The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-04
A SEVERE CENSURE
TO The SENATORS.
WHAT THE SUB COMMITTEES HAS
AGkEkD ON.
su.p-ns!on Was Abandoned Becsuse Dem
ocrat- Threat-n.d an Ind' aaitr u bate.
The r. tpremAnd Wtli bo CSnRtic.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The sub
committee of the senate committee
on privileges and elections which was
appointed yesterday to formulate a
proposition for the proper punish
ment of Senators Tillman and'Mc-
Laurin, of South Carolina, fer their
offense to the senate of last Satur-
day, today practically concluded 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 st the early pat of
the meeting but Senator Bailey
was compelled by indisposition to
leaye the conference before its close.
Todsy's meeting was very har-
monious one and little difference Of
opinion developed. The republican
members of the sub committee did
not themselves contend for resolu-
tion suspending the two senators but
represented that there were some
republican members of the full COM
mite who adhere to the opinion that
through suspension only can ade,
qnate punishment be meted out to
the offending members. Senator
Beveridge is understood to be among
Che most strenuous advocates of this
form Of proceeding and Senator Nc
Comas is inclined to agree with him.
Some doubt is expressed as to
whether they will unite in q 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 a resolution of suspension but that
l. such resolution should be pre-
sented to the senate by majority #
the committee they would resist its
adoption by the senate to the extent
of insisting upon prolonged debate.
THIS republican members of the com
mittee, and also many republican
senators who are not members of the
committee. have given very serious
attention to this possibility of delay
in the senate, and there is no doubt
that it is having pronounced infu-
ence on the disposal of the question.
They recognize the fact that. if so
disposed the minority can obstruct
all legislation for an indefinite time
and probably continue the present
session of congress far into the sum-
mer. Some of them also hold the
view that censure is a more severe
and certain form of punishment than
suspension
These are the reasons which have
led the republican members of the
subcommittee to agree to a resolu-
tion of censure, and nothing is left
to complete the proceedings but to
secure the assent of their republican
colleagues who are not members of
the sub committee. The matter has
been left open for consultation with
them, and while the full committee
has been called to meet tomorrow at
1890 o'clock, the sub committee will
meet half an hour previous to that
tine. This will afford opportunity
to notify the democrats if there
should be q change OF program.
There has been considerable dis
cussion of the matter of q diferentia-
ton of the punishment of the two
senators, some of the republican
members holding out strongly for a
more severe rebuke % Senator Till
man than to Senator McLaurin, be-
cause they hold that his ofense of
striking fellow senator was great,
eF than that of his colleague, who
gave the proVocation to the blow,
but this course has been practically
abandoned so far as the sub COM
mittee is concerned, and both will be
eqnally reprimauded. 1t also has
been virtually decided that no apollo
gy shall be exacted from the sens-
tors, the reason for eliminating and
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