Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-12-21
BAILEY MAKns a PROTEST.
Texas Man Tries to Injurs Burton Ii
Senate.

| sSr~-A'rgton, Dec. 19.--Whether tn,
/ senate Is warranted In ignoring q sen
ator convicted in the courts o.
charges Of misconduct and In not as
signing him to places on standing com
mittees vet leaving HIS name on The
senate roll were discussed for two
hours Monday by the senate and ther
dropped without ruling on the Ques-
tion. Several senate leaders took W
the subject, on account Of the delicacy
Of the question the debate naturally
was not as open as would be necessary
for final determination Of the mat
ter.
Mr.. Bailey raised the point Of III
Quiring Of Mr., Hale when the latter
presented the new list Of standing COM
mittees, whether every senator had
been provided with a place. Mr., Hale
responded that every senator except
.ir. Burton Of Kansas had been give,
assignments and that he had been lett
OF the committee at his own request
until the charges against him had
1een disposed Of by the courts. Mr.,
Galley protested against any senator's
lame being kept on the roll unless
he was given work to do and argued
hat 1t Is the duty Of the senate Itself,
10 Kansas and to the country TO inves-
tlgate the charges against Mr. Burton
and determine whether he Is entitled
to a seat in the senate
In response several senators called
attention to the fact that congress 10
oilowing the precedent established by
tao English parliament In not taking
eogri;ance Of charges against mem
3 until the charges had been deter
-..iaed In the courts Messrs Hale
Spooner, Lodge and Daniels were Of
this opinion. Mr.. Bailey calling at
tention to the fact that there had been
i've senators indicted In the last ten
years, all on charges implying that
crimes had been committed for money,
said the time had arrived when the
senate should testify that this e me
place 20 come to make money dishon-
estly."
Mr.. Teller defended. the late Sena-
tor Mitchell, saying that It would take
more than the word Of "a self-con-
victed thief, periurer and forger" tc
convince him that Mr., Mitchell hAe
committed q crime
Mr.. Spooner agreed with many VI
the criticisms Of the senate's proceed
ure and said that only one man could
relieve the senate Of its embarrassing
situation and that man was Senator
Burton himself.
Mr. Spooners therefore defended tha
course Of the committee
Mr.. Bailey complained against the
senate having to walt for the tedious
process Of the courts to determine who
shall sit in the senate
He referred to the relations OF SEN
ltors saying that ''you on that side
may sometimes look upon us on this
,ide( democratic) as demagogues. and
know that we sometimes look upon
you on that side as mere creatures OF
greed. yet we all, in our
Iober moments, look upon one another
rs upright, honest men.
Answering criticisms that had been
made by Mr.. Bailey that the senate's
Illence in regard to members charged
With ofIenses had subjected the SEN
tors to jests, Mr.. Daniel said that
my person who would originate any
Ian to insure senators against ribald
ests would be hailed as the greatest
inventor Of the age and he desired to
,e one Of the first subscribers to his
Iscoyery. He advised the senate to
dopt the philosophy Of stoics in re-
ation to such criticisms
Gen. GFippenbuFs Has Paralysis.
Paris, Dec. 15.-The st. Petersburg
Of the Figaro in q dis
,atch dated December IL says that
lieut.. Gen. Gripenburg u sufeTipg
rom paralysis. !