The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-04-26


Len Fully or Fairly Investigated.
In the Senate today. after a notion had
been made by Mr Carter TO take " the
Alaska bill, Mr. Pettus euquired Of the
Presiding ohicer as to the condition OF the
resolution declaring Senator Scott of West
Virginia entitled TO retain his seat and vas
Informed that the understanding was thar
il should be taken up whenever The Senator
from Alabama was prepared to proceed
4 am prepared now. sir" said Mr. Pet
tus, and he went on to discuss the G=es-
tion. Referring 10 Senator Chambers
statement in the Quay case, that the votes
OF some Senator's had been given against
Mr. Mantle. in 1888, because o. his b ing
a silver man, and against 8lr. Corbert. in
1885, because he vas a gold nan. Mr..
Pettus exclaimed:
If that is true this Senate is in a sad
condition to act as judges I cannot be-
heve those hard words OF the Senator from
New Hampshire against other Senators.
Il Senators voted on the grounds stated
they are unit to act as judges and are un-
worthy Of seat in this body. / desire in
this case to speak only TO Senators who
can and viii decide the case according 10
their best judgment. and not on mere
whira or personal caprice
It has been my habit in discussing law
questions, to deal fairly with ny own ua.nd,
AID 10 assert no proposition Of law which
DO not believe TO be true do this. as
matter OF policy If for no higher motive.
fes' the man who is in the habit OF taxing
false positions Of Law VIII 50 debsy.b ~
Own mind tho matter what NAV be Is
learning or brain power that he cannot
see the truth although he meet il a. uoon
II the public read He makes such a sinrer
OF MS intellect as 10 credit his own lie"
Having delivered this lecture 70 the Sen
ate Mr. Pettus went on with his argument
against Mr. Scott and he asserted that
the case had never been fully OF fairly in
Festigztsd BY the Committee On Privileges
aad Elections. CT which he is a member.
IN the course Of the argument Mr.. Spoon
er asked permission 10 ask = question 4
WI! yield for a question - said Mr. Pertus
but not Tor debate Il is not fair ard
il Is net just 10 interrupt an argument 5ust
Tor the purpose Of seeing whether he can
rot cebate the question setter than the
man on the floor II the Senator merely
/ think Mr. Spooner remarked as he
took his seat that il would be 1ust as
courteous for the Senator 10 have assumed
/ only meant 10 ask 2 question
No. sir. Mr. Pettus retorted be
cause l have heard you debate matters 50
often under the form OF asking q question.
IL was a necessary preCaurion I do nor
agree at ali with the practice in this sen
ate I believe that a gentleman has . right
tc interrupt another 10 obtain info-usticl..
but this Wsy Of just buIging into the mid
Gle OF an argument OF another Eeuflernz7
on the floor is excessively bad manners.
even II it does occur 80 often in the Senate
Of the United States
While anslyzing the doinEs OF the West
Virginia Legislature Mr.. Pettus exclaimed
Oh, Ar President. The debsuchery OF
such Internal proceedings cannot BE- 100
strongly characterized II is horrible
state of-affsirs. Here are the vouchers
about as dirty q set as you ever saw in
your life And We are told that the Sen
ate Of the United States cannot examine
into a fraud Ike that Il may be so. II
may be that NJ. Scott is neither a silver
Republican nor a gold Republican. and.
therefore Won have got no ground 10 vote
against him. On the standard set up BY
The Senator from New Hampshire Mr.
Chandler. DO Tot know whether that is so
or not Oh, | do not believe that Senators
can 90 such things as the Senator from
New Hampshire charges them with
Coming to the coanection Of the CIV
ernCT Of West Virginia with the question.
he read letter from the Governor With
these words:
Party interest demands eontezt in your
case VIII pay al ezpeRses-
Mr. Pettus exclaimed: 1T make ne
sieS 70 see that the Governor Of gIest
State should get down in the mud ard
dirt Of politics.
Mr. Elkias. who was Hs;eainy eo56 hu-
moreGly 10 the Senator froal- Alablma.
made pleasant remark 10 which HI.
Petus replied:
The Senator's picture is on this thing.
too Don't get impatient ! Eiil ge; 10
you after while" Uaughterl
Coming to the close o. his srg,,uieut.
Mr. Pettus asked passionately: Has tFfs
case been fairly investigated? X has lot
been Here is Governor. an ATTORNEY
General, Secretary Of State, and other high
officials agreeing together 10 do a certain
act. and giving notice that they VIII 30 Il
II their propositions we're not complied
with; and they We're not compiled With
The TWO State Senators who had resigned
their seats voted for Scott: aud the two
Democrats were 'histed' up into
the air so high that they could nor
vote against him. Senator'S until YOU be-
long TO the class described BY the Senator
from New Hampshire lNr. ChandIsrl. mea
who vote on mere caprice and whim. wha
vote against one man because he is a sill
yer Republican and who vote against an.
other man because ne is a gold Repubif-
can, until you get into that debauchei
frame Of mind, you viii not hesitate -
say that this case was Dever fairly inves-
tigated- ! never said that YOU were de-
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