Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-15
Two Reports oppose Inyes-
tigation, from which
Senators Hoa.r and
Frye Dissent.
A Nebraska Banker Goes TO Canada
with 100000 of Deposit
tors Cash.
Tho Tories and Unionists have
Secured Forty-Five More
Seats than They bad
IN the HAST Conn
mons.
PAYxE's CASE,

REPORTS FROM THE SENATE COMMITTEE
uPoH THE CASE OF THE SENATOR FROM
OHIO.
Washington d. G., July 14-Three
reports from the senate committee on
privileges and elections upon Payne's case
were submitted to the senate to-day.
The report signed by Pugh, Salisbury,
Vance and Eustis, democratic
members OF the committee, sets forth at
length the public history of the case.
1t recognized the tr~angcendent inn
portancs Of throwing around the senate
OF the United States, the highest safe
guard against seating members whose
titles are procured by bribery, fraud and
corruption, aud desorIhes the processes
by which the signers reach the conclu-
sion that there il no
ground for further proceedings
against Payne. The report says the
committees first act was to comply fully
with the FIRST request Of the Ohio house
ct representatives to make an examine
ton of the testimony taken by the select
committee al Columhna. Upon this
testimony Senator Hoar made q report
to the committee that after o careful ex-
animation no evidence, opinion or state.
ment whatever was found personally
inculpating Payne IN any way with o
corrupt use OF money in connection with
his election. Neither did such examina-
tion show that enough had been found
toiustify the charge that the election
was procured By the corrupt
use OF money. About this
time tho supplemental resolutions
OF the two houses of tho Ohio Legislature
and OF the republican state central COM
mittse made their appearance. n soon
after congressman Little and Butter
worth we're heard at length. The
siRners Of the report declare that no new
evidence, not contained in the original
matter submitted, Wss brought to
their attention which any court
would not hold to be merely cumulative
and speculative and insufficient by it,
self to iustifysa report IN favor of a trial
by the senate Of Payne's right to his
seat.
Senators Teller, Evarts and Logan
Gnite in q report which a that no
action was taken by the state legislature
which elected Payne. calling in question
the validity Of his election, but . new
Legislature adopted resolution. under
WHOA the Investigation of Donovan's.
charges has been made. Tho senate
committee had Sonnd it proper to accept
tbs presentation ot the case set forth in
the majority and minority reports of the
select committee OIL the house OF repre-
ssutatives. The only constitutional
warrant for an investigation
in a case like that presented is in the
clense making each house OF congress-
the judge of the qualifications Of its own
members and the clause comforting the
right of expulsion. The signers of this
report do not find that a case has been
presented that would affect Payne
With such tnrpitnde as would
tolerate his expulsion from the
senate. Nor is there testimony
accessible that touches the ssss;;ssss.. OF
the personal iDcuipation of Payne, and
they therefore turn their attention to
the question OF the validity OF his cleo
ton TO the senate. The report holds
that the evidence in such cases must
show the fraud which it lie alleged was
committed embraced enough in the
numbe voting on The election to have
changed the result. The tt stimony pre-
sented by the Ohio house Of representa-
tives shows the number OF members of
the general assembly that have been
brought into inoulpation and the weight
OF the evidence against them. As to the
members, Barker, Hunt, Schaltz and
Zeegler, it is found by the signers OF the
report that the testimony developed
nothing Of an inonlpating character. AS
to two members, Kahle and Hull, the
report finds that they were not diverted
frsm the support of Pendleton to that Of
Payne. or two genators and two repre-
sentatives named in the majority
report OF the select committee, Mooney
and Rochey, of the house, and White
and Rawly, of the senate, signers of re-
port, refer without observation Oh their
own to the majority and minority
reports OF the Ohio committee, They
do not find that tue select
committee recommends any action
BY the legislature looking to-
any further investigation and they ex-
press the opinion that there was no
evidence presented to tine United States
senate which purports to prove that
fraud, corruption or bribery was
employed in Payne's election affecting
votes either in the caucus or in the
Legislature, whereby the election YVES car.
RED, to effect his election. Nor is there
evidence that any such proof exists.
Therefore the report holds that the
serate would not be warranted, under
ing constitution. in institnting an in
Vsstigaaion. The report points out that
9 stats is not under restraint which find,
tne senate in such investigation aud saws
s~zsneNsiate shaald execute it's laws
respecting the purity OF senatorial
slectAsF by indictment and the conyic.
Sa