The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-17
F0RTY-EiGHTR CONGRESS-.
senate Proceedings Yesterday.

felt unearned lands granted to the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad, and from the Commit.
tee on Appropriations the army appropria
ton bill. The bills were placed on the
calendar, Mr.. Plumb saying that he would
shortly cali them up.
Mr.. Garland. from the Committee on the
Judiciary. reported favorably the bills re-
moving the political disabilities OF Alfred
Iverson. OF Florida, and +. p. Alexander.
OF Georgia. These bills were read three
times and passed.
Mr.. George presented the memorial OF
the Legislature OF Mississippi urging con-
gressional aid 10 the Gulf and Ship Island
railroad.
Mr.. ingalls, rose TO question OF personal
privilege. He read from the debate OF
last Friday on the bill relating to the
claims o! the State OF Georgia for money
expended for common defence i'm 1777
He objected to certain words which he
said had been Inserted in the handwriting
OF Mr.. Brown in the official reporters
manuscript Of the debate, and which Mr.
ingalls, claims had not been spoken in the
Senate. He said he was always willing &c
submit to the fortunes OF the daily debate
whether Of victory or defeat. hut he was
not secure against the Partbiau arrows
that the flying foe might see fit to dis
charge from the safe ambush OF the print
ing-house. The words objected to were,
His monopoly OF which have no right
to infringe" referring TO what Mr.. Brown
had called one OF Mr.. Ingalls's characters.
tic speeches. and the words ale will not
so state" (referrlng to one OF the lega
points arising in the discussion.) This
u II ~ NJ. IL
was eminently safe to the one who waged
it, but was not satisfactory to the victim.
Mr.. ingalls, inquired whether the Senator
from Georgia (Mr. Brown was satisfied
that he used the language quoted.
Mr.. Brown replied that it was his recol.
lection that he used it.
Mr.. ingalls, asked whether he did not,
after the debate was over and the report
prepared for the printer, deliberately in.
terpolate INTO the report OF the proceed.
ings, thereby falsifying the record and
committing forgery upon the records OF
the Senate. [S0sation.l
The Chair said the Senator was out OF
order. II he had any accusations to make
he should make them in different way.
Mr.. Beck (Sott0 uOce): II would not
answer that"
Mr.. ingalls,: Language that was not
uttered in debate is not susceptible Of an
offensive Interpretation"
Mr. Brown: 81 decline TO make any re-
ply to that"
Mr.. ingalls,: 81 supposed he would"
The Chair: "The Senator from Kansa.
is out OF order"
Mr.. Brown addressed the Chair.
Mr.. Ingals: 81 have the floor, / believe"
The Chair agreed that Mr.. ingalls, had
the floor. but that in the opinion OF the
Chair the Senator's remarks imputed i'm
proper conduct to another senator. al
there be no objection" the Chair added,
"the Senator will proceed in order"
Mr.. ingalls, said that the mode OF attack
referred to required about the same amount
OF courage that was exhibited by the
thug, who waited until his enemy was
asleep and then stabbed him. He moved
that the language to which he had called
attention be expui ged from the official
record Of the debates.
Mr.. German objected to the present con-
sideration of the motion, and it went over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Brown said he had intended to say
something in reply, but as the matter was
to 90 over he supposed he would be heard
tomorrow. He did not wish to go I'M
challenged. He did not intend that any
inference Of acquiescence by him should
be drawn from the fact that the matter was
going over.
MIR. Butler called up his resolution offer
ed some days since, providing for an ex-
animation OF the New York banks by a
committee OF tina Senate.
Mr.. Morrill, moved TO refer it TO the COM
mittee on Finance. He said that the Com
mittee and the Comptroller OF the Curren-
CIV were doing all that could be done to Sc
cure the object in view.
A long debate followed, and the matter
went over without action.
After Mr.. Buffers bank investigation
resolution Mr.. Plumb called up the report
OF the conference committee upon the post
office appropriation bill, and upon his
motion the Senate coucurred in the action
OF the House on the Senate amendment ap-
propriating S1S0,000 "for necessary and
special facilities on trunk-lines."
The House increased the amount to $780,
600 in which the Senate now concurs.
Mr.. Plumb moved that the Senate insist
upon its remaining amendments, three in
number: One increasing the appropria-
ton for transportation on railroad routes
from 81. 700, 600 to So, 100000; another
striking out the House provision relating
to the readiustment OF the compensation
to railroads, and the third, adding $780,
600 to the appropriation Of S4,O0O,0O0 for
railway post-office clerks. Agreed to
unanimously.
On motion OF Mr.. Hoar the Senate re-
sumed the consideration OF the Utah bill,
Mr.. Brown having the floor. Replying to
Mr.. Hoar, Mr.. Brown said that the Sena.
tor from Massachusetts had charged him
Brown) with having for the greater part
of his life sustained an institution which
prohibited legal marriages among part OF
the people OF Georgia. This was thrust at
the people OF Georgia for having held
slaves. and at the Senator from Georgia for
having supported that institution, lie adj
mitted that Georgia had been a slaye-hold-
ing State, and that he had supported the
institution with all his power, and while
he would not now restore slavery II he
could do so by turning over his hand, he
claimed that there were many eXcellent
noints connected with the society and civil
iization OF that period, but he did not pro-
nose at present to enter into any discussion
OF the morality OF slavery, or OF the
suner,ority and excellence OF the
civilization OF the South in slavery
DAYS. The system OF slavery to when
the Senator from Massachusetts, had cal'ed
attention originated in Massachusetts,. ana
the south derived much OF its slavery from
that State. Mr. Brown read from Elliotts
History OF New England TO show that the
people OF Massachusetts, bought and heid
"a slaves scotchmen, Irishmen, Indians.
negroes, and mulattoes, and that they sent
cargoes of run to Africa, exchanging rum
for slaves, some OF whom they sold; that
they kidnapped Indians and sold them
into slavery; that some prohibited bap-
tism to their. slaves; that the mar
rage relation was disregarded; that
they sold negro women and chill
drcn In the market, and advertised
goman with n child six months old TO be