The Washington times., 1902-02-28
TANGLE OVER TILLMAN-
M'1AURIN EPISODE

the Journal on Tuesday morning that thc
Senator from Washington. MIR. Turner
had taken an appeal from enc of his de-
cisions. But in the confusion thai pre-
vailed in the Senate at the time. :Ed
owing to the conflicts of points of order,
and also owing 10 the fact that the Sen
ator from Washington had given the Chair
no opportunity TO state the appeal at me
time. but had proceeded to address the
body. the Chair had entirely forgotten the
appeal.
He begged pardon of the Senator from
Washington and wished to assure him
that If the Chair should deliberately re-
fuse 10 entertain, at any time when prop
crly made, an appeal, he never coul,! for
give himself.
Mr. Tillman's Note.
The senior Senator from South
Carolina (Mr. Tllman). the Presiding
officer continued, had sent him a
note on Wednesday asking to be
heard on question of the high
est privilege. The Chair informed him
that the Chair could not recognize the
Senator from South Carolina until the
contempt had been purged, but that
unanimous consent might be asked and
obtained from the Senate. Mr. Frye then
asked that at some other time the senior
Senator from South Carolina should be
heard, and he enquired whether there
was any objection.
Senator Burrows. chairman of the Com
mittee on Privileges and Elections, made
an objection and the request had to be
dropped.
Mr.. Turner presented protest against
the course pursued toward the Senators
from South Carolina, and asked that it be
spread upon the Journal.
The Presiding Officer stated that the
protest would be spread upon the Journal
and also printed in the Record"
Suggested Reference.
Mr.. Hoar suggested that the protest
be also referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. The Presiding
Officer asserted.
MIR Bacon requested that the reference
should not be made for the present, as
he desired to look up the presidents. His
opinion now was that a protest was not
a matter for action by the body at all.
He simply asked without suggesting
final conclusion in the matter, that the
Chair withhold its announcement of REL
crence. There might be no objection to 1t;
and he was not prepared to say that there
would be. But it was certainly very i'm
portant matter as a precedent. whether
or not a protest, after it had been re-
ceived by the body. and ordered spread on
the Journal and printed in The Record,
was a matter thereafter for reference to
a committee or for any other action.
Not a Measure of Disrespect.
Mr.. Hoar remarked that his motion to
refer the protest was not matter of dis
respect. He supposed that it was docu-
ment which, like a bill or resolution or
any other document, might be referred to
a committee for consideration.
Mr.. Bacon-Let it go over.
At this point of time (exact noon) the
Presiding Officer informed the Senate that
the House of Representatives had sent a
notice that it was prepared to receive the
Senate in connection with the Mckinley
and thereupon, after voting
to adjourn till today. a procession of
Senator'S was formed and moved toward
the south wing of the Capitol.
Informal Conference.
After the memorial exercises yesterday
a number of Senators returned to the
held informally for an hour or more Sem
ator Tillman took part in NEST of them.
He had a long tall; with Senator Patter-
son and others, and another with Presi-
dent pro TEN. Frye and another with Mr..
CullOm.
Mr.. Tillman is making a persistent at
tempt TO convince the Senate that it has
no right to suspend him or prevent him
from exercising his rights as a Senator.
His many personal conferences yesterday
had this end in view.
His protest introduced by Senator Turn
er on Monday and again yesterday con-
tanned a formal argument of the ques-
ton. His request TO the President pro
tenn that he be allowed to address the
Senate on a question of high privilege was
with the same object.
Text of the Tillman Note.
Mr.. Tillman's note was as follows:
United States Senate,
Washington, D. c., Feb. 81.
Hon. William p. Frye.
President pro TEN. of the Us. Senate,
Washington, d. C.
"sIr:
LAS soon as you shall have announced
officially that my name has been restored
to the Senate roll. l desire to rise to