The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-04-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, April 3rd, 1893.

Democratic senators are figura-
lively moving heaven and earth 10
prevent the investigation of the
charge OF criminal embezzlement
made against Senator Roach, Of
North Dakota, directed by Senator
Hoar's resolution. They first tried
a bluff by stating that other sena
tors were in the same Loaf with
Roach, and intimating that Power.
of Montana, was one of then.
That didn't work, not even a little
bit, for Senator Power promptly
denounced it AS false and demand
ell the most searching investiga-
ton, two things which Roach has
MT done. The democratic sena-
tors have good reason to lear an.
thing that promises to expose the
true inwardness of the election
of Roach TO the senate, which was
brought about by special and ex-
plicit directions from Senator Cor
man, who was chairman of the
democratic senatorial '.steering"
committee. There is good reason
for the belief that the actual facts
in the deal by which Roach be-
came senator would. if made pub
lie, cause a national scandal with
more or less disgraceful ramifica-
tions in a number of states. The
democratic senators are now max.
ing personal appeals to the most
easy going republican senators, to
let The whole matter drop, because
whatever the result of the inves ii.
CATION so far as Roach is concerned
it will bring a scandal upon the
good name of the senate that will
cling to it at home and abroad for
many years. l have no authority
10 speak for republican senators,
but | violate no confidence in stat.
ing that a number of them lave
made up their minds that some
thing has got to be done, and if
Roach doesn't resign before the
senate gets through with the cases
of the appointed senators, now un-
der consideration, they propose to
have some action taken upon Sen
ator Hoar's resolution, or TO let the
country know why. 1t has just
been learned that the new pro-
gramme of the democratic senators
is to force an Immediate adjourn
ment of the senate as soon as the
cases of the appointed senators are
disposed of. They are perfectly
willing to postpone the election Of
the senate officers until the meet
ing of the extra session, which Mr..
Cleveland has decided to call in
September. The excuse given is
that it will be impossible to keep
4 quorum OF senators here after
these cases are voted upon. 1t has
been suggested that if the senate
fails to act, Mr.. Roach may be ar
rested and tried in the criminal
court ior embezzling the funds
of the bank Of which he was cash
ier, but such Il proceeding is not
probable.
The break between Mr.. Cleve-
land and ex Speaker Crisp. which
last week looked as though ii
would result in bringing forward a
new candidate for the speakership |
of the house, III opposition to Crisp
and backed by all the influence of
the administration. has been, how
ever, it is now understood, patched |
up by the administration OF an ex-
ira heavy dose Of humble pie to
Crisp. 1t was not, however, forced
upon him, but he went to the
white house and asked for it. Un |
der this agreement, which is much |
more humbling 10 Mr.. Crisp than
the one made in New York just |
before the meeting Of the last ses-
sion of congress, the Georgian is to
be elected speaker of the house
again and TO draw the salary and |
perform the routine duties of the
position, but the real authority is
to be exercised by Mr.. Cleveland.
who has already determined that
Mr.. Springer, chairman ofthe ways |
and means committee, shall not
again be placed at the heads OF !
those committees.
The reason why Mr.. Cleveland
has not appointed commissioner
of pensions has leaked out. He
has so far failed TO find man who
comes up to all his requirements
and is at the same time willing TO
pledge himself to do certain things
which are to be required of the
new commissioner. 1t has been,
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