The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-28
Special News and Courierl

Columbia, March 23. In the
Washington correspondence Of the
News and Courier this morning there
was mention of another sensation
about Lieut.. Gov. Tillman and one
OF his rulings in the senate. An out
line was given of the matter and the
statement was made that permission
had been given to publish the cor
respondence. 1t appears that the
letters were held at this end of the
line. The matter will be conspcu-
ously printed in The State tomorrow
on the front page of that paper.
The State will say: The following
appears in the Capitol Chat column
Of the Washington Post on Satur-
day last:
Interesting correspondence has
been passed between Senator Frye
and Lieutenant Governor Tillman, of
South Carolina, the result of which
may make another chapter in the
political history Of Tillman's State.
Lieutenant Governor Tillman, when
Dill WAS recently before the South
Carolina Senate, decided that mo-
tlob to indefinitely postpone the con-
siderstion of a certain bill was not
debatable Issue being taken with
his decision, g wired to Senator
Frye for an expert opinion. Mr..
Frye replied that, although Jeffer-
sons Manual was silent on the sub.
ject, the motion was debatable
When, however, Governor Tlllman
later referred to the matter he as
serted that Senator Frye had sus
tanned his position. A. doubling
South Carolina editor wrote to Seua-
tor Frye to know the facts, and Mr.
Frye answered that Governor Till
man had not quoted him correctly.
At that point the matter rests. 1t is
expected that the South Carolina ed .
itor will make Senalor Frye's letter
public, and then it will be up to
Governor TilIman to explain.
The "doubting South Carolina
editor" was the editor of the State.
We we're preparing to have the doc
uments in the case engraved in fac
simile for reproduction, but as the
matter has leaked out in Washing
ton, apparently through the Presi-
dent of the United States Senate, we
shall not further delay publication
of the evidence we have 10 hand.
This evidence proves that Lieu
tenant Governor James H. Tillman
deliberately and formally spread
upon the Journal of the Senate Of
South Carolina a statement he knew
to be false, such statement being
made for the purpose of deceiving
the Senate on an important question
touching the rules of that body. The
chain of evidence 10 complete and
cannot bo broken.
The State there takes up the news
paper accou nts, which led up to the
decision Of Lieutenant Governor
Tillman, and from the daily report,
published February 5, takes this ex
tract:
When Mr.. Klbler's bill to make
domestic fowls subject to tho pro.
visions of the general stock law was
reached, Senator Henderson moved
to indefinitely postpone the bill.
) Senator Graydon also wanted the bill
in the interest of the prosper
R Of the State. At this point a
her sensational episode occurred;
hator Shepard had been presid
when the debate on the question
PBtarted. Lieutenant Governor Till
man came back in the chair, while
Senator Graydon was speaking, and,
after taking the gavel, interrupted
Mr.. Graydon and stated that he was
out of order, under Rue ID, and (on)
the ground that a motion to indefi
nltely postpone is not debatable.
Senator Gray don replied that his
\ understanding of the rnle was very
elear, and that he would appeal tc
be Senate.
aLieut. Governor TilImsn began te
Zate the question Of the appeal
#when, Senator Barnwell asked te