Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-11
Mr.. GRAY'S COMMITTEE
More Work Given 1t by tho Senate
Today.
The Charges Against Mr.. Quay in
Connection With the Trolley Rail-
roads to BE Investigated.


The trials of the Senate committee that is
now investigating the sugar scandal tave
been increased The Senate today referred
to that committee the various charges that
have recently been made in a local paper
against certain Senator'S, connecting them
with efforts to secure street railway legis-
lation. This inquiry cannot. Of course, be
taken up until the question that is now be-
fore the committee has been finally dis
posed of. The matter came suddenly and
Unexpectedly to head in the Senate this
morning, when Senator Quay arose and.
lese. sent to the clerks desk for reading a
copy of the New York Sun Containing an
article which reproduced the charges in the
local paper. Mr.. Quay was therein accused
Of being intimately connected with the
Philadelphia Traction Company, and of TAX
Ing an unduly active part in the effort to
secure favorable action by Congress upon
the bills In which that corporation is con-
cerned. Senator Chandler was mentioned as
expressing himself strongly on the subject
OF Mr.. Quays alleged connection with the
trolley syndicate" and Mr.. Quay was fur
ther charged with the intention Of securing
an amendment to the L street cross-tow n
extension bill giving the company the right
10 use the overhead electric system.
Mr.. Quay Explains.
There were not more than two score
Senators In the chamber while the article
was being read, but they all listened in
tently. The text occupied about half, q
column OF the close print of the Sun, and
the clerk was about ten minutes in reading
It, When mention was made of the pro-
scheme
on the Dill. Mr.. Quay burst into an amused
smoker. and he said something in an un-
dertone to Senator Cameron. who sat next.
when the clerk had finished, Mr.. Quay
arose ana said. In a low voice:
Now, Mr.. President, the only reason
WIN not the Senator from Pennsylvania
speak louder" interrupted Senator Harris.
from the other side. I'VE cannot hear him
over here"
Il merely desire to say" Mr.. Ouay began
again. raising his voice a little, what 1
reel tnere Is no actual necessity for me
to say; and that is that the statements
maze IN mat article concerning me are ab-
soutely false. The facts are these: Certain
cltizens OF Philadelphia, OF whom Mr.
Ihomas Dolan. eN-president of the Manu-
facturers' Club OF that city, Is one have
corporate interests In some passenger rail-
ways In this city and kave recently been
seeking certain enlargement What tina Z
Is l do not now know. At their request I
interested myself In the matter to a very
slight extent.
His Interference.
My interference was simply this: That I
introduced MIR. Dolan to Senator Mcmillan
member of the District committee 1
have not since heard from Mr. Mcmillan on
the subject l also spoke to Senator Faulk-
ner. whom / supposed to be chairman of
the subcommittee on the bill, and asked
him to grant Mr.. Dolan a hearing. Senator
f'aulkner told me that l was mistaken; that
he was not the chairman of the subcom-
mittee On Friday last at the request of
Mr.. Dolan / asked friend in the other
House to request the members of the dele
cation to be present today to help make a
quorum. He said 1t would not be necessary
as there would be q quorum anyway. That
Is ALI have done in the matter. think
am justified in departing In this case from
my usual course In not noticing the hum
dreds and l may say thousands Of news
paper attacks that ale made against me.
The article has evidently been written to
affect legislation in tie other house today
Now. l should be glad to hear from the
faced Senator Chandler as he resumed his
tect"
| faced Senator Chandler as he resumed his
seat. Mr.. Chandler arose at once
Mr.. Chandler Says Something.
''rhe Senator from Pennsylvania did not
call the article to my attention before he
sent 1t to the clerks DESK" he said, land
l was therefore In ignorance of its contents
until heard it read. did not see the orig
inal statements in the Evening News I
| have heard of this syndicate and of the pro-
posed formation of a traction company for
i the purpose of obtaining control of the
| street railways of the city. All 1 can say
| Is that 1 may have talked with the news
paper men from time to time asking them
questions and answering some myself. But
I never heard until now of Mr.. Dolan' s
N Hon ytfh tS
corporation, and 1 have certainly made no
| remark attributing improper motives to any
| Senator in this regard, and certainly / have
| said nothing Of the sort about the honorable
Senator from Pennsylvania who sits in
| frortS of me. l have no reason to doubt the
| exact truth Of the statement he has just
| made here"
Then Mr.. Chandler sat down and Mr..
| Shoup arose with copy Of the Congress
| sional Record in his hand to make cor
| rection in another matter. 1t looked as
| though the Incident had closed. But Mr..
| Quay was on his feet in a moment.
Sent to the Gray COMMITTEES.
mo. no. Mr.. President" he interrupted
| THAT matter may well be referred to the
| committee of which the Senator from Della
| ware. Mr.. Gray. is chairman. They may as
| we'll investigate it now.'
The Vice President asked If there was
| objection and. there being none the case
was sent to the investigating committee.
senator Lindsay, member of that COM
mlttee, burst into a fit of silent laughter
| that shook his huge frame. Senator Davis,
another member, who had been sitting in
| the front row on the republican side listen
| ing attentively to Mr.. Quay, arose, and in
| passing back to his own seat stopped in
| front Of the Senator from Pennsylvania
long enough to shake his finger playfully
| and say: Wen investigate you all right
enough"
EXISTING PUBLIC DISTRESS.