Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-07-16
ANARCHISTS
In Chicago Courts are Finally
Fitted Out With a
Jury,
Which is Entertained by a We
hement Opening
Speech.
Riot, Rapine and Plunder-Fun,
Frolic and Sporting
Events.
Congressional Proceedings.
SENATE.

SENATE.
WAsHINGToN, July l5.-Three re-
ports from the senate privilege and
elections committee upon the Pope
case, were submitted To the Senate to-
day. The first one Is signed by four
Democratic members OF the committee
and the second by Messrs. Teller,
Evarts and Logan. These two reports
agree in recommending that the COM
mittee be discharged from further
consideration OF the subject; the third
report recommends an investigation
by the Senate aud Is signed by Messrs.
Hoar and Frye, anu Is as follows:
The Senate and House of rep
resentatives OF the state of Ohio
and the Republican state committee
representing the politicel party which
for much larger portion of the last
thirty years has contained u majority
of the voters OF that state, have each
addressed memorials to the Senate
charging that the election of sitting
members was secured by bribery and
corruption, and pray ing the Senate to
cause an investigation into said
charges. Two gentlemen of higher
character and position, Messrs. Little
and Butterworth, now members of the
other house from the state of Ohio,
the former lately attorney general of
that state, appeared before the COM
mittee, declared their personal belief
in the truth of the charge, assert that
in their opinion this belief Is enter
tanned by large majority of the peo-
pie of Ohio OF both political parties
and asked to be permitted TO lay be-
fore the committee evidence to sup
port 1t. Besides Little and Butter
worth eight of the Ohio delegation at
their request to the same effect, affirm
that investigation is demanded by
majority in number and influence of
the press of the state; say that addi-
tional testimony Is in the possession
of Little aud Butterworth and express
their belief that II an opportunity is
offered the Ohio Senate will be sus-
tanned by testimony. TO your full satis-
faction. Before the memorials re-
ferred to were presented there had
been presented to the Senate for its
information, evidence taken by u COM
mi;tee of the house of representatives
of Ohio, who were directed to investi-
gate charges of corruption in said elec-
tion, against four members Of the
present house of representatives of
Ohio and the conclusion of the
committee upon said evidence;
Little and Butterworth also provided
certain affidavits and letters stating
confessions of persons implicated and
pointing out other sources where evil
dence would probably be obtained If
authority should begiven by the Senate
to procure il. We think this is a case
where ID is the duty of the Senate to
permit petitioners TO present their evil
dence and to authorize the issue of
proper process to their aid in the
procuring Uf evidence ofthe witnesses.
To refuse to listen to this complaint,
so made, would, il seems to Us, be very
very easy where it is taken to be u
declaration that IL Is Indifferent to the
question whether its seats are to be in
future the subject of bargain and sale,
or may be presented by few million
aires as compliment TO a friend. No
more fatal blow can be struck at the
Senate or at the purity and promi-
nence of the republican government
itself. than the establishment of this
precedent, but the case does not rest
upon the charge and character of the
parties who made II in its support, II
IL did, in our judgment it would be
enough