The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-28
THIEF. THUG. LIAR.
An Unparliamentary Debate
in the Senate.
WHY THE ENEGKoEs ARE KILLED
spooner and Coke Each Has Private
Letters Throwing Light ON the
wfekedness of the Other-The Sun
dry Civil Biu Passed-s ssahinecker
Dfsinfeeted.

Uff sssh nAth HAs>cu--tAufueck ker
Disinfeeted.
wAsRISsTox. sept =. - The house
amendment to the senate bin apprupriaf-
ing $4,000 to aid the yellow fever suffer
e-s having been laid before the senate.
Edmunds said he bad examined IL and
was very much afraid Il missed the point
aimed at That was, the capacity to use
the money in the aid OF those sick and in
distress and In danger OF starvation In
the hope, therefore, that something better
could be done. he moved that the senate
non-eoncur IN the heuse amendment and
ask for conference. IL was 80 ordered.
Call offered resolution insfracting the
committee on epidemic diseases 10 consit-
er and report before the adjournment OF
this session OF congress, such additional
legislation as may be necessary and useful
to prevent the Importation OF contag-
ious OF infectious disease from for
eign countries en- the coasts aud bound
aries of the United states. ane 10 prevent
aud suppress Ii in the interstate com
Ineree. and for the subsistence OF such
persons rs may be decided by the public
authorities.
journs to-day Il be till Monday next The
matter went over 10 Monday.
sherman reported back the resolution
offered by him for an inquiry as TO the
state of the relations between the United
States and Great Britain and the Dornin-
ion Of Canada, and II was placed on the
calendar.
The resolution offered By Chandler for
an INQUIRY into the last Louisiana election,
involving the choice of a United states
senator. was taken up Gibson said that
be was under the Impression that the
American people were weary OF such
revolutionary modes Ia revise the relations
between the people of the states and the
federal government. This resolution ar
raigned an understandable state. because the
states had been so characterized by the
supreme court of the United States What.
he asked, was the occasion Of resolution
SO formidable ia its scope, so C0mprehen-
siye aud 50 fatal. II wellfounded.
to one of the commonwealth
OF the Uniong There was not
complaint from any part of the people of
tina; state asking the senate 10 protect
them IN their rights. political or civil.
Criticizing the course OF Chandler in read
ing before the senate private letters and
newspaper extracts assailing the people of
Louisiana, Gibson said he would rather be
dog and bay the moon than make him
self q scayenger or a mediHl by which the
base impulses and neighbohood feuds and
difficulties of his coantrymS7l in any s;Gte
could be brought into such an august
body. For one, he Gibson slid not know
OF any reeompense great enough to induce
him TO insugurate an indictment against
the deeency, Christianity. civilization
and good character of his fellow w-citiZens of
New Hampshire.
Chandler replied to Gibson that the seu-
aior had said that the conservative people
OF the country were weary OF inquiries into
the affairs OF the southern states. He
fChandlefl did not so understand the
temper Of the American people. lie be-
iieyeti what they were weary of were tfae
frauds, false conniings and murders OF
legal voters that were going on in the
south. n order to make that section solid
and TO enable IL TO govern the North and
the country The charge was that out
RACES and murders of colored people in
Louisiana and other Southern states were
committed for political reasons. They
were part OF widespread, deliberate sya
TEN of political action on the part OF the
Democratic party. IN order to control con
gress aud the presidency. Referring 10
disaFTniug Of colored people he declared
that the colOred people Of Louisiana wousd
keep their arms in spite Of the white
league OF ku-klux ruiians and all OF the
gamblers thugs, thieves and Williams who
had been organized in the interest OF the
Democratic party, and especially in the
interest Of the senator from Louisiana.
In the course Of the discussion which
ensued, Butler asked Edmunds ii he would
hold that either house OF congress had
right 90 make IN investigation of lis own
nation, In the absence OF some protest or
memorial, or complaint from somebody ia
the state.
Famunds-l most decidedly do.
The discussion then drifted FROM the
outrages ia Louisiana 10 the ouirageS in
texas, and in the discussion prominent
a TX a
Blair. sro0ner and Reagan and Coke The
most notable Incident in Il was the fact Of
Coke being called 10 order for unpariia
mentary language directed against Chand-
Ter. Coke's violation OF the rules of the
order consisted in deuouncing the
staiemen, that the Republican party OF
Texas had failed to put state ticket in the
field because IL was afraid OF personal con-
sequences, as absolutely and unqualified
~ false. without particle of foundation.
made for political effect with dishonest
and unfair purpose aud, he added, 'it is
a statement not believed by the senator
himself who makes il =
on being called 10 order by Chandler,
c oke promptly said: "Mr president, II
have said anything deroga;ory TO the dig
nifty OF the senate, take II back aud apollo
gizc fer IL.
spooacr said In reply 10 Coke thar sup
preston OF truth was rs bad 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
senat0Ts) filled the land with graves. That
is all forgiven The country Is represented
in almost all public affairs abroad by men
who served agains; our Gag during the
war. We make no complaint Of IT, We
don't like IL. and We will try 20 prevent a
recurrence OF il. The only men know
who have not accepted the results of war
are our friends Of the south The senator
from Mississippi tCieorgej told the senate
the other day in substance that the white
race would not yield 70 the domination of
the black race. That Il what we are told
to-day by the senator from Texas and the
senator fyum louisiana. What does thai
lneaue Ii means that the night OF the negro
to vote is TO be nuliiGed whenever his vote
would override that 81 the whites
The discussion TOOK another turn toward
personalities vi hen toks snfiTnsied that he
had ie3ters iu his possession which be
would not usc, connecting the senator
from WISCONSIN, with eyictioHs in fBe state
of Iowa that would parallel IN afroelty the
worst Uicefmelts shat had ever taken place
in ireland. The explanation of tae matter
given rs spaauc- was that ac bad argued
IN the supresae court af tue United states
case of overlapping lands between two
railroad companies. and had never had
anything % dc WITH iae matier afterN ards
HE would say that the maa ca'Eioe q
this chamber Who states that /. as cgnssei
or oHuer, directly ~ Indirectly. Or In
Any Hny whatever was ever m
SiruUeuia3 il tlrn.ng any mar.
wnruaa or child from his land or
from hi- eabin i q lar ] say tasi II any
man who makes tsRi charge outside Of
this senate chamber While ] regard senH-
so- Coke's attempt 70 bring nae person ally
into s.lsrepufe a. 81 q character which,
urltsis1a u she seEaic. would denominsfe
differently from what do here want to
say 70 him thai h Is part. as ] have been
infurmcd- after pause ~ VIII nos say u.
Coke. drfantlg--aY it.
si,eoaer--E have discussed this ease en-
its merits wfil not 70 into personalities
ia this senate chamber.
A. ,his paiut Butter inteTposesi with
motion 20 adjourn. and the senate al
}ou7nea ti.l Monday
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS