New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03
HILL FOR OPEN SESSIONS.
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much Misrepresentation. The personal inclination OF
the members of the committee and their personal
comfort would have suggested the throwing open OF
the doors OF the committee room while conducting
the investigation but after elaboration and discus
sion and careful consideration of the nature OF the
duty imposed upon them. they had come TO the con-
cuson that for the present at any rate the end n
had done.
trial. 1t had been ordered to Investigate, to dis,
cover. to -Crobe. and find out the truth about me
evidence, to follow up cews to do everything It had
the legal power to dc In order to arrive a. me
have been derellct in its duties II it had eat with
folded hands behind It's table. and said: "Cientlemen
have made charges through the columns OF your
newspapers; come and give your testimony and we
Will regard II. And you who affected by u can
come II you please and we will hear you II the
had Ss dome & and had ng and AeTe
have been evadng the performance Of the very thing
form. He did not think would seem strange That
the very outset the committee had arrived al
the conclusion that II could best perform its uuV
by conducting the investigation In secret
CAN'T UNDERSTAND HILLS MOTIVE.
Mr. Blackburn Dem. KY remarked that in
Congressional experience Of twenty years this was
the first time that anybody had undertaken to con-
troll the action Of committee, and 20 Instruct II
whether It's sessions should be held with open OF
with Closed doors. He added that he was al LOSS loss
to account for the motive whcA promp'sd any oe b
ator to seek 10 interfere with the line when tns
committee had mapped out for the prosecution Oh
Mr. Gray agreed with Mr. blackburn , The S on:y
(''More than twenty years ago" Mr. Blackburn put
In In that the committee, after two or thre e
Its sessions in public ne 9uolsd IN paIamentary
contention sentence from should be sood au-
tb og with the senator from NewYork The SEN
tence "Un,ess the committee otnerwse Ire a.
its meetings are open other members or me AS
sembly; but the committee may. II +, so directs
e1G r r all ss2Tsa from TO rs HTS the
other day that the committee had better atop In
truth Of the Charges He did not think that the
Senator from New-York. when he had rei" easel
paper applause. would approve that statement
The Senator seemed 10 think that the committee
articles and should have gone on ana tred ,, 10
prove disprove the truth OF what some anon ny
nous writer in newspaper had SAID ont ~heh ,ne
writer brought from behind his nom De plume h
and stripped Of the feathers OF his wne
chair and asked n he was the author OF the the
article had honestly Vas oD Sfs authority he
had had made the statement. IL the Senator. from
S%rS WSa hne Would Gt satisfy S''f the Of
man whose Intelligence would raise the average
W Would Ike him 10 state IL This witness had tod
the committee courteously ana POTTERY Una, ne
S Sad no n his letter to The Phadeha Press
And when asked the next gnest,on%ho D.wer
was that he had received the Imagination ~ conn nm
dence end would not disclose ~, .h fcts 20 he
Senate.
MR. CARLISLE IMPLICATED.
rbts CATEGORICAL statement implicated the Score
,orv ~ the Treasury IN conduct most unworthy.
md which IL the statement were true would nave
called for his Impeachment. 1t was found to have
been made on the authority Of one single INFORM
ant and the name OF that informant the witness
refused TO disclose II was not for the committee,
therefore, as the Senator from New ork hai
said TO stop investigating the newspaper men, ana
10 go and find out the truth OF these charges wheh
the truth II truth IL was. was locked ny III IN
breast OF one man. and one man alone ana "n'h
IN. Witness refused to disclose who that man WAS
I'VE all" said Mr.. Gray In conciusioh' I'm. ", ule
annlaua. OF the press But there Is something
better than the applause Of The press nd nm -
receive thnt applause or not will certainly have
for ourselves the respect which We cannon % WIZ
out-and that IS our own rrs?ec',, ~ senate
Mr. Lodge (Rep Mass.). n member OF the sect
Committee defended its action ns one wmIn "as
for the promotion OF the end~ OF Jus'l'c. -,
cIarcd that II was the intention Of the committee
IN call before II everybody VINO couid De huppoT,ii
to be abb 10 throw ign, upon s, "a. ~ honor
Of the senate IT the Intention OF the COM
mttee TO uncover H. -, ,,r, nAo
suggcstNl that Senators Blackburn AMI Gray hni
infuigei In unnecessary filings at him ana decIar''i
the country az little courtesy as any o'her puo"'
man. IL. ,- ., tho c,r,r,,,,ee
des,re6 70 know whether Mr I'M claimed for news
paper men exemption from the rules applying ~
F,nalIv Mr. Gordon dem. Ga) asked unanimous
consent 20 have the vote taken on the resolution
without further discussion Objecu"i Wa lhhI' "
Mr. Dolph Gle2 Ore). who argued that the proper
,o,,rse vas To- have the (rccalcltrant witnesses
brought before the ba. OF the senate ana pul'sn,,
for contempt A. the close OF Mt; Dopn obtr,jon
~, ,cade bv Mr. Washburn (Rep. MIMI The
resolution therefore went over without ae"o"