The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-11

or improper material to be used in the con-
structon of the building.
In response to q question of Mr.. Blount, OF
Georgia, Mr.. Kelley stated that he made the
proposition to the house on information which
he had received in the early part of the ses-
sion and which had been corroborated by IN
creasing testimony and additional facts. He
would name the member When he appeared
before the committee.
Mr.. Kelley resisted all efforts to induce him
to name the member he was after until he
came before the committee. AT that time he
would do so.
Mr. Stahlnecker, of New York. rising to a
question of privilege, sent to the clerks desk
and had read an article in newspaper inter-
mating that he was the member on whom the
resolution of inquiry adopted yesterday, on
motion of Mr.. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, was
aimed. II the resolution, he said was aimed
at him. as the newspaper statement indicated,
he most emphatically denounced its charges
as false in every particular. He would not
dare to trust himself in view of the place where
he stood, to express himself in the language
which was in his mind. His reputation was
well known and guarded at home and he felt
that here he had the confidence OF his peers.
He certainly had no knowledge of
why the article should have been
printed or the resolution offered.
Oates on Adjournment,
Representative Oates, of Alabama, surprised
the members of the house no little today when
he introduced joint resolution providing for
tho adjournment of congress on Thursday, the
Goth of September. When the resolution was
read by the clerk there was such applause as
has seldom been heard in the house. Both
parties joined in and from every section
of the hall came cries of "vote, vote, VOTE"
which showed plainly that very large major
ity of members favored it. However, although
tits privilege motion, Mr.. Oates allowed it to
be referred to the ways and means committee.
Mr.. Oates says that the people of this coun-
try have sufficient knowledge to understand
hal 4lN 80 "a
reject or accept the resolution as they see fit.
THE SOUTH UNDER DISCUSSION,
The senate then proceeded to the considera-
ton of the resolution heretofore offered by Mr..
Chandler in relation to the recent election in
Louisiana, was addressed by Mr. PaSco, who
said that the miscellaneous undigested matter
collected by Mr.. Chandler and laid before the
senate did more credit to that senator's indus
try than to his intellect. While the senior
senator from New Hampshire was anxious to
provide education for the south. the Junior
senator strove to revive bitterness and i'll will,
and to create fresh antagonism between the
braces in the south who were, for the most
part living together in peaceful relations.
Mr.. George rose and said that he had
desired to submit some remarks on
the BILL but did not feel very well today and
would lIko unanimous consent to have the bill
go over until tomorrow.
Objection was made by Mr.'Stewart, and
Mr.. George merely said, EVERY Well-that is
all right" and was about to proceed with his
remarks when Mr.. MCPHERSON said that this
was the first time within his memory that such
request as that of the senator from Missis-
sippi $50 preferred) had been refused.
Mr.. Stewart Under these circumstances
| withdraw my objections, and ask unanimous
consent to have the bill taken up tomorrow
after the morning business and continued until
closed"
MIR. George declined to accept tardy conces-
sion and said he would go on in the best way he
could. The tone of his voice, as he commenced
his speech, proved that his plea of illness was
sincere. He opened by referring to the criti-
clsms of himself and other former Slave-hold-
ers yesterday by Mr.. Teller, and reminded to
that senator, that Wien Washington took COM
mand of tie American army he was slave
holder; and that many of tile men who estab-
lished the government were shareholders rep
rcsentlng Slave-holdlng constituencies. He
George claimed the right of free speech and
of free discussion as an American senator, and
held that the fact of his having once been o
slave holder should be no Impeachment of that
right The civil war was over, and sad ca
lamity it had been to him and his. If lie had
had one wish above all other wishes, since that
unfortunate conflict ended, it had been that
American politics and American statesman
ship should be so conducted that the wounds
on either side made by that conflict, might be
healed. But if it were for the purpose of es-
tablishing the political inferiority of
the white southern men that war
had been waged, war might be commenced
again, for so long as any decent white man
lived at the south he would claim for his heri-
tage an equality with all other American citi-
ZenS.