was lown that both of tho South tfenatots, by unanimous olc, i dcilaied to bo In contempt of itc. mitti:d TO APOLOGIZE, eio permitted, by a nto of the to make npologles to tho ben-;lr ben-;lr statements wcio listened to tho Sen itors and the peoplo allerles with breathless Inter-lator Inter-lator Tillman left tho Capitol Journnient was taken foi to did not enter for tho night's Mr, McLaurin was In tho nbout 8 o'clbck, but left cnily. Senator, when seen, would 'ATUH Or SENATORS, .itus of Senatois Tillman nnd n Is thut they are still In eon-tho eon-tho Senate, nnd only hy a voto mate can either bo recognized speak or to ote on nny ques-llover. ques-llover. The Senate Is prlvl-der prlvl-der a ilause of se-Ltlon B. nrtl-I nrtl-I tho Constitution, which le-ouso le-ouso may determine tho rules oceedlngM. punish members for behavior, mid with the count cou-nt two-thirds expel a memoir. TRT ItEMAIN SILENT, nato adopted n icsolutlon de-ioth de-ioth Senator Tillman nnd Ren-.itirln Ren-.itirln In contempt. Ily n voto e allowed to niukn statements, both apologized for their uc-tit uc-tit the Senate took no further nd the resolution refeirlng er to tho Committee, on PrlW-d PrlW-d Elections Is still In opera-1 opera-1 until the committee Is dls. or the Senate lelleves tho aiollna Renitors of the con-ley con-ley must remain silent In tho :rt wiu. in; iincooNiznn. the Judgment of nil Senators n tonslrtered the question, and .'ling o Ulcer will lefuse to re-heir re-heir rights to participate In edlngs until the order of con-lalled con-lalled story of one of the most davs In the history of the Scn- |