New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-22
KELSEY DELAY BLOCKED
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drne' because we have made no progress ana
we will not be able when it is all done 10 report
to the Senate the matter which has been referred
| to u.s."
Senator Raines, however, maintained that
Precedents established by the other cases shoulu
| be followed, and asked for vote on MS Tnotlon
for an executive session. There was no reai
opposition to this, and it was carried 10 O.
/ Senator Page voting for it,
PLAN WOULD INVOLVE GREAT DELAY
At the executive session Senator Raines un-
| folded comprehensive typewriter document
containing the procedure he wanted tho commit
tee to report to the Senate This consisted III inc
examination under oath Of all witnesses whom
Kelsey wanted TO call. the examination OF what
ever documents Kelsey wanted to file; IN Iac.' d
formal trial by the Judiciary Committee at "iOI'
! If desired, the Governor might be represented
This scheme was entirely satisfactory 10 Kelsey
| lawyers II did not prove so satisfactory 70 'i'o
| Judiciary Committee when Senators rage anu
Armstrong pointed out the great delay IL "outu
| involve and that it would be complete aoahu-
onment of the committees policy already ADOPT
ed. Senator Raines argued vehementiy lot us
adoption. and was supported by Senators Anus
and Smit-, but when the vote came his plan went
down. to 8. The lineup on the test vote was
Against-Armstrong. Page. Hinman. Conaiah'
| Cobb. Davis and Taylor; for-Raines. McCarTeh'
| Aids Smith and Grattau.
Then Senator Armstrong moved as a suDS''-
! tute that the committee. continue with us eA-
animation Of Mr.. Kelsey as originally arranseu'
This motion was carried. To give semDiahce
OF victory. Senator Raines moved that Messy
be examined under oath. Senators rage anu
Armstrong made little opposition to ms anu -
was carried. They and Senator Hinman Voteu
| against It, however So when the committee.
ep1a
back into the Senate chamber. Senator DAVIS
announced that Kelsey would be examined under
| oath Senator Armstrong protested formally
taking the ground that the proceedings to date
had been entirely regular and no necessity eX-
listed for examination under oath. Nevertheiess'
Kelsey was sworn.
Then ex-Judge Hatch took him In hand, and
began a most exhaustive Interrogation iroIH
the date Of Mr.. Kelseys birth Gradually ne
got the witness through his service as Assem-
blyman and Controller 10 the time or taxing
Office as Insurance superintendent Kelsey tes-
tilted tina. he took that place With great re-
luctancy and only on the urgent solicitation OF
Governor Higgins. HIS place as Controller. he
said was congenlal and kept him among the
people he had known all his life; he had no
desire 70 change After Mr. Hatch got the Wit
ness in the Insurance Department. he had him
give details OF the makeup Of the force there
together with an outline of the way the work is
handled Only at the last did the examination
touch on the Hunter and Vanderpoel episode
and then briefly. 1t presented merely the iacts
about the Vanderpoel resignation. and the duties
performed by Hunter and Vanderpoel and their
length Of service The examination VIII &c
continued tomorrow.
Senator White this morning presented 70 the
Senate a motion which would have created
much delay in this case. He moved that all the
documents and the testimony before the com
nittee be printed and referred TO the Senate. In
this he was supported by Senators Tuiiy and
smith but It was not pressed to a vote