Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-28
RESTORESNAME IN SENATE
President Frye Removes Restrictions from
Senators Tillman and MoLaurin
WANTS ENTIRE BODY TOsETHLE QUESTION
TiT1man's Request Tor Hearing
ON the Floor is Held Pending
Further ~Considera-
tion.

order, the senate convened today at 11:45
that It might attend as a body the services
In memory of the late President William
Mckinley, held in the hall Of representa-
tives at - O'Clock. .....
AS SOON as the body had been called 10
order Mr.. Frye. the president pro tenn.
said that by his direction last Monday the
clerk had not called the names OF the two
senators from South Carolina, they being
In contempt. On Tuesday he said he had
directed the clerk to restore the names to
the roll in the event Of a roll call. He
had done this. not because he doubted tho
propriety Of his action on Monday. but
because a very grave question was involved
which he desired to submit to the senate
itself.
Mr.. Frye said that the senator from
Washington CMr. Turner had taken an, APP
peal from the decision OF the chair on Mon
day. but amid the cloud Of points OF order
and objections, he Frye) had overlooked
and forgotten the appeal and had proceeded
with other business. For his forgetfulness
he begged the pardon Of the senator from
Washington. Had he done such a thing
wilfully he meyer could have forgiven him
self.
Gets Letter from TiIIman.
Mr.. Frye said he had received a letter
from the senior senator from South Caro-
line. Mr.. Tillman. requesting that he be
heard on a question OF highest privilege.
The chair could not entertain such a re-
quest under the circumstances without the
consent Of the senate, but at the proper
time, perhaps tomorrow, the request might
be entertained.
Following Is the text OF the letter writ
ten by Senator Tillinan to President Pro
Tempore Frye, which the latter referred
to In the sen te today:
As soon. as you shall have announced
o~h1cially that my name has been restored
to the senate roll 1 desire to rise to a
question OF the highest privilege and as /
do not now know whether you would rec
ognise me under the existing ctrcum-
stances, take this means OF asking you
to submit my request to the senate for
permission to do this and give me an OPP
porturity TO state my reasons for doing
so.
Mr.. Turner called attention to the fact
that he had asked that the protest Of the
senior senator. from South Carolina be
spread on the minutes. He had desired, h
said. to insist upon this request on Mon
day, but had been cut off by points OF or
der and motions that the senate go into
executive session. Since that time two adj
~journments of the senate had interfered
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Mr.. Turner maintained that the filing
officially Of such protests was in accordance
with the custom Of the British Parliament
and with the best parliamentary practice
Of this country on any question involving a
constitutional privilege.
Frye sustains Turner.
THE senator Is right" said the chairman,
and the protest will be spread upon the
minutes without objection.
1t was SO ordered. . -a.tJ,hV f
Mr.. Burrows Of Michigan, chairman of
the committee on privileges and elections,
said that at the proper time an oppor-
tunity might be afforded the senior senator
from South Carolina to make his statement
Of privilege. but Just now he felt con
strained to object. Mr.. Hoar suggested
that the protest to be spread on the record
should be REFERRED to the committee on
privileges.
Mr.. Turner said he had no objections.
Mr.. Bacon said 1t occurred to him that
the protest was not a matter for further
action by the senate. 1t certainly was q
question Of too great Importance to dis
pose OF hastily.
Mr.. Hoar commended that the protest was
In the nature Of q petition and ought, there
fore, to be referred to a committee. Such
action was entirely respectful. He did not
insist upon his suggestion, however, in view
Of the doubt In Mr.. Bacon's mind.
The senate then, at 1902 p. m, adjourned
until tomorrow.
Considerable Discussion Aroused.
There has been considerable discussion OF
the matter of a differentiation of the pun
ishment Of the two senator's, some of the
republican members holding out strongly
for a more severe rebuke to Senator TILL
man than to Senator McLaurln, because
they hold that his offense Of striking
fellow senator was greater than that of his
colleague, who gave the provocation to the
blow, but this course has been practically
abandoned, SO far as the subcommittee IL
concerned, and both will be equally rep.
rimanded. rs.
1t also has been virtually decided that nc
apology shall be exacted from the senators
the reason for eliminating any Requirement
OF that kind being found in the fact tina
senators generally fear such enforced apollo
gies might not amount to apologies ate
all.
The democratic member Of the com
mittee have suggested that the censur,
should be in very severe language, and. 1
anything. have been inclined to be NOR
caustic than their republican colleagues
II is the desire OF all the members Of tn
committee to find a course of action tina
will be acceptable to the entire senate, an
the only dinicuIty now appears to be t
secure the consent Of those republicans VIII
. believe the occasion calls for more tina
mere words of rebuke. The resolution wi
, impose on the president of the senate tn
task OF administering the reprimAnd.
The action Of Lieutenant Governor Till
maa OF South Carolina In Withdrawing tn
invitation to President Roosevelt to pre-
sent a sword to a South Carolina once
for volunteer service In the Spanlsh-AmeI
. lean war has caused considerable doui
n as to whether President Roosevelt wi
visit the Charleston exposition. as he II
tended to do. Today a number Of tel'
grams on the subject were received at II
White House from South Carolina an
Ie other states. II ean be stated that n
N telegram OF Lieutenant Governor Tillms
has been received at the White House an
e that no attention whatever has been pa
l. to 1t. The president had not yet consi'
cred h effect it may have on his pr
sr posed visit to the exposition At Charles
J. ton.
FIXES PENALTY AT CENSUR.