New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-24
A STIGMA ON THE SENATE.
RECONSIDERATION OF MR. BECK's BILL

ROAD ATTORNtYs-.OMR SHARP CRI1ItIsMs
WASHINGTON, June 23.-In the Senate to-day
the awley motion taken up TO RECONSIDER inc '''e
by which Senate passed the bill prohibiting nemoes
OF Congress from acting as attorneys OF "hu grant r
roads Mr. Beck denied that he had Intended 10 ihJ"e
ANYBODY ty the Introduction OF the BILL II the Sehae
should neree TO the TO reconsider thai "onl DE
tine last O; the bill. Mr. Box read Mr. MchclTs
amendment proposing to forbid members OF Congress
from doiag law business for men who were managers VI
banks or importers foreign goods or who mAhuiaet
ure ! butter, ole margarine, tobacco oil whiskey'
II that is taking lick at crcaton: ekcia'"e"
Mr. Beck. He deprecated that sort OF Amendment ou'
added that he hal often heard the Table of the ADVICE
given all by the iox whose tai had ueeh CUT o
That advice was that they shpud all have their tails cut
OF because his had been cut on lie tnousn' '"o
fable illustrai ell the Of this amendment
Mr. Mitchell inquired whether 1t was not as proper i'
Congress TO prohibit its members from ae'ns a.
attorneys for railroads doing commerce as 10
prohibit them from for land grant ROADS. Do'h
might he Interested in LEGISLATION before CongreSs'
Mr. Beck saw much d ference. Interstate commerce
roads we're under obligation 10 withno'u NV 'uona'
an under no restriction TO issno OF STOCK "ne her
dehr. to tn, United states went unpaid But II Mr.
Mitchell saw no din, he could Introduce pii 10
60, CIR the ,ase MIR. Beck did not know whether MT.
Mitchell Was tho attorney OF the Northern Pacific road
or not. He had been informed that he WAS.
Mr. Mitchell warmly replied that he was the attorney
railroad. He desired the Sehalor lro" hch'uohS
Cir. Beck to understand that he tMr. MtchelD he'd
never while in the Senate been employed by any railroad
company TO any case III court or ont o was no.
now and had not been for year. the attorney OF
any corporation whatever.
Mr. Beck was glad TO hear Mr. Mtchel's denial OF the
attoineyshp mentioned.
Mr. Teler sad he was and had not for years
attorney for any railroad company lie regard
the bill as disgracecl to the Amer IAN Senate ana an
outrage on the be,t sentiment of the country 1t was
benea the unity OF tho senate To engage in that Class
OF lie .isaiiDn
Mr. Cal did not dispute Mr.. Beck's devotion TO the
public but resarled the bill as most hurul TO
the Interests o. the ,n and to the character o. the
Senate 1t woui result in holding seuators responsible
not to the Senate but to judge OF the United states
Court dozen United States Ju lges could to bought
before two thirds OF senate aid The theory OF the
bill was that uombers of Congress could be hoisht 'y
fees rs attorneys. II tlat thsory wat c0rrert the
Senate coud not prevent by saying that that special
form of purchases should effected. What was to
prevent a great corporation from iuying Judte
Not ing but personal integrity Should we say that
q gentleman selected by great stale to represent It's
Interests in this Snt, TO have his integrity less
ronIdd Ia IA II the CAS-, OF any Judge anybody is
M Mitchell believed tho bill wholly ncon-ituon'i
He also helcved That II IA man c"uhl &c hhuehtu III
si,'t h ,1ibca "I:ht lie sssrd Mr. Beck When
anybody had ol1 hun that lie tMr MltcheD hai pe'h
attorney ior the y 1rihcru Pacific K,roaei
Mr. Beck s.Id lie been old the time did not
matter lie WIS glad hear the senator css ina hc
had resigned as attorney when elected TO me senate ~
Mr. Mt,nell SAID lie moi In The confessional; hut
he had resigned e'eht m"it~s before MS rec Ion ne
(Mr. Mitc"clD rem"inbered ne w"en IL ha prem saiI
in the Newspapers that certain members OF CONGRESS
Jealous In regard to cerail whls@ry MATHS,
Mr.. Beck-On. Aeli. mat was jast simply ahe; THAT'S
all there il about that Laughter
Nj. Mitchell hal no dOItt o. that.
MI s that OF the seventy senators, sixty
five were lawyers. rms bili was relIoach on hrse
Layers lac had nev.r cAcep Ia inc viiest rev iiiS
heard any repro ca oi the sIeH procession :" tne law.
e had heard ouis lie ths SENATE 80 1eer suga
the Senate was LACED on 1t by TINS Dill i'u'
whether good or bad IL was certainly serioGr and f-r-
reaching and was entitled To deliberate cors-
e alton lie Characterized "a unilatrrh LAWYERS
the lawyers who would ne discriminate against they
could ouIy take cas- sonl Tue sue opgoSsd 70 , rEe
pochet an honest nlsn.
Mr Beck said ho himself lawyer and would not
hen elected T., Congress. hr iounu that his
public require all his time-not being possessed
the trauscendrt abilities that tue senator from New
Yoi perhaps posse Tne country believed hat the
81 900 year received by Senators aud Representatives
in congress entitled the people Ia then whole services.
and II krpresentaii' could bo 1--we on tt
compensation tney "ad 10 rgh' 10 suLrsme9t py
adverse to those of the reore Mr. Beck ana n9t hoyr
one LAWYER not Iu.drilatcr.l lawyer snch as
The senator from New York supposed himself to be.
Mir. EdnIun.ls SAID the theory OF tue bl was that
gent ca pro Of the law having clients
were under bias ia favor OF those clients and that TINS
bill necessary IN order To excuIe tn"t pias. ina'
might do l. tLis d roud be governed ny ANGELS VINO
might ONE down from Heaven, or might govern from
sort OF celestial astoeracy' ohael 'nat oi
OF governmental tie senator from kentucky oHu
COiitI
would and II Mr.. Edmunds should which Was not 80
cear-he Mr. LdmnndsD could never vote Tor measure
that affected people 81 Vermont, because OF all the
forms OF that coLd affect at we're called rght-
minAed" tie most powerful was the bias OF
ueIgnbortood tate pm ~ We could Only nav"
senate House wheh men did not represent stat"
but in which angels mig tie calm hani Oh ON
nlpo. eu Justice md fair play everybody, what
would hccoc OF the tobacco oil Kentucky and tue wool
OF Vermont
Mr. Uawley thought his motion to reconsider amply
justified by tie debate. -
Sir. George lid know OF "A more important bill
having before Congress The senate should not
uu.Io " hat II hao uUnr, bui lcl tie bill st1nd.
Mr.. sherman, taking the nOOr SAID this bill met his
hearty approval The criticisms against II were Father
fine.
TIE motion to reconsider having been brought to
vote agreed yeas II. nays II. Tic only Eepuh
lcal voting IN Tie no-atlve Mr.. Van Nyck The
Democrats voting III tao Affirmative were Mensrs Call,
GIty Payne. Pug ami .ausOm. Mr.. IIaWlny tAcu
moved to refer the bill TO the judiciary Committee.
Mr. Vance calle for lie reading o Tie bi 10y way OF
"a iinai farewell " to IT, Laughter. The oil was then
referred to the Judiciary Committee by OF 80 10