Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-14
THE LIE PASSED.
New Hampshire's Senators Near
ly Come to Blows

Aner an Exchange Of Epithets---Hear-
ing Of the Charges That GaIiinger
Violated the civil Service Laws.
At the close of the afternoon session
Tuesday at Concord, N. H., of the inves-
tigation of the civil service commissioners
OF the charges against Senator Jacob ii.
Gallingrr that he has violated the civil
service laws by assessing federal officers
for political purposes, Senator Chandler
criticised the commission. Commissioners
Brewer resented this and declared that on
some occasions his word counted for more
than that of the senator. Both men In
sisted that the other was no gentleman.
Senator Chandler could not be repress-
ed. He declared that the investigation
was not being conducted properly. He in
sisted that the truth of the matter could
be arrived at Il witnesses had been sum-
moned and sworn. He said that the par
ties involved, not being Obliged to be pres
ent, Senator Gallinger had prevented Will
liam r. Thayer, the treasurer of the Re-
publican committee and the man who had
signed the soliciting circular, from being
present
Senator Gallinger thereupon arose and
called his colleague a contemplate liar
Attorney General Eastman, counsel for
| Gallinger, arose and said that he did not
care it the gentleman on the other side
was a United States senator, he was a
| liar. Senator Chandler retorted that he
| did not ike to see the attorney general OF
the state, the prosecuting officer of the
people, defending criminal
"YOu would not repeat that statement
outside this chamber" cried Gallinger.
al would" retorted Chandler.
The senators started for the door There
probably would have been a collision had
not those present restrained the senator's
At the morning session Henry Robinson,
postmaster at Concord, testified TO receiv
ing one OF the assessment circulars asking
him to contribute 500 to the party cam
paign fund. He wrote to the civil service
commission, asking them If he could legal
ly so contribute. They replied that hC
could not. John A. Spalding, pOstmas
ter at Nashua and chairman Of the Repub
ican state committee in 1896, testified
that he received one of the circulars In
1898, but did not respond.
At the afternoon session the commits
sioners read letters which they haC
received from William +. Thsyer
treasurer of the Republican state commit
tee, and the man who signed the assess
ment circular; Louis G. Hoyt, of Kings
ton, secretary Of the committee, and Sena
tor Gallinger, its chairman.
Mr.. Thayer said that he issued the cir
cular without the direction of Senator
Gallinger. Mr.. Hoyt wrote that the mat
ter of such an assessment had never beer
discussed at any meeting of the committee
Senator Gallinger wrote that he had neve
issued or authorized the issue of any sucl
circular, and the proceedings against hin
were baseless.
Senator Chandler remarked that thu
commission seemed to have found every
thing but the essential facts, who mad
and fixed the assessment and sent out The
circulars. He was proceeding to say tina
it was the duty of the commission to finC
these men, when Commissioner Brewe
forbade him to proceed further, and tn
incident noted at the beginning occurred.