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senate LOT the putuSt ny NiLl tolumltleu
and therefore recommend the adoption OF
the resolution"
At the conclusion OF the reading OF the
majority report, Mr. Baily tTexasl offered
the following statement as representing
the views OF himself and four other sena.
tors;
I'VE dissent from so much Of lie report
Of the committee as asserts the power of
the senate to suspend Il senator and TO
deprive State Of It's vote, and that por
ton which describes the offenses Of the
senators as Of different gravity: but VIC
approve the resolution reported
@E. w. Peerns,
~. G.. S. Blackburn,
Erred II. Dubois
Murphy J. Foster,
Members of Committee on Privileges ana
The report OF the minority Of the COM
mlttee was then read. This was presented
by Mr.. McComas on behalf OF himself and
MIR. Beverdge, In which Mr.. Prlchard con-
The senators signing the statement say
they do not agree with the majority Of
the committee as to tie punishment pro-
posed by the majority.
from South Carolina is guilty Of unparla-
mentary language Tho senior senator
from South Carolina is guilty Of physical
violence. The llghtest form Of punish
ment is n reprlmand or ceusurc. II Is
the latter which the majority proposes 10
infiict for two offenses differing IN chnrac-
lCT ana gravity. Inc minority 81 t0c COM
mlttee are of the opinion THAI this punish
ment Is inadequate and to ignore the DIFF
terences between the offenses Is unjust.
The minority of the committee Is of the
opinion that suspension Of the two offend
Ing senators from their senatorial prlyi-
leges heretofore inflicted should now he
formally adiudged and continued for diff
ferent periods of time
The minority report then enters upon an
extended argument In support Of this prop.
| sition. The report concludes by recon-
! III 81
/ pended from his functions as senator for
| five days and that Senator Tilman be- sus-
/ pended for twenty-five days They add:
| The objection that no punishment should
! deprive sovereign State of It's vote In the
senate falls when we considered the rights
! of all the States and above all the right
! and duty Of the senate to adequately punish
/ a grave offense."
MIR Pritchard's addition TO the above
| statement is In the following language: ~
| concur in all the foregoing Views except
! from South Carolina, IL H. 80 opinion that
i the punishment he has already suffered Is
adequate TO his offeuse. ! make no recon-
mendation rs to the punishment To he I'm
! posed on the senior senator from South
Mr. Bacon tGa) said the senior senator
from South Carolina (Mr. Tllmanl had ok
pressed his desire through the sendtor from
| Kentucky mir Blackburn 10 make public
acknowledgment of his error and to apollo
| Eize TO the senate The junior senator from
. | SOutn tNGOnIA INIT. MtiHUtln1 DNtl tA-
pressed the same desire through HIM Mf.
BdcOn). He deemed It important that these
facts should be made part of the record
Mr. Gallingcr said that under the senat,
rules II was not competent To move &c
substitute a minority for majority report
otherwise he would move to substitute the
minority report for that OF the majority
rs he believed the minority report recon
mendcd tine precise kind of punishment
that ought to be inflicted on the senators
Involved. When the name OF Mr.. McLau
lin Gdiss.) was reached In the roll call ht
said: "Beine related by klnshlp to ole 81
the senato"s involved | ask 10 be eScute
The request was granted.
Mr.. McL0urin (S. CO, one of the offending
senators. said in RESPONSE 10 his name
which had been restored to the roll: 81
refrain from voting for obvious rea 'o's y,
When Mr.. Tllman's name was called he
rose deliberately. Every eye IN the cham
Der was fixed upon him. His face wa,
stern and he was as pale as sheet. ETi
IDENTIFY he was laboring under great emo
among gentlemen" he said slowly, and
his words were heard distinctly in the nj
termost part of the chamber, IAN apology
for an Offeuse committed under the heat OF
blood Is usually considered sufficient
Then he resumed his seat, amid gasps a
establishment among senator's and specta
tors
Mr.. Burrows hpfseued 10 the desks o.
the stCnOgraphers and directed that Mr.
III lmaus words he written out az once. AZ
the announcement Of the vote Mr.. KeaT
. N. IL, who had voted for the resolution
said: Having heard the senator from
South Carolina Crlllman) again insult thu
senate ! change my vote from aye ia no.
The resolution was adopted, 81 TO IL, sen
ators voting nay being as follows
Beverldge. Clark (Wyo),
DCboe, lltdrlch,
Foster (washl, Ke9n.
Ktttredge, McComas,
Willard, Pritchard,
, p 0ctor Scott
{ Total ~
Mr.. Burrows demanded that the state
D ment OF Mr.. Tillman be read "a the senate
> After the reading Mr.. Tillman said 'rh'
words uttered by me were not intended I,
{ be offensive, and II they were SO considered
: yerv gladly withdraw them.
The chair (Mr Frye said; The senator
; has Withdrawn the remarks, Is ther Objec
= ton on the part Of the senate to their with
II object Mr. President" insisted Mr.
Diedrich fRep., Neb).
, The effect Of the objection is TO incor
! porate Mr. Tillmau's utterance in the rec
ord OF the proceedings.
Mr. Platt Comm explained that he ha'
? voted reluctantly for the resolution jus
2 passed, but ne could see no other way opel
10 the senate TO punish the offending sena
: tors. He favored suspension and dineren
tiated punishment
The conference report OF the permanen
: census hill was adopted.
J The senate agreed to the request OF tn
e house for n conference on the Philippn
] and Rawlins were named as conferees.
q hill approprinting Sl,2Jo.OOO for PM
D lie building Mt New Orleans was passed.
+ Consideration OF the bin providing 10
: the irrigation of the arid lands begun. III
: Clark fWyo) made an extended speech 1
support of II.
I AZ the request Of MIR. Warren Cwyo.
. chairman Of the committee on claims, cor