The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-25
Turner and Patterson Defend
South CaroIinans.

UTASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The first
wv roll call in the seEate on the
Philippine bill was on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Patterson repeal
ing the Philippine commission sedition
laws. When the place MAS reached
Where 8frs Meta Jr1'iiI IA Tr1ss- -ssIge!d
have been called, Mr.. Patterson arose
and protested against the skipping of
McLaurin's name. There were cries of
Regular order,'' on the Republican
side, and the chair directed the call
to proceed.
When the roll call was completed.
Mr.. Turner. (SiIver Rep, Wash) de-
manded to know why the name of the
senior senator from South Carolina had
not been called.
The names of both senators from
South Carolina replied Mr.. Frye, the
president pro tenn, were omitted by
the clerk by direction of the chair.
Then followed a long Wrangle, Mr.
Turner insisting on discussing the
question of the right of the South
Carolina senators to vote, despite
points of order that under unanimous
/
order on any subject. Mr.. Frye, in the
chair. however. said that the matter
of keeping to that agreement remained
with the senators. and also that he
would not refuse to recognize a senator
who rose to a question of personal
! privilege.
Turner Denounces Ruling.
Mr.. Turner insisted that the fact that
a senator had been declared to be IN
contempt did not deprive him Of the
| right of voting Such contention he
maintained, would be a monstrous
/ proposition.
Messrs. Foraker and Mallory spoke
upon the question at issue.
! At this point the guest Of the nation,
/ Prince Henry of Prussia, was escorted
/ into the chamber to a seat by the side
/ of President Pro TEN Frye. As the
prince assembled the presidents plat
/ form the senate rose as body and
| hearty applause swept over the floor
and the thrOnged galleries
I Mr. Bailey (Dem., Tex expressed
! the opinion that senators could not be
I prevented from exercising their right
( 10 vote, even though they were under
actual arrest.
While Mr. Bailey was speaking
/ Prince Henry, who had occupied his
seat beside Senator Frye for twenty
minutes. withdrew from the chamber
accompanied by his escort. and amid
( applause from both the floor and the
galleries.
/ Finally the chair recognized Mr.. Al
drioh, and he made the point that as
the senate was proceeding under ar
unanimous agreement TO vote on the
I Philippine bill, no discussion was in
/ order on any subject. He asked that
this point be submitted to the senate
4 which was done. with the result that
the discussion was declared out of or
der by a vote of 46 to %. On this
question Mr.. Wellington voted with
the Republicans to sustain the point
of order, while Mr. Jones of Nevada
and Mr. Mason voted with the Demo
Gratis.
Wants to Record Tillman's Protest
Mr. Turner then sought TO secure
recognition in order to have spread or
tn records a protest Of Mr.. Tillman
but the privilege was denied.
Mr. Turner CWash.) resented Mr
SpoOner's criticisms upon the Demo
cratic party for what he said were thu
structures upon the army Of the United
States. He believed it was unjust Il
the dead and cowardly to the living
70 inject the late President Mckinley,
name into the debate.
Mr.. McCOmas Md said his col
league tMr. Wellington had said tina
he wellington had been given aSsur
ances by President Mckinley that TIT
United States did not propose to hole
the Philippines as colonies. He re
ferred to Mr.. Wellington's desertioI
from the Republican party. but wa.
interrupted by Mr. Wellington.
4 object, said the latter, to M
colleagues words concerning my de
sertiOn from the Republican party
Mr.. McCOmas said he accepted tina
objection and continued. He said h
had been present at the conference be
tween the president and Mr.. yelling
ton, and he denied emphatically tina