The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-22
For the Purpose of Notifying the
Country There Is No Prospect of Sc
curing Sound-Money Legislation.
CASE OF MRS. M. E. ROBERTS
SENATOR GALLINGER SAYS IT
SHOULD NOT BE DEBATED OPENLY.
Parliamentary sparring in the House
of a War CIaim--A Victory for
western Billion Producers.
spseial 70 the 1naianapoII. journal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Turpie
announces that he will deliver his speech
on the Teller resolution providing for the
payment of United States bonds in silver
next Monday and the Senate will come to
vote on the proposition. at 4 O'Clock
Thursday afternoon. The free silverites
take the position that such action will be
a formal service of notice to the country
that currency reformers need expect no
consideration at the hands of the Senate
and that they will save time by combining
their efforts to the House. Whether the
advocates of sound money will heed the
notice is another thing. 1t was the hope
of the free-siiver leaders that they might
reach a vote by Wednesday, so that the
action could go out the same day as the
report of the proceedings of the Indianap-
oils sound money convention. Mr.. Vest, of
Missouri, in charge of the resolution, first
announced that an agreement had bsen
made to take the final vote on Wednes-
day alta p. m, but agreed TO postpone
ment OF the vote until Thursday at the sug
gestion of Mr.. Turpie, Mr.. Allison, OF Iowa.
made the significant statement that an
amendment to the resolution that would
cause some debate would be offered late in
the discussion. but gave no intimation Of
the nature scope or intent of the amend
ment
When the Senate convened to-day Mr.
Quay said that he had noticed in morning
newspapers that he had yesterday voted
for consideration of the Teller resolution
because the senator from Missouri (Ir
VesD had asked him to do so. This, GIr
Quay said, was not true in any sense; as
ne had not conferred with the Missouri
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said he because he thought present con-
sideration of the resolution would benefit
the country and the Republican party.
The resolution of Mr.. Allen, Nebraska,
asking the secretary of the interior for pa
pers concerning the dismissal from the Pen
sion Office of Mrs. NJ. i. Roberts was then
laid before the Senate. MIR. Gallinger moved
to refer the resolution to the committee on
civil service and retrenchment. Pending the
vote on that motion Mr. Allen said he de-
sired to speak briefly on the matter. Mrs:
Roberts, he had learned, was a friend of
former Secretary Carlisle, from Covington,
Ky. She for years was member of the
family of James b. Beck. once senator
from Kentucky, and her appointment was
made through Senator Beck's influence. Il
want to say, said Mr.. Allen. that no self
respecting gentleman would treat a woman
as this woman has been treated by the
secretary of the interior and commissioners
OF pensions. If this administration is will
ing to sinJure itself in this way / am will
ng If II desires TO hurry itself out of pow
er am desirfouS of Fastening its exit. But
DO hold. Mr.. president, that 1t is not an
inherent right of the secretary of the in
terror 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 be
aim a poisoned dart at her. He must be
poltroon and coward, indeed, who will
make covert charge against woman and
refuse then to state the charges "
Mr.. Allen referred to the position taken
by Mr.. Gallinger very sharply and was
sharply challenged by Mr. Galliger. Said
the New Hampshire senator: IF the sena-
tor from Nebraska means seriously to i'm
pute TO me such motives as his language
indicates he is using unparliamentary and
unWarrantable language. Mr.. Gallinger
said that he had learned something about
the Roberts case and was satisfied that the
Senate was not the place for the discussion
of the details of this case. In the privacy
of the interior. the commissioner of pen
sions and others could be heard on the case.
Then the case could be properly discussed
and investigated Such case as this
should have no place in the Senate cham
Der, and ii may be possible that il will be
the part of gallantry to consider this case
In private. and in the end. Mr.. Gallinger
thought Mrs. Roberts would thank him for
the position he had taken in the matter.
Mr.. Allen contended that there was hint
of something vitality wrong in the moral
character of Mrs. Roberts. He reviewed the
case again and discussed al some length it's
civil-service question.
Assurance was given by Mr.. Pritchard,
of North Carolina, chairman of the commit
tee on civil service aid retrenchment. that
the case should ii be referred to his COM
mit@ee, and Mr.. Allen agreed TO such refer
ence. The resolution was then referred.
After the announcements regarding the
Teller resolution, the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session and adjourned at AS D. m.
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