Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-15

senator voorhees, on the Democratic POSI-
tion in the Case.
The proceedings in the Senate yesterday near
the close of the session were OF rather lively
character and personal explanations were flying
fast and thick As printed in yesterdays STAR
Mr.. Chandler continued his speech in demand
Of an investigation Of Mr.. Roach.
Speaking on the question Of the resolution
Mr.. Chandler said: 1T is only possible to de-
feat that resolution by laying down the rule in
the American Senate in the year 1888 that, NO
matter what crime may have been committed
by person occupying seat in
the Senate, under whatever circumstances OF
atrocity and otherwise, it is not within the con.
stitutional power Of the Senate even SO much
a. to instruct q committee to make an investi-
CATION into the facts and circumstances of that
conduct Of that crime
For the facts in the case Mr.. Chandler re-
ferred to articles in the New York Recorder.
the New York Sun, the Philadelphia Press and
the Washington EVENING STAR; also to reports
In the office OF the controller of the currency
and he asked whether, If those facts were a.
stated (and they had not been denied), the
character of the ofense was not sufficient to
demand an investigation
ME- VOORHEES, OK THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Voorhees, took the floor and made an
said, to let people know the democratic posi-
ton. His side Of the chamber stood on the
federal Constitution, which prescribed that a
Senator must be thirty years of age, have been
nine years q citizen of the United States, and
an inhabitant of the state from which chosen.
This was all, said Mr.. Voorhees,. and everything
left unsaid was excluded The speaker dis
cussed at some length the relation Of Senators
to the national government.
Mr.. Hoar asked Mr.. Voorhees, to define ex-
actly his meaning.
Mr.. Voorhees, take the position that an ur,-
fit Senator may be imposed upon the Senate,
though il has not been done in over a century,
but that il q state should have the misfortune
to elect a man blackeued with crime II is the
misfortune Of the state. and 1 find no power
given to US to organize ourselves into tribunal
on morals and to try him for his offenses.
REPuBLIcANs ARRAIaNED.
Mr.. Voorhees, arraigned the republicans for
never having taken cognizance Of charges made
against members of their own party. In clos
ing Mr.. Voorhees, said: "I would want to
leave the Senate with loathing and disgust
rather than serve in body which claimed the
right to supervise the morals of the
Senators from other states and TO enter
into judgment upon them. 1t might be that
the Senator from North Dakota had suffered
misfortune. He had never sought, how
ever, 10 evade the laws OF the coun-
try, and today he returned among those
whom he had injured without . single
claim being made against him. Commend
me to q man who has led q life. $H
that sort will take him with his faults, will
take him with his defalcstion, will take him
with every step of error. before 1 will take for
my guide the philosophers on the other side Of
the chamber who set themselves up rs in
quisitors into every mans life but their own.
MR. HANsBRoUGH's PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Hansbrough OF North Dakota then rose
to . personal explanation referring to inter
views and statements published in the St. Paul
Globe and the Minneapolis Tribune, on the au-
thority Of one Mr.. La Moure of Pembina. dis
paraging to himself, and he asked Mr. German
whether he had in his possession any docu-
ments. affdavits or papers bearing upon his
(Mr. Hansbrough's) election to the Senate.
Mr.. German pointed to Mr.. Hansbrough's
statement illustration Of the folly of
listening to the tattling Of miserable slanderers
and disavowed all knowledge of charges against
Mr.. Hansbrough. The Senate had had enough
Of the subject for the day, he thought and be
therefore moved to proceed TO executive busi-
ness
After Mr.. Harris had made and Withdrawn Q
motion to lay the Roach resolution on the table
the Senate went into executive session.