The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-01-27
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Charges Of Corruption Against Sena-
tor Payne---Bayard and tile Curtin En-
broslio.

tor Payne---Bayard and tile Curtin En-
brosio.
Correspondence ofths Baltimore Sun.)
A clique of Ohio Republicans, with
the assistance of a few personal ene-
mics of Senat, Payne in the Demo-
cratic party of that State, arc engaged
in desperate effort to produce the
impression that his election to the
Senate was accomplished through
bribery and corruption. The imme-
aiate purpose seems to be to force Mr..
PAYNE to rise in his seat in the Senate,
deny the charges and ask for a COM
mittee of investigation. This Mr..
Payne has declared he will not do, as
he considers the charges, and the
source from which they emanate, be-
meath his notice. The lower house OF
the OHIO Legislature. which is con-
rolled by the Republicans, has al
ready authorized q committee of in
vestigation, and it is unders ood that
ali the members OF the Legislature
which elected Mr.. PAYNE, who have
been mentioned as receiving a consid-
ton for voting, have positively denied
the allegation. The scheme is, how
ever, If Senator Payne cannot be
riven into asking for an investigation,
&c orture the result of the Legislative
inquisition into suitable shape, and
make it the basis Of formal request to
the Senate for an examination into the
charges by that body. 1t is alleged
that there is precedent for investiga-
ton in the absence Of q demand from
the Senator affected. In the case of
Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, IN
1867, numerous members of the State
Legislature petitioned the Senate to
investigate the charges of corruption
and bribery in connection with his
election, but the Senate Judiciary
Committee almost unanimously re-
ported against granting the prayer, on
the ground that it was competent for
the Legislature itself to make the IN
vestigation. In the Cameron case
there was no pretense of denial that
three Democratic members OF the
Legislature had been paid so many
thousand dollars piece to bolt the
Democratic caucus nominee, Colonel
Forney, and vote for Simon Cameron,
and not of the three ever held mp his
head afterward. But General Cameron
held on 10 the seat which ne had
bought, and thought any one extreme
II verdant who expected him to ask
fer an investigation.
st would appear as II the severe
criticism and denunciation visitedupon
Secretary Bayard by Governor Curtin
and others in connection with the ap-
pointment of chairman of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs is devoid
of the least cause. 1t has already been
said that it is not usual for Speaker
to consult cabinet officer concerning
committees having familiar relations
| with his department, but in this case
it is now known that Mr.. Bayard had
nothing to do with the matter. While
at the State Department morning MI.
| Bayard's attention was called to the
statements which hav. been made
about this affair, when he replied that
they were absurd. He said: 81 die
! not interfere in any manner with the
House committees, and had nothing
whatever to do with Mr.. Carlisle's
appointments. I do not believe that
expressed preference as to the chair
| man of the Committee on Foreign
| Affairs, and I certainly did not attcmp
to defeat Mr.. Curtin's reappointment.'