New-York tribune., 1906-01-04
PROMISE OF PROBE.
Bracket Hopes to Sho50 What
Legislature Expenses Were.
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Albany, Jan. 3.-According to his promise Sem
ator Bracket to-day presented a resolution
calling Chauncey NJ. Depew to resign his
seat in the United States Senate because Of ''ths
revelations OF his connection with the Bquitaols
Life Assurance Society. which have" Senator
Bracket said. shocked and amazed every one
The resolution caused an excited debate IN
which acrimonious personalities were exchanged
and such epithets "hyena'' and "poIecat-
were used. References TO political revenge wers
also made. and various Senators declared their
intention Of probing to the bottom the payment
Of money to legislators.
Senators Raines. Malby and Coggeshau sprana
to the defence OF Senator Depew. and finally
Senator Bracket withdrew his resolution with
the remark that he would introduce It again
Senator Raines. who wanted Immediate action,
in which he hoped to defeat the resolution. OBJ
jected. but on a rollcall the withdrawal was all
lowed by vote of % to 10. This is not regard
ed a test vote on the main question as it fol@
lowed Senator Grady's request for time for the
minority to consider its action. and as several
votes were avowedIy given as a courtesy to Sem
ator Bracket
The resolution in full is as follows:
Since the adjournment of this Senate the peo-
pie of the State and nation have been staggered
by the relation shown to have existed for years
between the Equitable Life Assurance Society
and Chauncey NJ. Depew, one of the Senators OF
the State in the United States Congress
Recognizing that these disclosures have caused
a total lack of confidence in the ability Of the
Senator named to properly represent the people
in the body to which he was elected,
Resolved BY the Senate that Chauncey N.
DePew be, and he hereby is. requested TO FORTH
with resign his seat in the United States Sem
ate.
MR. RAINES NOT STAGGERED.
The reading of the resolution hardly was fin
ished when Senator Raines sprang to his feet TO
reply. He had not been staggered by Mr.. De-
pew's acts in the least. he declared. He failed
to anything in the resolution which called
for action and moved that 1t be referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations. when appoint
ed There is no such committee.
Senator Malby speaking along the same lines.
said that if Senator Depew had committed any
crime it was for the United States Senate to
remove him. For himself. he was much pleased
with that part Of the Governors message treat
ing of interference He would call Senator
Bracket soon. he said. for report on that por-
ton of the message. and. II legislation wers
necessary to prevent conditions Of the sort SO
recently seen. and to keep the powers OF the
government where the constitution said they
should be- he would look to Senator Bracket for
It. He had not favored Senator Depews cleo
tion but knew how popular It was to kick a
man going down hill. and how the spirit or re-
form, made everybody seem dishonest TO tbs
rampant reformer-
Senator Depew has performed splendid pup
lie services" said Senator Malby. He Is man
of high position and ettainments IN the COM
rnunitv yellow dogs may be nibbling at his
heels but he has performed every private eno
public duty in a manner which shouid reheVe
him of this bounding. Let him who is without
sin cast the first stone think this resoIuton
should not be dignifed by reference TO COM
he
c1 never was in sympathy with the morbid
continent which would tear down men, eithes
IN public or private life,' declared Senator Cog
e,aebau "The resolution is unjustifable In
defensibIe and unQualifedly foolish It doesn't
baconoe any member Of this body TO defan1e rne
life work and splendid character OF the junior
Senator from New-York 1t is douoly cruei'
when Senator Depew lies I'll at home From my
examination Of the evidence before the irsur-
onca Investigation committee there was net
scintiIa against the personal or professional In
tegrity of Senator Depew'
ASK FOR MORE TIME
ea,s+or F,Isberg said that many did not want
20 mass on so serious a question without carsrul
consideration. and moved to table the resolu-
+ion with privilege Of taking IT up at one days
notice Senator Grady pleaded for time Sen
ator Raines declared that he thought when he
-,o-,od ~ have the resolution committed to the
Cor,n,ittee on Federal Relations # meant its
dao+b hut he would rather have a vote Of con-
edence than sheIve the resolution without H. 50
ne withdrew his motion
Senator Bracket replied that he was not try
,rs 10 oust Mr. Depew. he was merely doing MS
dntv as he saw IT, and giving an opportunity
for each member to register his attitude on the
moral question involved. Mercy and charity
we're all right but the Mosaic law was still tina
standard for any legislator who hoped to dc
HE dutv what kindness should be shown 10
b,r, who for many years had taken S2O.09G
wear for no services from those toilng out their
blood 70 protect their loved ones?" he asked
.Ir the law of an eye for an eye and tooth
for a tooth did prevail" retorted Senator Cog
gasbau many Senators would be wearing false
toe+b and 81 men were forced to resign because
,bAv had overcharged their clients there would
"a many vacant seats in this body. cannot
z,,,,, natbize with all this bunbombe and playing
to the galleries.
"Tt might be suggested that Senator Braokets
vas bitterly opposed TO the election of Senator
DaneU and fought hard against it, said Sena-
+or Flsbere This resolution might come with
hetter grace from other member Impu-
tatIons as grave or graver than those against
senator Depew rest against members OF tina
legislature because OF the insurance tnvestisa-
lion"
Finally Senator Brackets, saying that ns