The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-01
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1 NUISANCE
11sts Senate whitewashes Senator
Accused of Soliciting a Bride
and Convicted in Commit
tse's Report.
Drsdlly says. He Will Not Resign
His Place ON Important
Committee.

lAN8lN0, Mich, Mar. l.-oov'
4 Osborn sald last night OF the
Bradley vote In the senate:
"a do not think that the vote
o. the senate alters the public
Z estImatlon Of Senator Bradley. u
will be looked upon generally a.
Z whltewash and can have no
loood effect Of establishing sena-
tor 6radley's character or stand
Inc. The better way would have
!. been for the senator 20 have re-
aligned and gone back TO his con-
stltuents for an expression OF
their confidence and support. IL
10 an extremely unfortunate AZ ,
fair, but am convinced that good
Will come out OF II, a. public men
Z will be more careful Of their de-
pertinent In the future"
(From q stan corrcspondent.)
LANSING, Mich, Mar. For
GnseatInu Senator William n.
Bradley, OF Kent county, on the
fcharoes OF soliciting q bride, made
~ Sherman N. Townsend-sen-
sfors FowIs, Freeman, James,
Lee, Mapes, Miller, Newton, =.
ID. Scott, q. q. Scott. Smell, Tay-
Tor, vanderwerP, Watkins, Wig
oInos--fA
A0aInst--senators Barnaby, Col
IIns, conley, Foster, klnaman,
Kline, Leldlein, Moriarty, Putney,
Rosenkrsns, Vaughan, Walter,
Ward, Weter, White.--15.
Senator Bradley regard this
~ . vindication. u shows what u
10 60 have friends. Resign from
the craftsmanship Of the finance
'oommltteef Z should say not. The
people Of Michigan have sent me
here to do my duty, and shall
proceed TO 90 ahead and do IT,
Senator Bradley's friends, never
Asless. are urging him to step down
ON the chairmanship OF the mos
nportanr committee In the senate
"a II II practically certain that I
omand for bis resignation will b
lnde by Lieut.. Gov. Ross.
The session ut which Senator Brad
y was saved from expulsion was the
|oot dramatic Of the present sen
y. and probably Of many senates be
re. When the special order wa
ken up 1t 1850 o'clock, the repor
the committee, rendered TIVE
|oeks ago, was read In full by Sec
Dtary Chilson. PICTURESQUE Senate
|oriafty, "Merciful Mike" az he ha
sen aptly called, rose az the cham
lon Of the accused senator.
Senator Moriarty's first motion wa
bat the report OF the committee
hould be adopted, and that thu
|atim0ny, embracing some 200 pages
3 made part OF the report and print
4 in}the journal Of the senate. Sen
(or Collins did not vote on thu
noption OF the report Il was car
"a Is TO 0. Senator Fowle OF. thu
-. however, was dissatisfied will
10 action. and asked that IL be re
,nsidered, arguing that the test
|ony was already before the people
rough the newspapers, and ful
'nnscripts were on the desks OF oil
Innkors, and that Il was needless &c
rad the details before the public
state expense. -
The expense 10 small compared
In the character OF the man, which
- attempted TO assassinAte," de
Hrod Senator Moriarty. When the
|We6t criminal In placed on trial, he
granted publicity for the testi
|ony. Do you deny the right to q
,nafor Of the state OF Michigan? We
W Senator Bradley this vindica
81. for ] consider the testimony
nch, and I think he does. am vii
ng 10 70 TO the finish, II required
1th q motion TO declare his seat
Dcant. but shall not vote for such
Emotion. believe the mans char
c<er n too dear to him to allow US
! stop for mere matter OF expense
! printing n report"
8enator Fowie explained that he
I'd had no thought of expense. Sen
<or Fowle's motion to reconsider
Ut IL to 16. Then Senator Moriarty
hrew down the gauntlet
I'll think the time has come" he de
Ared. for any one who thinks that
" seat OF the senator from the
|kfteenth should be declared vacant
D make q motion to do So" -
Senator Fowle met the challenge.
RI did not intend to make such q
lotion,s he said: but do now, be