| Show tO FOR EXPULSION PUL m Ot OF S SENATOR TO T I C PLATT PLAIT C W IV Post ol 01 Battle Creek lIch Mich lIlies Files Petition With Prest Pro Frye Erye of the thc Senate IS 18 CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY It In an IU to Maintain Identical Hates Hales Amone Hi Ix press Companies ton Feb SC W Post of Creek Mich diett who lifts Interested himself largely largel In lit the establishment of ot h li parcels post oysten today tollay Hied 1110 1 with President Pro Tern lcm Frye of ot the tue s senate nat nata a IL I petition for tho the expulsion of ot Senator Thomas C 0 Platt from trout the tho senate Tho rho petition ID lit on the Mr Ir as M the executive of ot tho Iho States I company Is III Isi isIL IL i to tn a tu 1 conspiracy to tu maintain Identical lates among express compan companies ics ies for Cor articles article B shIpped over Itoh lines and auth hu ho asserts that Piatt has huts told 1 r p of ot his hili that ho wilt will all legislation Injuriously his In ilL 11 hm lute Petition Mr 11 Post that thaI six she Il of ot thu tue United Suites States w were oro re In iii a 1 conspiracy to violate the tho laws latin of or the thc Jutted by I moo mono the express and ix lug the its rates lla alleges cs tho Iho ex ox pruss have hoo been be n and II 0 ii 1110 now muon annually alt nun ty collecting cot it g tout the people of ot the hue United States and tom front the binks trust and otter other financial Institutions Institution und anti frum trum I publishers of ot books and outliers othera having frequent occasion to 10 require the service I of ot express l companies s hundreds of ot thousands of or dollars over oler and above I just compensation com for tOl the service which I they render I IlIe lIe Ho then thon mentions the thue lost check heck currency bills which aie and have for tor several yean been beau before Congress and tint says that by b the plans proposed In itt thorn bent much of the of o s II nil sums of or money mone through the mulls mull which is III now lion no by h the ex ox pi cis companies would bo be taken from torn them thein to their Injury hut lut to 10 the tite benefit of III the people of lit the tho United States SIllies and the ito government of ot the tho United States BlaicH which Itself pays many thousands of ot dollars evemy year to 10 the express corn com companion panion for tr services which It IH is ono one of or ortho tho ho objects ot of tho Ito said bill to render un unnecessary necessary Mr dr 11 Post charges that In his capacity of or president of ot the lie United States i Press company Platt l is III par participating In lii thus the conspiracy charged and Iol says He Ife Is dully engaged In lit overt toots acts In iii pursuance and that In Itt the tho senate he has used tutU and IH lit continuing cOlt I till in g to 10 U J sot I his hili It is Influence itt lice ns fl s n a senator actuator to tho the passage of ot tho hills bills to or any of or them on out tho ground that thul If It passed they the would affect Injuriously tho of or wild salt express companion and a lid reduce tito Iho amount which wild said companies by h rea raa reason son of t said combination antI conspiracy arc lire yearly obtaining from trum the people of ot the tho United States over olor and autti above just compensation for tOI the tho services which they render Ho lie therefore asks the senate to 10 tute Lute an un examination Into Inlo the case and that If It the charges are uie proven tho lien sen senator utter ator be b expelled his Itis reason for tOl proceeding against the senator senators he ho says Tho rho petitioner and lind the public arc are without t an 1111 adequate romell elsewhere against t said Thomas 0 C C Piatt because of ot the lie provisions of or section 6 B of article 1 of or tho the Constitution of or the United States which make tIm Iho seattle the polo judge of at tho qualifications of ot its mem bers berB and gives to tho the senate only the tho power to deprive a 11 senator of ot his Bent In support of oC tile his statement Mr Post filed nn aim by II Clarence K I Daw Dow Dawson toil son to 10 the lie effect that thuat Senator Platt lintt I had hall toll told him that he ito w wits m against the tho post check bills because the tho plan If It adopted would Interfere with stith his business arid he lie would use 1180 his hili position ns nil a senator to detent defeat t them |
