Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-18

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oath the doors are closed before ~,
make reply TO what the senator from
Kentucky has said on the Subject ~
which he has alluded 10 In an e,ecntiro
session, as TO Mr.. Beck's reference ~
reports on matters in the attosno,,'
generals Office about Mr.. Dne;in asa
what they would show.
Mr.. Beck SAID his reference haa ba,r
TO the committee on judiciary. of wn,eb
the senator from Vermont was .bsir,i,a,,
Mr. Edmunds reminded Mr. Rect thst
ne han referred To papers in the oalro ~
Acknowledgement Garland and what thev
would show. He EEdmundsl couid moi
aiiuue 70 what the judiciary committee
peiia'ssion. shall not violate my oath
or my honor, Mr.. Edmunds said,b doing
y now, whatever other gentlemen may
vnoose 10 40 IL there were reports in the
altorney-generaps Office concerning Mr..
nustlni they were precisely what
the senate desires when it passed
the resolution calling for the pa
pers 1t appears, said Mr.. Edmunds,
that the senator from Kentucky got at
what the encouragement and the presi-
dent OF the United States consider to be
confidential and private communications.
when the senate Of the United States can.
not, and that Is the advantage that the
senator has over the body of which he is
a member, aud that is an advantage which
the administration considers to be, as all
Democratic senators do, presume, an
undoubted advantage, but what the sena.
tor from Kentucky gets, 1t appears the
senate cannot get. II it were true, Mr..
Edmunds continued, that Dustin had
been bad officer, 1t was of the highest
Importance not only that the senate, but
That The house, should know it and what
his misconduct had been.
Mr.. Beck said he had not seen any paper
IN the attorneys generals Office relating to
Dustin, nor had he ever asked TO see one.
nor had he ever spoken TO the
president in regard TO Dustin, and as
to my honor and my oath, continued
Mr.. Beck, | hope IL is as sacred as
that OF the senator from Vermont.
II II were not as good as his wouldn't
have as much regard for myself as have.
Now propose to stand upon my integri-
ty rs man and as senator. Dustin,
Beck said, was known to be an unit man
for the place he occupied, aud nobody
knew 1t better than the senator from Yer.
mont The senator from Vermont spoke
OF his honor and integrity and compared
them with his (Beck's) and MIR. Beck was
willing to stand by the comparison.
Thank God that whatever / say, say
boldly and openly | mean what say.
don't stand on the corner of the streets
and thank God that am not Southern
man and pray aloud 10 make believe rve
all virtue aud all integrity and all godli-
ness oXiant. When see great public
question meet it. meet 1t fairly. /
may make blunders, but have
more respect for the man who
meets his enemy in open field
and either knocks him down
or takes fair knock himself, than have
for the man who stabs his brother under
the fifth rib while shaking him by the
hand and asking him show it is with my
brother" don't believe in secret ways,
don't believe in Pharisalsm, don't he
lieye in hypocrisy, don't believe in cir
cumventlng anybody. ] will move now
in order to see whether am telling
what Is true or not, and If | can't move
it now | will do so at the first opportun-
ity, that all proceedings in March of 1881,
October of 1881 aud December of 1881
and all papers filed with the judiciary
committee, and all proceedings had be-
fore the committee in the case OF the
nomination of Dustin, shall be made pub
lie, shall ne made public so the country
can Judge whether what ] say is true or
not. II | have falsifed anything will
take it back, and II have not want u
chance to prove it, Since comparisons
are made between oath and honor of the
senator from Vermont and myself, make
that motion now myself and viii
let it lay over until tomorrow morning,
or / will do IL in the first
executive session If 1t is not in order to
do it now
The chair decided that the motion was
not In order.
After some further talk Mr. Edmunds
moved an executive session When the
galleries had been cleared aud the doors
closed, Mr.. Beck offered the resolution
which he gave notice Of He said he did
not wish to rest under the imputation
passed upon his honor by the senator
from Vermont, and wished TO show to
the public that he had good grounds for
all he had asserted.
Mr.. Edmunds d.sayowed any intention
to cast aspersions on the honor OF the
senator from Kentucky, whom he held IN
the highest esteem.
MIR. Conger proposed an amendment to
the resolution of the senator from Ken
lucky, providing that the resolution
should not take effect until the attorney
general for the president Should have
sent in the papers ia the case. There
upon the resolution and amendment were
referred to the committee on judiciary.
A motion was entered to reconsider
the vote By which Mr.. i. S. Dement, was
confirmed as suryeyor-general of lltsh,
When the doors We're reopened the
senate adjourned,
THE House.
WASHINGTON, March l7--Mr. Caswell
OF Wisconsin from the committee on lu-
dietary reported beck the resolution cali
ing on the secretary OF the treasury for
statement Of account between the United
States and several states and territories
OF direct taxes levied and apportioned by
the act Of 1861. Adopted.
Mr.. Wait Of Connecticut from the com
mittee on foreign affairs reported back
the resolution calling on the secretary oil
state fur copies OF the recent correspond
ence between the secretary OF state anu
the United States minister al Hague
touching the subject of taxation OF petrol
cum in Holland aud in the Dutch colonies
and that Of the export tnerefrom Of leaf
tobacco to the United States. Adopted.
MIR. Culberson OF Texas from the Iddic-.
iary committee reported the bill to amend
the act regulating the removal OF causes
from the state to federal courts. Placed
on the house calendar.
Mr. Peel Of Arkansas from the commit