Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-28

f! had failed to put State ticket in the field
/ because 1t was afraid of personal conse-
| quences as absolutely and unqualifedly
| false, without particle of foundation, and
made for political effect. with dishonest and
| unfair purpose. Ard" he added, sit is a
| statement not believed by the Senator him
self who makes it,"
| On being called to order by Chandler
Coke promptly said: "Mr. President, if /
have said anything derogatory to the dig
| nifty OF the Senate l take IT back and apollo
gize for it,"
SPooner said, in reply 10 Coke, that the
suppression of the truth was as bad as a
falsehood. The day when the manner of
the nigger-driver" frightened men in the
United States Senate had gone by, and
gone by forever. You referring to the
Southern Senatorse filled the land with
graves. That is AL forgiven. The coun-
try is represented in almost all the public
ofhces abroad by mea who served against
our flag during the var. We make no
complaint of IT. but wsd do not like it, and
we Will try to- prevent recurrence of it.
Inc only mes l know who have not ac.
cepted the results of the war are our friends
OF the South. The Senator from Missis-
slppi, Mr.. George, told tbs Senate the other
day, IN substance, that the white race would
not yield to the dominica of the black
lace. That IS WHIST we are told to-day by
the Senator from Texas and by the Senator
from Louisiana, Ar. Gibson. What does
that mean? 1t means that t,se right OF the
negro 10 vote is to be Dullided wherever
his vote would override that of the whites
in his vicinage."
The discussion tock another turn toward |
personalities when Coke intimated that he
had letters in his possession, which he
would not use, connecting the Senator from
Wisconsin with evictions in the State of |
Iowa that would parallel in atrocity the I
worst evictions that had ever taken place
in Ireland. l
The explanation of the matter given by i
Spooner was that he had argued in the Su- |
preme Court of the United States case of |
overlapping lands between two railroad |
companies, and had never had anything to |
do with the matter afterward. He would, |
say that the man outside of this /
chamber who would state that l, |
as counsel or owner, directly or |
indirectly, or in any way whatever, was |
ever instrumental in turning anv man. wo- |
man or child from his land or from his
eaoln, IS liar. | say that of any man who I
makes that charge outside of this Senate
Chamber. While l regard Senator Cokes |
attempt to bring me personally into dis
repute az of character which outside of /
this Senate. l would denominste differ !
emily from what do here, want to say to
him that it is part as I have been in
formed-safter pause)-I will not say il.
Coke (defiantly)-''Say it,
Spooner--"1 have discussed this, case on
its merits. l will not go into personalities
in this Senate Chamber"
At this point Butler interposed with a.
motion to adjoin, and the Senate adjourned |
till Monday.
The House.
!copy7i9M, 1855, by tie California As,ociatel essi
WASHINGTON, September 9th. = The /
Iouse was in session but short time to- /
day. The conference report on the sundrv I
civil appropriation bill was agreed to, and /
it will become law as soon as signed bv |
the President