Evening star., 1902-02-27
SPREAD ON MINUTES
ACTION REGARDING SENATOR
THLLMAN's PROTEST..
Senator FryeN Announces Reversal of
His Acaen of Monday-Ad-
Journed to Tomorrow.

Under Ibecial order the Senate convened
today att j :45 Gm-. in order that it might
attend a6 a body the services in memory
Of the 1See President William Mckinley
held in the has Of the House of Repre-
sentatives at Il o'clock.
AS soon as the body had been called to
order, Mr.. Frye, the President pro tenn
pore, said that@by his direction last Mon
day the clerk had not called the names OF
the two senators from South Carolina, they
being In contempt Of the body. Tuesday,
he said, he had directed the clerk to re-
store the names to the roll in the event OF
a roll call. He had done this, not because
he doubted the propriety of his action on
Monday. but because very grave question
was involved, which he desired to submit
to the Senate itself.
Appeal Was Overlooked.
Mr.. Frye said that the senator from
Washington (Mr. Turner) had taken an ap-
peal from the decision of the chair Mon
day, but that amid the cloud of points of
order and objections he had overlooked the
appeal and had proceeded with other busi-
ness. The chair, Mr.. Frye continued for
got the appeal for the moment, and for his
senator from Washington. Had he done
such thing willfully, he said, he could
never have forgiven himself.
The chair, he said, had received a letter
from the senior senator from South Caro-
lima (Mr. Ifliman) requesting that he be
heard on the question of highest privilege.
The chair could not enteftain such a re-
quest In these circumstances without the
unanimous consent of. the Senate but at
the proper time-perhaps tomorrow-such a
request might be entertained.
Mr.. Turner called attention to the fact
that he had asked that the protest Of the
senior senator from South Carolina be
spread upon the minutes. He had desired
ne said, to insist upon this request Monday
but had been cut off by points of order a nd
by motion that the Senate go into exec
utlve session. Since that time two adjourn
ments Of the Senate had interfered with
the performance Of his duty.
MT turner maintained that the filing
offlc1ally of such protests was in accord
ance with the custom Of the British par
lament and with the best parliamentary
practice Of this country upon any question
involving constitutional privilege
Spread Upon the Minutes.
'"The senator is right" said the chair,
land the protest will be spread upon the
minutes without objection" 1t was so or
dered.
Mr.. Burrows (Iich.), chairman of the
committee Of privileges and elections, said
that at the proper time an opportunity
might be afforded the senior senator from
South Carolina to make his statement of
privilege, but just now he felt constrained
to object.
Mr.. Hoar suggested that the protest
spread upon the minutes be referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
Il have no objection" said Mr.. Turner
Mr.. Bacon (Ga.) said 1T occurred to him
that the protest, was not a matter for
further action by the Senate 1t certain
ly was question of too great Importance
to dispose, of hastily.
Mr.. Hoar contended that the protest was
in the nature of petition and ought,
therefore, to be referred to committee.
Such action was entirely respectful. He
did not insist upon his suggestion, how
ever, in view of, the doubt in Mr.. Bacon 8
mind. "a
The Senate, then at 1902 pm, on motion
of Mr. Hale (Me), adjourned until to-
morrow