The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-27
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BEYOND C{NSURE
Democrats Will Not Submit
to Suspension,
BAILEY GIVES WARNING
Republicans Want Severer Punish
ment For Tillman.
DEMOCRATS GENERALLY OPPOSE THIS
Subcommittee Will Meet Today TO Frame a
Resolution For Action Of ihe Full Com /
mittee Which Meets Again
CBy the Associatd Press.}


the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections this forenoon, did not result in
supplying any solution of The difficulty
before the Senate in connection with the
Tillman- McLaurin matter The Rerubli-
can members of the committee frankly
confessed that they had not been atle to
formulate a scheme which would relieve
the situation, and after less than an
hours discussion they asked that tic
committee should adjourn until 3 o'clock
this afternoon with the understanding
that the Senate should adjourn after a
brief session and thus give the commit
tee an oportunity to fully consider this
important matter, which most Senators
look upon in it's present shape as a
stumbling block in the way of all other
legislation.
The meeting of the committee was
marked by the best of feeling on the
part of all the members, and all agreed
readily to a preliminary suggestion by
Chairman Burrows that the question
should be approached from a purely nom
partisan standpoint, because of it's gen
eral Importance. 1t was evident how
ever that the Democrats were inclined
to apprehend some effort at political ad-
vantage on the part of the Republicans,
and the channel through which they eX-
pected this manifestation soon became
evident when Senator Foraker made The
suggestion that there should lie a scverer
degree of punishment meted out to Sen
ator Tillman than to Senator cLaurin.
Senator Dubois met this suggestion with
a. positive negative, and when the sug-
gestion was afterward made that Senator
Tillman shoull be called upon to prove
before the committee the charge which
he had repeated in the Senate that his
colleague ad yielded to undue influence,
there was a hint that if this matter
should be entered upon some Senators
would insist upon the re-opening of the
charges on file in the committee. in
connectio with the election of other Sena-
tors, which charges have never been dis
posed Of
During the morning meeting OF the
committee Senator Bailey notified the
Republican members that the Democrats
would not submit to the adoption of
resolution suspending the South Carolina
Senators. He said he agreed that they
should be punished for their breach of
the peace in the presence of the Senate
but he was satisfied that the Democrats
would not submit to anyp roceeding which
would deprive a State of representation.
Some of the Republican members of the
committee replied that they agreed as to
the unwisdom and mpracticabiltty of
proceeding by way of suspension.
While no positive statement of policy
was made from the Republican side there
was enough said to lead to the conclu-
sion that the proposed resolution for
suspension has been abandoned and that
the punishment suggested will be in the
form of censure Indeed some of tie Re-
publican members of the committee say
that this is practically the only course
open to them. The Republicans no oWever, |
will contend For more severe rebuke to
Mr. Tillman than shall! be administered
to Mr.. McI4aurin, and the Democrats will |
resist this discrimination. That is now
the point of greatest difference.
The committee on Privileges and Elec- |
tions continued it's consideration of the |
Iillman- McLaurin episode during the |
afternoon, but reached no conclusion be- |
yond deciding to refer the entire matter |
to subcommittee, and to meet again |
ton made by the sub committee The |
afternoon session lasted three hours |
and after the Democratic members took |
their departure at o'clock, the Repub- |
i1cans continued the sitting. The meet |
ing of the full committee was devoted |
TO a general exchange of views. No vote |
was taken on any proposition; indeed no |
proposition was made by either the ma |
Jority or the minority There was en- |
tire agreement on the one point that |
both the South Carolina Senators should !
De punished but there was disagreement |
on the details of punishment as we'll as /
on the degree of it. The Senators had |
before them full reports of the speeches |
OF both the Senators, making careful |
comparison of their language Each |
member also was provided copy of the
Constitution and of the rules of the
Senate, and these as well as the estab-
lished parliamentary authorities We're
consulted frequently.
A half dozen different suggestions I
We're made as to modes of punishment, |
including suspension and censure by the |
Senate and censure with the added re-
quirement of further apologies from the !
offenders. There also was a continued