Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-16
THREE REPORTS.
Three Opinions Of the Senate Commit
tee on Privileges snd Elections
on Psyne's Election.
Acting Secretary Yeirchild Suninsfiig Dh'
misses the chief Of a Division
and Two Clerks.



WAsHlgeroN, July i5.-Three reports
from she senate committee on privileges
aud elections upon the Payne case were
submitted TO the senate to-day The re-
port sigucd BY Senators Pugh, Vance and
Eustls, the Democratic members Of the
committee, sets forth az length the public
history % the case, recognizes the trans
cendent importance OF throwing around
the senate Of the United States the high
est safeguards against admitting mem
Der whose title was procured by bribery
fraud or corruption, and describes the
processes by which the eigDefs reach the
conclusion that there are 20 grounds for
further proceedings against Mr.. Payne.
The report says the committees iirst act
was 10 comply fully with the iifst request
Of the Ohio house Of representatives, 10
make an examination Of the testimony
tsken by the select committee at Column
ous Upon this testimony Mr.. Hoar
made report 10 the committee, that
after careful consideration no evidence,
opinion or statement whatever was found
personally lnculpAting Payne 10 any way
with the corrupt use OF money In connec-
tion with bis election, neither did sucn
examination show that enough proof had
been found 90 justify the charge that tue
election was procured by the corrupt
use Of money. The signers Of the report
declare thai no neY evidence not con-
tSined 10 the original matter submitted
was brought 10 their attention which any
court would not hold 20 be merely cumula.
tive and speculative, and insufficient BY
Itself or In connection with the Original
70 justify report In favor OF trial by
the senate Of Payne's right to his seat.
The report ssks that the committee be
discharged from further consideration Of
the subject, and that II be indeinittly
postponed.
Senators Teller, EyRrts and Logan
unite la q report ia which they state that
the senate committee found II proper 20
accept the presentation Of the case
set out Ia the majority and minority
reports Of the select committee VI the
OHIO house Of representatives. The only
constitutional warrant for investigation
in case Ike that presented is In the
clause making each house OF congress
judge Of the qualifications OF It's own
members and the clause cOnferring the
right u expulsion. The signers OF the
report do not lind that case has been
presented that wOuli affect Payne with
such turpilude as il would tolerate his
expulsion from the senate, nor that tesu-
mOny Us accessible that touches the sub
Jet Of The personal inculpatlOn Of Payne.
Senators lloar and Frye In a separate
report say they think a case is presented
10 which lt Is toe duly oi the senate 10
permi, the petitioners 20 present their
evidence, and 10 authorize the issue OF
ihe proper process 10 aid In procuring
the Attendance Of witnesses. They think
ibHt an Investigation Il warranted, and
offer q resolution directing one 70 be
made
HEADS CUT orr.
WAsHiSGroN, July l5.--Actlng Score.
tAry Fairchild to-day summarily dis.
missed tie chief Of division and two
clerks N bis Office for discreditable con.
duct 10 connection with examination iol
promotion. II seems that the chief OF q
division had been instructed 20 prepar,
examination papers for promotion Ia bis
office. After doing so surreptiiiou9ly
copies OF the questions were furnished I,
two OF the CLERKS under him THIS fac
was brought TO the attention OF the heaC
Of the oflce, Hho made inquiry OF the nc
cused parties, and upon their denial d
the truth Of tae charges, reported then
10 the acting secretary, saying that sucl
person was unworthy 20 hold a position
under the government. high Official o
the treasury department states he Is con
yinced that this practice has been long II
vogue, and that they are determined e
put stop 20 II as far as possible.
NOMINATIONS.
WAsnINGToS, July b. The presIden
sent the following nominations TO tn,
senate today Dougas w. Taylor
Portland, Oergon, to be suryeyor.genera
Of Oregoui Lewis william, Missouri, L
be commissioner for the district Of Alaska
to reside at Junau CITY, w. A. Sclklrk
register Of the land Office at Sacramento
Gala q. d. Williams, New York, agen
Of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe agency !
the indian Territory.
Receivers Of public moneys; Luke
Burke, Aberdeen, ID. T.; william {
Hobbs, Springfield, Mo-. James N. Welsh
Detroit.
Commodore James Il. Jouett, to b
rear admirAl Commodore Jshn II, Rul
sell, to be rear admrali Captains job
Irwin and James A. Greer, to be CONNIE
dores.