The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-19
SHVHLL'S FIRST SPEECH
Railway Influence in Senatorial
Elections -Winton in
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1S95.-Senator
Sewell made his first speecn in the Senate
yesterday and naturally enough it was
in defense of railroads.
The question under discussion was a
resolution presented by Senator Call of
Florida, asking the appointment OF a
special committee of five to investigate
all cases of the undue influence exer-
cised by railroads and other corporations
upon State Legislatures in connection
with the election of United States Sena-
tors. While the debate was in rogress
Senator Sewell sat twirling his nous
tache. Finally he arose and said that he
thought the resolution was too broad and
the proposed investigation ought to be
confined to the State of Florida.
why make a drag-net all over the
States of this Union!" exclaimed Senator
Sewel. striking his desk with his fist,
and reflect upon a class of men who are
the peers of this body, eminent before
the country, and who ought certainly to
be considered as honest as any other
men as a class. If they have not proved
to be SO in the State of Florida and the
Senator desires to make charges against
the railroads of that State, / see no
reason why a special committee should
be appointed to drag the officers of all
the railroad companies from all over the
Union into an investigation without d.
rect charges. 1 will vote for this reso-
tuition if it is confined to FLORIDA, but
otherwise ! Will not vote for it, unless
direct charges are specifically brought
against other corporations in other
States.'
The resolution was referred to the cleo
tions committee.
The Venezuelan question continues to
be the uppermost topic and the prompt ac-
ton of the House, given in the regular
press dispatches. shows the interest
which is felt. In the Senate there was a
reflection of the WA feeling in the ef-
fort of Senator Hill to repeal the law
prohibiting the appointment of ex-
Confederates in the Army and Navy. He
made an earnest speech in support of
the removal Of this offensive legisla-
tion." as he called it. from the statute
books, and he asked for the immediate
consideration and passage of the bill,
but Senator Platt, of Connecticut, OBJ
jected to what he called a remarkable re-
quest. and the bill was not acted upon.
The New Jersey delegation, irrespective
of party. are with the President. Both
Senator Sewell and Senator Smith will
of carrying out the Presidents sugges-
tons. Representative Stewart thinks
that the President has not gone far
enough.
The members of the House are greatly
pleased at a little incident which oc-
CURED in the lobby of the Normandie
Senator sewell was talking with Rep
resentative Cannon. when he took occa-
II Think said he to Mr.. Cannon, '.the
New Jersey delegation is the ablest in
the House and the best delegation that
Il think SO, too" said Mr.. Cannon.
and now the New Jersey Congressmen
are going around with their heads away
State Senator H. D. winton, of New
mission Of New York and New Jersey, and
urer, were at the Capitol yesterday.
We are here said senator Winton
to the correspondent, ION a mission that
ton of the Palisades of the Hudson
River, unsurpassed for scenic beauty by
any spot of ground on this Continent.
an act of Congress, and Mr.. Fairchild of
New York introduced in the House
today a. bill providing for its purchase
into a national park and military reser-
walton. The people of the States of New
Jersey and New York have been want
Ing CllS QOfIe lOT Years., lOT Tie IdlISduGS
lie in the limits of both. If something is
not done ere long the mercenary hand
of the quarryman will Level to ruin those
majestic and lofty bluffs that have been
the pride of our people from the earliest
days. We are going to ask Congress for
an appropriation of $500, 900 to pay the
quarry owners and put a stop to further
destruction Of the heights, n it would
be hard to see how that sum of money
could be put to a worthier USE"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dunn, of Elizabeth,
was also at the Capitol yesterday. He
is here regarding the South Orange POST
office, for which T.. J. Barrett and Chas.
Hess and others are a~spirants. Mr.. Dunn
says that he has not endorsed anyone for
Che place, but he thinks that Barrett
is the leading candidate. Mr.. Dunn pre-
diets that New Jersey will be in the
Democratic line next fall, and he is GER
tain that the people are disguised with
Republican hypocrisy. He also says THAI
he has made lots of money since he went
out of the House. 81 never was salts
fed when 1 was in Congress-" said Mr..
Dunn, land I am glad / am out of it.
ssThen you will not be a candidate next
fall?" said the correspondent.
ITO hi with Congress-" said Mr..
James S. Seymour of Newark and for
merly candidate for Mayor OF that city,
was in Washington yesterday on his way
home from Atlanta.