The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1898-01-28
HRS. ROBERTS CASE.
SENATOR ALLEN SPEAKS IN Her
BE- ALF.
Tic Upbraids the Secretary of the Inte-
rior and Commissioner of Pensions cor
Their Treatment of the Woman-Mr.
Gailinger Rcsents Some Eemarks In
tended for HIM.
Senator Aliens Resolution.

WASHlNGION, Jan. ZZ.-lne rcSO-
luton of Mr.. Allen of Nebraska, ask
ing the secretary Of the interior for
papers concerning lie dismissal from
the pension office of Mrs M. e. Rob-
erts, was laid before the senate. Mr..
Gallinger moved to refer the resolution
to the committee on civil service and
retrenchment. Pending the vote on
that motion Mr. Allen said he desired
to speak briefly upon the matter Mrs.
Roberts, he mad learned, was friend
Of former Secretary Carlisle, from Gov
ington, KY. She was for years men,
ber of the family of James e. Beck,
once senator from Kentucky, and her
appointment was made through Sem
Gtor Beck's influence.
Il want to say" said Mr.. Allen,
"that no self-respecting gentleman
would treat woman as this woman
has been treated by the secretary of
the interior and commissioner of pen
sions. If this administration is willing
to injure itself in this way | am will
ing. If it desires to hurry itself out
of power | am desirous Of fastening its
exit, but | do hold, Mr.. President, that
it is not an inherent right of the secre-
tary of the interior or the commission On
er of pensions to be brutal in their
treatment of clerks. If the colmis
sioner desired the place of Mrs Rob-
erts for some hanger-on, why Gid he
aim a poisoned dart at her? He must
be pcltroon and coward, indeed, who
will make a, covert charge against a
woman and refuse then to state the
charges"
Mr. Allen referred to the position
taken by Mr.. Gallinger, to which the
New Hampshire senator replied:
eff the senator from Nebraska II cans
seriously to impute to me such motives
as his language indicates, he is using
unparliamentary and unwarrantable
language" Mr.. Gallinger said he hal
learned something about the Roberts
case and was satisfied that the senate
was not the place for the discussion
of the details of the case. In the pri-
vacy of the committee room the state
ments of Mrs. Roberts, the secretary
of the interior, .he commissioner OF
pensions and others could be heard
upon the case. Then the case could be
properly discussed and investigated.
Such cases as this have no place in the
senate chamber, and it may De posi-
bic that it may be the part Of gallaItry
to consider this case in private and in
the end Mr.. Gallinger thought Mrs.
Roberts would thank him for the po-
sition he had taken in the matter.
Mr.. Allen contended that there was
a hint of something vitally wrong in
the moral character Of Mrs. Roberts.
He reviewed the case again and dis
cussed at some length its application
to the present agita.-on of the civil
service question.
Assurance was given by Mr.. Pitch
ard of North Carolina, chairman of the
committee on civil service and re-
trenchment, that the committee would
carefully investigate the causes re-
ferred to his committee. Mr.. Allen
agreed to such a reference. The reso-
luton was then so referred.
Mr.. Lodge (Mass.), somewhat to the
surprise of the people in tie gallaries,
the Teller resolution, moved that the
senate go into executive session.
Before the motion is put, Mr.. Presi-
dent" said Mr.. Vest (Mo.), ( desire to
make brief statement. I gave notice
yesterday that the resolution reported
by the finance committee would be
further considered today but several
senator's opposed to the resolution
have said to me that their personal
requires that the resolu-
ton shall not be pressed at this time.
They have suggested to rle that we
permit the resolution to go over until
next Tuesday and that it be taken up
at the conclusion of the morning bust
ness on that day for discussion and
that a vote upon it and upon any other
that may be offered
thereto be taken at o'clock next
Wednesday. I wish to say that this ar
is agreeable to me, and SO
far as I know to my colleagues on this
side of the chamber.