The age-herald., 1898-01-22

so This, MT. Quay said, was not true in any sense, as he had not conferred with the Missouri senator about it. He had voted as he had, said he, because he thought the present consideration of the resolution | would benefit the country and the republi- can party.
 The resolution of Mir Allen. of Nebraska. calling upon the secretary of the interior for the papers in the case of the dismissal of Mrs. NJ. E. Roberts from the pension office, was laid before the senate.
 MT. Gallinger moved to refer the resolu- tion to the committee on civil service and retrenchment
 Pending the vote on the motion. MT. All len said he desired to speak briefly upon the matter Mrs. Roberts, he had learned, was a friend of former Secretary Carlisle, from Covington, Ky. She for years was a member of the family of James B. Beck, once senator from Kentucky and her ap- pointment was made through Senator Beck's influence.
 q want to say" said MT. Allen, that no self-respecting gentleman would treat a woman as this woman has been treated by the secretary of the interior and com missioner of pensions. If this administra- tion is willing to injure itself in this way I am willing. If it desires to hurry itseif out of power I am desirous of hastening its exit. But do hold MT. President, that it is not an inherent right of the secre- tary of the interior, or the commissioner of pensions, to be brutal in their treatment of clerks
 If the commissioner desired the place of Mrs Roberts for some hanger-on, why did he aim a poisoned dart at her!
 Paltroon and Coward.
 "He must be a poltroon and coward, indeed, who will make a covert charge against a woman and refuse then to state the charges"
 MT. Allen referred to the position taken by Mir. Gallinger very sharply and was challenged by MT. GalHnger. Said the New Hampshire senator:
 "If the senator from Nebraska means seriously to impute to me such motives as his language indicates, he is using un- parliamentary and unwarrantable Ian guage."
 MT. Gallinger said that he had learned something about the Roberts case and was satisfied that the senate was not the place for discussion of the details of this case. In the privacy of the commit tee room the SIdleIueHtS ol nliS 1NopSieS the secretary of the interior, the commits sioner 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 1t may be possible that it will be the part of gallantry to consider this case in private and in the end, Mir. Gallinger thought Mrs. Roberts would thank his for the position he had taken in the matter.
 MT. Allen contended that there was a hint of something vitally wrong in the moral character of Mrs. Roberts. He re- viewed the case again and discussed at some length it's application to the present agitation of the civil service question.
 Assurances were given by MT. Pritchard of North Carolina, chairman of the com mttee on civil service and retrenchment, that the committee would carefully investi- gate the case should it be referred to his committee, and MT. Allen agreed to such reference. The resolution was then so re- ferred.
 Mir. Lodge, somewhat to the surprise of the people in the galleries, who were ex- pecting a discussion of the Teller resolu- ton, moved that the senate go into execu- tive session.
 Statement From Mir. Vest.
 'Before the motion is put, MT. Presi- dent" said MT. Vest, q desire to make a brief statement. I gave notice yesterday that the resolution reported by the finance committee would be further considered to- day, but several senators opposed to the resolution have said to me that their per- II, 4l.o tion shall not be pressed at this time. They have suggested to me that we per- init the resolution to go over until next Tuesday and that it be taken up at the conclusion of the morning business on that day for discussion and that vote upon it and upon any amendments that may be offered thereto be taken at o'clock next Wednesday. I wish to say that this ar rangement is agreeable to me, and so far as I know, to my colleagues on this side of the chamber"
 MT. Stewart, of Nevada, said he would like to make some remarks on the pending resolution and would do so tomorrow if the senate were in session.
 MT. Turpie, of Indiana, proposed that instead of taking the final vote on Wednes- day. 1t be taken on Thursday before ad- journment, and this proposition was agreed to.
 MT. Perkins, of California, announced that at the conclusion of the morning busi- ness on Monday he would call up the pen sion appropriation bill
 Upon MT. Lodges motion the senate then at 1:05 D. m. went tinto executive session. and at 4:45 adjourned.