The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-20
SENATORS WON'T APOLOGIZE.
ERWIN, O'CONNOR, AND SAxTON An.
SWER THE CHARGES OF CONTEMPT

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IRWIN, O'CONNOR, AND SAxTON an.
SWER THE CHARGES OF CONTEMPT
| They Quote From Precedeat ana From stat.
utee. and Denantiy Declare That They
VIII Go 10 Jati Or stand Expulsion Ne.
fore They win Yield 70 the Majority.
ALBANY. Jan. 19.-deorRo Fstherland Roesch
is the hardest worked man In tho State
Senate these days. This Is his Sec
ond term In tho Senate. Besides his
duties in the Senate and as representative
OF the large German population OF the east
side. he is Tammany Halls leader in the Tenth
district Then he is Chairman OF the Com
mittee on Elections. which has charge Of the
contested election cases. and he - Chairman
OF the Judiciary Committee. which has
charge OF the Republicans who arc up for
| contempt. Considering how much he has TO
do. II Is no wonder that no sometimes makes
mistakes. from an Albany point OF view. The
Judiciary Committe went to-day to hear Sem
ators Zerubabel Erwin. O'Connor. and Saxton
plead to the charge OF contempt.
The Senators in contempt have to be known
personally to have tho entertainment appreci-
ated. Erwin ia the HON eliest man In the State.
His face is fascinating In its home!incss. IT
looks as though It was put together in sec
lions.
The sections don't At. o'Connor is the pro-
fessional beauty OF the Senate. saxton 10 the
original author OF ballot reform.
They all appreciated tho humor Of the stun
ton. but they were little scared. too. Last
Thursday the Senate decided that these
three Republican Senators were In con-
tempt because they did not vote either
why on tho Enumeration bill. So tho
three Senators. like the naughty sopho-
mores who break the college rules and defy
the Presidents authority. were suspended
until they repented and brought forth
suitable fruits thereof In the shape OF
apologies and other tokens OF peni-
tence. Tho Judiciary Committee. COM
posed Of what the Senators in contempt. to
propitiate them. called eminent lawyers. the
ablest in the State" took the place OF a college
f. ko.sr .5ns 1t ts
In tempt are members OF tho eo!nmItte
Ma hfa. Hs%1i rfsS pIs s.ss sssE
names called. and he nearly suecseded. Sena-
York. two Of the most distinguished mem
bers OF tho Senate voted with Senator Muilin
the OF Senator'S a Saftn
was lost BY ti t' yots.PsIksr MeMnhsn and
Mnl,in aye. ana hoesch' CANTOR anu NcC'ei-
This shows the line OF Democratic division
can 5 on the contested seats as we'll rs the con.
tempt proceedings
s f. 4sss Fat sRs e sSs
atoT 2erHIatsl Irwin said: ,,,n.,,,.. ,a,,,,.
r p2sSr mere or its cold walls al s% hers
se t Mo r SFs
Your 9stion last Thursdayt r na
try IN hpfD,ll fhR mast where | have been
placed. have tried to keep up the dignity OF
and ths tSe sen
ate had n power to suspend him. They could
new, senator; BylsusPendine him they. de:
hn snd
under rules which they had not adopted: :.
stl"'!!S sa al r Ra. % ' FROM Sa
su 5y Mi paT 12s.aeS .1d ss from wf Tn
P1ssidea a 70 shoS that Iisus.sdoS. shsehsn
.n,ss pss
Thst wSs ii{tle iraoas t9; fun = said 1 Sen:
know how 70 take joke, He was . gentle;
n mah" Gentie9an. aS al enp"as'' on '"' n'
In closing his forty-minute argument sena-
/" It is a long road that never turns In this
country. No Republican Senate and no Re-
publican Congress ever. treated Democrats as
you have treated us. II l am In contempt l
Sassy;; but II thls ssse, kaSM that az
right I viii never apologize to any
us Of contempt and conduct yourselves as
orderly. decent Senator's"
Senators Snxton and O'Connor made legal
arguments. They quoted from decisions OF the
United States SuDrpfn0 Court and tho
New York Court Of Appeals TO prove
to punish for contemDt are restricted to lie
Statutes define contempt. and q refusal to vote
Is not within the definition Of the statute. The
Revised Statutes also provide the penalty. and
suspension is not n part OF the penalty.
II you want my seat take II. 7" said Senator
O'Connor in closing. "Yom have seventeen
votes and the presiding officer. You can do
what you please; l have no great an xiety to
wish you to do whatever you Ike"
No apologies were offered The Judiciary
Committee adjourned until tomorrow. while
George Fatherland Roesch went to the Com
mittee on Elections. which heard more about
the ignorance OF tho Saratoga election officers
and the mistakes they made about tho ballot
raform law. 4