The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05

c,,o n,,',rr on privileges and elections. p".
senlrd The foliowirg resolution wn'en o""
been form uiaied by ihst comm iiee:
~Tbnt n Ia the Judgment OF the s.ha'e tha'
the srnn io,s from south Carolina. t*nJsmin
r. Ttlianan aud John l. AcLaurin, fof ui.m
derIy behavior and nagrant vioauon oi w,
rules OF the senate during the open esss'en "
the senate on the 23rd of February. insI..
deSrrye the cepEure Of the senate sno 'nsy
are hereby eensured for their breach oi ths
privileges aud dignity of this oody 40"
ZION ,he order ndjudgiuy them In contemri
at the senate shall De NO longer In 'o'ce MI"
effect" ., =, IN.
majority Of the committee wnieh was 'eA''
REPORT CT THE MAJORITY.
The report recited the history OF tie alter.
es,i,n In the senate and quoted the Language
then used ey the offenders. All "s'eea l"
In. report then continued 40 follows: !,
ssThe msjorily OF tbe commitie are W
oplpiup that the legal eject OF aoJaoslne
To their functions ~ senatorn suspend anu
that such puuisb uent for disofdefiy nenavio!
In clearly within the power oi the senate, pu,
the coneiuslou they have rencheo ushts u
unnecessary 10 discuss this qoestion. Tue
ofYonses com m itted by the two senators were
nut, In the opinion Of u majority oil the com
mities, af eQnai gravity.
counter. out oniy stpud In his place At biz
desk. v here he vas speaking, and reaisied the
attack thnt aas made upon him. In othei
Worus his usiepse Mas cObtined ~ Tie nse oi
nnpss nnpp.nss nsnvos..,eS. Neverihei.ss, hi,
otfeuse was . violation ~ tue rules oI !ne
scnate oi so serious . character that 10 tpe
opinion o, the COMMITTEES II should % cop.
demued.
ain the c,se OF Mr.. TIllmnn. the record
shovs that The alteration was commenced
py the charge no made against Mr. Mcl.anrio.
Sucn n charge u int txcusAblo, except In CON
n.ciiou vim feso, uli loo 70 Investigate. Mr.
Tiiiman not only made Inc cnsIHe nhnSu,
any asewal of q purpose TO insest'gste. out
also d,sciaiming know ,rdgs OF ss,dsnSe r 70 h.. ea
ehaue bad been specifically and unquaiiheo
Jy denied by Mr.. McLaurin.
.Surh a charge, uuder any circumstances,
would be resented 6y any man wos.ny . ,y'tsoss
lts ssffe,, NJ voucss Was greatly tntensiueu.
This feature of his ofiepse, coupled Win ihe
fact that he 30 cOinruepced the encounter
By 9ullinE 81, :s. s0es s,n,.n,y uSsy hm
struck him In The ACE. makes me cause one
of such exceptional misbehavior tnat una
ttSsi his orisnse vas OF much greater gravity
IMAM that VI Mr. McLaufin.
CANNOT GRADE THE cESsURE
.rhs penalty OF censure ny the senate in
the nature oi things must vary IN acius, ee
gravity uf tue of1euso 0i which the ouenu'r
ass been u, judged gai.ty. Therefore. NO
withstapdipg the iaci that In the opinion oi
majority OF the conmiitee there is uiHer'
encu In The gravity a.: The offrnses under can
s,derstiop, Your Oumitiee are Oh tne opinhh
thai the puoiic god ana tho dignity VI tn-
senate Will he aiko best p,omotea nna pro
tected. 80 lar NJ Ids pafucotsI cane ~ eon
crrned, by impusing upon each souatof oy
formal vote the crnsnre Ofthe senate Tor ths
odense by him committsu, anu tnefe'o'e
recommend the adoptioh ot tne tsso,uuon. " n' .
Al the couciusinn oi Tue rssu'nk v. tus mn
Jori.y report MI. Bailey ot IeAss oueieu .ne
ioiiowing siAtemsot M lepressnans p 'ne 'ie~'
of himself enc iooE "'uoi "@"
NIL"
Nv. a,sseni from M much of the report Oi
,hs eommu..e ss slserts The porer OF the
senate To suspend senator aud thus deprive
snS s,ss.,n... al mn. senator. of u;ffer.nt grsvi
nn' re ,nnroye the reso, q it,,n reported" -"
"1ne report or the minority oi the commit.
tee then VAS RAD:
In inns slatstn-nt the senators signing u
say that While they accept the statement oi
the csso as made In the principal report they
a., moi nsree With the uisJority Of the con-.
uyttee an to the punlshnent proposed oy Tue
""''"'
"Tbe junior senator rom Sou'h Caiolina u
guilty OF AeusesSos 49, 'se
ior senator from sou,h Carolina Is guilty oi
physical violence. Neither In the statuses ni
soy state nor In tho common opinion of
mankind are these Two oHenses the aam-
The n,ixhtest GOrm Of punishment In repre-
uuand or cansure. It In the latter whten the
majority proposes u iufilct for two 9ff-ns~s
e.ue 10 o,,, mi, iss are ~ ihe So,nlon ihs,
soM IT, ,.,1,s.n"s ,.tEsen m, ofYrn ~. IN
noe .o' IT, ,tno.,,y M the co,p ui,iee m ui
unJu. % ,h.. sn.rs,s,on nj ,hs tvoit,fr /.
TUG opsu.ou '. s.-s ~. .nat ,,,., ,,,;y,,,1sx
aug sen.eH I'LL, 1870, 80 -. nnrn,.sry
n.fetoio.e nnVeu suo - ,,rs.,' rs,,a;
OF Lime. -. .,.,..
iTh- retor' conciuues o9 .s s
that senator AcLAuIIn oe @ -. ho... .
uh iuuctioos hs renas' w -. ~ 80
that SSnator iWan 70 sesPeoeeo WI '"e"
~ days
MF. frtcnaru hou"'on W Nuo ""o'e e'aV
me 4 IN In tho Following ianguhge:
II concur In all tho foregoinx Nie"seAeep,
a. 10 the punishment OF the junior senator
frsbm South Carolina. IL IN NV opiulou tnh'
the punishment he has n'reahy snnefeo 10
adequate 10 hts on.nse. ! mtke no r,com
no.ed an the senior senator Irum South Car.
o"nA'
r,,xs ,vor, ,x-r yorv
'hL
when the name of MI. MrLauFio OF Mis
sis.ippi wss resrhek ~ the tos, call, be said
''B.,nx rriai~,i by kinship To one ot ina s-n
R,or. in Olvsd, I ssksdtto be ixcused from vo'
ing"