New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-24
PITNE'S SEAT OUT or DANGER.
NO GROUNDS FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
THE SENATE 50 DECIDES BY VOTE OF III TO II
CONCLUSION or THE DEBATE.

THE SENATE 50 DECIDES BY VOTE OF III TO IL
-CoNCLUsiON or THE DEBATE.
WASHINGTON, July 30 Especial. The Senate
by the decls OF "A TO II declared today That no
grounds existed upon which investigation OF the
methods by which Senator ii. b. Payne. OF ONO, had
obtained his seat could or ought to be ordered The
Democrats voted SOLID body against an investisa-
ton and they were reinforced by less than
fifteen Republicans. The final vote was not reached
until late in the afternoon, after two hours speech
from MT Evarts and some remarks by Messrs. Hawey.
Cal ami Hoar The announcement WAS received with
faint attempt at applause In some parts
Of the galleries. which made Mr. Edmunds, who
had been rea ding book looking very much like "Ihe
Long Rum demand In indieanttones that the galleries
he cleared PAYNE. VINO had been an Interested
listener all day to the proceedings disappeared SOON
OF the vote in one OF the CLOAK
rooms and there made the recipient Of congra'na-
tons from his Democratic colleagues who tried Their
best To convince the gen: eman mat he had been
"vndlcated."
Mr. Hawley argued in favor of the investigation He
proposed said vote for the proposition to inVes-
gate For the of the Senate for the honor OF the
state OF ONO for The general good, there shoud oe
diguidea and complete investigation.
MI Eyarts closed the debate IN an argument against
furher investigation. lie quoted senator Paynes let
ter to the chairman OF the Ohio Legislative Committee
inviting and chal enging the most thorough ana riga
scrutiny and offering for inspection his private core
iii rcnly that n there was any testimony tending To
incupa him (lr Payn" IN any d"sree with any q"cs
fiona transactIon request would be accrdel TO-
Could any person. he asked, require more early u
senstar the FAX tha the Ohio Legislative Com
mttee aid call on Nj. Payne was PROOF that u uli
o nj. xnmnaon Tnns the opinion OHIO about
her senator clear that was settled IL was '.e"r
that from one end Ohio to the other III an inc agd'
ion OF the subject impuatlon had touched the SON
AS TO the opinon which Senator Sherman had given
OF Murat Iialstead-iht his attacks were o. no CON
sequence. he had attacked Grant sherman ana Ln-
COIN az well "a Logln-he sad n wouli not venture 10
speak Editor OF The Cincinnaf o"'mercgf 0Gseue
int in that II would seem from what MI sher-
nau SAID that this gentleman ala hot wear the niue
Of a lion Al ALL - ,,,.. .,. Zoo. ,,o, vr
Payne uad previously been known as candidate nc
nsanced the case OF Mr. earn ia RECEIVING Inc no ~
rerrcseniIng the interests OF another favorte son OF
ONO ami asked whether 1t was 10 he aid that tnat
use OF money or other improper means. e..
Mr. II"ar said tnat ne arg lmet OF me senator from
knnwlrdge ~hOlli pfeceic investigation. not f"Io" III;
Srcond Inc people of the whole not CON
cernc ir the question to whether at
IN the ~ uncorrnpt"t til- "a they are ~ we
an, sion whether IN this inv siCaon. the people OF
OHIO nave remiss or tariy. He wond not say int
adoption of the majority report would ne l'gr'ce
cour~oms or proper but he would Noo1ine At the
truth rs him u see III that II womb Oe
the uuforrunatr act ID the history o tue ,eht'r
This closet the hate. a "a the senate II O'Clock
icsolntion of Messrs Hoar and Frye TOR further
mVesiIl,uou. and 1t was rJected-Neds L. nays "a
Ye,s~Nr.,rs. Hiair, Conger Dawes Edmunds, FRYE.
Hale. HARRISON liawiey Il%ar McMuisn' N,nnme WI NJ
dersnn Mitcnr of oregon, Palmer, Platt shernah' WI
TaTsInrct. Bcyry Biqckb,,rn. Bro,ru. Ba1cr. CaH
cG%dcn Cs,npfon. ghn -, Cortrcd. COKE Coigua cu
lom hU,A'. Evsrt% Gibso". Go'"an "I"q h"mp'"
\ vads. kama. Logan ucI,y Miller. Plumb, re0h
Nnnsou Einr.ierser, >0WisbHth sawyer, ~ewr. - a.
fort Teller. Vance Van wycA. vest Ioorhses, Ba"aH
Irhiitiornc wilson Of Alarvland-lI.
TIE uon' "i TIE majority Vhat mere snonH ,b pc
further inv"> alton were adopted py PecS19 ''
| tms 70 reversed.