New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-28
AN INJUSTICE To A SENATE OFFICIAL.
THE PROPOSED REMOVAL OF Mr.. YOUNG on A
CHARGE OF REVEALING EXECUTIVE

CHARGE OF REVEALING EXECUTIVE
SESSION SECRTTS.
Washington. March ~ (spcclal).The rcsolution
introduced in the Senate last Friday during executive
session for tho summary removal 81 the chief executive
clerk Of the upper House on the suspicion mat he
had been implicated in the dissemination Of executive
session new, generally looked upon th"t
evening u II somewhat harmless and impotcnt attempt
TO divert attention from the real suspects on whom the
Committee on Foreign Relations hoped to fastcn the
charge Of bcrayirg the confidential business OF the
Senate /; seems that the resolution was offered
in an entirely serious vcn. and that b it, adoption
the senate +, about TO do grave iljus,icc 10 a
reputable and honorable official.
1t appears that In the burst Of zeal experienced
las, week IN the senate with regard 20 tho absolute
enforcement Of the rules against the di'ulging OF eA
ccntiyc bushes, the suspicion Of the Foreign Relations
Committee fell in some upon Ia" executive clerk
Jane, Il. Young Of Pennsylvania. and that on Friday
afternoon resolution was suddenly brought lV'"''u
declaring his Office vacant senator Cameron happened
70 lie in the chamber and immediately made a vigorous
pcr,onal protest against any such ha-ty and Unfair
action and by III, earnest objection Lai Inc ft''iu
non laid over until tomorrow. lie was told, ~"
ever that the resolution world certainly be adopted
tncn and that he might well sec Mr. Young ANA
advise lin 10 rc,icn before being summary dls
missed Mr.. Young has been executive clerk OF Tie
senate for nearly TEA years nnd bis character ana
.tandinc both ia aud out - "a" senate nave hc''f
l.f,re lccn impcachcl in TIE slightest. Every one
her, knows. q, senators them lives know that
neither Mr. Young nor any other cmpl,yc oi the
senate has ever been guilty Of revealing executive
secrets All informant "a that - printed about secret
session, comes, II course. from senator's Themselves,
ard no one outside the senate would thin. u SEX
Inc any other source ol executive ncwa. Mr Young s
removal without hearing. Oh "a d,aonorablc charge,
involve, a serious personal wrong, aud IL b, % De
boyod ti,af Mr. Cameron VIII haze strength enough
tn defeat the resolution OF dismissal. which b" aud
other senators are ready - condemn - UNFAIR ana
wholly indcfcnslb!c.
s, - uic wide dissemination ~ news regarding th"
Dis. ,,iols IN secret tcs,In Of tie Bchug -s hfb-
tr,ton treaty. senator, ihemscve, are solely rrp'-
.ibl. for H. Not only have they tllloi about ;'t
daily dcluicy hut many If them lave rorr ." a.
a., fo liNr rilt -Iuprr luctf4cHe or IT, Nthd'li
I'm lie l-u. Of Marcn H. OF " Ihr Ma,iANs'H post
lor distance appear opinions. ~ 'urnLb AIN
,;.thnrity from senators 'alusr. 'ilndlr4, - c',
sanders -l,Ip Proctor. Carey, Nnrdf-'n 1hd Uti'f'
on The suggested uoi. urca ~ retaliation "n 'ti.d"
for I.O.G Salisbury. seton. gtot 'h"ihHu also
,u, eoucn.iy gave Out au it'f.l'W ou thc -l'lntc.
which was published lc.c and ut"ugh The ""l'i'F
pcr-.av. 81 b.. indr'C. wholly .dc tlius Ia tharS"
-..iic cmpOVe with violating Tie -"crecv ~ exon
i've ions, and by ARBITRARY act ~ dismissal NJ
tempt - tho iiri fc,-.0n mat Tie senate 81
secrets have been diyulscd hy amy other than the
senator, ticu.clvcs. FOR the C~-li ~ tho Scnat'.
Mr. Young should not be- removed except pu proof
and after fun herring. urlDy here lclirv"s
-cn n his accu.cfs riv" him anything hLr i'ir