The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-04-22
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS.


| WA HINGToN, April 11.--SENATE-Mr. Har.
is, OF Tennessee offered resolution, which
vas adopted. providing for the appointment Of
; committee OF two to wait on the president
| md inform him that II he had no further busi-
less with the senate IL was ready TO adjourn.
| 4 little later, while Platt was making speech,
/ Ioar entered motion TO reconsider Later in
| he day the motion to reconsider went over ON
objection and will come up Tuesday. Resolu'
/ ions proposing investigations, during the re-
,ess into the railroad business and into Indian
| tifairs, very Unexpectedly involved the senate
| n discussion OF the recent decision of the
| Judges in the Ann Arbor strike cases Sena-
ors PETER, German, Call and Chandler spoke
n favor Of an inquiry 10 ascertain II IL was nee
sssary for tina senate to take action in behalf Of
/ The workingmen. senator Sherman spoke
against the resolutions The resolutions final
| y passed.
WASHINGTON, April 2-SENATE-The pro
posed investigation into Senator Roach's ca
| .eer was taken up in the senate Tuesday be-
| lind closed doors and there was u long debate
| between tho republican senators, who insisted
! upon an investigation, and the democratic sen
ltors who opposed It, At last spirit OF com
| promise prevailed and an unders tanding, which
! was not put in writing and which was diner-
entity construed by the senators, was reached
that the committee on privileges and elections
should meet wednesday morning and agree
| upon n compromise resolution, proposing an in.
vestigation into the charges This resolution
! s to be lnilder in form than the resolution OF
| Senator HOar. Tho matter thus went over for
the day. The president Tuesday, when informed
| that the senate was ready to adjourn, said that
| he desired TO nominate and have confirmed
| judges of the new District Of Columbia court OF
appeals before adjournment, and intimated
| that this would probably require the senate TO
/ remain until next week
| WASHINGTON, April 3-SENArE-Scnator
Call, Of Florida, is profoundly impressed with
| the iden that great inequality and injustice re-
| suit from the mode in which the committees Of
| the senate arc organized, and from the fact that
| their membership is not numerous enough to
| admit Of fur representation Of the states
| lie, therefore, offered, in the beginning Of the
present extraordinary session, a resolution In
creasing 10 fifteen the membership of some half
| dozen Of the leading committees Wednesday
he occupied the floor for nearly an hour in eluci
dating his views and advocating his resolution.
1t was laid aside without action. a resolution
for an inyestiga tion OF the claim of Mr. Joseph
A. Ady TO seat as a senator from Kansas, by
the committee on privileges and elections, was
reported by the chairman of that committee,
and was referred (under the rules) 10 the com
mittee on contingent expenses The last two
hours Of the days session were devoted 10 the
consideration OF executive business, and then
the senate adjourned till Thursday.
WASHINGTON, April i4-SENATE-As soon
as Mr.. Sherman presented the memorial OF the
! ture charging that Mr.. Martin had not been
fairly elected, and that the seat properly be-
longed to MIR. Ady, Mr.. Vest, OF Missouri,
moved on behalf Of the democrats, that the
senate 20 into executive session. Mr. Hoar OBJ
jected and secured report from the commit
tee on resolutions, authorizing the committee
on privileges and elections TO investigate the
right of MIR. Ady to the seat row occupied by
Mr. Martin. On demand Of Senator Harris the
resolution went over until Friday.
WASHINGTON April 15.-SENATE-Sonator
Roach made statement Friday in which he
asked for an investigation Of his case. Mr..
Vance, chairman Of the committee on privileges
and elections, indicated q willingness to allow
the investigation 10 proceed, but Mr.. George
(Miss.) declared there was constitutional
point to be considered that should make the
senate pause II was the question frequently
discussed OF late as to the right of the senate
TO so into the past career of senator when
the matter charged had no connection with his
election 10 the senate So the Roach matter re.
mains where IL was. Cha ndler, OF New HamD'
shire, made a long speech, mainly devoted tf
the citation and discussion of old cases, Tlary
OF them arising in England 1t was not as eX.
citing as it was expected it would be. Senator
Voorhees, replied. The Roach case seems fa1
from q conclusion, and the cases OF the appoint.
ed senators likely to hang fire till after the
coming recess
WASHINGTON, April l7.-SENATE-The ex
lr2OrNlu2ry session OF the senate taIter run
ming exatly six weeks) closed Saturday. The
proposed investigation of the charges agains
Senator Roach (Dcm., N. D., formed the chic'
topic Of the days discussion Three speeches
were made upon the recent action of Commis
sioner BlOuuJ in withdrawing the American
flag from the government building in Honolulu
was the ground work for q resolution offered by
Mr.. Lodge, directing the secretary oi
state to inform the senate by
whose authority the flag was low
cred; in addition to this Information
Mr. Butler wants the senate 10 be informed at
the same time by whose authority it was hoist
ed. The resolution and amendment went over
without action, objection 10 immediate consid,
GRAFTON being made by Mr. German. The pres.
ident having informed a committee Of the sen
ate that he would have no further communica.
tion for the senate, an executive session was
held between and o'clock, at which all Cb-
stacles 10 a final adjournment we're smouthcd
away, and, after the doors were reOpenCd and
some little matters OF committee iuves legations
adjusted, the senate adjourned sine die,