The San Francisco call., 1898-01-22
Dismissal of Mrs. Roberts Causes Some Rather
 Warm Talk.
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE
Gallinger Thinks It Would Be Ben ehcial to the Woman to Con-
 sider the Matter Secretly.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.
Call Office, Riggs House.


 Washington, Jan. 21.
 An agreement was reached by the Senate to-day that a final vote on the Teller resolution providing that the bonds of the United States may be paid in silver dollars and all pending amendments thereto would be taken next Thursday before adjournment.
 Vest of Missouri, in charge of the resolution, first announced that an agreement had been made for the final vote on Wednesday, at D. m.. but readily agreed to a postponement un- til Thursday at the suggestion of Tur- pie of Indiana. Allison of Iowa made the significant statement that an amendment to the resolution that would cause some debate would be of fered later in the discussion but gave no information of the nature, scope or intent of the amendment. During the greater part of the afternoon the Sen ate was in executive session.
 At the opening of the session Quay of PennSylVania said he had noticed in the morning papers that he had voted yes terday for the considerati ton of the Taller resolution because the Senator from Mis- souri (VesD had asked him to do SO This, 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 resolu- ton would benefit the country and the Republican party.
 Aliens resolution, asking the Secretary of the Interior for papers concerning the dismissal from the Pension Office of Mrs. M. E. Roberts. was laid before the Sen ate, and Ballinger moved to refer the resolution to the Committee on Civil Service and Retrenchment
 Pending the vote on that motion Allen matter. Mrs. Roberts, he had learned. was a friend of the former Secretary, Carlisle, from Covington, Ky. She was James B. Breck, once Senator from Ken lucky, and her appointment was made through Senator Breck's influence.
 T want to say said 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- ton is willing to injure itself in this way l am willing. If it desires to hurry itself out of power l am desirous of hastening Its exit. But hold, Mir. President, that II is not an inherent right of the Secre- tary of the Interior, or of the Commits sioner of Pensions. to be brutal in their treatment of clerks. If the Commissioner desires the place of Mrs Robers for some dart at her? He must be a coward, in deed, who will make a covert charge against woman and refuse then to state the charges"
 
 taken by Gallinger. the New Hampshire Senator said If the Senator from Ne braska means seriously to impute to me such motives as his language indicates he Is using unparliamentary and unwar- ranted language"
 Gallinger further said he had learned something about the Roberts case and he was satisfied that the Senate was not the place for the discussion of the details In the privacy of the committeeman the statements of Mrs. Roberts. the Sec rGrl he Int ,Nerf- of Pensions and others could be heai upon the case There it could be properly discussed and investigated. Such cases as this have no place in the Senate cham Der, and it may be possible that it will be the part of gallantry to consider this case in private. and in the end Gallinger thought Mrs. Roberts would thank him for the position he had taken in the mat ter.
 Allen contended that there was a hint of something yitally wrong in the moral character of Mrs Roberts. He reviewed the case again and discussed at some length its application to the present agi- tation on the civil service question.
 Assurance was given by Pritchard of North Carolina, chairman of the Commit tee on Civil Service and Retrenchnent that the committee would carefully in- Vestigate the case should it be referred to his committee. and Allen agreed to such reference. The question was then so referred.
 Lodge of Massachusetts. somewhat to
  ies. who expected a discussion of the Teller resolution, moved that the Senate go into executive session.
 Before the motion Is put, MT. Presi dent" said Vest of Missouri. 'I 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 personal preference requires that the resolution shall not be pressed fThnU ACf a1 tr mo that we permit 1t 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 a vote upon it and upon any amendments that may be offered thereto be taken after next Wednesday. I wish to say this ar rangement is agreeable to me, and so far as l know. satisfactory to my colleagues on this side of the chamber
 stewart of Nevada said he would like to Tnake<some remarks on the pending reso- lution and would do so tomorrow if the Senate was in session.
 Turpie of Indiana proposed that. in- stead of taking the final vote Wednesday. it be taken on Thursday before adjourn ment. and this proposition was agreed to. Perkins of California announced that. as the conclusion of the morning business Monday he would call up the pension sp- propriation bill.
 Upon Lodges motion the Senate then. at ] :O5 ?. m, went into executive session The Senate agreed to vote on the Tel Ter resolution next Thursday before ad- journment
 At 4:45 the Senate adjourned.
 
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