The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-08-14

mill, took occasion TO deny reports
that the purpose OF his call on the gov.
ernor yesterday was to ask him not to
expose his legislative career.
Eyes, | visited Governor Sulzer yester.
day." said Senator Frawley, "and will
visit him every day he Is here. My visit
yesterday was purely out of friendship
and my friendship for Governor Sulzer
has not changed one iota even in the
darkest moments. | had duty to per,
form to my colleagues in the legisla-
ture and that is what my committee at
tempted to do, be eminently fair in every
respect, and feel that they have carried
it out to the letter.
"Now as far as myself appealing to
anybody for protection or for the hiding
of anything that has occurred during my
legislative career, let me state now that
! have no such fears, whether from Gov
ernor Sulzer, John A. Hennessy or any
other man in this state.
81 think some time ago" Mr.. Presi-
dent, that similar misstatement was
made in reference to my appearance
before the governor in asking him to
protect me. | didn't make that request
then nor do / now. ] state to the mem
bers of this Senate that | have no fear
from anybody within the confines of this
state or any other state as to my ca
reer in the legislative halls. That /
called yesterday on the governor to make
personal appeal to save me is an abb
solute untruth"
Senator Frawley was followed by SEN
ator Elon Brown of Watertown, Repub
lican leader, who presented the argument
that the governor is no longer entitled
to remain in office.
'For hundreds of years" he said, "the
meaning of impeachment has been well
settled and understood. Impeachment
consists in the action taken by the as
sembly, together with presentation
of the charges or articles OF impeach-
ment. to the Senate. 1t Is doubtful if
the presentation of those charges is es-
sential to the impeachment itself as de-
scribed in the section which | have just
read
''It is now reported about the capitol
that the governor will refuse TO recog-
nize the provisions Of section 6, article
of the constitution suspending his
power as governor and that the powers
and duties Of governor now rest in the
lieutenant governor. Ii is matter OF
the highest Importance to this state that
chief executive universally recognized
by the people of the state as
such, be acting as governor without ces-
sation, and | desire to- call the attention
of the legislature to this situation at
this time in order that il may be in q
position, il any contingency shall arise,
to use its power to the maintenance
and continuance Of single recognized
government in this state, and ! hope
that nothing win be done by the present
governor, under existing conditions, 20
add To the peril to which the state has
already been brought through the mat
ters which have been presented to the
Senate this afternoon"
The Senate then adjourned until Aug.
10. The Assembly meanwhile. after
only routine business, ad-
journed until the same date.
Mrs. Sulzer Is Hysterical.
Mrs. Sulzer was in the care of physi
clans last night and was said to be in a
state of collapse as the result
of the strain to which She has been sub
ected since the exposure Of the Frawley
committee. Silence also will be the pol
cy Of the governor until he appears at
.he bar Of the court of impeachment.
Mrs. Suffers condition became so se
-ious in the night that Governor Sulzer
wired to New York for specialist on
nervous diseases. The governor then
.old his advisors, it was said by those
who claimed to have knowledge of what |
at the night conference, that
Inder no circumstances would he allow
hrs. Sulzer to testify at the trial. It
vas said on the other hand that Mrs. |
Sulzer insisted hysterically that she be
allowed to testify in her husbands be-
lalf