The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-26
FIGHTERS ARE
ON SENATE ROLL
Names of TilIman and McLaUFin
Reinstated by Frye.
SENATORS ARE PUZZLED
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QUESTION OF PUNISHMENT A
HARD PROBLEM.
SENATORS ARE PUZZLED

w important development today to
the Tillmaa-AIcLaurin episode Of
last Saturday was the act Of Senator
Frye, president pro TEN Of the senate,
in ordering the clerk of the senate to
restore the names of the two South
Carolina senators to the roll.
The order of Senator Frye was issued
almost Immediately after the senate
convened today. When asked for an
explanation of this order, Senator Frye
said:
In my rulings yesterday I believe
that I was strictly within parliament
airy laws; that senators in COntempt
are not entitled to recognition either
u speak or to vote, and that logically
their names should not be called. I still
adhere to that opinion. but, DESTROYS Of
shifting the responsibility from the
chair to the senate, I have directed
the clerk to restore to the roll the
names Of the two senators from South
Carolina"
When asked if the result Of this ac-
ton would be the recognition Of either
senator to either vote or speak, Sen
ator Frye replied that il would not.
L
/ he decided by the senate. He declined.
I however, to state how the question
/ would be brought TO the attention OF
I the senate.
Frye Not Justified.
Inquiry in other quarters developed
/ the fact that there had been a confer
ence Of the Republican leaders in Sen
/ ator Aldrich's committee room dur
/ ing the forenoon. and that the extent
! OF Senator Frye's ruling, and especially
! its far-reaching effect. not only in this
4 case, but as precedent, had been very
/ exclusively discussed, the construc-
Z ton being that the action Of the pres
I ident pro tenn in striking the names OF
/ the South Carolina senators from the
rolls was beyond precedent in the SEN
ate and not entirely justified.
II was decided that this particular
/ phase Of the question should be fmme-
/ diately taken up by the committee or
/ privileges and elections. Senator Bur
/ rows, who is chairman of that commit
! tee, was called into the conference and
I the details of carrying out the plaI
! We're entrusted to him.
IT was decided that a resolution
should be formulated providing for the
( temporary suspension Of the two sen
atOrs and that this resolution should
/ Be passed upon by Mr.. Burrows com
mittee and presented to thu senate to-
/ morrow. The general opinion of those
/ present was that the South Carolina
1 senators should be punished 10 some
/ extent for the alteration of Saturday
and those present agreed that the sus-
! pension would be the most practicable
and reasonable form Of inficting this
/ punishment The question Of time was
/ left indefinitely. the understanding
being that this should be determined
I by the committee.
May Not Suspend Them.
The Republican members Of the SEN
ate committee on privileges and cleo
tlOns were in consultation during the
/ afternoon over the resolution which If
was proposed to bring to the attention
Of the senate tomorrow through Tho
committee. providing for the suspension
of the two South Carolina senators
None Of the senators present at the
conference would consent to discl0s,
the details Of their proceedings. but ii
Is learned in general way that con
siderable doubt was expressed by s0m'
of the members as To the regularity OF
the suggested proceeding. some of IN,
the senators. even by the senate itself
3 the senators. even by the enate itself
/ would be subject TO criticism.
The feeling was quite general tina
the problem is difficult and intricate
and the opinion was expressed that Il
would be impossible t6 formulate a lin,
o. action that could be put into execu
. ton at so early a date as tomorrow
Senators Burrows and Foraker were
appointed a Subcommittee To consul
authorities and suggest a form OF pro
Ceeding.
The Democratic senators also spen
the day in d general discussion amOnl
themselves of the situation They Wer
unanimous in their characterization o
Mir. Frye's ruling as arbitrary. and an
ncunced their purpose 10 resist, b-
prolonged debate if necessary. any fur
Their effort TO enforce the ruling sen
ator Turner, acting for his DemOcrat III
colleagues, prepared a resolution de
claring it To De the sense OF the senat
that the names of Senators Tulmal
and MCLaurin should be restored TO TIT
senate roll" and in addition asserting
that those two senator's ARE entitled q
vote on all questions coming before TIL
senate
This resolution may not be pressed
owing to the action Of the majority
The adjournment of the senate for III
day was decided upon al the forenoon
conference Of the Republican leaders
The announcement Of Representativ
CTUmp's death had reached the senat
yesterday, but was withheld until 70
day When the Republican senator
were informed OF this fact they wer
only too willing 70 use the announce
ment 70 secure an adjournment, ant
their Democratic colleagues were jus
as willing that it should be so used
All senators recognized the fact tina
the senate is under somewhat seriOU
/ tension. and ali felt that both time an'
/ temper might be saved by stopping 70
tWenty-four hours for a general con
ference and exchange Of views over tn
situation.