Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-04-14
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Foreign Relations Committee Secures
the Dismissal of Young After
Fight.
r solutions offered Oh Reciprocity
ard Free >ilyer-The Days
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ance at the opening of the Senate to-
day was less than at any previous Mon
day during the session. The floor was
only dotted with Senators. AS the day
wore on the attendance increased.
Senator Morgan offered resolutions
asking the President to communicate
to Congress any agreement made by
him on behalf of the United States
with the government of Germany
to the agreement that sugar or
any other German production shall be
admitted free of duty into the United
States. and wat articles of American
production he has proposed that Ger
many shall receive free of duty in recip-
rocity, and whether such proposals
have been accepted by the German gov
eminent. Mr.. Morgan's resolution
also included a reference to the Repub-
lie of Hayti.
On objection by Senator Hale the
resolution went over until tomorrow.
Senator Stewart Of Nevada intro
duced a resolution directing the Secre-
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Senate of the cost of the silver bullion
and standard dollars coined under the
act of July IA, 1890, now held in the
Treasury, and what amount of Treas
ury notes issued against the same were
still outstanding, and whether any Of
such notes had been redeemed in
gold coin, and what amount of silver
-.
plicable to the redemption of such
notes. and whether such notes were
received in the Treasury for customs
and other dues.
Senator Stewart at first expressed a
desire to address the Senate upon this
resolution and occupy the time until
clock to-day, but objection being
interposed on account of the pending
order of business he consented to allow
1t to go over until tomorrow, stating
that he should then occupy fifteen
minutes only in explaining it's meaning.
After Senator Gallinger had ad-
dressed the senate in favor of bill
for the establishment of a sanitarium
for consumptives, Senator Chandler
started in to address the senate in op
position to Senator Palmer's proposed
constitutional amendment for the cleo
ton of senators by the direct vote Of
the people, pending which, Senator
Cameron called an executive session on
the question of the alleged betrayal Of
senate secrets bv senate employees.
After a stormy debat in executive sessi0
the senate yielded to the pressure of tho
com mittee on foreign relations an vnrst.tl
the Office of executive c,erk, filed TOR ten
years by James R. Young. When ihp
doors closed an effort was made to bave
the conduct of Young investiga ed. Thu,
WAS defeated after a spirited con-
test Cameron presented a letter from
Young signifying his willingness to sur
render the office, but requesting thorough
invesri gation, stating that if he had be-
trayed executive secrets, as alleged, be
was liable to punishment under the law,
and was perfectly wiling to ABIDE by the
result.
The motion for an investigation was
defeated by small majority. The sena-
tors who betrayed reluctance to convict
the clerk without an investigation were
told that the committee on foreign reta-
t1ons had absolutely satisfied Itself OF The
justice of the proposition. II stated that
If the senate decided 10 MAINTAIN secresy
In executive sessions that the number of
eutpoyes IN whom confidence was reposRd
1nuot be decreased and secresy had been
maintained since employees were excluded
Finally the committee made the matter
personal issue and intimat ed that they
would refuse to participate in executive
business if The clerk was not dismissed.
Despite the efforts of Henderson and
other advocates for fair investigation,
the junior senators, fearful of mourning
the III will of the powerful committee on
foreign relations, voted reluctantly for
yacatIng the office, which carried by tea
majority.