Evening star., 1902-02-26
democrats will resist this discrimination.
That is now the point of greatest difference.
Reassembling Of the Committee.

n0SSSou VI SA1C SOAuIl1Lte0.
Between the time the committee ad-
journed this morning and it's. reassembling
at o'clock this afternoon there were very
many conferences among senators. The
period of a couple of hours was, in fact,
almost as fully taken up by members of
the committee in discussing the resolution
relating to the Tillman-McLaurin matter
as if the committee had actually been in
session When the committee reassembled
nearly every member was there.
The question Of dema nding from Senator
Tillman a retract1on of his remarks was
discussed and the Congressional Record
containing these remarks was read to the
committee and there was considerable sur
prise expressed by many when Mr.. Till
mans language was carefully studied that
while there was very welI-defined insin-
uation on the part OF MI. Tillman against
his colleague. yet the language itself was
not so strong as the impression 1t had pro-
duced upon the Senate.
1t was seen that Mr.. Tilman did not make
the straightforward declaration that i'm
proper influences had been used to induce
his colleague to vote. but that he had
reason to believe from the circumstantial
evidence and from things that had been
told him in confidence that improper
influences were used. Some senators re-
gard it as a mere hair-splitting to endeavor
to excuse Senator Tilman for his language
because there was a lack Of direct and def
mite charge. but democrats on the commit
Laurin both could be judged only by the
exact meaning of the language they used
and that they would insist upon standing
upon the record
The Words of the Record.
In this connection the exact language of
Mr. Tfllman, as shown by the Record, is as
follows: p
Mr. Spooner-'Does the senator impeach
any senator? Let him name him. 1 do not
impeach any senator, nor do know any
ground for impeaching any,
Mr.. Tillman-1 have reason to believe
from the eircumstantial evidence and from
things that have been told to me in conf
dence by men on the other side that i'm
proper influences we're used. +"
He was urged to name the senator to
whom he referred and after some parley-
ing replied that he could not prove 1t, but
he said:
Il can prove this: That the patronage Of
a state has been given to democrat who
voted for the treaty
When asked what state he said South
Carolina" Later on he said:
II will state that after having made
speech in this body two weeks before re-
plete with cogent arguments and eloquence
against the ratification of the treaty, and
after having told us in confidence that he
would rot vote for 1t. he did, and since
then he has been adopted by the republican
caucus and put upon committees as mem
patronage of South Carolina. I did not ex-
pect to bring this in in this way, but l do
not dodge or finch any responsibility any
where l simply know what l believe.
When Mr.. McLaurin came into the Sem
ate after the conclusion Of Mr.. Tillman's
speech he arose to question Of personal
privilege and said
During my absence a few moments ago
from the Senate chamber In attendance
upon the committee on Indian affairs the
gentleman who has just taken his seat,
the senator who has just taken his seat.
said that improper influences mad been used
in changing the vote of somebody on the
treaty, and then went on later and said
that 1t applied to the senator from South
Carolina who had been given the patronage
in that state. l think get the sense of
Mr.. McLaurin then gave the lie In regard
to this statement.
Democrats on the committee are making
the most Of Mr.. Tillman's language In order
to carry the point they are making that
both senators should be treated equally In
any censure that is given them by the Sen
ate and that their apologies should be prac-
tically similar.
Effect on Philippine Bill.
The effect on the legality of the Philippine
bill of the ruling of Senator Frye in strik-
ing from the list of senators who had the
right to vote the names of Messrs. Tillman
and McLaurin has been suggested, but that
matter has not been seriously discussed
among the leaders of the Senate Leading
republicans and democrats alike declare
that the Supreme Courts decision in the
case arising from Speaker Reeds rule for
counting a quorum in the House has been
to decide that the court Of last resort will
not go behind the returns after bill has
been certified to by the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and signed by the Presi-
dent. 1t could also be shown that the two
votes that were not counted on the Philip
pine bill would not have changed the re-
suit.