Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-20

gar personalities and denunclaJlohs IN
order 10 make the passage Of the measure
less obnoxious.
MILLER STIRRED UP.
MIR. Miller, apparently laboring under
great excitement, rose to reply. he de-
MED having referred to the Senator's In
galls) calling in early life. The Senator
had charged him with being directly in-
terested IN this measure. He Mr.. MIL
ler) was proud of the fact that he had
been born and reared on farm. 1t was
true that for his own delectatiOn he Kept
few cows and horses and other domes-
tic ANIMALS. 1t was true that at some
periods of the year ne made
butter on his farm, and at other
periods OF the year cheese. lie
mad, however, in his experiments
for making butter and cheese, expended
$40 for every dollar which he got back IN
return. But whether this bill became
law or not, it would not add one farthing
10 any profit which he could possibly re-
ceive, for whatever butter was made on
his farm sold for price so high that 1t
was in no way affected by the competition
OF oleomargarlne, or butterlne, or any
other bogus stuff. Should it be said that
no man having any material interest in
his country should hold seat in Con-
gress to represent the industry or class to
which he belonged?
THE LAWYERS IN CONGRESS-.
Three-fOurths or more of the national
Legislators were lawyers, and should it be
said that whether LAWYERS, farmers or
manufacturers they could not honorablY
discharge their legislative functions? He
thought not. He had no answer to make
to the imputatiOn OF the Senator from
Kansas that he { Mr.. Miller) was actu-
ated in his support of this bill by base
and corrupt motives. Having been born
and having lived among the dairy classes
all his life, and seeing them to-day being
driven from their farms through bank
ruptcy, he had felt called upon to raise
his voice for their protection, and no
sneers at the dairymen of the country, no
implication that he was actuated
by base and corrupt motives, would close
his mouth. He appealed from that infa-
nous charge to his constituents through
all the great rural districts OF New York.
lie left the judgment of the matter to
them and not TO any man on the floor OF
the Senate who Ventured to charge him
with corruption.
ROASTING OF HIS PLUCK.
These were words which a Senator or
any other man would not dare to speak to
him outside OF the Senate chamber. They
might shield themselves behind the con-
stitution and behind parliamentary law,
that base, infamous charge and there he
would leave it. This closed the personal
alteration between the Senators from
Kansas and New York. The Senate lis
tened to the speeches with great
interest and curiosity, and there
was an al most painful stiffness in
the chamber as each of them spoke. Then
Mr.. Butler rose and closed the debate for
the day. He repudiated the suggestion
kaI dor gtoF, q
ing between himself and MIR. Ingalls,, or
that there had been any rehearsal of the
tragedy" He sincerely hoped, however,
that it would not result in tragedy. He
saw a good many comic features attached
to it. A good many things had
been said in a pickwlckian sense, which
he had no doubt each Senator would con-
slider cOOlly when he got outside the
chamber. In conclusion, he argued
against the bill as a measure which
could result only in oppression, calamity
and disappointment. Mr.. Eyarts took
the floor but yielded to motion to ad-
j0urn after fruitless attempt to fix an
hour tomorrow at which the vote should
be taken, and the Senate at G:10 O'Clock
adjourned.
NO INSULT INTENDED.
ApropOs of the sharp personalities that
passed between Senators Miller and In-
gals, gentlemen who are said to be IA
miliar with the circumstances explain
that in his boyhood Mr.. Ingalls, was at
one time peddlar, but that Mr.. Miller
was wholly ignorant of that fact when be
attributed to MIR. ingalls, an aptitude for
that kind of business. Mr.. ingalls, of
course supposed Mr.. Miller was aware of
the circumstance and had twltted him
upon the efact Intentionally.