The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-22

Senator HoBr, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported favorably a
bin to repeal sections 1867, 1868, 1869,
1870, III ard 1872 Of the Revised
Statutes. The tenure of the office act. J
The repeal is not, however, to affect any
officer hitherto suspended under the
provisions Of said sections or any
designation, nomination or appoint
ment heretofore made by virtue OF the
provisions thereof.
Senator Van WICK, in presenting
another baton Of Knights OF Labor pc
titions in favor Of lard bills and the
Oklahoma bi real letter from
Joseph Beaumont, charmen of the
Legislative Committee of the Knights
OF Labor (by whom these petitions
have been sent - Sd many Senator's,
stating (in response to Senator Vests
remarks yesterday that these petitions
vera genuine and we're sent to him
either directly or by authority Of the
persons purporling to have signed
them; and further, that they were ex.
presely authorized and sanctioned by
the Grand General Executive Board
VI buo OiuoI III Iuo Ohicu plhJtb'
The Senate then at noon proceeded
to the consideration Of the report in
the matter OF the election OF Senator
Payne, and WIS addressed by Senator
PuHh i'll Bn advocacy Of the position
taken bv hiInstlf, Senator Salisbury,
Senator Vance and Senator Eustis, to
the effect that there had been no ex.
preston OF belief or suspicion on the
part OF any member OF tue COMMITTEES
to the ell ct that Senator Payne was
connected in the remotest degree, by
act or knowledge, with anything
wrong, criminal or immoral in his
election, and that no further investi.
cation Of the charges should be made.
He criticised the viewHoi the minority
Senators Hoar and Frye and argued
they were in conflict with the prece.
dents OF the Senate in former cases of
a similar CharaGter. One remarkable
feature in The report of the minority
was that af or dec airing the Senate to
be court which would have to hear
and pass upon the title of Senator
Payne TO his seat, they had dumped"
on the Senate all the trash
and filth that could bs
scraped up from Democratic news.
papers and anonymous letter writ RS
in regard to the means employed to
cover Mr. Payne's election. Could il
be that the minority believed that such
stuff W d have any weight on the
minds Of Senators? 1t never could
have feathers weight on the Senate.
He had merely desired to present tue
case bri, fly, and now in the names of
seven Of the nine members OF the
Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tons, he moved that that COMM tes
be discharged f,om the further CON
sidefaton OF The subject.
Senator Hosr addressed the Senate
in support OF the views of himself and
Senator FRYE, recommending an in
Vest'gation OF the cha ges. Such ia
veshRati ~, he argued, was due to
Senator Payne, because il could only
make II app or that the suspicion
which all Senators were so eager 10
remove, did not rest upon him per.
sonaly and ought not to rest on
friends n a est him, or upon the State
InhJ nau so nOn0reu him,
Senator Logan took the floor TO re.
ply to the 0gument of Senator Hoar
and to susaln the views expressed in |
the report signed by himself a d !
Senators Teller and Evarts. He was
rs ready now rs any Senator land |
ever has b, en- 30 expel memb,r r. If |
he felt ju tiii d in 70 voting, bu, H. "a |
in this ee, he Ssuats VAS app cd |
to on 6 rb ed statements, on "a bed
extracts I psrversions of testimony TO
do inIutti ct Imam or to his reput,-
ton, be Is nator Logan was not tue
man to d IL. There were many con
alterations in this matter. While he
might be appealed to on one
side for ths benefit of his pa
associates TO do an act which.
in his judgment, WAS not war.
ranted by me law or the fact he
was Appealed 90 on the other hand by
the kno sic ige which he had of hon.
ored aye, OF onesty OF purp lse and
OF fair chnrfc er. Not only that, but
he knew SENT T Payne to have b Gu
as dev ted TO he government a d 10
the count y during the war a any
man wh,s- voice was heard vi hi |
the Senate Cpamber. When he was
asked 10 dea wiongly with the lights
OF such a man, his answer wa, / al
there W no power in the land that
could be ug't to bear upoa HIM.
either from newspapers or pJlit cal
brawlers, to d. such Injustice
Senator l. g n continued Al greet
length, 6, yiuR iha, the pr mt iHvee-
tigat on lOosed IKE an att, mpt to kill
of Republican Senators, and was es.
Decialy dir c'ed against himself He
hen referred to the Cincinnati Com
nercidl in the following lerms: "rne