Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-05
SENATE MYSTERIES
There Seems To Be Two Kinds
OF Them.
ONE GETS OUT, ToTHER DOESN'T.

The Proceedings Are Duly Reported to
the Public. but Who Reports Them Il
the DimcuIty-Telier Saws the Senators
Themselves Are Guilty-DoIph Wants
the Enterprising Press Men Dumped
into n Dungeon-TauIbce's Condition
Criticai-Capitsl Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 5--The senate
yesterday in secret session debated at length
a resolution offered by Dolph, in behalf of
the committee recently appointed TO investi-
gate executive session leakages, calling for
the arrest aud imprisonment of A. J. Hal
ford OF. the Associated Press, and George G..
Balm, of the United Press, for contempt in
refusing to divulge the sources of the news
concerning secret sessions which they have
sent out from time to time. Dolph said that
the local papers obtained most OF the secret
session ncws from the press associations, and
only a few papers, published elsewhere,
printed other than the regular press reports.
He held, therefore, that the press associa-
tons, and the men who furnished these facts
10 them, were particularly culpable, and
that II would be wise for the senate TO make
an example Of them.
Teller Charges IL ON the Senators.
Teller offered as a substitute for Dolph's res
olution, the resolution heretofore offered by
him and now pending before the committee
on rules, provided for the consideration of
nominations In open executive session. He
said that the senate was making itself ridic-
uous in its efforts to run down the betray-
ers Of executive secrets He said that sena-
-
formation of confidential character was
betrayed by members of the senate. He did
not think ii would be possible to accomplish
the end which Dolph desired by throwing
two or three newspaper men into jail In
stead of preserving the dignity OF the SOU
ate, they would make that body common
laughing stock
blackburn Slightly Exercised.
Blackburn, a member of the committee,
gave the resolution a qua lifted Endorsement.
He was somewhat exercised over the publ.
cation in the newspapers OF yesterday
OF the proceedings of the secret session
Of Monday, particularly the criticism IN g
New York paper OF the attitude of the Dem.
ocratic senator's who voted for the confirm.
alton of Warmoth.
Patt supported Tsller's resolution, as he
had Nouc Va the past, OuL sStu ludb so long
as nominations were considered in secret
the rules OF the senate should be observed in
this particular Wilson OF Iowa and Harris
both favored the Dolph resolution, the
former saying that newspaper men should
be locked up until they purged themselves OF
| contempt
New Senators for Open Sessions.
The senators from the new states, to the
great qualification of the friends Of open
sessions spoke vigorously against Dolph's
resolution, and told the senate in plain terms
how much IL owed TO the press. and particu-
larry to the corps of Washington CORE
| spondentS The debate was continued at
great length, the matter being under discus
sion for nearly five hours The indications
are that the Dolph resolution will not be
agreed to
Couple Of Questions Suggested.
When it is known that everybody eK-
cept senator's and senate employees was
driven from the senate wing of the Capitol
before the secret session met the question
arises How did the above get QUIT And, In
view OF Teller's charge that senator's are the
leaky ones themselves, why not call the sen
atorsf