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

Washington, Feb. 27---The sub
committee Of the senate committee
On privileges and electious which was
appointed yesterday to formulate a
proposition for the proper punish
ment of Senators Tillman and Nc
Laurin, of South Carolina, for their
offense to the senate of last Satur
day, today practically concluded to
recommend that the two senators be
severely censured for their conduct
and to limit the punishment to CEN
sure. The sub committee consists
Of Senators Burrows, Hoar and
Foraker, republicans, and Senators
Pettus and Bailey, democrats. All
were present at the early part of
the meeting but Senator Bailey
was compelled by indiuposition to
leave the conference before it's close.
Today's meeting was very har.
monious one and little difference of
opinion developed. The republican
members of the sub committee did
not themselves contend for resolu
ton suspending the two senators but
represented that there we're some
republican members of the full COM
mite who adhere to the opinion that
through suspension only can ade.
quate punishment be meted out to
the offending members. Senator
Beveridge is understood to be among
the most strenuous advocates of this
form of proceeding and Senator Nc
Comas is inclined to agree with him.
Some doubt is expressed as to
whether they will mite in Il report
limiting the punishment to censure.
On the other hand some Of the
democratic members made it very
plain that they not only would not
agree IL committee to the reporting
OF resolution of suspension but that
X suoh a resolution should be pre-
sented to the senate by Il majority cf
the committee they would resist it's
adoption by the senate to the extent
Of. insisting upon prolonged debate.
The republican members of the com
mittee, and also many republican
senators who are not members of the
committee, have given very serious
attention to this possibility Of delay
in the senate, and there is no doubt
that it is having pronounced iuhu-
ence on the disposal of the question.
They recognize the fact that if so
disposed the minority can obstruct
all }egislatiop for an indefinite time
and probably continue the present
session of congress far into the sum-
mer. Some of them also hold ths
view that oensure Is moro severe
and certain form of punishment than
suspension.
These are the REASONS which have
led the republican members of the
sub committee to agree to resolu.
tion of censure, and nothing is left
to complete the proceedings but to
SECURE the assent of their republican
colleagues who are not members of
the sub committee. The matter has
been left open for consultation with
them, and while the full committee
has been called to meet tomorrow at
1890 O'CLOCK, the sub committee will
meet half On hour previous to that
time This will afford opportunity
to notify the democrats if there
shonld be a change of program.
There has been considerable dis
cHssion of the matter of Q differentia-
ton of the punishment of the two
eepators, some of the republican
members holding out strongly for a
more severe rebuke % Senator Till
man than to Senator McLaurin, be-
oapse they hold that his offense of
atriking fellow senator was great
or than that Of his colleague, who
gave the provocation to the blow,
but this course has been practically
abandoned 80 far as the sub oom.
mittee is concerned, aud both will he
equally reprimanded. 1t also has
been virtually decided that no apollo.
gy shall be exacted from the sena.
tors, the reason for eliminating and
the requirement Of that kind being
found in the fact that senators gen.
orally fear such enforced apologies
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