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assumed that I desired simply to ask a

assumed tndt L ueSirtu SIMPLY U dSk d
question"
"Oh, no." returned Mr.. Pettus, cit would
not be; / have heard the senator begin ar
guing after asking a question. i took a
this practice Of i~nterrupting arguments. l
believe that a senator has a right to In
terrupt another to obtain Information or to
c~riticise my statements, as the senator
from Maryland interrupted me-. but this
way of just bulging into the middle of an
argument is excessively bad manners even
II it does so often occur in the United
States Senate" lLaughter.1
Mr.. Pettus analysed the work In the
Legislature. declaring of it: 1.-THE debauch-
cry Of such Internal proceedings cannot
rible state of affairs. And yet we are told
that the United States Senate cannot ex-
anime into a fraud like that"
Later he pointed out that at one point of
the proceedings Mr.. Scott needed just one
more vote. There are some very smart
people in West Virginia. said he. and
hey went Immediately to the bargain
counter"
1T MAKES Me SICK"
Further along Mr.. Pettus sharply criti-
Virginia in entering into the case in the
interest of Mr.. Scott. 1T makes me SICK"
said he, that the Governor of a State
should get down into the mud and dirt of a
vile case like this. And from his actions
/ should think they needed civil service in
Charleston"
How about Alabama" inquired Mr..
Elkins, of West Virginia, facetiously.
II am not discussing Alabama now re-
piled Mr.. Pettus. Blu the senator's pic
ture is In this thing. too. Don't get i'm
patient. 1 will get to you after a while"
[Laughter.]
Mr.. Pettus maintained that the case had
- 49,, f.4.l q hxy fna rfr
ileges and elections committee. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Pettus moved that the report and
resolution in the case or Mr.. Scott De re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES on privileges and
elections, with instructions to investigate
the case thoroughly.
Mr.. Turley, of Tennessee, said as a MEM
Der of the committee on privileges and cleo
tions he had investigated the case thor
oughly, and he planted himself squarely on
the majority report OF the committee. He
maintained that Mr.. Pettus's contention
that the Senate had authority TO INQUIRE
into the membership of the Legislature was
not sound and would be subversive of many
of the cherished principles OF the Demo-
cratic party.
on privileges and elections. presented an
explanation of the agreement entered into
by the Republican and Democrat leaders
in the Legislature of the State or west
Virginia. and declared ii was perfectly
Valid, perfectly honest and fair. He held,
with Mr.. Turley, hat the Senate had no
right to investigate the action of the legis-
lature on an election contest.
Mr.. McComas declared that no charge of
a definite character had been presented to
the committee against Mr.. Scott, and said
that the case against him was without
bottom or sides.
Mr.. Morgan made an extended argument
I'm support Of the motion of his colleague
to recommit
Mr.. Allen held that the United States Sem
ate could not review any of the actions of
the West Virginia Legislature-even the
election Of a United States senator, and Mr..
Teller took the same position.
The case then went over until to-mor-
row.
The following bills were passed: APP
propriating $250,000 for the erection of a
public building at Ogden. Utah, max
ing $75. 600 Immediately available; authoriz-
ing and directing the secretary of the in
terror TO examine certain claims of persons
who owned or occupied buildings on the
Hot Springs Mountain Reservation. Arkan-
sas, and making appropriation for the pay
ment of said claims: to detach the county
of Dyer from the eastern division of west
ern district of Tennessee. n to attach
the same to the western division of west
ern district of Tennessee; to authorize the
New Orleans and Western Railroad Com
pany TO build a bridge across Bayou Bar
tholomew in louisiana; appropriating
$780, 600 for the erection Of the public build
ing at Grand Forks. N. d.; amending the
act to prevent forest fires or the public
domain, and providing penalty for persons
convicted of starting such fires.
The Senate, at $40 p. m. adjourned.