Evening star., 1902-02-24
TILLMAN TO PROTEST
WILL NOT ACCEPT DEPRIVATION
OF HIS VOTE.
Senator Frye's Direction to the Clerks
Of the Senate-The Investi-
CATION to Be Made.

Senator Frye, president pro tenn. Of the
Senate, gave directions to the clerks Of
the Senate today that the names of Sena-
tors Tillman and McLaurin Of South Caro-
lima must not be called on roll calls of the
Senate until further notice. This fixes the
status OF the senators, who are practically
suspended from all senatorial functions.
Senator Tillman will not accept the de-
cision that he is not to be allowed to vote.
When the roll is called he will rise in his
place and demand the right to vote and
present formal protest against the denial
of a state the right to vote in the Senate.
Tillman's Charges.
The committee on privileges and elections
Will not meet to consider the cases of
Senators Tillman and McLaurin who are
in contempt of the Senate, today. and prob
ably will not do so for several days. When
they do take up the matter. it is UNDER
stood that the matter to be considered will
be the charges of Senator Tillman against
Senator McLaurin, and Senator Tillman
will be called upon to make good those
charges by specifying what IL any infor-
nation is in his possession that could have
warranted him In making the statement
he did in the United States Senate. Failing
to give any evidence in substantiation Of
his charge that Mr. McLaurin was influ-
enced in his vote for the Spanish treaty by
receiving from the late President Mckinley
certain federal patronage, Mr.. Tillman Is
very apt to receive severe rebuke from
the committee in the form Of report to
the Senate, and there is little doubt that
the Senate will. by its vote uphold the at
titude assumed in the matter by the COM
mittee.
The committee will endeayor to show the
recklessness and the improper conduct that
is involved in the making Of charges that
cannot be sustained rejecting upon the
character of other senator's and it is very
likely that the report of that committee,
of which Senator Burrows Of Michigan is
chairman, will be couched in such language
that for a long time in the future it may
have some restraining effect upon those
senators who indulge in tiamboyant Ian
guage, throwing charges right and left
with nothing to sustain them.
Will Be Deprived of Votes.
While the investigation into this charge
is going on both the senators from South
Carolina will remain In contempt of the
Senate and will be deprived of their votes,
and of all right to recognition by the chair
for any purpose whatever. Their priv
ileges, so far as their membership in the
Senate is concerned, will be confined to the
use of their desks and committee rooms,
but they will be absolutely shorn of all
influence as senators. They will not be in
vited. or indeed, permitted to take part in
any committee meeting, and in case Of any
federal patronage within their own state
they will not be even consulted.
The Procedure Expected.
The prevailing sentiment Is that the
committee on privileges and elections fail
ing to receive from Mr.. Tillman satisfac-
tory evidence to substantiate the charge
he made against Mr.. McLaurin. Mr.. Till
man will be asked to make full and COM
plete retraction to Mr.. McLaurin Of his
charge before the Senate and failing to do
ther pressure upon the South Carolina SEN
ator, the Senate having the right, of course,
II 1t sees fit, to expel him.
1t is not believed. however. that Senator
Tillman will be expelled, but it is believed
that he will be deprived Of his right to take
part in the Senate proceedings for some
time to come