Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-14
Pair Of Excited Senators
An Acrimonious Personal De
bate Between Senators.
BUTLER DENOUNCEs BLAIR.
The Latter Responds with an Intimatiou
of His Willingness to Meet His Adj
versary Outside the Chamber
The Vetoed Pension Bills.

WASHINGTON, July 13,-The event in
the senate proceedings was a severe at
tack upon President Cleveland for veto
ing private pension bills, by Senators
Hawley and Blair, that finally ended in
a bitter exchange of personalities between
Senator's Butler and Blair.
A favorable report from the pensions
committee, presented in the senate by
Mr.. Hawley to print extra copies of the
committees reporC on seven vetoed pen
sion bills, led at once to a warm poiit-
cal discussion.
Mr.. Cockrell wanted to have the last
veto message = the Dougherty veto
printed along with the others.
Mr.. Hawley and Mr.. Stewart criticised
the president
Mr.. Cockrell moved an amendment to
print 100, 900 extra copies of all the
presidents pension vetoes,
Mr.. Hawley said the president was
violating the Constitution by the char
acter of his vetoes.
Mr. Butler defended the president.
There was greater peril to the liberties
of the people from the usurpations of
congress than from the president.
Mr.. Blair said the senator from South
Carolina was not justified in saying that
any pension legislation had been char
acterized by recklessness on the part of
congress.
Mr.. Butler, replying to Mr.. Blair, said
it would be great blessing to the senate
and the country if the senator from New
Hampshire were less faithful to the line
of duty which he had marked out for
himself If there had been an incubus,
an incumbrance on the sensible, respect
able, orderly discharge of the duties of
the senate, it had been in the person of
the senator from New Hampshire, and in
the measure which he had introduced
Mr.. Blair asked Mr.. Butler to please
specify, but the latter said it would be
absolutely impossible to do so. Quoting
a remark of Senator Blair that the presi-
dent might have at least sent his vetoed
messages in gentlemanly language
Senator Butler exclaimed: ''God save the
mark What terrible calamity it would
be to this country if the standard of
gentleman had to be established by the
senator from New Hampshire. IT would
undermine and destroy every rule on the
subject recognized among civilized peo-
ple.n He spoke of Mr.. Blair, arraigning
him rs attempting to create d diversion
like demagogue, by appealing to the
soldier vote of the country
Mr.. Blair said the senator from New
Hampshire (meaning himself) was not q
traitor, and was not indebted for his life
to the mercy of his country. Referring
to an allusion by Mr.. Butler to his (Mr
Blair'sl courage, he remarked that while
he claimed no excess of courage he
would not shrink from any test proba-
BILE which the senator from South Caro-
Ina might wish tc subject him to.
Without disposing of the subject, the
| senate proceeded to the consideration of
| the fisheries treaty
| Mr.. George took the floor in favor of
| it's ratification. He said it was fair
/ and just treaty; the best that the United
| States had ever been able to secure after
| many years of irritating and harrassng
negotiations.
IT war comes, concluded Mr.. George las
| seems to be desired by somel, then, how
ever it may come, or on whatever
| grounds it may wage, |, and the people
| of Mississippi, will know only that oul
country is in danger. If war shall come
| Mississippi will emulate the example o.
| her gallant sons in past days. To sur
| pass it is beyond the power Of man.
The senate bill to pay 5000 to Mrs
Sarah l.. Lattimer for important service
in 1864 at Deer Creek, Wyo., by givin!
important information as to hostile pur
/ poses of Sioux Indians, was passed.