The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-03-08
WORK OF CONGRESS-.

After eight hours Of tumultuous debat'
on the 24th the senate passed the Philip
pine tariff bill by a vote of 46 to 26. I
strictly party vote. Senator Tillman and
. Senator McI,aurin, the two senators from
South Carolina. who were declared by
the senate to be in contempt because Of
K their fight In the chamber. were not per.
/ mitted by voice or by vote to participate
B in the proceedings. The question as to
their right to vote precipitated a SHARP
debate, lasting nearly two hours. During
( the debate on the Philippine bill Senator
/! McComas (Md.) and Senator Wellington
! Md became involved in a controversy.
during the course of which the latter de-
clared that IL Senator McComas Should
make his statements outside of the senate
chamber he would brand them as a ma
licious falsehood. He was called to order
promptly and resumed his seat amid con-
siderable excitement. Senator Proctor
(Vt.) reported favorably the house oleo-
margarine bill. Senator Lodge CMass.)
introduced a bill creating the bureaus Of
drainage, irrigation and highways in the
department of agriculture. . :. The house
passed a bill to divide Texas into four
judicial districts and also the Tawney
resolution calling on the secretary Of war
for information concerning the transfer
of sugar lands in Cuba since the Amerf-
can occupation. 1t then transacted some
business pertaining to the District Of Co.
luiupld anu later tOOk up tne ulploludtiC
and consular appropriation bill. The bill
carries an appropriation of 81 1881 7S.
The most important development In the
senate on the 18th in connection with the
Tillman-McLaurin episode was the act Of
Senator Frye (Me.), president pro tenn. OF
the senate. in ordering the clerk of the
senate to restore the names of the two
South Carolina senators to the senate
roll. When the clerk began the reading
of the journal of Mondays proceedings
the usual request that the reading be sus-
pended was made by Senator Stewart
(Nev.). 1T object" interjected Senator
Turner (Wash.) and Senator Dubois
Qda.) in unison and the reading was
continued. At its conclusion the journal
was approved without comment. Instant
ly Senator Mcmillan (Mich.) called up the
message of the house of reports announc-
ing to the senate the death last fall OF
Representative Rosseau Crump (Mich.).
He presented resolutions expressive of the
sorrow of the senate at the announce
ment. These were adopted and the sem
ate as an additional mark of respect at
12:15 adjourned, being In session only Is
minutes. The house passed the diplo-
matte and consular appropriation bill.
No amendments of importance were
adopted. The feature of the day was the
speech of Mr.. Richardson (Ala.) In reply
to Mr.. Corliss' speech a few days ago
in favor of the construction of a Pacific
cable by the government. The bill giving
to Oklahoma was presented by
Delegate Flynn.
The meeting of the senate committee on
privileges and elections on the 26th did
not result In supplying any solution of
Tillman-McLaurin matter. During
the meeting 1t was decided to refer the
matter to a subcommittee and to
meet again on the 2Sth to consider any
recommendation made by the sub-com-
The democrats held out stifiy
against all suggestions looking to the
suspension of the privileges of the sena-
-ors as an attack on the right of the
state they represent rather than on the
themselves. In the meantime
he senate is waiting for the matter to
De settled The house sent the Philippine
.arif bill to conference. non-concurring
n all the senate amendments. The DEM
ocrats sought to amend the amendments
by reducing the rate of duty and declar-
ng that the United States should relin-
luish all claim to the archipelago, but
propositions were defeated.
Under special order the senate con-
vened on the 9th at Has a. M. In order
that 1t might attend as a body the serv-
Ices In memory of the late President Nc
held in the hall of the house Of
representatives at Il o'clock. As soon
IS the body had been called to order Sem
ator Frye (Me.). the president pro tenn,
a statement explaining his action
n not having the clerk call the names
of the two senators from South Caro-
ina, they being in contempt of the body,
and the next day directing the clerk to
restore their names to the roll. He said
t was because a grave question was in
volved and he wanted the senate to set
lie it....The house listened to the eulogy
of the late President Mckinley, which
was delivered by Secretary of State Hay,
The grafton lasting an hour and Is min
ites In its delivery.
The two South Carolina senators, Nc
and Tillman. were severely CEN
sured by the senate on the 18th for the
sensational personal encounter between
The two senators on the floor of the sem
ate during the consideration of the Phil
.ppine tariff bill. This was In accordance
the resolution presented by the COM
nittee on privileges and elections, which
was adopted by the senate When Sena-
tor Tillman's name was called he added
A new sensation to the proceedings by
rising and saying: Among gentlemen
IN apology for an offense committed I'M
Ter heat of blood is usually considered
sufficient" The auditors caught their
breath as he thus entered his protest
against the adoption of the resolution.
the request of Senator Burrows
,Mich.) the statement of Senator Tillman
read by the clerk. Instantly the
south Carolina senator disclaimed any
of being offensive to the senate
said IL they were so considered he
would withdraw them, but Senator Diet
rich (Neb.) objected. The incident was
closed without further The
report on the permanent CEN
sus bill was adopted and the irrigation
was taken up....T The house broke
all its records in the matter of private
legisl9 ton, clearing the calendar
and passing 159 bills in a little over three
The conference report on the CEN
sus bill was adopted. Mr.. Williams (ll.)
introduced a resolution for an investiga-
ton of the charges and complaints
the present administration of the
pension bureau. An adjournment was
then taken unil the Sd.
Long Rest for william Allen White.