New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
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the caucus nominee. receiving t"e"''
votes. Senator Bacon. Democrat W
five. and Senator CIapp Republican i"'
CONT seven which was increased 10 h'"O
on the second ballot, two insurgents 81,
ing entered the chamber As II ,,o
viously impossible TO secure an e'e' ,,,,
Senate then adjourned. In the
Of the Republicans. the insurse"' the
placed Themselves outside the paie ol
party. and should I'm equity. ioriei, a.
rights to partisan consideration u!
course.
AFTER SECRET FUND.-Piqued pF w
determination OF the President MOI I"
NIT n statement of ten expenditures =,
under the "secret" or contingent i""'
the Department of state, when was or"
for i'm connection with the apparent "iS''.P
ancy i'm the Rosenthal voucher Represer'"
tive Uamlin. chairman OF the commune
which is investigating that department
purposes to Introduce resolution ~
ing for an annual auditing Of the con'Nn-
gent fund. Ills proposition is To create II
joint auditing beard. 10 CONSIST vi -
Senators and three Representatives, WIZ
shall examine the accounts OF t"e 80
fund every year. This fund winch 49,
from $50 O0o to $4,000. is placed ~ ti'c W.
posal Of the Secretary Of state 'a'" 80
with the understanding that he may cap "'
II In any manner he may see nj 10 plci'o'
the Diplomatic relations OF the '"'''
states and that no accounting sha. be rem
dered II has always been realized th'i'
there might arise from time 20 UNI "o'"
sions making necessary the expenditure VI
con sdera BILE sums for purposes WEIGH c''''
not properly he made public, ana never w.
fore has Congress sought an accounting
nor Is there any probability that the P'o
posed Hamlin resolution VIII receive seri'
GUS considerat ton in the Senate. IL II docs
in the House The incident out OF WHICH
, this demand grows is an unfortunate one
There Is no rea son why the cost OF the por-
traits Of ex-Secretaries OF State should bf
paid from the contingent fund. and there Is
reason TO believe that Secretary knoN
would not approve such a proceeding. New
ertheless. there was no reason why in lis
efforts to investigate the Rosenthal vouche;
the House committee should have at
tempted to secure an accounting or the en-
tire fund and thus brought on itse!t &c
much humiliation ms 4 may find In the re-
fusa! Of the President TO permit the Secre
tary of State to comply with its request.
Ia FOLLETTE'S TACTICS. -Becauae M
could not dictate 10 the President whom th'
Executive should appoint az United States
Attorney for the district which includes
Milwaukee. Senator La Toilette has deter
mined that the man named by the Presideh
shall not he confirmed. The President tool
under consideration the man recommended
by Senator La Toilette and on investigation
found that he was not iii for the place. be
cause lie did not stand sufficiently high II
his profession. He so Informed th'
Wisconsin Senator, who refused to name
any one else The President then sem
10 the Senate the nomination OF Guy Y
Golf a man who was not only an insurgen
of the La Toilette faction. but lawvc'
of the highest standing In his profession
Senator La Toilette Immediately entered {
protest against a favorable report on Mr.
Golf $ nomination. The Senate Committee OF
the Judiciary. to which the nomination wa:
referred. had it up and requested Senator
/. La Toilette to appear before il and eN
plain the GROUNDS on which he objected tc
Air. Golf. This he has failed 10 do. and the
nomination is still held up. Last week the
committee expected the Wisconsin Senator
70 appear, and again to-day. but on neither
occasion has he appeared. II is held TO be
obvious that the opposition Of Senator La
Toilette cannot he due to a fear that Mr.
Golf would oppose him in Wisconsin politics
as he is member Of the same faction
and IL is believed that the Wisconsin Sena-
tor is merely determined 10 teach the
, President a lesson. G.. G.. II.