Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-16
PAYNE INDICATED.
rVg COMMITTEE DECIDES AGAINST AN
INVESTIGATION.
n, Trs5uesd Ohio Senator Declared Innocent Oi
the Charges Of the BOOdle Gang-Thres Re-
prs IRON the Committee 70 the Senate
--Gersral Washington News.

and elections upon the Payne case were
.rhmitted to the Senate to-day. The re-
,.,rt sirned by Senators Pugh, Salisbury,
y,n,, and EustiS, the Democratic mem
b-r, of the committee, sets forth ut length
t5,. public history of the case, recognizes
,r,. trlnscendant importance of throwing
.r,rnd the Senate of the United States the
HIGHEST safeguards against seating q mem
I,r whose title WAS procured by bribery.
,,.,pd or corruption, and describes the
,,~,,eS, by which the signers reach the
,,rrIu,iou that there is no
,o,pnd for further proceedings
Tr,fps, Sir. PAYNE. The report says the
committees first act was to comply fully
with the first request of the Ohio House Of
representatives to make an examination Of
I'M, testimony taken by the Select Commit
tr, at columbus. Upon this testimony
Mr. lloar made 4 report TO the committee
th,r after careful reading, no evidence,
,...rl,I or statement whatever WAS found
personality iuculpating Mr.. Payne in any
yiv with the corrupt use of money in
connection with his election. Neither did
.r,rh examination show that enough had
been loaud To justify the charge that the
election WAS procured by the corrupt use
uimDury.
A,ou, this time
the SUPPLEMENTAL RESOLUTION
.frhr two houses OF the Ohio Legislature
audi of the Republican State Central COM
rrI,trt made their appearance, and soon
after congressman Little and ButterwOrth
Men. heard ut length. The Signers OF the
r.rs,,t declare that no new evidence not
contained in the original matter submitted
w..s brought to their attention which any
court would not hold 70 be merely cumu-
Ltirr and speculative and insufficient by
.rsrlfor i'm connection with the original to
u,rrl, report in favor of trial by the
senate of Mr. Payne's right TO his seat
!.,v conclude that Henry Il. Payne has
.u, been charged with having anything to
,a personally or with having any
personal knowledge of or connection
with or participation in any act
o.. ANYTHING that may have been
dome uy charged rs having been done, that
n.- wrong. criminal, immoral OF reprehen-
,.n.r i'm hls election; that no member rofthe
committee and no witness, representative
or other person has expressed the opinion,
ur utimatcd any belief or suspicion, that
Henry B. Payne il, orw;rS connected in the
sruut,>t degree, by act OF knowledge, with
.ustuluL that wIS, or may have been,
.yruu- or criminal, OF immoral, in his clec-
f.uu. and on the whole case, rs presented
ra tnrm. thcv recommend that the Senate
u.,kr no further Investigation Of the charge
involving the right OF Henry b. Payne To
his ~yIt This report asks that the conf
mlttur be- discharged from further cOnsId-
ruttluu OF the subject and that it be indeh-
nltcIy postponed.
TELLER. EVARTS AND LOGAN
ruitr in a report in which, after recitingthe
circumstances surrounding the Senatorial
election in Ohio, in lSSi, il is said that no
action WIS taken by the State Legislature
that elected Senator Payne, calling in
question the validity of the election, but
l.ut the new Legislature constituted in
january OF the present year had adopted
lhr resolutions under which the investiga-
uDu ot DOaayan's charges had been made.
Tu. senate committee had found IL proper
lDa.rpt the presentation OF the case set
uut iu the majority and minority reports
ut the select Committee of the Ohio House
Of Representatives.
The only Constitutional warrant for an
-, N1s,N faA
5, n the clause making each House Of
Congress the Judge of the qualifications Of
lis own members, and the clause confer
r,us the right Of expulsion The signerS
ctrhr rrport do not find that case has
hren presented that would affect Mr..
PAYNE Nith such turpitude rs would tOler-
ar- his expulsion from the Senate nor that
testimony Is accessible that touches the
subject uf the personal inCulpatiOn OF Mr..
rsyuc They therefore turn their atten-
t.Du to thy question Of the validity of his
r,yjlua tp the Senate. The report holds
'hIr ri, evidence in such case must show
tla, the fraud which it alleged was COM
committed embraced enough in number Of
tH.1,ug electors to have changed the re-
suit The testimony presented by the Ohio
hou~n ut representatives shows the mem
bets Of rhr Gcncral Assembly that have
"r,u brought into inculpatIOn, and the
|yl-u, ol evidence against them.
&, tu jh, four members, Baker, Hunt,
S,hu.D and Ziegler, it is found by the
sgUrrs ut the report that
TUE testimony DEVELOPED NOTHING
% an inrUlpltins character. As to the
'"o mrmnrrs, Eahle and Hull, the report
Ind, that they We're not diverted from the
support ot Mr. PcndletOn to that of Mr..
t1yar Ot the two Senators and two
Representatives, named in the majority re-
port ui the Select Committee (MeSSrs.
Mooney and Roche OF the House, and
White and Eamcy, of the Senate the
Sl-nys> ut the report refer without Obserya-
u"a 70. tHrlr own. TO the majority and mi
n'rity report OF the Ohio Committee. They
dn not lind that the Select Commit
tr recommended any action by the
Legislature looking to any fur
'aei INVESTIGATION and they express
'ae or,nIun that there was no evidence pre-
s'Hi't 90 the United States Senate which
fA.lor:s rn prove that fraud corruption or
D.''o,rE wI> employed in Mr.. Payne'S elee-
i'oa. ".trrting the votes, either in caucus or
'n The legislature whereby the election was
''lE0I. to elect his election, nor is there
''""urr that any such proof exists.
NJ INVESTIGATION.
'H"w.urg the report holds that the SEN
"'r would hot De warranted under the
constitution in instituting an inyeStigs-
"'" The report points out that the State
N l"i under the restrictions which bind
sue Senate in such Investigations, and says
'"r Stat" should execute its laws respect
i1- The purity of Senatorial elections by the
"Ncmcnt and conviction of the bribe-
S"''S and takers. In this ease the State
~' attempted no further Investigation than
= 'n''odlcd IN the matter laid before the
""''e either through the Legislature or
,S''lS oi Luw. Iffurther examination by
t1e State should be made, the Senate would
DC Governed in its further iction by what
~ ut'e"l appear But rs the matter stands,
Il' report holds that an investigation
S"'oiu not be instituted by the Senate.
HOAR AND FRYE
-u q recent report state that they cannot
'oEtur with views EXPRESSED by the other