Evening star., 1897-05-12
Brought Before the Senate by Nh
Aliens Resolution.
0FrENSE OF TEE BROKER DISCUSSED
After Exchange Of Views the Mat
ter Goes Over.
CUBAN QUESTION DEFERRED

The Senate sugar investigation and the
conviction Of Elverton r. Chap nan for re-
fusing to testify was recalled when Mr.. AL
len (Neb.). a member of the Investigating
committee, offered a resolution in the SEN
ate today requiring Chapman TO appear at
the bar of the Senate and purge himself Of
contumacy. as a preliminary to executive
clemency.
The resolution has a long preamble. re-
citing chapter seven Of the Revised Stat
Ites, sections 1O1 to lO4 inclusive. providing
for the examination Of witnesses before
congressional committees and the punish
ment in case of refusal to answer. 1t fur
tler gives the resolution of the Senate of
May II. 1894, providing for a committee Of
five senators to investigate charges of all
legged bribery and irregularity in connection
with the sugar schedule of the tariff bill.
1t then recites Chapman's trial, conviction
and sentence for his contumacy, and con-
til,uing, says:
ceEt. as 1t Is said, for executive c.emency
and for relief from said sentence, therefore
be 1t
Resolved, That 1t Is the sense of the
Senate Of the United States that as a con-
dstion precedent to receiving executive
ciemency In. the remission of the renalty
imposed, the said Elverton R. Chapman
snould be required to appear before the
said contempt Of which he Is and was
guilty. by answering the questions which
ne contumaciously refused and declined to
answer during said investigation. and make
such disclosures as the Senate committee
tnen requested him to make, or that NAV
new be required of him by the Senaze."
Siose attention was given to the reading
o. the resolution. and as 1t closed Mr. Gal
nHeer OF New Hampshire remarked: Let
1t go over"
Do l understand the senator to object
to the consideration of the resoIutfoa ~
asked Mr.. Allen.
Mr.. Gallinger answered that the reso,u.
tion Was very long. Senators had been
summoned to a committee room to testify
ne had been summoned and had testified
sr,aar smas ne ,, never owned coppers worth of
looked into before this line of inquiry was
resumed. was
Mr. Allen said the resolution did not CON-
1t was confined to a requirement thai
to pardon.
MT. Gallinger said he had misapprehend-
ed the scope Of the resolution: still II would
90 no harm to let 1t go over for twenty
four hours.
Il hope the senator will consent tn 1e+
the resolution go to the committee on priyi
(Mass). 1A' Aioar
. Certainly not: certainly not" said Mr..
Mr; Hoar, with some asperity, claimed
the floor, and said that Mr.. Alien coI,Id
not say what he QIoar) hoped would he
dehe He would go as far as any one Mr.,
Hear said. to see that this investigat ton
and another one as to the sale of bonds
were pressed to the utmost.
And hope the Investigations will
touch bottom" added Mr.. Hoar "I have
no sympathy with anybody who would;
wi istle either Of those inquiries down the
wind" = fe.t - -
Mr.. -Hoar spoke of the need of sustainiaSr
the power and authority of the Senatd5.
He felt that the opinion. in the Hallet Kill
bourne case had been construed far be
The senator held that the Senate should
exercise its powers without reference to
the possible course Of the President. This
fenced, said Mr.. Hoar, and If the facts
were as represented he ought to be pun
ished. But 1t was not for the Senate to
say that he ought not to be pardoned or
to surrender its authority ovec him. -.,s.
Il think We ought to summon him here
and compel him to answer said Mr.. Hoar,
land If he does not answer then to punish
him whether the President pardons him
not"
This resolution practically gave away
the power of tine Senate, the senator n ain
tanned. He would. he said. VIII IN the reso-
luton was considered. propose an amend
ment by u hich the authority OF the senate
would he retained.
MIR. Allen replied briefly. He said he re-
garded Chapman as victim rather than a
criminal. When before the committee
Chapman was very quiet and gentlemanly.
He simply declined to answer the question 8,
acting on legal advice. In shat, said the
senator. Chapman took the chances of war
Mr.. Allen said he believed Chapman was
more of an agent than principal
After some further discussion the reso-
luton went over until tomorrow.
Cuban Revolution Goes Over.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama then made a
statement relative to his resolution on
Cuba. He said the committee on foregn
relations. at meeting today, had con-
sidered the question Of referring the reso-
luton to the committee. AMI u not
reached an agreement. The committee de-.
sired. however, that the resolution go over
until noon tomorrow. with a view to hay-.
ing a statement of facts laid before the
Senate at that time. On Mr.. Morgan's re-.
quest. the resolution went over Until to-
morrow. =.
resolution by Nj. Butler (N.cD re-
questing the President for information rela-
tive to the sale of the Union Pacific RAN.
road was presented and went over.
The Senate bills for public building at
DeadWood. s. D., to cost $2UOOOO. and at
passed. ~
The The Senate mat. then took up the calendar and
FOR the relief of certain citizens of Mon.
tsna claiming the benefits of the home
stead iaws; granting to Montana 5oOO0
blind: appropriating S174,OOO to Charles p
E1,o Enonteau Tor extra work on the ironclad
Appropriating $4,000 for Newberry Col.
iege, NeWberry. s. c.. for war losses.
The immigration bill went over on nh.
lection. w oo-
The kinetOscope Bill.
The bill to prevent within the District
OF Columbia and the territories the exh,b,-
ton by the kaleidoscope or other devices
OF prize fights came up in tho regular
order OF business Of the Senate this after
nocn' Mr. Rawlings CUtah) objected to
went over. o oiAi
"A. At o'clock the Senate went into cxecu-
At 2:45 the Senate adjourned.
TWELVE COUNTIES ron HANNA.