Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-25

When the Senate went into executive session
yesterday afternoon the news at once
went forth that grave crisis was rapidly
approaching because the Senate decided to eject
all Of the employees who had previously been
admitted to the chamber while secret sessions
we're in progress. Even the veteran door
keeper. Capt Bsssett who has served the
Senate for sixiy-three years. was sent
out with the others, that the only
officials within the walls were Sec
rotary McCook and Sergeant-at-arms
Valentine To saw that there was a good deal
of excitement caused by this Wholesale election
of men who had never betrayed a confidence
would be to understzte the situation, and 1t
was most natural that the news dispatches sent
from the Capitol during the afternoon and
evening should be somewhat alarming in their
intimstions.
WHAT IT WAS ALL ABOUT.
In no respect, however. was the session one
Of importance. The public could imagine, as
il did, that the Senate was engaged in discuss
ing the weightiest international ques-
ton with which il Las had to
deal during the lifetime of any Senator
now in existence. when. as a matter OF fact. the
Senate Was mentally perspiring the result of
an effort to find out how certain newspapers
succeeded in securing such accurate reports Of
executive sessions as have recently been printed.
A few Senators could understand how enough
matter might leak out of an afternoon session
to supply the papers next morning. but none
Of them admitted their ability to fathom the
methods 50 successfully operated by THE STAR
copy Of Wednesdays SrAE was produced.
and IL was shown that in that issue was start
hngly accurate report OF an executive session
which did not close until nearly o'clock Of
that same afternoon The slow accumulation
Of facts FOR use the next day was not
surprising 20 many Of the more modern Sena-
tors. but The SrAs's speedy and successful
connection with important facts astonished
everybody. Then followed an overriding con-
versation in which many suggestions were
offered 10 how the leakage might be
stopped, but no definite plan Was agreed upon
PROTEST.
The proceedings somewhat tame in
their nature until one wild and wooIIy Senator
arose in his place and attacked the action Of
the Senate in excluding the previously
trusted employees he insisted that the
exclusion was an insult for which there was no
excuse. He also asserted that every Senator
whose eve teeth had come through was aware
Of the fact that Senators themselves gave on,
the information on which the newspaper re-
ports were founded.
The discussion became very interesting after
those remarks. Most OF the Senators fell
called upon TO deny their completely in the
scattering abroad of executive session ne,xs
and that brought about everybody to his feet
with similar ienials in self-defense. Ii was ar
interesting session, but most of its proceeding,
lacked every element OF national or inferno
tionsl importance
THINGS THAT WERE NOT MENTIONED.
There was no mention made Of the nation
defenssless condition, was stated in one o,
two morning papers, nor was there any patri
otto reason why yesterday proceedings Should
be absolutely secret, whatever may he the cas-.
in the further executive discussion Of delicat,
international relations in the Bsring sea mat
ter. England could not have profited BY tn
publication of anything done yesterday. anS
those who ought to know say that the Unises
States would not have profted either.
IHE orsrED ENPLorEs-
There are many expressions Of sympathy 10
the ousted employees. and especially strong
- ssntimeut IN the case OF Capt Basssts