Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1886-07-28
THE FoRTY-NlNTH CONGRESS.
Senate.

Oklahoma BILL read n letter from Joseph
Beaumont, chairman Of the legislative COM
mttee Of the Knights of Labor stating that
these petitions were genuine and were ex-
pressly authorized and sanctioned by the
grand general executive board of the order
In the United States. He also read letter
from Mr. Powderly to Chief Bushyhead of
the Cherokee Indians Thirty thousand of
these petitions, he said, were presented to
Congress, and very nearly 100000 more were
ON their way. The great railroad presi Tents
of the country did not need any petitions TO
influence Congress; they came themselves
] he petitions were referred to the committee
on finance.
The Senate then took up the Payne election
case.
Mr.. Pugh of Alabama argued that there
has been no expression of a belief or suspicion
on the part of any member of the committee
to the effect that Mr.. Payne was connected
in the remot est degree, by act or knowledge
with anything WI ong, criminal or immoral,
in his election, and that no further inveSti'
cation of the charges should be made. He
criticised the views of the minority (Messrs
Hoar and Frye, and argued that they were
in conflict with the presidents of the Senate
in former cases of a similar character.
Mr. Hoar of Mass. addressed the Senate in
support of the views Of himself and Mr..
Frye recommending an investigation Of the
oh ,es. Such Investigation, he argued, was
due TO senator fayhe Gecan'c IL couiu only
MAKE IL appear that tie su'plcIoh W,iich ut
SenaVorS were so eager 10 remove, uht not
resi- upon MN lcIaona'iI, anu ousnO t noO
rest upon friends nearest nm or upon the
state that had so honored him.
He referred to various items OF testimony
lending to show bribery on the part OF eight
80 tla I .1,t,,p a,,I in,
terruped by MesSrS. Logan and Teller with
reference to the testimony of tn, men thus
impl Gated denying the allegations. He
stated that in addition to these eight cases,
there were eight other cases mentioned by
Messrs Little and Butterworth, who ap.
peared before the committee as counsel, and
lie asked WI ether when such information
came to the Senate from reliable source, the
'en"'o "'''>' nov '""o '0''o' upon ''
Mr.. hoar went on 10 quo'e some eVllehCe
taken ny tine ONO Legislature INDICATING DID
cry, referring to letter IN his hands al
tecting the vote oil one AlegIer, ne was inter-
rupted by remlrk from mr. Logan 10 inc
effect mat MI. Ileglcr had dehied the charge
against INN ana that MI. Hoar knew IL.
ms Ms remark was caught up ana Ieseh Yea
by Mr. 1oar, VINO wanted 10 kHo" "haO lhc
senator from Illinois meant by It,
Mr. Logan sald tnat the senator lroli'
massachusetts necu not SeG eSciUea. "nat
W ,,iea'lu S"a ~ ,n 'otaI Gov NJ pona ~ al
I'll 't'a Co., ,'o w. .at,d L tha 3hio
I ,n,',, .','' oe''' e>0"''"'0- ~ WV O'
"V"io.
MIR. Hoar eXpia'nel tha0 aG inc caucus
where MeglerS vote was SAD 10 nave Deen
cast for Mr.. rayno, the voting wa by secret
balIot. II the charge, against the SilIlhS
member were not true, theh sllll the lhore
ought the investigation De llade so Us 10 WIZ
dlcatc nm.
MI Logan to1K the Ioor 10 reply 10 We
argument OF Mr.. hoar, ana to sustain the
views expressed m the report slgueu ny nun
snlt and M,ssr5' Teller ana Evarts, TO the
effect that an investigation shouId nov DE NJ
stitutcu by the senate ana 'iia1 lnc commit
Tee should be discharged from us iurther
consideration HIS argument was eXhau,-
i've ana humorous, particularly SO ms manu-
ing OF Murat lalStcad Of CINCINNATI Com
merclal Gazette.
Mr.. Teller of Colorado followed but gave
way to motion to adjourn, holding tho floor
to conclude his remarks.
The chair laid before the Senate the Senate
biz granting authority to the Astoria and
Wmncmucca Railroad Company to build
bridges over navigablc water courses, which
had been passed by the House with amend
ments.
The House amendments were concurrcd in.
House.
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