Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-27
STAB AT THE SENATE
Stewart Charged Members With
Having Been Inflasncsd.
WOULD INVESTIGATE MEMBERS
Tlit wish Mr.. Palmer -D.bois' Esso-
iafioa - Posfpoas an f.~sssl.-
tloa tnll Neat January.

WksHrscros. sept a6-Mr. Stewart
presented resolutions adopted al = mass
Insetinx heid IN Cleveland. Ohio. fasox-
iag zn Investigation into the qaestfon
~hsthef senators are owners % national
f4ak stock tie expressed ths hops
that the investigation would De made
aad that the prevalent Fnmors as 70 the
oenernhip u national hank stock hav.
ins hal anyfhing 10 DO with the aeuion-
eslzztion Il silver woaid bs sst At rest
Mr Dubois offered The follo~ing reso-
luton. q which he said ne would al
dress the senate tomorrow.
Whereas. Several sovereign states are
sitheat full representation IN the sea.
sts. which thcy are entitied 10; there.
fore he 70
Resolved. That the consideration of
iegislation relating u the federal elec-
tioo laws. the tar4d and financial mat.
tcrs which materially affect the par
tally unrepresented states be postponed
Ia me senats until Noniay. January II.
l,ta. . enable the states - Washing.
ton. Montana and Wyoming 70 have the
VOTES. inftoence and profecfioa ia tne
sc1ate which are guaranteed % every
sovereign state by the constitution of
tie United States
The re-olutioa offered yesterday by
Mr.. PeIsr. calling Tor information as 20
the anticipation u interest of pubiic
bonds since ls5l. 0as laid beforo The
senate. aud Mr.. sherman spoke against
~ as causing great deal Of unnecessary
labor ia The department.
After furtherdiscussio the resolution.
on motion q Mr.. Quay. vas laid on the
table
At i2.lO the repeal bill was. on motion
q Mr. Voorhees,. taken up.
Mr.. Perkins then took the foor and
addresses the senate IN favor 81 repeal.
stewart Resumed His Attack.
Then Mr. Stewart resumed the foor
and began his speech After ho had
spoken FOR about hfteen minutes tho at
tendance cHindi-d 50 percspubly that
roll call wds necessary.
Then Mr. Stewart went on with his
naxspapar articles. after an allusion 10
a cruel intimation by Mr.. Hale that 10
would have been present II ne had not
knoNn that the senator from Nevada
Nas speaking.
Mf stewart continued commenting
vehemsnfly upon the newspaper charges
axainst the president IL Is claimed ia
these papers that the power of the ad-
ninisfration has been used "a pass this
bill and we SEQ before Us what - the re-
suit We see what vas a democrat ma
Iorfsy for FREQ coinage melt away
have not specified particulars; spesk OF
be grand results
"Aiu TIE senators. Mr. Stewart
asked. vote ior resolution giving to a
COMMITTEES the power % Investigator
Il VIII Mr.. Palmer replied when
ever the senator himself in his place
makes . charge against any senator or
any member II the house q representa-
tsses~
4 DO not want 20 eoufne the investi-
CATION 70 one. want 10 take in all.
lfr Palmer retogted: Whenever the
senate brings formal charges against any
Individual IN the senate. | Will vote for
az Investigation
stewart became Angry.
The co,loquy continued until Mr..
Stewart became annoyed Il decline 20
te Interrupted. be- said. by such ques-
tons / vii not make personal charges
because the arr II full of them"
-fes. they are very windy" replied
aAtAs AAAA|A
Then Hr stewart went back 10 his
newspaper extracts. After that ne put
into reqalsitioa a speech from Mr. Web
stsr during the jackson administration
and report from Calhoun on executive
patronage In iS3a
Mr. stewart yielded the floor. but
without concluding ali that he had to
say Mr. Morgan AID Mr.. voorhees, de-
feuded ti.s character ~ the president in
the assault made by Mr. Stewart. Con
ciudsfg NJ. voorhees, said; Whether
senators differed from Mr. Cleveland or
agreed gith him nobody failed % rscog
Bi1e his sfalNart and powerful charac
ter ard his high integrlty. lie hoped
that this iittis tsibufe would be taken
- sufiicirnt - account for the fact that
the Democrat side - the chamber would
not feel called upon any defense - the
prrsldenr uniess something Ear more i'm
portaa, ess charged against hin than
Had been charged up % this time.
The senatr at . ?. ~. after short
executive session. adjourned until 70
norroE az II a m.