New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-01
To PROSECUTE THE CORRESPONDENTS
THE vrcE-rnEsIpENT cEnTIFlEs THE CASE 2,
TIE DISTRICT NrroHHrr SENATOR
uoLrIvs SPEECH

THE DISTRICT AlT'ntNl-l ~fNAI''
uoLf1rs SPEECH
Washington. May 81 The Nc'-Pr'fA"ni MS
aferno,n sent 70 the Distrc'-Auoruev hs oertihcn-
ton of the report - the s"nai" invesisntng Com
mittee In regard to the refusal ot Mcssrs Shr!v"r
and Edwards 10 rospJnl 10 questions u reads as
follows:
/. Adai = Stevenson. -rresllen' - the tinted
States and President Of ~" senate. IN pursuance
OF the statute 10 sucn clsss nn!o anl provided.
hereby certify o. tn Jn!'cl state DIST" Aii'rn?
wards ANA John : shri,er. snch having i~"n sum
rnon~i A., witness hy the authority u The senate
by and under nat Ger AIN resolution ~ 10" S'hAl-
commute - Investigate certain matters stated 20
said resolution. and haVlns appeared b"iore me
eraiiv refus~ - answer slndry qu.'tons pertinent
T. the question under inquiry as manifesty AZ
proccei.nga a copy q which 8 hereto attached.
In witness whereof | have Aerci ntO ct my hand
ana causel ~ seal ~ III Sennt" 20 b" ahSei this
3lst day II Nay. \. j.. 1874 ,. ..,.,.,........
vice-Presilcn - the r.ni,el states ana Presiien,
OF the United States SENATE"
Mr. Doph Hlcp.. Ore.i mad" long speech IN the
senate to-day on tho subject o: the cTor, to punish
the newspaper correspondence. afr Edwards ana
Mr. Shrycr for refusing 10 answer certain ques-
tons asked by the Gray select committee IN the IN
vcstlgaton 20 ALLEGED efforts Of the Sugar Trust
TO Influence Senator Improperly He did not he
leve It wise. h. said to proceed with the con-
sideration Of tho question OF the duties sugar
committee whether there wns any foundation for
the charge. IL. WIS grntlhel ~ having an oppOr-
tunity 10 discuss IN open session the question Of the
powers and duties Of the Senate 90 deal with re-
calcitrant Witnessed. II The Senate not to do
what duty commanded. II had better nbdcate at
once, ana appoint commission to 20 To Newspaper
Row and negotiate with the correspondents as to
the dividing TIA" between the authority OF the
Senate and the authority OF the prcas lie denied
that either he or the Senate had any hostility the
press or any desire 10 deprive II OF any or It's
privileges.
He bad little concern. he added. about the in
VcstigHtion. except that he would Ike the
country to understand that excuse had been
found for rot prosecuting the Investigation 10 an
end. In this case the witnesses had refused to m
swcr. II was plain case OF contempt OF the
Senate. and th" select committee simply requested
the presiding officer to report the facts to the
District ATTORNEY so that they might be prosecuted
under the law. He dld not propose 10 crtic!sc the
committee. II" knew that the committee had
reason 10 fear that II II recommended that the
witnesses should he proceeded against for con-
tempt the Senate might not stand by the commit
tee. ana might abandon II. But he undertook to
that thr course recommended In the report
ahdication OF the authority OF the Senate
and was unworthy Of the committee and the Sen
ate.
Two rosolutions-onc offered by Mr. I'm C)em.
y. ~, requiring the Gray select committee to
sit with open doors. and the other offered by Mr.
Dolph for the arrest Of Elisha J. Edwards
recacitrant winners and for his tho
bar 81 the Scnate-went over I'll tomorrow under
the rule.