The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-18

not wish to gloze over this matter The charge
Of the senator from Kansas was that of falsify
ing the record and committing forgery upon the
records of the Senate. This language was de-
liberately planned insult, and was uttered not
only in violation of the rules of the Senate, but
in defiance of the authority of the presiding
officer
The Chair remarked that if the Senator was
implying that language to the senator from
Kansas he Mr. Brown was doing the thing he
charging against that senator. In accusing
brother Senator of deliberately planning an
insult, the Chair said the senator from Georgia
was out of order.
Mr. Brown-Then sir, that remark is with
drawn under the railing of the Chair. The re-
marks of the senator from Kansas, Mr.. Brown
said, were not made hastily, but after two days
had elapsed and after ample time as Mr. Brown
supposed for a satisfactory disclaimer from
himself of all offensive imputation. Mr. Brown
then referred to the unbroken custom of
revision accorded senators. No matter
how accurate the reporter may be, he
could not hear all senators with equal distinct
ness. Had the senator from Kansas called his
LN1r, Browns attention to the words complained
of, as is usual in such cases, he would Volun-
tarily and publicly have divested the language
of every trace of even seeming unkindness or
depreciation Notwithstanding the assurance
given in the Senate by Mr.. Brown, the senator
from Kansas had persisted in his purpose of in
sulting a senator.
The Chair thought this observation out of
order.
Mr.. Brown submitted to the Senate whether
it would permit such an outrageous and mex
cusable breach of its privileges to go unnotced.
In regard to the insinuation of want of cour
age, he ventured to say there was nothing in
the person, character or antecedents of the SEN
ator from Kansas to make him an object of ap-
prehension or to excite the fears of any man.
There was no place safe as this Senate cham
Der for man of discreet courage to bluster and
parade his vituperative rhetoric. No other
senator would have used such language as the
senator from Kansas had used under the pro-
lection of the:Senate and he Mr.. ingalls, would
not use it except under the protection of the
Senate.
Mr.. ingalls, said if the senator from Georgia
would allow the remarks made this morning to
stand as they had been delivered, he Mr. In
gals would be contented, but if these remarks
were to'be amended by interpretations and Oh
servations not delivered after they had been
sent to the printing house. he Mr.. Ingalls, pre-
ferred to wait before canvassing the vote until
all the returns were in The senator from
Georgia, Mr.. Ingalls, said, was mightier with the
pen than with either the tongue or the sword
That senator shed ink like water. He was very
courageous with the pen. Mr. ingalls, would not
be diverted from the real question at issue.
That question was, whether the records of the
Senate had been falslfed by the Interpolation of
matter personal in its character, susceptible
only of an offensive Interpretation, after the
record had been made up by the reporter This
would not have been done in the ordinary af-
The Chair thought this remark out of order
Mr. Ingalls, then withdrew the remark and
said to the Chair that it would not appear in the
Record. He inquired how it would be
if senator should, some day, appear here to
represent Alaska, and he Mr.. Ingalls, after de-
bate with the senator, should write into the de-
bate statements to the effect that the senator
from Alaska was cunning and sanctimonous
hypocrite, who was forever washing his hands
with invisible soap in imperceptible water, and
that they were not overclean morally. After
that performance, suppose he were to characterize
the senator from Alaska, after the debate had
closed, as the 'Uriah Heep' Of the Senate; sup
pose he were to say that he the 'Joseph
Surface" of American politics: that he was a
sniveling political "Pecksniff" who had
been upon all sides of every political question:
who had belonged to every political party
in his life time, and belonged to none that he had
not betrayed-would that be within the priv-
legeS of debate or in accordance with the proper
ties of legislative proceedings These observa-
tions, Mr.. ingalls, SAID, he used as Illustrations
they had not personal application, AS to the
imputation of the senator from Georgia upon
his NJ +. lngallss personal courage and appear
ance he begged to say to the senator from Geor
gia that he Mr.. Ingalls, here distinctly avowed-
all that he had hitherto said in any sense that
the senator from Georgia saw fit to attribute to
it, and that he Mr. Ingalls, did not shield him
self behind the privileges of the Senate cham
ber
The usual breathing pause following the deliv-
cry of this sentence was characterized by dead
silence in the chamber and the crowded CALLER
les Mr.. ingalls, added This is all desire to
say, sir, in response to the gentleman"
A general buzz was heard, and the galleries
were instantly half emptied
Mr.. Hampton said that, in justice to both Sen
ators, he ought to say that he Mr. Hampton)
was sitting just by the senator from Georgia
when he used one of the expressions referred TO-
or words of that tenor and effect, the senator
from Kansas not being, at the time, in his seat,
but in back ailSe of the chamber
On motion of Mr.. Sherman, Mr. Ingalls, mo-
ton to expunge the words complained of was
laid on the table.