The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-14
THE FIGHT ON ROACH.
Republican Senators Will Open
on Him Today.
BITTER CONTEST IS PROBABLE.
The North Dakota Senator In Confer
onco With G0rman-Martin's Flee.
ton Also to Be Investigated.
BITTER CONTEST IS PROBABLE.

WASHINGTON CRY, April 1a-The Re-
publican senators in caucus this morning
decided to insist to the last on an investi-
cation into the charges against Roach and
Of the claims of Ady to Martins seat. 1t
was decided vigorous opposition should
be made against the consideration of the
Roach case behind closed doors. But one
conclusion, they insisted, could be the
outcome of the struggle that would be pre-
cipitated. and that was that the senate
should agree that the committee on privi-
leges and elections should be q sub-com.
mittee or otherwise to investigate the
Roach case and the validity of the claim
Of Martin 10 seat during recess. and re-
port to the senate at the next regular ses-
sion. If, finally, the Democrats were
prepared to assume the responsibility of
voting down resolution to investigate, it
must be done, the Republican senators
asserted with vehemence, by q voting quo
rum, and the responsibility Tor such
action thus placed where it belonged.
In conformity to the conclusion
of the caucus. Chandler. as soon as tho ex-
ecutive session was over, took occasion to
address the senate on the Roach resolu-
ton. Mr.. German asked that he defer his
remarks until tomorrow, and Chandler re-
piled that he would give way until tomor-
row if he could have unanimous consent
to take up the resolution after the conclu-
sion of the business of the morning hour.
This consent, much to the surprise Of
many, was given, and Chandler will speak
early tomorrow. A conference of Demo-
cratic leaders was held this afternoon soon
after tho senate adjourned. After short
time German went after Roach and
brought him to the committee room, where
he remained few minutes and left with
German. the latter gentleman subse-.
quently having conference with Brice in
his room. 1t is quite probable at thls time
that some definite plan has been agreed on,
but the senators who participated are reti-
cent and refused to talk.
The seventy-seven members Of the Kan.
sas legislature, who asked that an investi-
CATION be made into the right of John r.
Martin to seat as senator from Kansas,
say that if these seventy-seven members
had been permitted to vote no one would
have had majority Of all the votes cast in
joint assembly. and that there would have
been no election Of United States senator.
They therefore resolved to enter = solemn
protest against what they declare to be q
revolutionary and illegal transaction. and
instructed tho president of the joint as.
sembly to appoint q committee to prepare
formal statement and emphatic protest
to the senate OF the United States, which
protest was tho one presented to the SEN
ate today.
Secretary Gresham said this afternoon
that the action of Minister Egan in af-
fording an asylum to two revolutionists in
Chile, who had returned to Santiago, was
being made q subject of correspondence by
the department of state. but in the abb
sence of full Information on all the facts
in the case, there was nothing he could
say regarding the matter until that was
secured. His instructions for the guid.
ance of Egan will be withheld from the
pubiic.l
The subcommittee of the judiciary COM
mittee was engaged this afternoon in ex-
aiming the charges that have been made
against A. B. Fall, nominated to be ASSOC
ciate justice of the supreme court of New
Mexico. 1t is said by Republicans from
the territory tn at Fail is not competent
man for the place for the reason that he
is more Of a politician than lawyer, and
further that he is man disposed to be
tyrannical and lacking in those essentials
that go to make up an unprejudiced jurist.
No imputation, upon his integrity
were made. The charges did not reach
the committee IN the form of specific as
sertions, but they asked Fall when he was
in this city to respond to them. and he
produced a number of gentlemen who
know him, all of whom appeared before
the committee this afternoon. These men
say that Fall is good lawyer, a member
OF one Of the leading legal firms in the ter
ritory, and that he is in every way COM
petent for the place. The committee will
probably recommend confirmation.
President Cleveland sent to the senate
today the following nominations:
A. W. Terrll. OF Texas. minister to Turkey.
J. W. Hawkins, of Arizona, associate Justice
OF the supreme court OF Arizona
j. Fl. 81 wiggman. Of Wisconsin, United
States attorney for the eastern distrios Of Wis
conQn.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations today:
Dominick l. Murphy, Of Washington City, -
frs, deputy commissioner OF pensions
Caleb ". West. of Salt Lake City, a. governor
of Utah.
Secretary Morton has rendered the posi-
ton of foreign agent of the agricultural de-
partment to John Mates. jr., of Nebraska.
The total number Of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was l6l.
The unofficial lisa of the members-elect
of the house of representatives for the
Fitty-third congress, as compiled by the
clerk Of the house, was published today.
The list vas unusually full, Of 354 seats
but one being vacant. The vacancy is the
Seventh Massachusetts, district, and was
caused By the election Of Representative
Lodge to the senate. According to Clerk
Kerr's count the Democrats will have 30
representatives. the Republicans l26 and
the third partya