The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-03-19
NO REDRESS FOR McLAURIN
The Senate Will Not Investigate
Tillnan's Charge Tho Epi-
SOdc is Already Closed.

Souc IL Already closed.
The Washington correspondent of
the Charleston Evening Post says:
Senator McIIaurin, of South Caro-
lima, will probably be compelled to 90
outside the Senate for vindcation. He
and his friends insist that his integrity
has been impeached by Senator Till
nan; that the latter's charges which
terminated in personal encounter,
can not be permitted to 90 unchalleng-
ed, and that the Senate must direct an
investigation which will result in sus-
tanning the charges and the expulsion
OF Mr.. McLaurin or in his acuuittal,
when MIR. Tillman must be forced to
retire. Mr.. Tillman is quite indif.
ferent. Apparently he does not care
whether an investigation is ordered or
the matter is permitted to drop.
1t develops, after an inquiry into
precedents, that Mr.. McLaurin cannot
force the Senate INTO an investigation.
While he is proceeding upon the
grounds of personal privilege, and in
sists that his reputation has been un-
justly besmirched, majority of the
Senate has already tired of the episode
and wishes it dropped. 1t has pro-
duced numerous emba, RAISING situa-
tlons, and there is no disposition, eX.
cept on the part of a comparatively
few Senators, again to open The uues-
ton and endanger pending legislation
| There was feeling of intense relief
when the resolution of censure was
adopted. The Republicans realized
that the Democrats intended to debate
indefinitely, for months maybe, in the
event resolution of suspension or ex-
pnlslon was presented, and IN the in
terest OF public business the comprO-
mise was reached. Now that the cpl
sode is closed there is little disposition
to reopen 1t.
Senator Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections
VIII assemble that committee in week
or ten days to consider the resolution
introduced by Senator Pritchard, of
Moth Carolina, a member of the com.
mittee, acting for Mr.. McLaurln. The
Senate refused to adopt this resolution
which calls for an investigation, but
referred it to the committee for re.
port. The committee will decide
whether there are sufficient grounds tC
recommend an inquiry. Mr.. Tjllman
while he spoke in the heat of debate
and seemed to be intensely excited
used guarded language. He made nc
direct charges. This is shown by 6
stenographic report of his remarks
which the committee has already care
fully considered. While he impusnct
the motives of his colleague, he did SC
by constructing circumstantial case
against him and by asserting that bt
had been given in confidence by col
league certain Information in regard tt
MIR. McLaurin. The committee will
be required to determine whether thes,
charges must be investigated. Th,
committee can report adversely upol
tho Pritchard resolution, its member
assert, without being placed in the at
titude OF jndorsing or in any way sus
tanning Mr.. Tillman.
i, 1t is believed by majority of tn
Senate that an attompt to investigat
the charges will result in creating
situation similar to that from whicl
the Senate has so happily extricated il
self within the last few days. Shoul
the charges be investigated and tn