The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-13

trust that was in the control or man.
agcmcnt OF Democrats, and one good
reason for that was that the
Democrats had not money enough 10 70 into
such large operations, As 10 Mr.. Scott ho
had been known some good years ago as n
very cntcrprising gentleman. The two
principal railroad lines In which Mr.. scott
was Interested were the Canadian Pacific
aud the New York Central, and in the latter
he had good Republican associate in MIR.
Dcpew. AS 20 the iuSinuation that Mr..
scott had travelled from the White House To
the capitol with bill prepared under the
direction ot the Executive, he (Payucl did
not believe It, Such statements might do
ON the stump but were hardly worthy of a
United States senator, In conclusion, Mr.,
Payne intmnted that the senator from Mas.
Sachusrtts was lnboriug under u Copiah-
excited imagination, although lac had spirit
and wisdom enough to be able to rise above
the domagnguc.
The discussion closed and Mr.. Georges
amendment was ordered printed
Mr.. Spooncr offered a resolution rccitiug
the fact that Joseph Hoffman, ol Bpuhnm
Washington county Texas, u prominent
Republican, and witness before the Senate
committee ON privileges aud elections, had
recently been shot down In cold blood In
that city, that his assassination was believed
20 be directly attributable to his political
views aud activity aud Ia the inct that lac
had given strong testimony before the CONF
mittco investigating alleged election out.
RACES and that IL isul the utmost Importance
that witnesses before congressional luNosi-
eating committees may, without danger To
their lives freely and fully testify, aud in.
structing the committee ON privileges aud
elections to investigate the circumstances uf
the killing of Hoffman with special reference
"a, "A NNi.Tkar tlHR "a mn
sense to his tcstitying before the committee.
The resolution gave rise 10 an extended
aud heated political discussion, the speakers
being Senators Spuuncr pugh, Coke Teller,
Eyarts aud Reagan. The only noticeable in
cidcnt In the debate occurred when Mr..
SppOner began to read the tclrgmphic dis
patch In the newspapers headed "hlddlod
with BuckshoL" Looking over toWnrl Mr.
butler, Mir Spnoncr said. "lhc senator from
South Carolina sncCr ut it,
Mr.. Rutlcr-fhc senator from Wisconsin
Il cNn-gcmung his own importance i'm.
mcnscly II lac supposcs that ! was paying
any attention whatever tu what hc SAYS
MIR Spuuncr-l de- not know that the sen.
ator was paying any attention to me,
Mr.. butlcr-N Not the slightest.
Mr. Spooncr-lf | did assume for mo.
mcut that q matter Of this character was en-
titled to slight consideration la that dirrC.
4
Mr. Butlcr-l DO consider Il entitled To
consideration at the proper time. There
are proper occasions when such thing may
be- presented. Tho senator ! repeat, is
maguityiug his Importance immensely II hC
suppUsrs | was concerned about a.
Mr SpoOurr-l beg to sny a. him that
did not assume that it possessed Importance
in his cycs II isa matter ut indifference
to me whether II docs uT not"
a. = o. a.. 1.
REQUIRED a. the circumstance and said. II
owe the senator from South Carolina an
apology Un view uf the fact that bee did
not interrupt mc orally Tor nllulinF tu him
IN the discussion and that apology lccrtainly
tender him.
Mt luurr- That II quite satisfactory.
| Tho discussion NJ to uhU Texas mattvrH hav
ing been resumed, Mr.. salisbury said tha
| hc regarded v NJ "a disgrace tp be- Cuusti
tuting the senate IT the United States p0
litical machine Ia advance the Interests %
| the Republican candidate for the prcsi
| dcucy. such Investigations were got ~
| merely fur political effect, but they WCrr j
| disgrace a. the Senate and rrprclyusIhlr iu
| every point ~ view, ~ tending a. Keep ~
| the spirit of race nnimo,ity NJ the south.
Mr. Iluar treated the rcmnrksuf Mr. siuls
bury ns nu unconscious admission that the
putting stop tp political murders nt the
| NfNINNN NNINA Wv ~ To NNN' NNINNNN
/ aud "a fair count thvrr. was tp the advantage
uf the Republican party The senator from
| Delaware Wla quite right IN that llu had
| uu doubt that iu that very district iu IvNu.
| where these things had happened, the di.
! trUt now represented by the author ui III,
| Mills bill, the people, Il there could hc nu
honest aud hir vote. not interrupted b,
murder and violence, would, by n large ma
jurity, pronounce against that raid upon th,
Industries aud interests IT the wage cnrnrr
/ of the country. lie denied that the out
mgcs iu Texas, Mississippi and other sint,
we're the result of race controversy, the,
| were the results of Democratic efforts &.
/ maintain supremacy uf that PARTY.
Mt Coke declared that the senator fruW
/ Massachusetts hal in few minutes misnHp
| resented the testimony taken mon" than II
/ hhi been perverted iu the whole discussion
today. That senator had been talking what
/ be- was utterly Ignorant ~ llo added that
| ihr muulrr Uf Young Bolton boo liunhIW
! tur which three urFrprH hai been htuFriI
| was q cold hIuuiri murlCf pyrrriuiUl hy
| utFuHa u was WpuT that those UyFrHta
| were taken out ui ilil aud hanged. hui Ii
| vla done ly.lusD they hld assisted iu ihu
murder ui ,uuug bolton. There was moth
ius political iu it Had nothing iu tb,
world tu dD with pulit,s. Referring iu Mr.
iiutfH remark about tlir Mills hili Nr Coke
1iI that Nr Mills WIS able tp answer iui
I.mauIl. and IL tlr senator Desired tl iul
with Roger Mills. Roger Mills would 30 q.
Boston aud discuss the hnn with him and
Ur r'ii ui th' opportunity.
Mr Iiutr tsk,I him whether he had scnr
Ly tlIs morning paper that ihc Republican
party ui l,Nls bad resolved, uu account u
violence, not ty put a Stats ticket IA th'
nuld'
Nr Coke replied that II wns gross on,
! uIuaIIr hIsriuud There was not a Rc
publican in Texas who was not no. fearless a
consequence iu his political aud other nr
| fIuua Ha ihr senator from Mns91rhUarti
] .Hfu ht NHH no his home. The Republican
uI IlhHs Wrfr not putting u ticket iutu 40
f.II because hy combining with q lut 81
uIIs ruI rult nbd i.ms NJ other polite
tIry huuri ip accomplish result, white
iHlH lHrN ihrE would ho puWrrirss tn uI
r.mII.ah HH Republicans The pfuiru.H U
luWlt..u.ss iu Texas W1sn fraud and sh1n
rui up lHr political purposes, a. gain irI
vote. md in mako % irw people Hi llw
think ihlt their HuuHiur. N.Tr Nlrt tUuH
1hia iN.ur I1i hUru lrpt .un YOU iur
| tluplH ut Nuuf.. Iu nr brought uut NOW 4
lu HrtIlr HrffIDr. and tHu senator Irpf
/ Nts.trhu.pifH bal uHl H.I I.u iY iuHtfu,
iHy -puuiu that toe tfuuH'. Iu Texas V1s uU
| race prejudice hUI ihu Tariff ..sI.. " ihrf
ulH Huythiur Boo tlis world which ihu ave.
orc Texan would Fu Hu, number NJ uil,
, uui of lH Hby tu lIHk 1ui kiII and dwtw
= b NHa tI. protective urll
40 fIl r'Hs" of NJ tusU.a tpH,rh iUo r,si
q uf.Hu went over without nUiIun.
90, llHuH amendment mc.,ly verbal 9
7 th, senate nI.l relating 10 postal crime
Uua tuulurul Zoe.
, a pHuIutUu for printing ~ Ulu additions
! r1p.rs Uf tbr report of the Pacific nIlrua
I, . ruium.. Iuu was agreed 10.