Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-10
MR.. RIDDLEBERGER RISES AGAIN,
A Scene In the senate This Afternoon
The Virginia senator Answers Cant,
EAds' Charxea

Esds' Charges.
before the Senate the resolution of Mr.. Logan
to refer the letter Of Capt James B. Eads, read
Yesterday, to the committee on rules. with
nstructions to investigate the charges made by
Mr.. Riddieberger recently, that Eads had had
ahencnmen" on the floor of the Senate
MI niaolenerger appealed TO Mr.. Plumb, who
to say a few words. He undertook 70 say tina,
no letter had ever before crept into a Congress
S To%a record In such manner as that OF Capt
Eads; No motion preceded the letter at all. In
Lhat letter he tRiddieberger) was charged with
downright falsehood, and he was ready to sus-
tam what he had charged. He was ready to meet
the Senator from Illinois (Mr Loganl on the
foor In debate on the question at any time.
Mt Cullom called attention to the fact that
courtesy the matter should be deferred until he
was present.
Mr.. Riddleberger said: "Iet him come now"
Logan should come.
>, Mr.. Riddieberger consented, on condition
That the subject should be resumed upon the
appearance of MIR. Logan.
MR.. EIDDLEBERGEB CATECHIsEs MR.. LOGAN.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Riddleberger called
up the Eads matter, and said he found in the
Record letter from J. B. Eads, addressed to
the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Logan). He
would Ike to know how the Senator got the
letter into the Record.
Mr.. Logan said he had had nothing to do with
getting 1t into the Record.
MT. Riddleberger criticised the publication
OF the letter in the Record, and asked "Who Is
Eads? Many say he Is a great engineer, and
many say he Is the great American humbug."
he said that Eads could not arraign him, but
wien his charges were taken up by Senator and
put in the Record they become the charges OF
that Senator, and he (Riddleberger) found him.
self arraigned by that Senator. In that light
he should consider the matter. He said Eads
had charged him with ialsehood, and the Sena-
tor from Illinois had made that charge his.
NJ r.. Logan was DeffectlH aStOuud60 at Mr.,
Rfddleberger's construction OF his act. He had
simply presented the letter of citizen of good
standing. and that he would do for any man.
MIR. Riddleberger said he would resent the
imputation, no matter where it might come
FROM Eads had no rghR. n the SENATE
Senator could. Mr.. Riddleberger said he was
not great soldier, like the Senator from nli-
but he by would slow the
become the endorser Of bankrupt government
Eads snip railway scheme.
Mr.. Riddleberger delied that he had arraigned
Eads, but really he had no idea that Eads was
such great man. The report which had been
read from the seargeant-at-arms giving the
names Of private secretaries OF SenatOrs,) was
all the vindication he (Riddleberger) wanted.
Mr.. Riddleberger commented further on what
he regarded as the bankrupt and hopeless
scheme OF the ship railway, and declared that
ne would continue to hight against committing
this government TO the endorsement of a bank
rupt government.
MIR. Logan arose simply, he said, to state the
facts, and, in mild and pleasant tone, he eA-
planned that having received the letter from
Capt Eads, a citizen OF repute, he spread 1t be-
fore the Senate.
Mr.. COckreil defended Capt Eads.
Mr.. COckrell spoke of Capt. Eads as distin-
guished citizen OF the grand state of Missouri
MIR. Riddleberger denied that he had accused
Eads, and said the Senator from Missouri, in
asserting that Eads was from Missouri had said
the worst he could say against him. Laugh
ter.
The ouestion of tho refarence Of Mr. I,Ooan,s
resolution caused some debate, the committee
on rules protesting that it should go to COM
merce, and that committee Directing
MIR. Riddleberger declared that he would not
appear before any committee. He said let the
representative OF Eads who had presented the
letter take care of him.
MR.. LOGAN CAUSES A SENSATION.
Mr.. Logan with manifest feeling) said he had
dealt kindly with Mr.. Riddleberger, but when
the latter called him the representative of Eads
or of anybody else he stated what was abso-
lutely untrue. lSensatiOn.
MIR. Riddleberger disclained anything more
than to say MIR. Logan presented the letter.
MIR. Logan repeated that if he was called the
representative of anybody except the people it
was not true.
Several times Mr.. Riddleberger appealed to
Gen. Logan to be heard, and there was no little
confusion and excitement in the Senate.
Finally, as no agreement of reference could
be reached, the resolution went over. q,