The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-02-23
- REPORTS BROUGHT IN

Minority Report Says Expenses Of
~ Campaign Violated the state Law.
-RepubIicans Attack Chem
icai Tariff.
Washington, Feb. 21.-The right of
Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wiscon-
sin to his seat in the United States
senate was under discussion in the
senate for the first time since the
committee on privileges and elections
concluded its investigation of his cleo.
ton.
Senator Hepburn. who was chairman
Of the subcommittee making the in
CURRY, occupied the entire session in
support of the majority report of the
committee. He declared Mr.. Stephen
son was entitled to his seat because
the charges had not been proved.
Taking up the majority report Mr..
Hepburn said the investigating com.
mittee had heard every one who would
appear and declared that the proceed.
ing had not been a star chamber one.
Senator Hepburn declared that State
Senator Blaine who charged that $780,.
600 had been expended by Mr.. Stephen.
son in influencing his election, when
placed on the witness stand confessed
to having no proof on which to base
that charge.
The senator 10 not entitled to his
seat, in the opinion of five members Of
the senate committee who filed q min.
GRITTY report with the senate.
The minority report is signed by
Senators Kenyon, Clapp and Jones, RE.
.publicans. and Lea and Kern, Demo.
Gratis. 1t contends that enough evi.
dence was induced by the inquiry to
warrant the senate in directing Sen.
ator Supplements seat vacant.
Referring to the fact that the sen.
ator, through his lieutenants. spent
$107,193 in his campaign. and that can:
didates for the state legislature spent
proportionately large sums, the report
quotes from the majority report: p
Such expenditures were in viola.
ton of the fundamental principles un.
derlying our system of government,
which contemplated the selection ct
the candidates by electors and not the
selection Of elections by the candi.
date"
The Army Scandal.
Search for missing papers in the
~ Of Major Beecher B. Ray. q. 8.
A., paymaster at Chicago. has been
begun by the house committee on *
penditures in the var department.
That there have disappeared from
the war department certain documents
and correspondence relating to
charges against Ray when he was pay.
master in the Philippines. Chairman
Helm and other members Of the COM
mittse are satisfied and to find the
originals is their intention.
The committee after comforting with
Adjutant General A%insworttl. retired,
learned that copies Of some Of the
missing papers. it not all Of them:
we're in existence. This development
caused 4 stir in the committee and lat.
q it vas reported that in the Ray
case certain persons attached to the
war department had carefully kept
copies OF correspondence. anticipat.
ing that the original might be spirited
away
President TAFT hasa knotty problem
before him in the pending promotion
Of Major Ray to be = colonel in the
paymastet generals, department Of
the army. The president nov has
Major Rays nomination before him.
II is thought that under the -circum-
tsnces the senate would refuse to
confirm his nomination and the ensu.
ing delay would block promotions Of
many deserving Officers. Major Ray.
q ranking major in the pay depart.
mont. was automatically eligible tc
yeOmotion to . colonelcy on the retire
nsnt of Paymaster General Whipple.
Chemical TarIN Dill Attacked.
The Democratic chemical tariff re.
visiQn, the second Of the bills to Be
brought in BY the house leaders in
the tariff program OF the present sss.
sion Of congress underwent q severe
1re. In the opening debate upon Its
provision.
Republicans attacked II % . com.
Dlote change Of front on the part Of
the Democrats and q a increase 1T
tariff upon many articles Of general
ne " the people.
Representative Longworth, q Ohio,
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