The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-01-30
WHALEY Is SEATED;
CONTEST AT AN END
HOUSE SUSTAINS COMMITTEE RE.
PORT WITHOUT ROLL CALL.
Freear Makes Hard Fight For InveS-
tigatiOn, But Loses by Vote OF
227 to IS.

o'clock this afternoon the house Of
representatives put the finishing
touch to the Grace-Whaley case by
rejecting on yea and nay vote, by
a majority of 227 to SO, the substitute
offered by Congressman FTeear, re-
publican, of Wisconsin, for the reso-
luton submitted by Chairman Post,
of elections committee No. l, in sup
port of the minority report Of that
committee against any further inyes-
tigation.
The Freear resolution provided for
the appointment of a special commit
tee of seven members to conduct an in
vestigation, sitting where it pleased,
and armed with the power of sub
poena. Nineteen republicans, includ-
ing the republican floor leader, Rep
resentative Mann, of Illinois, were
among the 227 who voted against the
Freear resolution, and eight democrats
were among the So who voted for it.
After the defeat of this resolution the
majority report Of the committee was
sustained without roll call.
Speeches Made.
At the request of various speakers,
the time of debate was extended an
hour or more. The first speech was
made by Congressman Borcher, demo-
crat, of Illinois, who favored a fur
ther investigation of the Grace
charges, but did not concur fully in
the Freear minority report. Mr..
Borchers reviewed the record at some
length from his point of view, and
at the close made refernce to
Illinois politics, urging South Carolina
to profit by the example of his own
State and change the occupants OF
some of the seats in congress. Mr..
Borchers represents the district form
erly represented by Congressman
Mckinley, who managed the Taft
campaign.
Representative French, republican,
OF Idaho, followed Mr., Borchers. Mr..
French is a member of the elections
committee and signed the majority re-
port. He made a very effective
speech and got applause from both
sides. He declared that he would
have been heartily in favor of an in
vestigation if Mayor Grace had been
able to produce anything definite to
Justify it, and he renewed his sugges-
ton, made as an addendum to the
majority report, that steps be taken
to look into the admission made by
Mr.. Grace that $44,50O had been spent
in the interest OF Hughes. Mr.. French
severely criticised the mayor.
Leader of Minority.
The heavy gun" of the minority
was Representative Freear, who has
forceful delivery and is skillful IN
parliamentary tactics. Mr. Freear
repeated to the house practically the
whole of his minority report. He was
embarrassed with questions with re-
gard to the admissions Mayor Grace
had made as to his own political re-
cord, but his answer was that TWO
wrongs do not make right. he SAID
that he believed Mr.. Grace was telling
the truth to the committee, and that
he had been treated like a dog by the
committee. For the latter statement
he apologized to Chairman Post say
ing that it was stronger than he had
intended
Mr.. Freear read telegram from
Mayor Grace, who had said that ne
had been too busy to send an analysis
of the unfair majority report, but tnat
he hoped the Investigation by special
committee would be made, and assur-
ed Mr.. Freear that there need be no
fear that the facts would not be forth
coming to prove all the allegations
AGAINST Whaley. He declared that ne
could not understand why Mr.. Whaley
himself had not asked congress to
make the investigation demanded, He
and other speakers on his side re-
ferred to the pardon record of Cover
nor BIease as an illustration OF the
ineficiency of the law in South Caro-
lima.
In Favor of Majority.
The strong and aggressive speeches
in favor of the majority report were
made during the day. One OF them
was by Representative Elder, OF
Louisiana, a member of the elections
committee, who said that Chairman