Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-03-05
OUR SENATORS CENSURED.
The Resolution Of Censure-TiIIman Does
not Take His Medicine Grac ceiully.

Washington, February 2S.-Senators
McLaurin and Tillman, OF South Caro-
lima, to-day were severely censured by
the United States Senate The admins
tration of the ceDsure grew out of the
sensational personal encounter between
the two Senators on the floor of the
Senate last Saturday during the consider
alton of the Philippine tariff bill. The
adoption of the resolution of censure
probably closes the incident so far as
official action of the Senate is concerned.
Immediately after the Senate convened
to-day Mr.. Burrows, chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections, to
which the McLaurin-T Tillman controversy
had been referred, reported the resolu-
ton of censure framed by a majority of
the committee. Accompanying the reso-
which led up to the fight between the
two Senators and setting out the conclu-
sions of the majority
A brief statement was presented by
Senators Bailey, Blackburn, Pettus, NJ.
j. Foster and Dubois, Democratic mem
bers of the committee dissenting from
some of the conclusions of the majority.
They agreed, however,, to the resolution
offered.
A minority report was presented by
Senators McCcmas, Beyeridge and Pritch-
ard, Republicans, who maintained that
the adoption of resolution of censure
was not sufficient punishment.
Practically there was no debate on the
resolution. Senator Gallinger and Sena-
tor Platt, of Connecticut, made it quite
evident in brief statement that the reso-
luton was not quite satisfactory to them.
The resolution was adopted by vote of
81 to 12.
THE RESOLUTION OF CENsURE.
Senator Burrows, of Michigan, chair
man of the committee on privileges and
elections, presented the following resolu-
tion, which had been formulated by that
| committees:
! "That it is the Judgment of the Senate
| that the Senators from South Carolina,
Benjamin r. Tillman and John l.. Nc
| Laurin, for disorderly behavior and fla
grant violation of the rules of the Senate
| during the open session of the Senate on
the 22d day of February, instant, deserve
| the censure of the Senate, and they are
hereby censured for their bloach of the
| privileges and dignity of this body, and
| from and after the adoption of this reso-
luton the order adjudgng them in con-
tempt of the Senate shall be no longer in
force and effect"
The report then continued as follows
"The majority of the committee are OF
the opinion that tho legal effect of ad-
judging these S ,nators in contempt OF
the Senate wa to suspend their func-
tions as Senators, and that such punish.
ment for disorderly behavior is clearly in
the power Of the Senate; but the con
clusion they have reached makes it un.
necessary to discuss this point. The
offenses committed by the two Senators
were not, in the opinion of mjority OF
the committee, of equal gravity.
VERY FRIENDLY TO M'LAURIN.
Senator McLaurin did not com mence
tho encounter, but only stood in his place
at his desk, where he was speaking, and
resisted the attack made upon him. Ir
other words, his offense was confined tc
the use of unpariamentary language, fol