The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-04

ofenses the same. The slightest
form of punishment is reprimand
or censure. It is the latter which
the majority proposes to infict for
two offenses differing in character
and gravity. The minority of the
committee are of the opinion that
this punishment is adequate, and
that to ignore the difference between
the offenses is unjust. The minor
ity of the committee is of the opin-
ion that suspension of the two offend
ing senators from their senatorial
privileges heretofore inflicted should
now be formally adjudged and con-
tinued for different periods of time"
The report concludes by recon-
mendlng that Senator McLaurin be
suspended from his functions as a
senator for five days and that Sena-
tor Tillman be suspended for twenty
days.
Mr.. Prichard's adoption to the
above statement is in the following
language:
81 concur in all the foregoing
views except as to the punishment OF
the nior senator from South Caro-
lima. It is my opinion that the punish
ment he has already suffered is ad-
equate to his offense. l make no re-
commendation as to the punishment
to be imposed on the senior senator
from South Carolina.
IMPORTANT FOR THE RECORD.
Mr.. Bacon called attention to
what he considered an important
omission in the narrative of the maj
ority concurrences of last Saturday.
There was no official record of the
proceedings in the secret Legislative
session, he said, but some OF the
salient facts ought to be brought
out. He said that the senior sena'
tor from South, Caralina (Mr. Till
man) had expressed his desire
through the senator from Kentucky
(Mr. Blackburn) to make public
acknowledgment of his error and tc
apologize to the senate. The junior
senator from South Carolina Mr..
McLaurin) had expressed the same
desire through him (Mr. Bacon)'
He deemed it important that these
facts should be made part of the
record.
THE Mo1AUR1N's WOULDN'T VOTE.
When the name of Mr.. McLaurin
of Mississippi was reached in the roll
call, he said:
"Being related by kinship to one
of the senators involved, I ask to be
excused from voting"
The request was granted.
Mr.. McLaurin Of South Carolina
one of the offending senators, said
in response to his name, which had
been restored to the roll: "I refrain
from voting for obvious reasons. "
TILLMAN's NEW oFFENsE.
When Mr.. Tillman's name was
called he rose deliberately. Every
eye in the chamber was fixed upon
him. His face was stern and set and
he was pale as a sheet. Evidently
be was laboring under great emotion
"Among gentlemen" said he, slow
", and his words we're heard dis
tinctly in the uttermost part OF the
chamber, San apology for an ofense
committed under the heat of blood
is usually considered sufficient"
Then. he resumed his seat amid
grasps of astonishment among sena'
tors and spectators.
Mr.. Burrows hastened to the desk
of the official stenographers and di
rected that Mr.. Tillman's words be
written out at once.
At the conclusion of the roll cal
but before the announcement of the
vote, Mr.. Kean, of New Jersey, who
had voted for the resolution, address
ing the president pro tenn changed
his vote in the following statement
KEAN CHANGES HIS VOTE.
Having heard the senator IRON
South Carolina (Mr. Tillman) AGAR
insult the senate, I change my vote