Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
OCCASIONAL.
"A TO II the senate Re-
Investigate the Election
senator Payne.
.,curs In the senate Amend
.he .oIeomarEerine Bill
/. ooes 10 the President.
kLIx Congress.

haieh of petitions got up by
\ Labor, remarked that the
I appeared to be in the same
Al. and that he presumed,
Iapation OF Mr.. Van Wyck
ago, that these were copies.
remarked that the rules Of
.5eyented the presentation OF
fbxoept originals.
,tustained the point made by |
la he did not feel at liberty
he senators for presenting
~. although In doing so they !
.thg the rules.
.lbns were presented.
then took up the Payne case
recessed by Mr.. Call in oppo-
lhor Investigation.
! IN argued In favor Of investl-
M proposed, he said, TO vote
|Ibositlon to investigate. IL
i said that this movement was
Is a fraction of the people OF
ehld not be- said that It came
tiflcal party IN Ohio. II they
.annd aud beyond legis-
,1n they perceived that
lly a great majority Of the
f hst state believed the seat
Mr., Payne had been OBJ
hans which would not bear
investigation. He waived
....1s declaration OF the Repub-
Apers and Republican organi-
re was a vast representation
seuliment from Democratic
nd from Democratic leaders
the conduct Of the
hnh elected Mr.. Payne,
Est indignation and evidently
" profound conviction that
Question ought to be investi-
q the honor of the senate, for
( Df the state OF Ohio, for the
there should be q dlgnined
I'D c investigation. II it cleared
firom Ohio, as most senators
twould, they would all be
q 1t showed that the frauds
Mere notsunlclent tobe decisive
n lon they would be satisfied TO
II IL would show that the
Il 50 complete and extensive
were decisive and that the
- not an honest one the senate
.sntry ought TO know.
|fts closed the debate in an ar
inst further investigation. 1t
b be doubted, he said, that the
master Of the question pre-
was under no law or restraint
y Imposed by the constitution.
same reasons the scope and
III the senate's mastery and
limited and fixed by the same
1lctions OF the constitution.
lights, whatever duties In re.
1 yindication or the punishment
Concerned In frauds in the
In senatorial elections
.the senate, were fixed In the
tn. The senate had no power
sht TO investigate the conduct
ltical party at the request OF an
had no power TO Investigate
ps Of u party, IN violation OF a
! that party. II had no power
he or estimate any right or
L did not touch the very extent
iy and scope that were meas
& constitution. Still the SEN
! have great Difference for a
great state (as had been en-
in debate), n state Of three
ople, but no constitutional dis
'uld be drawn between a great
three millions of people and a
e under the constitution, al
bad no more population than
or Rhode Island. The great
,tate lin that light and for that
not measured by the census,
exalted by the swelling and
OF its citizens.
lrts spoke at great length and
" replied to by Mr.. Hoar,
Used the debate and the senate
to take the vote.
\ vote was on the resolution Of
! oar and Frye (tor further inyes-
and II was rejected yeas Ia,
Is follows:
blair, Conger, Dawes, Edmunds,
b, Harrison, Hawley, Hoar, Nc.
Iahone, Henderson, Mitchell OF
Palmer, P!att, Sherman, Wilson
'l7.
Beck, Berry, Blackburn, Brown,
Vail, Camden, Cameron, Chase
Yoke, Colquitt, Cullom, Eustis
bison, German, Gray, Hampton
iearst, Ingalls,, Jones of Arkan
rs OF Nevada, Kenna, Logan
,liller, Plumb, Pugh, Ransom
Fger, Salisbury, Sawyer, Sewell
Teller, Vance, Van Wyck
eorhees, Walthall, Whitthorne
y Maryland-A4.
tsolntions OF the majority that
pa be no further investigation
Yptedi yeas, a; nays, 1.-THE
pc reversed.
pas slight applause when the re.
announced.
late then resumed consideration
'tufy civil bill, aud had only got
lhree pages wien a recess wal
8 O'clock.
THE HOUSE,
NdroN, July 28.-Mr. Hewitt o
ca led attention TO the petit
ited IN the Record this morning
'nted yesterday by Mr.. Burleigt
,ork. The petitions came from
YORK Chamber Of Commerce ant
! YORK merchants In favor Of al
'tlon Of $1,000. 900 for the i'm
u OF New York harbor. These
ne supposed, had been PLACED
iord In order 10 contradict th,
made by him some days ago