Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-19

Committee of Investigation. That reso-
luton, however, limited inquiry 10 the
single charge of having bribed, or at
| tempted to bribe, York. The commit
| tee, of course, would not ask for an en-
largement of its authority, but the Sen
ate might order it if it chose.
Mr.. Sherman said that after hearing
his colleague, Mr. Thurman, he was
quite satisfied that the resolution ought
| to be referred to the committee.
Senator Ferry (Connecticut) said it
was due to the Senator accused and to
| the Senate, that the manifest imperfec-
| ton in the resolution offered by Senator
Pomeroy himself, and adopted by the
| Senate, ought to be corrected.
Senator Sherman thought the juris-
diction of the committee ought not to
| be enlarged in such way as might pre-
vent the committee from making a re-
port before the end of the session.
Senator Bayard remarked that as the
resolution had come from the accused
Senator, and was found to be too narrow
to allow the investigation which he had
challenged, it was plain that the author
| ity of the committee ought to be en-
| larged.
Senator Nye denounced York as aras-
cal who did not dare to petition the Sem
ate in his own name, and argued that it
was not consistent with the dignity of
| the Senate tc allow the character of a
Senator to be assailed by such a man
| in such q way. He warned the Senators
that their own regulations, Jointly and
seyerally, were at stake "Away with
these investigations said Mr.. Nye.
ave have had enough of them. We
of a
with this idea of catering to the morbid
appetite of pdrticeps crilainis, at least,
and let Mr.. Pomeroy and Mr.. What's
his-name settle their own difficulties.
There is nothing that the human mind
feeds upon so much as corrupt investl-
cations"
Mr.. Frelinghuysen, chairman of the
| Investigating Committee, called atten-
ton to the fact that the charges against
Mr.. Pomeroy were being investigated
| by the Kansas Legislature, and would
also be subject to judicial investigation,
and expressed the opinion, not as
member of the committee but as a Sena-
| tor, that in the absence of the Senator
| from Kansas no one citizen of the
| United States had right to subject him
to an investigation which might i'm
peril, if not destroy, his reputation.
Senator Conkling took substantially
| the same view as Senator Nye as TO the
propriety of extending the scope of in
| quiry, and expressed a fear that if this
| enlargement were ordered it would en-
able the prosecutors to occupy so much
of the brief remaining portion of this
session as to leave no time for PomerOy's
| defense. He also made some very Sc
we're remarks about Senator York.
Senator Ferry (COnnecticut) said the
Senator from Kansas (PomerOy) might
well ask to be saved from those friends
who were trying thus to limit the in
vestigation which was due to him. Let
the inquiry be as broad as the charge
and as his denial in the Senate. The
Senator from Kansas has so broadly
and emphaticslly asserted his in
nocence, and challenged investiga-
ton, that he could not have intended
to limit the investigation to this
one charge, and it was due to him that
the Senate should correct the oversight
committed in drawing up the resolution
offered by him and adopted by the
Senate.
Senator Foster called attention
to the fact that Senator PomerOy in his
remarks in the Senate had denied all
whOmsOever made, and said it was now
too late to attempt to limit
investigation, and that if the at
tempt was made it would be equivalent
to saving we have got about as much of
this as we can stand, and we have con-
cluded not to let the bars down any
further. He also called attention to the
fact that Mr.. Simpson stated in his pc
titiOn that some of the witnesses offered
were members of the Legislature of
Kansas, who were now here, so that
there need be no delay, such as was
feared, but those who opposed enlarg-
ing the authority of the committee.
Sentor Scott read Pomeroy's denial
and request for an investigation to show
how broad and sweeping it was, and said
that he felt bound to vote to give the
committee whatever additional powers
might be required TO enable il to make
the investigation.
Senator Frelinghuysen wished to have
it understood thatnO objection had been
made by Pomeroy or his counsel to the
additional evidence offered by the prose-
cutOrS, but it had been excluded by the
committee itself as beyond the scope of
the resolution creating the committee.
Senator Ferry (Connecticutl offered
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee charged
with the investigation of the charges
against Honorable S. G. POmeroy be
directed to inquire into any allegations
of bribery or corruption by said Pome-
roy in the recent election of a United
States Senator by the Legislature of
Kansas.
Senator Sherman remarked that this
was very different proposition from that
made by the petitioner, Simpson. This
resolution authorized inquiry into the
charges of bribery or corruption by
Pomeroy personally. But the petition
went further and asked for the investi-
cation of bribery ;and corruption of
Pomeroy's friends and agents.
Senator Feny's resolution was agreed d
to.
Senator COnkling presented memo
rial of the insurance companies of New
York against being excluded from the
general award.
Senator Morton gave notice that he
would call up the Caldwell election case
on Tuesday, and not on Saturday next
as he had previously intended.
Senate adjourned.