The San Francisco call., 1897-03-02
Mckinley Starts for the
White House.

perhaps eXceIs in freedom OF action and
intelligence any body of which it has been
my fortune to be mem Der; and so great
is my confidence in those men with whom
/ have been associated since coming to
this body that | cannot sit here and allow
them to be blackened in character and de-
famed without raising my voice in aid oi
the Investigation proposed by this resoIu-
ten. therefore second re mot yon to
adopt the resolution, and hope it will carry
without single dissenting voice
/. ;" was the only Senator who spoke
against the adoption of this bill, but l
yielded to the majority, as Ialways do.
and try to do 1t in manner that was
right. While l felt that the bill was a
dangerous one. yet 1 say now that not the
least shadow OF suspicion fitted across my
had been Improperly approached by any
means.
"There are two sides to this question.
We must look upon these questions from
different standpoints. 1t would be useless
to have Legislature composed of forty
men in the Senate and 120 in the
whole body if we were all to view these
questions from the same standpoint. Diff
ferences will arise, but am tired now OF
having, upon occasions of this Kind
where men are honest. the papers come
out and state, without any shadow of evil
dence for it, as believe is the case in this
instance, that the men who voted either
for or against measure had been ap-
preached, and, as stated in this article,
that they were paid for their votes. 1t
hoe hear fhn nI1cf fnr "a
newspapers to jump upon the necks, if
may use slang phrase, of every man who
would not bow down to their behest.
Il. believe with the Senator from Santa
Clara, thatsthe great body com posing the
Senate of this State should arise to that
point and say to- the newspapers: Prove
your. charges, or take the consequences !"
Senator Seawell, evidently under the i'm
preston that the investigation was to be
N ade the business of the Senate at once,
moved that the resolution be made a
special order after.the noon recess, and in
cidentally remarked that the charges were
not direct and were, therefore, unworthy
of consideration. He lost sight of the
fact that the cowardly way in which the
covert attack had been made upon all the
Legislators who voted for the Caminetti bill
was the very essence of the offense COM
rnitted by the. Examiner, as every such
legislator was thereby placed under sus-
picion. Had the charges been direct,
pointing out the men who had had their
palms oiled, the situation would have been
entirely different, and the vestigation
would have assumed other shape. AS the
matter now stands, the Examiner is under
stronger suspicion OF evil-dolng than the
men whom it has sought to vilify. Its
chief motive is now pretty generally under
stood to be the killing of the bill in ques-
ton, not that the bill has anything in
herently vicious in its provisions, but be-
cause the Monarch of the Fakers has some
ulterior object OF its own.
Senator VOORHEES, opposed any delay in
the adoption of the resolution, and the
vote. taken by ayes and noes, resulted in
its passage by unanimous vote, thirty
four Senator'S going on record.
Lieutenant Governor Jeter appointed
Senators Dickinson Aram and Seawell as
q committee on investigation.
Seawell objected to going on the COM
mittee, assigning as a reason the fact that
he had voted for the bill.
Morehouse requested that he be re-
tanned upon it. as he was known to be
straight goods all through, yard wide
and all wool" Amid general laughter
Seawel expressed his acquiescence to the
wishes OF the Senate; and for the time
being the matter passed out of notice. SO
far as the Senate is concerned, routine
business being at once taken up