Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-09

CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
WASHINGTON, January sth.-in the Senate
this morning Senator Voorhees, called up The
resolution offered by him yesterday in relation
to the alleged interference by Chambers, the
United states District attorney at Indianapolis
70 prevent the arrest of W. ". Dudley on o
charge OF violating the election laws of Indiana
in the Presidential election, and proceeded 70
address the senate.
He spoke of the crime as having inflicted an
iudeiible stain Oh the memorable election and
impeached the integrity of the political result
that followed. The fsct OF the crime Was open.
It was universally known and practically con-
fessed by its perpetrators. And yet by constant
vigilance IL obstructing the law and denying
and preventing justice, the crime had thus far
gone unpublished The beneficiary of a polluted
bsilot-bOx is low in high place, and he has felt
compelled 20 shield the corrupt instrument of
that success from the penalties due such no.
tolious guilt.
VOORHEES, sent to the Clerks de.k and had
read the Loio1ouS Blocks of Five letter.
and then went on to say that the days ard
weeks which immedi iteiy followed the publ
cation Of that polluted and polluting cam
peign document would always be remembered
Tor the audacity and fecundity with which
most selt-evident falsehoods we;e conceived and
put forth by The Republican press to avoid and
escape the legal penalties of an organized at
tempt at wholesale bribery.
This document eInenating officially from the
National Republican Committee, had pointed
out he said that there was an ample cOrrup-
ton fund ready III hand and gave explicit di.
rectiOns Tor It's use by agents selected for their
skill IL such rascaiity. He spoke of Daley as
the immediate personal representative in the
National Republican Committee, OF Benjamin
Harrison. then candidate for he Presidency
and now President of the United States. He
wa Pat upon that com mlttee at the earnest re-
quest of Harrison, and between them were the
most confidential ano personal relations. They
been political Sianese twins IL the state OF
Indiana, and when, therefore, the scheme OF
bribery gud corruption was exposed on the 3lst
OF October near and far AS fast as lightning,
was carried the shameful story. Was 1t TO be
supposed that Dudley leit without advice, in-
struCtiOn AID ass stance. Senator Quay, Chair
man o. The National Repub lean Committee and
Senator nom the State OF Pennsylvania, arrived
IL indianapolis and held repeated and pro-
tracted conferences with those who held the
fate of Dudley AID the interests Of the Republic
can party in the hollow of their hands.
Quay say il IS not true that il Indianap-
oils l conferred with those who held the Re
publican party in the hollow of their hand, or
conferred with anyone IN regard TO Dudley's
case"
Voorhees, Does the Senator deny that he
called on PEesideat-eieet Harrison IN In5ianap-
oils"
Quay called on Presidentelect Harrison 4"
Voorhees, 1.-The senator viii not blame me
if l draw the inference that ne wanted the
prosecution OF Dudley stopped. and that he
went to indianapolis 10 see him, and he did say
certain things IN quarters where 1t would do the
gotten"
voorhees, went on to speak of Dudley's threats
of the use Of dy. amlte which he mad in his
pocket 10 case an attempt was made TO intiict
punishment upon him, and also criticised Sc
verely the part which Judge Woods was repre-
sented as taking in preventing the finding of a
bill of Indictment against Dudley. In view OF
the indignity, Injustice and the open outrage
inflicted upon the people of Indiana in the
name and by authority OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee, aided and abetted by action
of the Federal Court, 1t would not have been
strange as "a representative of that 1nsulted co
pie that he should lie to know by whose in
structioas and by what authority of law n re-
sponsible law officer of the Government in In
dianapOlis felt himself warranted a few weeks
ago in ordering the United States Commissioner
not to issue d warrant for Dudley's arrest when
he ventured TO return to indianapolis for the
first time in more than year.
In behalf o. the people of Indiana, he de-
sired the Attorney General of the 1ited states
to inform the Senate whether the action of his
official subordinate was Inspired by his InStTuc-
tious, or met now with his approval. No better
opportunity could present itself to President
Harrison than was now presented TO define his
connection with Dudley ard with Dudley
rhine.
vers bribe takers and all indorSers OF bribery
ould be regarded as pirates ana enemies OF
.le human race
Edmunds offered an amendment for the
preamble al resolution so as to strike out the
preamble ard make it read: That the Alter
ney-General be and he is hereby instructed 10
inform the senate what instructions, If any the
Department of Justice has given District Attor-
ney Chambers for the District of Indiana on the
su ject OF the arrest of W, W Dudley, or his eX-
emption from arrest, and by what authority Of
law, ii any, such instructions had been given,
and that COPIES of all such correspondence be
transmitted 10 the Senate"
He expre st d sArcas.ieally) his admiration
AID concurrence il the beautiful tribute OF the
Senator from Indiana 10 the value of political
moIalty. lie also gave his adhesion to Voor-
hees den n iat.on OF political immortality. II
Dudley had douestAe thing imputed 70 him, be
committed, if not crime against the United
States, a crime against that class Of pubic
morality which the Senator has SO beautifully
described, and which, as he said, was so es en-
tial to the safety and prosperity OF republican
institutions It might have been a forgery.
There were instances OF such political torgerIes
about the time of the Presidential ectlons-
such as the Morey" letter. But he was glad
the leaders Of the Democratic parry had ap-
parently reformed, and that now at least on the
anniversary of the battle OF New Orleans, there
was some evidence of allegiance to the prinel-
pies OF The only real Democrat ne mad ever
heard of, General Jackson.
Noorhees-"If the Dudley letter is a forgery,
why is it ne has not brought libel suits against
New York papers, and brought them u trial9'
Edmunds-' II Dudley has any libel suits aud
does not prosecute them the defendants are
EMIT ed 10 have them dismissed. This letter.
assuming it to be genuine, was an onense,
take it. against the laws OF Indiana, and if this
D
used 10 corrupt voters, where is the majesty OF
the law in that noble State?
In this connection Edmuuds commented upon
the failure Of the Democratic United states DIS
trict Attorney before the change of Admins
tratiOu to bring the matter 10 the attention OF
q Grand Jury. That Democratic onclaI, ne
said, having apparently done his whole duty IN
sitting and preparing the evidence, saw sucn Il
food of light that be did not care to have any
more hand in the business, and resigned de
intimated .hst the Dudley letter might nave
been suggested by or initiated from one "n!Ch
had been sent cut by Whitaker, OF dartlnsVll4ei
Ind, Chairman of the Democratic County com
mittee on the It'll of september, 1855 ana when
was recently published in an editorlsl IN the
Terre Haute Er1feSS. The Dudley letter seemed
to be a child OK or a twin sister OF this "hitta-
ker letter. which he sent to the Clerk desk
sdmuuds cc1tinued: "Now, this Whitaker
letter may be a forgery, but lis iikeuess to the
so called Dudley letter is Sc perfect and Pc
euliar, that ! shall be bound to say If l were a
Juror, that the man who wrote II on the I'm OF
September ote the Dudley letter, and pa!med
it off as n letter from the National kepuohean
Committee"
Edmunds then branched off on the question
of recent political crimes in Indiana ana spoke
of the forgery tally sheets IN the Indianapolis
election OF 1856 for which Coy, member OF the
Common Council, was sent 10 the pen1tsntary
for eighteen months, and how the Democratic
membe's OF the Common Council refused 70
vote for his expulsion, and how he drew his
pay as member of the Common Council at the
same time he was serving his country IN the
penitentiary.
He also referred to the statement as to the in
mates of the Poor House and Insane Asylum be
Ing taken 10 the polls in Marion county under
direction OF Miller the former Democratic
Treasurer of the county. where every one Of
them voted the straight Democratic ticket
These he said were rome samples that had
been sent to him. They were not pecu-
liar to Indiana. but there had been going on q
systematized, persistent organized party OF
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