The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-12
liz. YOUNG EXPELLED
he Is No Longer Executive Ohrk
Of the National Senate.
THEY SAY BE BETRAYED SECRETS


But No Evidence Was Produced 20
Indicate His Guilt, Which He In
dignantIy Denies The Action
Urged by the Committee on For
eign Relations.
WASHINGTON, April 12.-The United
States senate in secret session yesterday
declared vacant the Office Of executive
clerk, held by Mr.. James Rice Young,
Of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Young was
charged with betraying executive Sc
crets, but no proof Of his alleged guilt
was brought forward, and according to
information obtained from sources thor
oughly reliable he was legislated out of
office against the conscientious conyic-
tions of q number of those who voted to
thus stigmatize him to observe the pre-
cedent Of senatorial courtesy in sustain
ing the committee ON foreign relations,
which reported in favor Of declaring
Mr.. Young's Office vacant
The senate went into secret session at
lilo o'clock, on motion Of Mr.. Cameron,
who secured Mr.. Young the position of
executive clerk Immediately after the
doors were closed Senator Henderson
brought forward his resolution provid-
ing for the readmittance to secret ses-
siods Of the clerks on the executive
force who have been excluded from the
senate on the grounds that they were
responsible for the betrayal of executive
secrets. This suspicion was the out
come of the accurate reports which have
appeared in the newspapers of the pro-
ceedings of the senate in secret session
on the case of Judge Woods, of Indiana,
and the Behring sea treaty, The reso-
luton was rejected by small majority.
Then Mr.. Sherman called up the reso-
luton declaring vacant the Office of ex-
ecutive clerk. reported favorably from
the committee on foreign relations. The
close vote on the Henderson resolution
seemed to have made Mr.. Sherman APP
prehensive that his committee might
meet with defeat in its sanction of the
resolution brought forward by him, and
he made personal appeal to the senate
in behalf of the committee, holding that
| the committees recommendation in
favor of the resolution was sufficient
evidence that it should be adopted.
Mr.. sherman Asserts Guilt.
Mr.. Sherman said that the committee
| mad evidence of Mr.. Young's guilt, and
that the committees word has been
| given that Mr.. Young was not the
proper person to hold the Office. He
also made some comment on the large
ness of the executive force. contending
that the executive secrets were confided
to too many persons not members of the
senate and that it was not strange that
secret proceedings had come to the
knowledge of newspaper men. Mr..
Il
necessity for sustaining the committee,
| and limited that if it were not sustained
| that those senators who voted against
| the adoption of the resolution would be
| guilty of violation of senatorial cour-
tesy.
Mr.. Hale, who introduced the reso-
luton for Mr.. Young's removal, made
an earnest appeal for its adoption. He
commended that the betrayal of executive
secrets had reached a point where
stringest methods for its stoppage should
be resorted to. He was particularly scr
we're on Mr.. Young, and made the
charge that he was guilty of the allega-
ton brought against him. Mr.. Hale is
| not member of the committee ON for
| eign relations.
/ Appeals for Mr.. Young.
Senators Henderson and Paddock
made earnest appeals for the rejection of
i the resolution. They stated in sub
stance that the committee on foreign re-
lations was going too far in attempting
i to secure the removal of an honorable
/ gentleman who was known never to
have betrayed the trust imposed in him.
Senators knew only too well where ac-
counts of executive session proceedings
came from; they knew that they did not
emanate from Mr.. Young. Senator
Henderson was particularly vehement
| in his denunciation of such course as
the: committee would have the senate
i to pursue to make scapegoat out of an
innocent man, deprive him of position
i he had filled well and cast upon him q
stigma which ne did not deserve.
Senator Cameron read a letter from
Mr.. Young, claiming the right to be
i heard, requesting an investigation and
\ asserting his entire innocence. Mr..
i Cameron made short appeal in behalf
\ of Mr.. Young's retention.
4 Other senators also spoke In behalf Of
Mr.. Young, some of them urging an in
vestigation, but Mr.. Shermanfs personal
appeal for the exercised Of senatorial
courtesy In sustaining the committee on
foreign relations had its effect, and the
resolution was adopted by majority Of
ten.