New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-11
SENATOR PoMrRoY's SPEECH.


MI Pomeroy rising 70 "a question Ol privilege I'D INe
Senate TINS morning said
Mr. president: l embrace the first opportunity
after being able 70 my scat IN the Senate TO arrest
for moment tho business Of the session IN order 10
make statement personal in its general character TO
myself and one which justice is due also to the mem
bers Of this body with whom have so long been asso
GATED Senators as individuals well the country
have had their attention called through the press TO tue
late Senatorial election 10 Kansas and have had some
information Of the conspiracy there planned, plotted
and executed for the purpose of accomplishing my de
feat Upon the subject matter Of that act Of Vualny
unparalleled in wckedness mylps have heretofore been
sealed for the OF proper place and opportunity
q speak propose to break this silence In your
presence Sir in the presence Of fenowSenatOrs and
before the country publicly deny the truth Of each and
every charge OF bribery and corruption made by the
chief gator OF this conspiracy or by WhomsOeVef
made. deny each ana every statement mPnlns 70 ue
act inconsistent with moral reetude ana eOTec con-
iutely and wickedly false; further specifically
deny entered into contract or agreement
member Of the Kansas Legislature or not for vote m
my favor that ever directly or indirectly pad any
individual dollar OF any other sum- Tor MS VOC lOI
iu the late Senatorial election know the pressure
Of public business, aud am mindful OF tho great laD9i
imposed upon every Senator in the closing days anu
s 's yi1 1rre and snail an soon retire from the
Jurisdiction Of senate that must now ask and urge
he Amounted with full powers TO investigate fully,
thoroughly, aud quickly each aud every charge OF the
above character made or even nsnuated against me,
and that the fullest authority be gwen them
70 send for persons and papers, and to com
pei the attendance OF witnesses, even though they
NAV be members OF the State Legislature,
now in session 70 the end that impartial and I'M
biased judgment OF the Committee and OF the Senate
may be reached while am yet member OF tis DooS
and there may be no possibility or any party oas
IN the composition OF this committee, should be espeC
ally gltihed if gentlemen from the other sde OF the
Chamber were largely represented IN the committee,
and that neither myself nor any political associate
ehOuld be consulted as 10 the members composing
the committee 10 who should be It's chairman
Under am these circumstances is II too much 10 ASK IOr
this committee suggesting its powers, duties, and COM
position. knowing, do. full well that nave COM
United no crime, and am asking only for patent ana
far invest CATION, that impartial verdict may DC feh'
deredl
dispatch from Topeka says the Pomeroy lnyesu-
eating Committee to-day authorized the publication Of
that portion Of Senator Yorks testimony which was
kept back the 10 gwen. 1t was to the effect
that POmerOv told mm YOrk that he had three spies IN
the anti PomerOy caucus; the names given were sen
stOr Moonlight Capt Tough and Representative Bond.
Judge Horton, United states Dlstrlct-Att0rney was
examined by the Committee to-day. He testified that
he had DO knowledge Of the OF money by POmerOy.
Beng asked If he had had any conversation with POme-
roy relative 20 the alleged payment OF 5000 10 York, he
replied that mis- only conversation with POnelOy ON thdt
subject In his capacity attorney; That ne could
not lawfully repeat any thing said TO nm III confidence
q client.