The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-30


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lcte7s Re sStofesaid rerolr
tios u lshuiiy ~ - iiay.Rz tee
refuEcd Immediate confederation Id
,the bpdA ahtA ans 2eIh OF Jsn6a,
tt9t1- hG hsysdftcr eIafshee ". yfSt
e6n ana " Inn u, Clinton had beeit
dsclsrei nv the a6Int iassenBly az
Islertcd tcathe. senate OF the United
States. the following was.ioa said
day, offered and adopted as substitute
therefor semitic the. senate. and r,
fsrred 10 The! judiciary committee o.
that bodS; ,,ssA,ii
The House ResolutIon.
House res9tstion No. 10 Substitute
for house resoIliion No. a. v
Be II resolved by the house Of dele.
gates, the senate coaearrIng therein,
IshIt . Joint committee OF aye, COM
posed Of three members of the house
q deIeeates he appointed BY the
speaker, and two members 81 the son
-" 20 be arnnin'rd by. tho presItleb
Of the senate, which said committee
Is Authorized and Instructed to pro
coed with all reasonable diligence 10
make thorough investigation Of al!
OF the matters and things coneetnInf
certain CHARGES made by Senator
Bland and by Delegate Nelson c.
Hubbard; and to further investigate
all matters and things concerning thu
charge that L, J. Shock, member OF
1.-THE house Of delegates from the couni
lty Of Braxton was paid, or offered
ANY sum Of money for his vote in
the late Democratic caucus for United
Estates senator. Which said commit.
ttee is authorized to employ proper as.
siA4ance, to summon and compel the
tattetdance OF Witnesses to admins.
Ter oaitss and generally to send 70,
persons and papers, said committee
tsilaii have All the authority and power
conferred oiNrommittees by section
II ;of chapters.12 Of the code; and,
/ Whereas, on the 31st day OF Janu
[ary. 1871. while satd resolution No.
l1O was before the judiciary commit.
tee Of the senate, no report having
been made thereon. Clarence W. WIT.
son and William q. Chiffon, who, on
January 18th, 1911. had been declared
elected by the senate OF the United
Estates, demanded another election,
and their names being before the
l1olnt assembly, Senator. Jake Fisher,
OF Btaxton county, refused tofyote for
said Watson and Chiffon, and stated
Ehis objections. to their election In a
lengthy speech in which he said: =
I The Fisher, Charge, Z
/ "Mr. Pregident-I have never at.
tempted to make an explanation Of
tmy vote, but want to explain my
tsote this morning. Isptesdme that
these gentlemen who knew eme know
tthat I was an advocate q f the elec
ttioR of join 7. McGra# for the Unit.
led States senate initie Democratic.
caucus in which / participated. Esaw
'lthese gentlemen WHO have been vic.
{toflous and they assure me that II
was their purpose to have full and
free Investigation OF tho charges Of
fraud that have been hurled broad.
cast over this state. When | voted
for them in the Joint assembly and
In the attempted session OF the sen,
ate on a former day, | did SO belicv.
ling that that investigation would be
tmdde I'd good faith. 1t has boon sub.
stantially ten days, Mr.. President,
Isihce The RESOLUTION was introduced
looking to an Investigation OF these
1chafges. undertake to say that with
1.-The exception Of those who are with
!Fthe subsidized mchbers, that the peD
'tple Of this state believe that these
matters ought to be investigated; !"
land - ,sa l3S'tt $500 Z
/ Whereas, In answer to the demand
for an investigation, William A. Mac.
tcotkle,t "a member OF the senate, gave
assurance for Clarence W. Watson
and William E. Chiffon that there
would be a prompt inquiry Into the
'tchargcs OF fraud, as follows:
4. Maccorklc's Hot'A
"Mr. President LII don't usually
take much time in explaining my vote
but | wish 10 say with reference to
this resolution Of inquiry OF charges,
Tor whatever you, may cail 1t. It came
over from tho house. and the presi.
dent Of the senate and every member
! OF the senate VOL knows wc were moi
in a Condition to consider ii or any
Iother question except the organIza.
ltion Of this house i for one, and all
the other OF Mr.. chilton's friends. are
in favor of an inquiry, Just as soon as
I've get It, and | suggested to my
friends this morning (pointing TO
Esenat6r Woods beside me here, that
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