Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-20
Washington Letter.
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TO plead guilty and ask tie mercy OF
the court because Of exteuuating CIR
cumstances, and ne simply attempted
to work on the sympathies OF the Sena-
tors, as be has so often successfully
done upon jurors in behalf of clients he
knew to be guilty, when be so bitterly
attacked Senator Hoar for insisting
that his resolution, instructing the COM
mittee on Privileges and Elections to
enquire into the charge of embezzle-
ment against Senator Roach and to
investigate the same and report to the
Senate if the charges be found true, be
voted upon. Mr.. Voorhees, took an ex-
traordinary course in admitting his
clients-beg pardon, Senator Roach, 10
have been guilty Of the crime charged
against him, and asking pardon for
him because of the blameless life he had
led since he committed the crime, and
because of his efforts to atone for the
guilty past. This appeal might have
had more effect if Mr. Roach had not
returned to Washington under circum-
stances that have attached to him the
suspicion Of another crime-b bribery.
The position Of Butler, of South Caro-
lima, Mills, of Texas, and other demo-
cratic Senators, in maintaining that the
Senate had no authority 10 investigate
anything that happened before man
was elected Senator the power of the
Safe which sent him here as Senator
being paramount and rot TO be queS-
toned, is simply ridiculous stretch Of
the old states rights idea; but by the aid
of king caucus the democratic Senators
who believe the inve stigation should be
made-there are a number of them
were compelled to acluiesce therein.
In order to get the votes of q sufficient
/ number of democratic Senators to pass
a resolution in caucus against making
this investigation Senator German had
to acknowledge to his democratic col
leages who did not know il that if made
there was great danger Of a national
scandal being uncovered which would
necessarily be disastrous to the demo-
cratic party
When Mr. Wannamsker was Post
master General he made ruling shut
ting ont from the mails as lottery mat
ter all circulars issued by real estate
spectators or others. Offering to give
away lots as an inducement to purchase
other lots. This week at the nstgation
Of Congr sman Chipmau, Of Michigan,
Postmaster General Bissell reversed
that ruling
1, may be true that Mr.. Ady has no
yelid clam to the seat now held by
Senator Martin, Of Kansas, but even if
.hat were an absolute certainty it would
not have justified the undetermined
method resorted to By Senator German
to prevent an honest investigation of
Martins right to the seat, after the
committee on Privileges and Elections
had formally agreed to report a resolu-
ton to the Senate authorizing that
investigation. After he learned that
the committee had agreed to report
that resolution Senator German went to
Senator Vance, chairman of the COM
mittee, and told him that the committee
must not report that resolution, but
must vote, that IS, its democratic men,
bers must vote TO reconsider the action
of the committee in ordering the reso-
luton reported. To the credit of Seua-
tor Vance aud The other democratic
members of the COMMITTEE Germans
orders were not obeted The resolution
was reported, but it is doubtful whether
it will be acted upon before next winter,
rs German succeeded in getting it
referred TO the committee on Contin-
/ gent Expenses, rhich may or may not
report it back to the Senate at this
session.
Secretary Gresham is credited with .
degree OF smallness that is hard to rec
oncile with his ability, in his efforts to
"get even with dead man for having
refused 20 cast his influence for him
when he was candidate for the Presi-
Dental nomination before the republi.
can National convention of 1888. 1t is
said that Secretary Gresham, not salts
fed with dismissing personal friends OF
the late James &. Blaine from the State
department and the diplomatic and
consular service, has actually taken the
trouble to ask the heads of other de-
partments TO dismiss them as fast as he
can locate them.
Senator German called on Mr. Cleve
land this week IL, ;be first time since
he was inauguraied, and, although he
did not 90 10 ask for patronage. he wa.
snubbed He went Ia his capacity o.