Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-22
KILN. COSGRE.SS.
WASHINGTON, July q, 1896.

Seaste.
The Senate 81 noon proceeded TO the
consideration of the report in the mat
ter of the election Of Senator Payne,
and was addressed by Mr. Pugh in adj
vccacy Of the position taken by himself
and Messrs. Salisbury, Vance, and
Eustis, to the effect that there had
been 10 expression OF belief or suspicion
on the part Of any member Of the COM
mittCe TO the effect that Mr.. Payne was
connected in the remotest degree, by
set or knowledge, with anything wrong,
criminal, or immoral in his election,
and that no further investigation Of the
charges should be made.
Mr.. pUgh criticised the views Of the
minority (Messrs. lloar and Frye, and
argued that they we're in conflict with
pIecedents of the Senate in former
cases Of similar character. lie had
merely desired to present tho case
briefly, and now, in the names Of seven
out Of nine members Of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, be moved
that that committee be discharged from
further consideration of the subject.
Mr.. Hoar addressed the Senate in
support Of the views of himself and Mr..
FRYE, recommending an Investigation OF
the charges.
Mr.. Logan took the floor TO reply to
the argument Of Mr.. Hoar 80 sustain
the views expressed in the report signed
by himself ard Messrs. Teller and
Eyarts, to the effect that an inyestigs-
ton should not be instituted by the
Senate, and that the committee should
be discharged from its further consid.
GRAFTON. lie said that the smoke Of the
lamp would not be discovered on any
perorstion that he would make, but nc
would present q plain proposition on
law and facts. He then, N long
speech full OF his Characteristic Wig
orous methods of expression, JUS
titled the action Of himself and
bis two Republican colleagues,
and devoted large measure Of
his time TO replying to the attacks Of
the Ohio Republican press upon Messrs.
Eyar.s, Teller, end himself. He read
nom tho Cincinnati Commercial gazette
some Of .hese attacks. which he said
were iuleaded to bully himself and his
two co-sigre:s into action contrary 20
their sense oF duty and right, and be
made cOun,eT-attaek upon tho politi-
cal record Of Murst Halstead. He also
read letter rom Northumberland
Kennedy 20 himself logan, in which
Kennedy went On TO say that Ohio was
Astonished at the result Of the vote, aud
tha, the telegraph reported him logan
as desiring TO keep the vote secret. The
writer did not wonder much at that
that inan would want TO keep bis vote
secret when il was purchased II was
but q part Of the eternal Htuess OF
things. He had read the letter merely
TO let the country know this gentleman's
opinion Of the three senator's. If
Governor Kennedy derived any benefit
from it he was entitled to it. lie 10
gam had no criticism to make upon it,
except that he was sorry that 3 man
holding so high position should make
use Of such language against q man
who was nearly as good as himself.
1t might strike some people as
strapge that he should read these
newspaper paragraphs and letters,
but he did il for the purpose OF show
log the malignity behind thom against
certain Republican senators, and to
show the character OF the attack that
WAS made by Republicans upon Repub-
iicans for their destruction. The men
who would resort 10 ouch vile attacks
were men who did not desire the suo-
cess Of the party, but rather desired
tho destruction Of certain men who
would not bow To their beck and csll.