The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-01
SENATE is MILD IN ITS PUNISH
MENT OF TILLEIAN AND
MLAURIN I'll
BUT FIGHTING MUST STOP
Both Belligerents Are Restored 10
Voting Privileges Despite Pro-
test of Twelve, Who3Urge
Severer Penalty,
VIEWS AT WIDE VARIANCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Senators Nc.
Laurin and Tillman Of South Carolina.
today were severely censured by the
United States senate for the sensational
personal encounter between the two SEN
ators on the floor of the senate last
Saturday, during the consideration of
Philippine tariff bill.
The adoption of the resolution of CEN
sure probably closes the incident, so far
as Mr.. McLaurin and the senate is con-
cerned
The resolution was adopted by a vote
of 81 to r.
The senators who voted against the
resolution Of censure, as finally passed,
were Beverage, Clark CWyoD. Deboe.
Dietrich, Foster (Wash), Kean, Kilt
ridge, McCOmas, Willard, Pritchard
Froctor' Scott. Each believed that strong
er punishment should have been.inflicted
Democrats Show Dissent.
AS soon as the Journal was approved
Mr.. Burrows presented the resolution of
censure Following is the full text of
the resolution recommended by the COM
mittee
That it is the judgment Of the senate
that the senators from South Carolina
Benjamin r. Tillman and John L. Nc
LauTIn, for diSorderly behavior and fra
grant violation of the rules of the SEN
the I'D day of February inst, deserve
the cenSure of the senate, and they are
hereby so cenSured for their breach of
the privileges and dignity Of this body;
and from and after the adoption Of this
resolution the order adjudging them in
contempt of the senate shall be no long
er in force and effect.
The report of the committee read in
the senate, says that the offense Of
Tillman was much greater than that Of
McLaurin.
Mr.. Bailey presented a report of the
Democrats, agreeing to the resolution
but dissenting from the majority that
there was a difference in the gravity of
the offense. They also disagreed to
the views of the majority that a senator
might be suspended
The report of the three dissenting RE-
publicans, submitted by Mr.. McComas
asserted that the offenses of the South
Carolina senators were unequal, and the
punishment should not be the same
Minority Submits u Report.
The minority report favored suspen-
sion of McLaurin for five days and Of
Tillmap for twenty days.
Mr.. critchard diQ not concur with Nc
Comas and Beveridge as to inniction of
punishment Of McLaurin, and asserted
that he had already been sufficiently
punished.
Inc ron was called on the adoption
Of the report Of the majority commit
tee on privileges and elections
McLaurin (Miss) asked to be excused
from voting on account of his kinship
with McLaurin of South Carolina The
latter declined to vote. Tillman also de-
clined to vote, saying that among gen
tlemen an apology for offenses commit
ted IN the heat of blood was sufficient. -
TiIlman's Words Withdrawn.
Mr.. Kean On. j., having voted in the
affirmative, said that in view of the re-
mark of Mr. Tillman that he would
change his vote
When the result Of the vote was an
nounced Mr.. Burrows demanded that
ME- Humans words be taken down.
when the words were read, Mr.. Tillman
said that he did not intend that his
words be offensive and If they were. he
would withdraw them.
Without objection" said President
pro tenn. Frye, ''they will be with
drawn"
81 object" said Mr. Dietrich Rep.
NebD, but in the confusion he evident
ly was not heard
Mr. Hoar presented an additional rule
looking to the prevention Of such &C
currences in the future, which was re
ferred
Mr. Tillman was asked il he would
have anything more to say regarding
the action of the senate He replied:
mo; I'm done"