The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-03-05
WILL BE CENSURED.
That Is What the Committee Agreed
on in the Case Of

That Is What the Committee agreed
on in the Case Of
TILLMAN AND McLAURIN.
Suspension Was Abandoned Because
the Democrats Threatened an
Indefinite Debate in the
Senate on the Case.
The subcommittee Of the senate
committee on privileges and elections
which was appointed wednesday to
formulate proposition for the proper
punishment of Senators Tillman and
McLaurin Of South Carolina for their
offense to the Senate Of last Saturday,
practically concluded on Thursday to
recommend that the two senators be
severely cenSured for their conduct
and to limit the punishment to cen
sure. The subcommittee consists Of
Senators Burrows, HOar and Foraker,
Republicans, and Senators PettuS and
Bailey, Democrats. All were present
at the early part of the meeting but
Senator Bailey was compelled by indiS-
position to leave the conference before
| its close.
Thursdays meeting was very har-.
monious one and little difference Of
opinion developed. The Republican
members Of the subcommittee did not
themselves contend for d resolution
suspenGi2g the two senators but rep
resented that there were some Repub-
lican members Of the full committee
who adhere to the opinion that
through suspension only can adequate
punishment be meted out to the Of
Tending members. Senator Beveridge
is understood to be among the most
strenuous advocates Of this form Of
proceeding and Senator McComaS is
is inclined to agree with him. Some
doubt is expressed as to whether they
will unite in report limiting the
punishment to censure.
On the other hand some Of the
Democratic members made it very
plain that they not only would not
agree in committee to the reporting
Of resolution Of suspension but that
II such a resolution should be present.
ed to the senate by majority Of the
committee they would resist its adop-
tion by the senate to the extent OF in
sisting upon prolonged debate. The
Republicans, members Of the commit
tee, and also many Republican sena-
tors who are not members Of the COM
mittee, have given very serious atten-
tion to this possibility Of delay in the
senate, and there is no doubt that it
is having a pronounced influence on
the disposal Of the question. They
recognize the fact that if so disposed
the minority can obstruct all legisla-
tion for an indefinite time and proba-
bly, continue the present session Of
congress far into the summer. Some
Of them also hold the view that cen
sure is a more severe and certain form
Of punishment than suspension. These
are the reasons which have led the
Republican members Of the sub-com-
mittee to agree to resolution OF cen
sure, and nothing Is left to complete
the proceedings but to secure the as
sent Of their Republican colleagues
who are not members of the sub-com-
mittee The matter has been left
open. for consultation with them, and
while the full committee has been
called to meet Friday at half past 10
o'clock the subcommittee will meet
half an hour previous to that time.
This will afford opportunity to notify
the Democrats if there should be a
change Of programme
There has been considerable discus
sion Of the matter of differentiation
of the punishment of the two senators,
some of the Republican members hold
ing out strongly for a more severe re-
buke to Senator Tillman than to Sena-
tor McLaurin, because they hold that
the offense of striking a fellow sena-
tor was greater than that of his col
league, who gave the provocation to
the blow, but this course has been
practically abandoned so far as the
sub-comn' ZEE is concerned, and both
will be equally reprimanded. 1t also
has. been virtually decided that no
apology shall be e1acted from the SEN
ators, the reason for eliminating and
the requirement Of that kind being
found in the fact that senators gener-
ally fear such enforced apologies might
not amount to apologies after all.
The Democratic members Of the COM
mittee have suggested that the CEN
sure should be in very severe language,
and, if anything, have been inclined
to be more caustic than their Republi-
publican colleagues. It is the desire
of all members Of the committee to
find a course Of action that will be &C
ceptable to the entire senate; and the
only difficulty. now appears to be to
secure the consent Of those Republi-
cans who believe the occasion calls for
more than mere words Of rcbuke.
The resolution will impose on the
president Of the senate the task of
administering the reprimand.
THE TWO SENATORS CENsURED.
Senators McLaurin and Tillman Of
South Carolina Friday we're severely
cenSured by the United States Senate
for their recent little scrap. 1mme-
diately after the senate convened Fri
day, Mr.. Burrows, chairman OF the
committee on privileges and elections,
to which the McLaurin-Tillman con-
troversy had been referred, reported
the resolution censure framed by
majority Of the committee.
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