The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-28
RESTORED.
TiIIman and McLaurin Are No
Longer in Contempt.
Vote of Censure Carries Removal
of the Ban.
NEARLY UNANIMOUS.
NEARLY UNAN
Few Senators Voted Against the
Committees Report.
Tillman Declines to Discuss the
Matter Further.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-As soon as the
journal was approved in the senate to-
day Mr.. Burrows presented the resolu-
ton of censure upon Senators Tillman
and McLaurin.
Following is the full text of the reso-
luton recommended by the committee:
That it is the judgment of the SEN
ate that the senators from South Caro-
lima, Benjamin r. Tillman and John l..
McLaurin, for disorderly behavior and
fragrant violation of the rules of the
senate during the open session of the
senate on the 22nd day of February,
deserve the cenSure of the senate and
they are hereby so cenSured for their
breach of the privileges and dignity OF
this body and from and after the adop-
ton of this resolution the order adjudg-
ing them in contempt of the senate
shall be no longer in force and effect
The roll was called on the adoption of
the report of the majority committee on
privileges and elections. Senator
Beveridge, Clark CWyo.), Deboe, Deit-
rich, Foster (Wash.) ,Kittredge, Millard,
Pritchard, Proctor and Scott voted no
on the resolution. 1t was carried.
McLaurin (Miss.) asked to be excused
from voting on account of the klnSh1p
with McLaurin of South Carolina The
latter declined to vote. Tillman also
declined to vote, saying, that among
gentlemen an apology for offenSes COM
mitted in the heat of blood, was sufti-
cient."
Mr. Kean On. j. having voted in the
affirmat tive said that in view of the re-
mark of Mr.. Tillman he would change
his vote.
When the result of the vote was an
nounced Mr.. Burrows demanded that
Mr. Tillman's words be taken down.
When the words were read, Mr.. Tillman
said that he did not intend that his
words be offensive and if they were he
would withdraw them
without objection said President
Pro Tenn Frye, they will be with
Il object" said Mr. Dietrich Rep.,
Neb), but in the confusion he evident
ly was not heard.
looking to the prevention of such oc-
currences in the future which was re-
ferred.
The conference report on the consuls
bill was then taken up.
The senate agreed to the conference
report on the consuls bill.
Senator Tillman was asked if he
would have anything more to say re-
garding the action of the senate. He
replied: mo. I'm DONE
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Feb. 2S.-Today was pri-
vate pension day in the regular order.
A resolution for printing $500 copies of
the proceedings of the Schley court OF
inquiry was adopted, after having been
amended to include ''the findings of the
court, Admiral Dewey's opinion, Ad-
miral SchleyeS appeal to the president,
and the presidents decision thereon.
The reports on the contested election
cases of ]. Mckenzie Moss VS.. John S.
Rhea, from the Third Kentucky district,
which was in favor of the Republican
contestant, and of N. D. Speers vs.
John S. Burnett, from the Seventh Ala
bama district, which was in favor of
the sitting member, a Democrat, were
reported and placed upon the calendar.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and entered upon the con-
Sideratio of private pension bills.
CENSUS OFFICE MADE PERMA-
NENT.
The house agreed to the conference
report on the bill making the census
office a permanent bureau. It goes to
the president.