National Republican., 1888-05-29
MR.. JONESS INDIGNATION.
lie POURS IT OUT LITERALLY
UPON MIR. STEWART.
The siivery- bearded Nevadan Replies
With Considerable vigor - Several
Statements of Fact--The Civil Service
and Democratic Hypocrisy.

changes IN the interstate commerce law I'm
the Senate yesterday, Mr. Plumb expressed
his conviction that some very drastic amend
ments to that law would be necessary.
The House bill to create department Of
agriculture was reported from the commit
tee and placed on the calendar.
Among the bills introduced and referred
were the following:
BY Mr.. Vance; TO extend the streets and
avenues of Washington.
By Mr., Morrill,: A substitute for the varl
Gus steam railroad bills for the District of
Columbia.
By Mr. Daniels: To make Good Friday
holiday In the District Of Columbia
Mr.. Frye, from the committee on com
merce, reported back the river and harbor
appropriation bill. lie stated that II appro-
priated S2l.3SS, IS3, being 81 .TS3,OO0 more
than the bill contained MS It came from the
House. 1t would be some considerable time
Che said) before the bill would be called up
for action, because the report of the COM
mittee could not possibly be ready under q
week from the present time. Whenever the
report was ready he would call up the bill.
Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas, called attention
to some of the remarks made last week by
Senator Stewart on the veto question, par
ticularly to those making charges against
the Attorney General In connection with
land titles in California, and with the "rad
on the Bell Telephone Company If he
had heard those remarks made they would
not have gone into the Record unchallenged.
The absolute refutation of the charge in
reference to the land grant suits in Califor-
mia was, at the time, in the hands of every
senator, being the answer of the Attorney
General to. resolutions of inquiry on the
n,1 Nttl.t al
question had been instituted at the request
OF the Interior Department. The senator
from Nevada was specially estopped from
any reflection on the late Secretary of the
Interior (Mr Lamar) in view of his recent
utterances that there could be no more
eminent man or one better fitted for the
office Of justice of the Supreme Court.
II that remarkable assault had been made
In any other place than the Senate, he MR.
Jones) would have passed it by as
beneath the dignity Of contempt. He was
glad to believe that there were but few men
whose estimate of mankind was so low that
they could believe that the President of the
United States, or one Of his constitutional
advisers, could so far forget his own honor,
integrity, and self respect as to. be willing
TO prostitute his office to the low level Of
assuming an authority which he had not
for the purpose of ''clouding the titles of
individuals who had incurred the dislike of
the administration The response of the
Attorney General to the resolution of in
quiry on the subject (Which Mr.. Jones sent
to the clerks desk and had ready was a com
plete answer to the senator's insnuatons.
As to the ''unsuccessful raid on the Bell
Telephone Company" IL was hardly neces.
sary TO call the attention of the Senate to
the utter and absolute want of foundation
for any such charge.
Mr. Stewart defended his position in refer
ence to the private land claim suits in Cali
fornia, and sent to the clerks desk and had
read letter to the President from Gov.
Waterman, of California, bearing on that
subject, and representing that the litigation
to settle land titles In that state has been
going. on for nearly forty years. He de-
clared that there was no outrage, in the
whole history of California, equal to that of
reopening such litigation. He characterized
the attack upon these land titles by in
terested parties in California as "biack-
mail" and as a ''stand-and. deliver process"
and said that the Attorney General should
not have assisted them in it without giving
the matter tlat- oneido-"sia-. -~,.isi. iso lad
not given 1t.
While Mr.. Stewart was still speaking a
suggestion as to an executive session was
made to him by Mr.. Sherman, and he readily
yielded for motion to proceed to executive
business.
Remonstrance was made, however, by
Mr.. Berry, who said that he wished to make
some remarks on the subject of Mr.. Stew
arts speech, but Mr.. Sherman said he felt
bound to submit the motion to proceed to
executive business, volunteering the opinion
that II would not occupy much time.
The Senate thereupon, at 30, proceeded
to the consideration of executive business.
The Senate continued In secret session till
5 o'clock. Then the doors were reopenedI
and the Senate proceeded (still In executive
SESSION. to vote on the following resolu-
tion, which was agreed to without divi-
sion;
Resolred, That the injunction Of secrecy be
removed from all the. proceeding OF the
Senate in reference to the treaty with Great
Britain now under consideration.
Mr.. Call asked unanimous consent to
offer a resolution, but objection was made
by Mr.. Sherman on the ground that the
Senate was in executive session.
Mr.. Frye. rise to address the Senate on
the pending treaty.
Mr.. Cullom. 1t is now late; and | take 1t
for granted that the senator from Maine
would prefer not to proceed with his adj
dress tonight, | therefore move that the
Senate adjourn. The presiding officer asked
whether unanimous consent would be
given to the reception of message from
the House of Representatives.
Unanimous consent was given, and the
message was received
Mr.. Cullom. suppose that when the
lative session tomorrow. At least would
like to inquire how that is.
The Presiding Officer. 1t Is for the Senate
to take such action as 1t sees fit.
Mr.. Cullom. insist on my motion.
The motion was agreed to, and the Senate,
at 5:1O, adjourned, no announcement being
made as to whether the formal opening to-
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