Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-03

Senate Adopts Resolution Scoring
Both Tillman and McLaurin. si7''
THREE COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Democrats Dissent From Majority
View That There Was Differ
ence In the Gravity Of the
Senator'S Oaense.

Washingfon, March 1.-The senate |
| committee on privileges and elections
during the morning agreed to report a
resolution of censure in the cases of
Senator Tillman and McLaurin. Three
Republicans, Pritchard, McComas and
| Beverage, voted against it.
| AS soon as the journal was approved
In the senate Mr.. Burrows presented
the resolution of censure upon Senators
Tillman and McLaurin, as follows:
THAT it is the judgment of the SEN
ate that the senators from South Caro-
lima, Benjamin II, Tillman and John l..
McI-aurin, for disorderly behavior and
fragrant violation Of the rules of the
senate during the open session of the
serve the censure of the senate and
they are hereby so censured for theiI
breach Of the privileges and dignity of
this body, and from and after the
adoption Of this resolution the order adj
Judging them in contempt of the senate
shall Ike ITO longer in force and effect"
The report of the committee read in
the senate says that the offense of
Tillman was much greater than that
Of McL.aurin.
Mr. Bailey presented a report of the
Democrats agreeing to the resolution,
but dissenting from the ajority, that
there was difference in the gravity
of tire offense They also disagreed tC
the views of the majority that a SEN
sltor might be suspended.
Report of B5ssenafnE Republicans.
The report of the three dissenting
Republicans submitted by Mr. McCo-
mas asserted that the offenses of the
South Carolina senators We're unequal
;anG the punishment should not be the
same. The minurity report favored
suspension ,ef McLaurin for five days
and Of TiItman fer twenty days.
Mr.. Pritchard did not concur with
NcComas and Beveridge as to inflic-
tion of punishment on McLaurin and
asserted that he had already been suffi-
GENTLY punished.
II
Of the report of 'the majority commit
tee on privileges and elections. Sena-
tors Bevenidge, eClark (Wy). Deboe.
| Dietrich, Foster CWash), Kittredge,
4 Willard, sPritchard Proctor and Scent
| voted Mo- on the resolution. 1t was
lcarried.
McIaurin (Miss,) asked to be ex-
! fpA1r mt of L i'm
ship with McLaw,in of South Carolina
The latter declined to vote. Tillmar:
also declined to vote, saying ''that
among gentlemen an apology for Of
lenses committed in the heat OF blood
was sufficient
MIR. Kean IN. ID. having voted in the
affirmative said that in view Of the re-
mark of MIR Tillman he would change
his vote.
Tillman 1yithdrnvrs His Remarks.
When the result OF the vote was an
nounced, Mr.. Burrows demanded that
Mr. Tillmar1's words be taken down
When the words were read, Mr.. Till
man said that he did not intend that
his words be offensive, and If they
were he would withdraw them.
"Without objection" said President
Pro TEN. Frye, "they will be with
drawn"
81 object" said MFR. Dietrich (Rep
Neb.}. but in the confusion he was evi-
IDENTIFY not heard.
Mr.. Hoar presented an additiona
rule looking to the prevention of such
occurrences in the future, which was
referred.
When. Senator Tillman was asked il
he world have aanything more to say
regarding the action ofnthe senate, he
replied, mo; I'm DONE"
After the adoption of the resolution
the conference report on the consuls
\ bill was taken sup. and the senate
agreed to the conference report.
'rhe day was private pension day In
the house. hut some preliminary ron'
tine business preceded the regular or
der. A resolution for printing 1896
copies of the proceedings OF the Schles
court of inquiry wassadopteb after hay
ing been amended to include 1.-The find
ings of the court, Admiral Deweys
opinion, Admiral Schley's appeal to the
president and the presidents decision
thereon