Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-15

OF your notIhern allleS voted TO PEN
sion him. You euIogized him as a pat
riot TO be compared side by side with
Washington and ali the patriots Of
the revolution, and every one of your
Northern allies voted aye" After the
close OF the rebellion you claimed you
were poor and suffering. We found
you ragged and poor and we clothed
you. We put upon you the robe OF
American citizenship, which you had
had forfeited, and we killed for you
the fattcd calf and invited YOU to the
feast, and when we invited you to the
feast you said: owe have always own
ei that calf, and you have no interest
in 1t. " Laughter
Now, YOU inform US you are going
to repeal all Republican measures.
What is the job you have undertaken?
You are going to undo all that the Re-
publican party has done. Where Go
you begin! Do you begin at Appomat-
tox, or before? 1t is very important
to know where you commence, and
then te know where you propose to
stop. You have undertaken very
large job for party Of your size and
with people who are to sit as judges
upon your acts You are undertaken
to unaeat man in this body. But
you will deny that you have under
taken the job. Yea have simply un-
dertaken to investigate the case of
senator on this floor that has been de-
cided by the highest tribunal that
could act on that question Sir, there
are twelve senators on that side of the
house that every man on this side be-
lieves have poorer titles to their seats
than the honorable senator from Louisi-
ana has to his BY fraud and violence
you occupy your seats now. Show US
the road how to Yacate seats in this
body, if you dare.
Eaton call the senator TO order
Chandler-Very well, sir. | will
take your point OF order.
kaCon-Aly point is that the senator
from Michigan is entirely out Of order
when he says Twelve senators on this
floor hold their seats by fraud and yio-
lence.
Chandler-I did not say that.
sail they held their seats by a poor>r
title.
Eaton You said fraud and violence.
Chandler said we believe it, and
[ do believe, and so | have right to
believe.
Garland asked that the exact words
be taken down.
Thaoficial reporter read the words
as taxen down by him and as given
above
Beck called upon Chandler to naIae
the men who held their seats by fraud
and violence.
Mr.. Hill hoped the question would
be dropped.
Mr.. Eaton said the remarks Of the
senator flom Michigan were insulting
and out of order, and called for a rul-
ing by the chair.
The president pro TEN. ovsrruled
the point Of order.
There being considerable confusion
III the chamber, Mr.. Davis of W. Va.)
asked for the enforcement of order,
both in the senate and gallery.
Order being restored, Mr.. Chandler
resumed as follows:
l think every senator on this side Of
the chamber believes that there are
twelve senathrs on that side who hold
their titles to seats upon simmer
power basis than my honored friend
from Louisiana. That is what [ m
tended to state. That it was orr be-
lief and it Is our belief that their seats
were obtained and are held by fraud
and violence. This is what [ now say
But Mr. President, I did not rise to
discuss this question. [ simply rose
to say 10 the other side; You have
your day in court Make the most Of
it. Your time is short. The people
of the north have taken the question
in hand, and from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, from enc. end of this land to
the other, the people are around and
alarmed at statements that have been
made and actions that have been taken
In this senate chamber and in the other
house within the past sixty days. Let
me say to you, gentlemen on the other
side Of the chamber, "Mene, meme,
tekel upharsin is written all over your
brows. Applause in the galleries.
which was promptly checked by the
chair.