The times., 1897-06-04

GaiiingeT said The c22Inmittee wonsd make
q careful Investigation, and in its own
| way and own time report upon the mat
| ter.
Mr.. Vest called attention to the fact
| that no Senator had right to an investiga-
| tion by the Senate The courts existed
and To them should the Senator go 10 get
vindication for private charges.
Mr.. Tillman- said the attempt was being
made to stir up a fire in his rear. to
detract from the fire in front. He courtel
an investigation.
Mr. Gailinger understood the gentleman
from South Carolina TO say that the
| people Of South Carolina had taken up the
charges and had vindioated him by sending
him TO the Senate. He thought that suffl-
cient vindication,
Referring TO the charge against the FL
nance Committee, Senator Chandler called
| attention TO the denial of Senator Aldrich.
/ lit is the word of Nelson w Aldrictf, n
United States Senator, against James
CreeIman, a correspondence the New York
Journal -
Mr. Tillman pointed out that Mr.. Creel-
man asked an opportunity to 20 before q
committee and prove his charges.
-'The way" he said, ITO stop this license
of the press, this free use of ink to SANDER
this body and its individual members, is
when you have proven one OF them liar,
to bring hin there before the bar and
commit him 20 prison for contempt, and
If he refuses to answer questions which
viii prche this matter, bring him there and
PROFOUND them, and then say, if you do
not answer we will commit you to JAIL
Until you do that you stand accused, and
almost convicted in the eyes of the Ameri-
can people as cloaking up rascality."
Mr.. Galllnger argued that the present was
not the time of the Spanish Inquisition.
The press could not be muzzledin the man
ner suggested by the Senator from South
Carolina He called attention to the de-
NAL of Senator AIdrich, and pointed out that
again it was the denial of United States
Senator against the word of newspaper
correspon dent.
1t was not the proper thing, said Mr..
Gallinger, for an attempt to be made to
railroad the resolution through. If it
could be done he did not object. AT one
time there was an investigation, and he
had been called before the committee and
placed under oath. Every one had denied
the charge OF wrongdoing.
Mr.. Tillman declared that some of the
Senators had lied when they denied having
speculated.
Mr.. Gallinger charged Senator Tillinan
with inpertinence in endeavoring to have
the committee discharged from the consId-
Grafton Of the resolution, when It had
only been in their hands few days
Again did the Senatorfrom South Carolina
arise to discuss the question. He desired
To he oh ~ inn
was time when an investigation should be
made. The recent trial of Chapman had
made it possible to compel him to bring
in his books, and show whether or not
Senators had speculated in sugar stock.
Until then the public would believe that
some Senators had speculated and
lied out of it. Mr. Tillman ex-
planned that hechairman of the committee.
Senator Jones of Nevada, 10 which the
resolution had been referred, had gone
out of town. Before leaving Washington
Senator Jones had informed him that he
was ready to report the resolution il |
remained for the two other members Of |
the committee 10 act. He had endeavor.sd |
to get them in consultation, but they We're |
not ready 10 act.
Mr. Jones of Arkansas, a member of |
the committee, declared that was inn |
possible for the chairman to have SO re-
marked, because it was not true
well, he did say so,'' retorted Senator |
Tillmau quickly.
The Democratic leader waxed wroth and |
with considerable warmth
THE chairman made no statement that
he tried 10 get US to report tie resolution |
back. 1t is not true -
Mr.. Tillman then said that what the
chairman had told him was that he had
tried TO get the other members of the com
mittee together in some room for consul
5ation
THAT may be-" replied the Senator
rom Arkansas; 'he did try to get us in
! room for consultation and We went
1.-The committee" continued Mr.. Jones, |
VIII report this resolution back, unless
he Senate chooses to discharge the com
1ittee from It's further consideration |
But as one member OF that committee /
;annot shut my eyes to some facts that
impress me very strongly. / regard the
senate OF the United States as a respect-
tble body; | believe the members of the |
senate are gentlemen, as a rule. Mani |
eStations of applause in the galleries)
tut when we undertake to assume to |
ourselves all the honesty there rs In this
ountry, and to determine that we are
,oing to undertake to pass on the qualifi-
ations of our members, we are assuming
great deal-gentlemen who have been
lected here, time after time, to seats in
ms body and have come here to represent
he people of their States
"If this Government is not mistake,
ic fol, |
ountry ought to be capable of selecting |
heir Senators. If the people of the States
nd of the legislatures are honest, they
-ant honest men to represent them. If
hey are men of intelligence they want in
eiiigent men to represent them; and /
espectfully represent that when the SEN
te of the United States undertakes to
ass upon the question as to whether a |
1vereign State has sent men Of respecta.
llity here, that We ought only to proceed | t
q the gravest occasion and when the cir
lmstances are such as to impel action II
There mustbe some soiemmty aboutthe
'oceedings and l submit to the Senate I
hat the fact that mani is a member of |
his body, bearing the credentials of SOW | /
reign State and the Endorsement Of tie S
eople of his State, who have, perhaps, 8
ent hir1 here time after time, should at | .
,ast weigh fer something
Under these circumstances l believe | '
nat this committee owes to itself and | /
Yves to the Senate that when q proposi-
on OF such grave character as this is | t
lbmitted for consideration, the commit | r
re shall take time TO consider the aues- Il
on fairly and fully and dispassionately
II have no temper in this matter r