The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-03-04

or censure. 1t is tho latter which
the majority proposes to inlict for
two otfensos differing in character
and gravity. Tho minority of tho
committee arc of tho opinion that
this punishment is adequate, and
that to ignore tho difIerence betwoon
the otfonscs is unjust Tho minor
lty OF the committee is of tho opin-
ion that suspension of tho two offond-
ing senators from thoir senatorial
privileges hcrotofore inflicted should
now be formally adjudgod and con-
tinued for different periods of timo."
The report concludes by recon-
mondlng that Senator McLauriu DO
suspended from his functions as a
senator for five days and that Soma
tor Tillman be suspended for twonty
days.
MIR. irichard's adoption to tho
above statemont il in tho following
language:
VI concur in all tho forogo ing
views except ~ to tho punishment Of
the Nor senator from South Caro-
lima. 1t is my opinion that tho punish
ment he has already suffered il ad-
oqunto to his oifonso. mako no ro
communication as to tho punishment
to be imposed on the senior senator
from South Carolina.
IMPORTANT FOR TIE RECORD.
MIR. Bacon called attention to
what ho considered an important
omission in the narrative of tho mai
ority coucurrences Of last Saturday.
There WAS no official record of the
proceedings in the secret Legislative
session, he said, but some Of the
salient facts ought to bo brought
out. He said that tho senior soma.
tor from South Caralinn (NIr. Till
mnn) had Expressed his desire
through the senator from kentucky
(Mr. BlaclSburn) to mako public
| acknowledgement of his orror and to
apologize to the senate. Tho Junior
senator from South Carolina (Mr.
McLanrin) had Expressed tho samo
desire through him (Mr. BGcon).
lie deemed it important that these
facts should be mado Il part Of tho
| tcOrd.
THE MCLAURlN's WOULDN'T VOTE.
When tho numo of Mr.. McLnurin
of Mississippi WAS reached in tho roll
call, he said:
"Being rotated by kinship to ono
of tho senators involved, | ask to bo
excused from voting"
The request WAS granted.
Mr.. McLaurin Of South Carolina,
one Of tho offending senators, said
in response to his nalno, which had
been restored to tho roll: 81 refrain
from voting for obvious reasons"
TILI.MAN's NEW oFrENsE.
| Whom Mr.. Tillman's name was
called he roso deliberately. Every
eye in tho chamber WAS fixed upon
him. His faco was storm and SGT and
he WAS palo az Il sheet Evidently
he was laboring under great emotion.
Among gentlemen" said he, slow
ly, and his words were heard dis
tinctly in the uttormost part Of the
chamber, can apology for an offense
committed under tho hoat Of blood
is usually considered sufficient"
Then he resumed his scat amid
grasps Of astonishmont among sena
tors and spectators.
Mr.. Burrows hastoned to the desk
Of the official stenographors and di
rected that Mr.. Tillman's words be
written out at once
At the conclusion Of the roll call
but before the announcement of the
vote, MIR. Kean, Of Now Jersey, who
had voted for tho resolution, address.
ing tho president pro tom changed
his vote in tho following statement
| KEAN CHANGES HIs VOTE.
"IIaving hoard tho senator from
South Carolina (Mr. Tillman) agar
insult the senate, I change my vote
from aye to no."
The resolution WAS adopted Sd tc
IL, the detailed vote being as follows
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bacon, Bal
10y, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Bur