Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-28

STATES and Great Britain and the DO
miuion OF Canada, and it was placed on
the calendar.
The conference report on the sundry
civil appropriation bill was presented
and agreed TO without reading or discus
sion.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Chand-
Ter for an inquiry into the last louisiana
election Involving the choice OF United
States seDator) was taken up, Mr..
Chandler giving notice that he desired
to have is consideration proceeded with
until final vote was reached. A heated
political debate followed, which occupied
the remainder Of tho days session, and
at times went beyond the bounds OF sena'
torisl courtesy. =,
Mr.. Gibson, OF Louisiana, opened the
discussion 10y saying that he was under
the impression that the American people
were weary OF such unconstitutional and
revolutionary modes to revise the reia-
tons between the people of the States
and the Federal Government. The small
attendance OF Republican senators to-day
was nm indication that the Senate was
also weary OF them. >,
Criticising the course OF Mr.. Chandler
in reading before the Senate private let
ters and newspaper extracts assailIng the
people of Louisiana, Mr.. Gibson said he
"wouId rather be a dog and bay the
moon" than make himself scavenger.
or the medium by which the base I'M
pulses aud neighborhood leads and din
culties of bis countrymen IN any state
could be brought into such an august
body. He ha I in bis desk numerous letters
and newspaper extracts allegingthe OPEN
public buying of votes in an election IN
! Rhode Island. but he would scorn to
bring them before the Senate. de pre-
sumed that the resolution was a part Of
the political programme. If 1t could
convey qualification to the heart OF any
senator, or ii any senator ielt thet IL
would convey qualification to his con-
stituents, or would cid the political party
to which he belonged, he was welcome
to it.
Dir. Chendler replied to Mr.. Gibson.
That Senator had said that tue conserva-
| tive people Of the country were weary OF
INQUIRIES into the affairs Of the southern
States. lie Chandler did not 80 under
stand the temper of the American peo-
ple. He believed that what they were
weary of was frauds, false cOuntings, and
the murders of legal voters that were 60
ING on IN the South in order to make
that section solid and enable 1t to govern
the North and the country. The Sena-
tor from ouisiana bad RETAINED (as all
Democratic senator's who had DIS
cussed the general questij N at this
session bad reirained) from alluding
To the facts of which the com
plants were made. They refused
10 enter into them, saying that there was
no constitutional authority TO investigate
them. They dealt entirely IL generaH-
ties and did not face the specific facts.
The charge was that the outrages and
murders OF the colored people in Loulsl-
ana and other southern States were COM
mitted for political reasons. They were
not sporadic in their nature. They were
part OF the widespread deliberate system
of political action on the part OF the
Democratic party in order that the con
troll OF Congress and of the presidency
might he wrongfully and crlmlnauy
transferred from the party to which
IN honest and far and free cleo
ton would give it to another party,
which could only obtain it by such
frauds and violence as were now patent
10 tue whole nation. He read letters
and newspaper extracts referring to rob
bing the negroes in the South, and par
ticulariv in Louisiana. OF the weapons
which 1t was their Hndoubted right to
have. lie declared that the colored PEG
ole OF Louisiana would keep their arms
in spite of the white leagues, OF the
| kuklux ruflians, and Of all the gamblers.
thugs, thieves, and Williams who had
been organized in tue interest OF the
| Democratic party. and especially III the
interest of the Senator from Louisiana.
Mr.. Reagan took the floor aud argued
against the resolution, declaring thar no
meant 10 oppose all propositions for an
investigation that simply meant political
agitation. in violation of the Constltu-
/ ton and of the nights Of the States and
of the people.
Messrs. Teller, Edmunds, and Butler
also participated in the discussion, which
then drifted from outrages in the State
OF Louisiana to outrages in the State Of
Texas, and in this discussion prominent
parts were taken by Messrs Chandler,
Blair, Spooncr, Reagan, and Coke.
The most notable incident was the fact
G.f-.. 40 1laI D., or.1ar for I'M,
parliamentary language directed against
Mr.. Chandler. MIR. Cokes violation of
the Rules of Order consisted in his de-
nonncing the statement that the Repub-
lican party of Texas had failed to pat n
State ticket in the field because it was
afraid of personal consequences as cab
soluiely aud unqualifiedly false, without
particle OF foundation, made for po-
litical effect, and, " he added, sit is a
statement not believed by the Senator
who makes 1t.
On being called to order by Mr..
Chandler Mr.. Coke promptly said
"Mr. President, if have said anything
derogatory to the dignity of the Sen
ate ] take it back and apologize Tor 1t. "
The Presiding Officer: The Senator
from Texas Will proceed in order
Mr. Coke: The Senator from New
Hampshire (Mr. ChaudlerD seems to be
anxious that somebody on this side OF
the chamber should kick him. refuse
TO perform the operation.
MIR. Coke was promptly called to
order and was required to take his seat,
while the presiding officer ruled that his
language was not warranted by perlia-
mentary law.
Then, said Mr. Coke, g withdraw
the language, and apologize for having
used it,"
At o'clock. while Mr.. Spooner was
speaking and an supplementary con-
test between himself and Mr.. Coke WAS in
progress, Mr. Butler interposed with a
motion to adjourn, and the Senate at s
L. NJ. adjourned until Monday.
Rouse or Representatives.
Immediately after the reading of the
journal the House, on motion of Mr..
Burnes, of Missouri. adopted the CON
ference report of the sundry civil appro-
rriation bill