The Washington times., 1902-02-28
Senate No Nearer a Solution
of Constitutional
Problem.
Mr.. FRYE'S EXPLANATIONS
Senate Might Pass on Question-An
Apology to MI Turrer-Tillman's
Eote Requesting Recognition.

The knotty constitutional problem that
has grown up in the Senate out of the ex-
hibition of belligerency by the Senators
from South Carolina nearly week ago
is not yet solved.
The subcommittee Of five appointed ~
the full Committee on Privileges and
Elections had no better success in I'M
tying the knot yesterday than the full
committee had on Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Personnel of Subcommittee.
The subcommittee is composed OF
Senators Burrows. Hoar. and Foraker. Re-
pubIicans. and Senators Bailey and Pettus
Democrats. Senator Dubois is not a mem
Der of the subcommittee. as was stated
by an afternoon paper yesterday. The en-
tire committee met yesterday afternoon
and had a two hours session. but reached
no determination. except that another
meeting of the entire committee shall be
held this morning at 10 oPck.
Last night the Republican members of
the subcommittee held a protracted ses-
sion and prepared resolution to be sub
mitted TO the full committee this morn
ydes for the censure of the Senators
from South Carolina. 1t is believed that
the resolution will meet the approval OF
the entire committee. Democrats and Re
publicans alike, and will be adopted and
reported to the Senate.
If any amicable arrangement can be
reached between 10 O'Clock and 1890 a.
III. today a report will then be made to
the full committee at the latter hour. and
the matter can then be laid before the
Senate. Otherwise it is considered en-
tirely probable that there will be another
adjournment without business today.
Another Senate Blunder
There were many indications yesterday
that told as plainly as could be wished
how troubled the Senate is over the Till
-McI-aurin situation. The daily ad-
iournmcnt without accomplishing any
business is not new.
Yesterday the Senate committed another
hlunder, which cannot be attributed
to anything except worry. 1t had
intended to attend the Mckinley me-
mortal exercises as the Senate of the
United States. What it did was to ad-
journ after a fifteen minute session before
the exercises.
The adjournment was until today after
which there was nothing 10 do except at
tend as Senators individually. The usual
method Of accomplishing the result in
tended is to take recess until later in
the day. Then the Chair and some men,
Der OF the Senate can return to the cham
her and accomplish an adjournment
technically and in order.
The Senate Session.
The Senate net at 1I:45 yesterday As
soon as the Journals OF Tuesday and
Wednesday had been read the President
pro tempore. Mr.. Frye, made an explana-
tory statement of his action in the mat
ter Of the two South Carolina Senators.
who were last Monday declared to be lin !
contempt lie said that he had directed |
the Secretary not to call the names of
those Two Senators on the roll call; but |
that On Tuesday he had directed him to
restore the names in the event of a vote /!
being taken.
This latter course he had taken, he |
said, not because he doubted the pro-
priety CT his action on Monday, but Le-
cause it was a grave question. which he
felt that the Senate itself ought TO deter
mine. He desired now to present the |
question to the Senate, in order that the /
Senate might pass upon it.
Mr.. Frye added that he had noticed by