Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-28
TIE INCIDENT CLOSED
Senate Adopts Report OF Com
mittee CensurinG Tillman
and McLaurin.
Formers Offense Declared Great
or Than McLaurin 's..Only
Ten Dissenting Votes.
Tillman Signifies His Intention
Of Letting the Whole Mat.
ter Drop.

Journal was approved In the senate To-
day, Burrows presented resolution
recommended by the privileges and
elections committee censuring Tillman
and McLaurin for disorderly behavior
and fragrant violation Of the rules last
Saturday. and resembling the order adj
sudging them in contempt. The report
of the committee says the offense of
Tillman was much greater than that of
McLaurin. Bailey presented the report
of the democrats agreeing to the reso-
luton. but dissenting from the majority
that there was a difference in the grav-
ity Of the offenses. The report of three
dissenting republicans asserted the Of
fenses Of the South Carolina senators
were unequal, the punishment should
not be the same and favoring suspen-
sion Of McLaurin for five days and Till
man for twenty days.
The following Is the full text Of the
resolution recommended by the COM
mittee:
'That 1t is the Judgment of the
senate that the senators from
6OuIn IDSuJiiihh ~
man and John l.. McLaurin, for
disorderly behavior and fragrant
violation of the rules Of the senate
during the open session of the SEN
ate on the ED Of February, instant,
deserve the censure of the senate
and they are hereby so censured
for their breach OF privileges and
dignity of this body; and from and
after the adoption of this resolu-
ton the order adjudging them in
contempt of the senate shall be no
longer in force and effect"
The majority report was adopted with
ten dissenting votes. McLaurin and
Tillman declined to vote, the latter say
Ing that among gentlemen an apology
for offenses committed in the heat OF
blood was sufficient. He subsequently
Withdrew these words.
The roll was called in the adoption
Of the report OF the majority OF the
committee on privileges and elections.
Beveridge. Clark of Wyoming. Deboe.
Dietrich, Foster of Washington, Kit
fridge, Nillard, Pritchard, Proctor and
Scott voted mo" on the resolution. II
was carried. McLaurin of Mississippi
asked TO be excused from voting on ac-
count of knship with McLaurin OF
South Carolina. The latter declined to
vote. Tillman also declined to vote
saying that among gentlemen an apol-
ogy for offerses committed in the heat
OF blood was sufncient." Kean. of New
Jersey, having voted In the affirmative
said that in view of the remark of Till
man he would change his vote. When
4 I. ne fH.a x.n{e
Burrows demanded that Tillmans
words be taken down. When the words
were read Tilman said he did not in
tend his words to be offensive, and If
they We're he would withdraw them
Without objection" said President
Frye, they will be withdrawn" II OBJ
ject," said Dietrich, republican, of Ne
braska, but in the confusion he evident
ly was not heard. Hoar presented an
additional rule looking to the preven-
ton of such occurrences in the future
which was referred.
The conference report on the consul's
bill was then taken up. The senate
agreed to conference report on the con-
suls' bill.
Tillman was asked II he would have
anything more to say regarding the ac-
tion of the senate. He replied: mo. Tn
DONE"
The House.
Today was private pension day in the
house, but scme preliminary routine
business preceded the regular order.
resolution for printing $500 copies
Of the proceedings of the schley court
of inquiry was adopted, after having
been amended to include the "fndfnr rs
OF the court. Dewey's opinion, Schley't
appeal to the president and the presi-
dents decision thereon"