New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-16
bccn guilty OF fragrant violation OF the rules Oh tc
senate and disregard Of It's authority

been guilty Of fragrant violation of the ruies Oh '''c
senate and disregard Of its authority.
Thcrcupon Mr. Archer. the chairman o. the com
miticc which had Investigated and reported upon u'o
case. submitted the following resolution:
Resolved That in consideration o. a ss ncDamn
mont and apology tcHGcrcH by ,r .h s,re he
Iappan. for his said offence, NJ further cchsure 10
inflicted on him.
Thl, adopted by vote Of 80 to D. the mesa
tive votes having been those of Mr. Bayars OF Dcil
ware Mr. Haywood Of North Carolina, and Mr.
IIuscr. Of South Carolina. The affirmative vote IN
cIudcd william :. Archer, Of virginia; Thomas H.
Benton, Of Missouri James buchanan Of pcnnsyl-
vania: Rufus Choatc. Of Massachusetts, John j.
Crtendcn. of Kentucky Ecvcrdy Johnson, OF Mary
land James 7. simmons, OF Rhode Island, Danlcl
Sturgeon Of Pennsylvania; Robert j. Walker, OF
Mississippi; william Woodbridge, of Michigan; Levi
woodbury. Of Ncw-IIampshirc, and silas Wright IT..
OF Ncw-lork.
Then the senate. still proceeding in secret session.
adopted the following. which IS the substance Of its
rule to-day
Any Glitter or member Of the Senate, convicted Of
ter directed by the senate to be held In confidence
snail be liable if officer to dismissal from the ser
vice Of the senate. and In the case Of member TO
suffer expulsion from the body
The latest instance in which the proof showed that
senator the leaky' person in 1871, shortly
after the Senate had been all torn up on account OF
their inability to compel Mcssrs White and Eamsdell,
the Washington corrc,p ondcn, Of The New York Tiib
unc to tell where from whom they obtained the copy
Of the Treaty Of Washington which was Published in
The Tribune After TINS " Leak the senate adopted
The mos, rigid system Of checks t. prevent further
mpo tan cores pondcncc between the Governments of
line United stale, and Great Britain which preceded
aud led up to the adoption Of The Treaty 81 Washing
ton sent To the senate. ana was carefully s'aled
M and sent under special gard to the Public Printer,
to be printed In confidence for the OF the senate
The printed copies To the senate and were dis
triburd late afternoon. As rule, the senators
either locked their copies in their desks or held them
in their hands. 10 make sure they W0uhi't lose
the precioI, document but MIR CraSin. o; New lamp
shire thought Of certain way OF preventing ms
copy from getting away from MIN. lie raised tho
c. hlon his chair put the book on the seat restored
the cushion aid then sat down with an air OF satisfied
security. An interesting debate arose In u" senate
and prolonged the session until full dinner me.
Everybody became anHiOu, 10 get away, ana Mr. era
gin forgot all about his precious document. when NJ
la, the debate closed. the senate, with some degree
If alruptnc,s adjourned and everybody, including
Mr. Crlciu made hasr exit and hurried homeWlrd
4 wicked newspaper CORES Ondent got into the senate
/ Chamber and while looking about cspcd the corner
Of "A .s pci0us looking document popping from unccr
the cushion in the chair nj Mr. tragn. Another
hasy glance proved IL Ia be the much coveted treaty
corr,-p 1ndcncc. The next day the matter was puD-
lishcd I'm cyt"nsO I'm several OF n" prominent news
papcrS ~ the country. 81 course the senate was
greatly chaclinci and the Investigation tat was or
dcrcd was brought early conclusion by the con
fc.sipn 81 VIZ Cragn that he had lost Ms COPY MS
frnnkno4 and honesty di~armcd further crit, i,n bur
he was very seriously admonhcd to be careful not to
DO any more.