The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-28
CHANDLER GETS CUFFED.
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION RESO-
LUTON DISCUSSED

Senator Gibson Opens the Fan by De-
claring the Subject Chestnut-The
Bald-Headed Man from New Hamp-
shire Classed as Political scaven-
ger-Senator Coke Fires Hot Shot at
Chandler
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-In the Senate
to-day the resolution offered by Mr..
Chandler for an inquiry into the last Louis
ianna election Involving the choice of
United States senators) was taken up, on
Mr.. Chandler giving notice that he desired
to have its consideration procee led with
until final vote was reached A heated
political debate followed which occupied
the remainder of the days session and al
times went beyond tho bounds of senatorial
courtesy.
Mr.. Gibson Of Louisiana opened the dis
cussion by saying that he was under the
impression that tho American people were
weary of such unconstitutional and revoluI
tionary modes TO revise the relations be-
tween the people of the states and the fed
eral government The small attendance Of
republican senators to-day was an indicas
tion that the Senate was also weary Of
them.
CRITICIsING CHANDLER
Criticsing the course of Mr.. Chandler In
reading before the Senate private letters
and newspape extracts aSsailing the peo-
pie of louisiana, Mr.. Gibson said be would
rather be n dog and bay the moon" than
make himself a soavenger or tho medium
by which the base impulses and neighbor-
hood feuds and difficulties of his countrymen
in any state could be brought into such an
august body. He had in his desk numerous
letters and newspaper extracts alleging
open public buying OF votes in an electiou
in Rhode Island, but he would scorn to
bring them before the Senate He pre-
sumed that the resolution was part of
political programme Ii it could convey
qualification to the heart of any senator, az
if any senator felt that it would convey
qualification TO his constituents, or would
aid the political party to which he boz
longed, he was welcome to it.
CHANDLER REPLIES.
Mr.. Chandler replied to Mr.. Gibson. That
senator had said that the conservative peo4
pie or the country were weary of inquiries
into the affairs of the southern states. He
tMr. Chande) did not so understand the
tanper of the American people.
He believed that what they weia
weary of was frauds. ia 50 counts
Dg and tho murders of legal voters
that were going on in the south In order 10
make that section solid and enable it To
govern the north and the country. The
senator from Louisiana had refrained las all
democratic senator's who had discussed the
general question at this session had ret
frained) from alluding to the facts of which
complaints were made. They refused I'd
enter into them, saying there was no con.
stitutionai authority to Investigate them.
DEALT IN GENERALIrLEs
They dealt entirely la generalities, and
did not fapR the Cuanifc funta Thu 0harua
was that the outrages against and murder
OF colored people in Louisiana and other
southern stats we're committed for politi-
cal lelsonS. They were not sporadic in
their nature. They were part Of a wide.
spread, deliberate system Of political action
on the part Of the Democratic party in or,
dor that control of con gress ard
fully and criminally transferred
from the p"r' t. which an
honest and fair and rec election would
give IL to another par Y, which could only
obtain it by such frauds and violence as
we're now patent to tie whole nation. He
read letters and newspaper extracts REFER
ring to the robbing Of negroes in the south,
and particularly In Louisiana Of weapons.
which it was their undouDted right to have,
He declared that tho colored people of
Louisiana could keep their arms in spite Of
white leagues and of the ku-klux rufiians
and Of all 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
REAGAN's OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Reagan took the floor and argued
against tho resolution, declaring that ha
meant to oppose all propositions for an In
vesti9ation that simply meant political agi-
tation in violation OF tbe constitution and
Of the rights Of toe states and Of the poo
pie.
Messrs. Teller, Edmunds and Butler also
participated in the discussion. which then
drifted from outrages in the state of Louisi-
ana to outrages in the state Of Texas. and in
by Messrs. Chandler, Blair, Spooner,
Reagan and Coke. The most notable Incl
dent'in it was the fact of Mr. Coke being
called TO order for unparliamentary LAM
guage directed against Mr.. Chandler. Mr.!
Coke's violation OF the rules of order cop-
sisted in his denouncing statement
Tos.. s2ss the soa Republican ,ai1dS % party. q
state ticket in the field because it was
afraid OF personal cons.quences, as "abso-
lutely and unqualihedly false; without q
particle OF foundation; made for political
effect; with dishonest aud unfair p0rpcsey
and be added: 1T Is q statement not be-
lieved by the senator himself who makes
it. On being called TO order by Mn
Chandler, Mr.. Coke promptly said:
"Mr. President, If have said anything,
derogatory TO the dignity of ths Senate
take it back and apologize for it."
DECLINES TO KICK CHANDLER.
Tho Presiding Officer-The senator from
Texas will proceed in order.
Mr.. Coke--The senator from New Hamp-
shire (Mr. Chandlor) seems to be anxious
that somebody On this side of the chamber
should kick him. / refuse to perform the
operation.
Mr.. Coke was promptly called 10 order
and was required 70 take his seat, while the
presiding officer ruled that his language
was not warranted by parliamentary law.
Then" said Mr.. Coke, II withdraw the
language, and apologize for having used it.
At O'clock, whilo Mr. Spooner was
speaking, aud an unparlianentary contest
was in progress between himself and Mr.
Coke, Mr. Butler interposed with motion
TO adjourn, and the Senate, at 9 O'clock,
adjourned till Monday.