The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-28
CENSURE FOR
 BELLIGERENTS Penalty for Tillman and
 McLaurin. PUNISHMENT DECIDED ,'.$
PUNISHMENT DECIDED z
President Frye Will ? $'ser a
 Severe Reprir .Sa.
Beveridge Strenuously Advocates the Depriving of the Right to Vote for a Certain Period-Com-
 mittee'se Action.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The sub-commit- tee of the Senate Committee on Privi- leges and Elections, which was appointed yesterday to formulate proposition TOT the proper punishment of >Serators Till- man and McLaurln of South Carohna TOT their offense to the Senate of last Sat- under, today practically concluded to rec ommend that the two Senators be severeiy censured for their conduct, and to limit the punishment to censure.
 The subcommittee consists of Senators Burrows, Hoar and Foraker Repupn- cans) and Senators Pettus ana baiies (Democrats). Senator Bailey was com pelled by indisposition to leave the coh- ference before its close.
 Todays meeting was very narmoni- ous one, and little difference or opliho, a, developed. The Republican members or the s,,b-committee did not themselves contend for resolution snspending the two Senators, but represented that tnere were some Republican members or the full committee who adhere to the opamoh that through suspension only can eae- ouate punishment be meted out to the offending members.
 Beveridge Urges Suspension.
 Senator Beveridge is understood to be among the most strenuous advocates ol this form of proceedings, and Senator McComas Is inclined to agree with nim. Some doubt is expressed as to whether they will unite in a report limiting the punishment to censure.
 On the other hand, some of the Demo cratic members made 1t very plain that they not only would not agree in com ha of TfSOlutlOu of suspension, but that if such resoluu- tion should be presented to the Senate by a majority of the committee they would resist its adoption by the Senate to the extent of insisting upon prolonged de- bate D The Republican members of the commit tee and also Republican Sepators who are not members of the committee, have given very serious attention to this pos sibility of delay in the Senate. and there is no doubt that it Is having pronounc- ed influence on the disposal of the dues- ton. They recognize the fact that if so disposed the minority can obstruct all legislation for an indefinite time and probably continue the present session of Congress far into the summer. Some Of them also hold the view that censure Is a more severe and certain form of pun ishment than suspension.
 Another Meeting Today.
 The matter has been left open for con- sutation with the other Republican mem- bers of the committee, and while the full committee has been called to meet tomor- row at 10:30 o'clock, the subcommittee will meet half an hour previous to that time.
 There has been considerable discussion of the matter of a differentiation of the of the Republican members holding out strongly for a more severe rebuke to Sem ator Tiiiman than to Senator McLaurin because they hold, his offense of striking a fellow Senator was greater than that of his colleague, who gave the provocation to the blow, but this course was practi- cally abandoned so far as the sub-com- mittee is concerned, and both will be equally reprimanded
 It also has been virtually decided that no apology shall be exacted from the Senators. the reason for eliminating any requirement of that kind being found in the fact that Senators generally fear such enforced apologies might not amount to apologies after all.
 The Democratic members of the com mittee have suggested that the censure should be in very severe language, and if anything. have been inclined to be more caustic than their Republican col leagues. It is the desire of all the mem- bers of the committee to find a course of action that will be acceptable to the entire Senate, and the only difficulty now ap- pears to be to secure the consent of those Republicans who believe the occaslop calls for more than mere words of rel buke. The resolution will impose on the President of the Senate the task of ad- ministerinR the reprimand