The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-28
And McLaurin and Tillman Must
Suffer Equally.
THE FULL COMMITTEE MEETS TODAY
frye Apologies 10 Turner For Overlooking
His Appeal TilIman's Request to
be Heard on Question Of
Highest Privilege.
Sir Walter Raleigh Fund.
In Sad Plight.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington Feb. 27.-The sub-commit-
leses and Elections which was appointed
yesterday to formulate a proposition for
the proper punishment of Senators Till
man and McLaurin, of South Carolina, for
their offense to the Senate of last Sat
urday, today practically concluded to rec
ommend that the two Senators be Sc
verely censured for their conduct and to
limit the punishment to censure. The
subcommittee consists of Senators Bur
rows, Hoar and Foraker (Republicans)
and Senators Pettus and Bailey Demo
crats). All were present at the early
part of the meeting but Senator Bailey
was compelled by indsposition to leave
the conference before it's close.
Today's meeting was very harmo-
NOUS one and little difference of opinion
developed. The Republican members Of
the sub committee did not themselves
contend for a resolution suspending the
two Senator's, but represented that there
were some Republican members of the
full committee who adhere to the opinion
that through suspension only can ade-
uuate punishment be meted out to the Of
Tending members. Senator Beveridge is
understood to be among the most siren
nous advocates of this form of proceed
ing and Senator McComas is inclined to
agree with them. Some doubt is en-
pressed as to whether they will unite
in report limiting the punishment tc
censure.
On the other hand some of the Demo-
cratic members made it very plain that
they not only would not agree in COM
mttee to the reporting of a resolution
of suspension, but that such a resou-
tion should be presented to the Senate
by majority of the committee they
would resist it's adoption by the Senate
to the extent of insisting upon prolonged
debate
The Republican members of the COM
mittee and also many Republican Sen2-
tors who are not members of the COM
mittee, have given very serious atten-
tion to this possibility of delay in the
Senate and there is no doubt that it is
having a pronounced influence on the dis
poSal of the question. They recognize
the fact that if SO disposed the minority
can obstruct all legislation for an indeii-
mite time and probably continue the pres
ent session of Congress far into the sum-
mer. Some of them also hold the view
that censure is more severe and GER
tain form of punishment tnan Suspen-
sion. These are the reasons which have
led the Republican members of the sub
committee to agree to a resolution of
censure, and nothing is left to complete
the proceeding but to secure the assent
Of their Republican colleagues who are
not members of the subcommittee. The
matter has been left open for consul
tation with them and while the full com
mittee has been called to meet tomor-
row at half past ten O'Clock, the sub
committee will meet half an hour pre-
vious to that time. This will afford op-
portunity to notify the Democrats if there
should be a change of program.
There has been considerable discus
sion of the matter of a differentiation of
the punishment of the two Senators, some
of the Republican members holding out
strongly for a more severe cehuke to
Senator Tillman than to Senator Nc
Laurin. because they hold that his offonsc
of striking a fellow Senator was greater
than that of his colleague, who gave the
proyocation to the blow, but this course
has been practically abandoned so far
as the sub committee is concerned and
both will be equally reprimanded. IL also
has been virtually decided that no apology
shall be exacted from the Senator's, the
reasons for eliminating any requirement
of that kind being found in the fact that
Senator's generally fear such enforced
apologies might not amount to apologies
after all.
The Democratic members of the con
mittee have suggested that the censure
should be in very severe language, an.
if anything. have been inclined TO be
more caustic than their Republican col
leagues. 1t is the desire of all the men,
bers of the committee to find a course
of action that will be acceptable to the
entire Senate, and the only difficulty now
appears to be to secure the consent oil
those Republicans who believe the occa-
sion calls for more than mere words OF
rcbuke.
The resolution will impose on the
President of the Senate the task of ad-
minstering the reprimand.
Senator Tillman Writes to Frye.