Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-28
POLITICS IN the SENATE.
| ELECTION oCrRAcEs IN TIE SOUTHERN STATES rHI
| THKaR OF THE EXCITED s1RAKERa

THkHR OF THE EXCITED sRRAKERl
There was another sharp exchange of personal
tiles In the Senate yesterday. senator Gibson, In
the course OF his reply to the recent speech Of
senator Chandler, said that the resolution pre-
sented by that Senator arraigned the people OF an
indestructiole state, and that without single
petition coming from any citizen OF that state.
MI. Chandler, in the course OF his response, said
the conservative people OF the Union were not
weary OF Investigation, but they were weary OF
hefrauds. He denounced the whites OF louisiana
for disarmng the blacks, and declared that the
colored people OF Louisiana would keep their arms
In spite OF white leagues, Of ku-klux runans, and
OF all the gamblers thugs thieves, and villains
de%ocrstic party ann esosc,aiIy IN ths Interest
OF the Senator from louisiana
ELECTION oUrRAoEs IN TEXAS
The debate then proceeded, Messrs Teller, Ed
munds, Reagan, Chandler, and Others taking part.
reference 10 election outrages In Texas brought
senator Coke to his feet The Texas Senator was
indignant at aspersioRs upon the people OF his
state, and proceeded 70 characterze the statement
OF Mr.. Chandler 70 the effect that the republicans
OF Texas refused TO nominate q state ticket be-
cause they were afraid OF personal consequences
as absolutely and unqualinedy false; without
with a dishonest and Unfair PURPOSE r and he
added: ut Is statement not believed BY the Sen
ator himself who makes It."
Mr.. COKE APOLOGIES.
Il IT.
Coke promptly said: "Ar. President, II have said
anything derogatory TO the dignity Of the senate,
take 1t back and apologize for It"
MI. Chandler declared that he was as ready as
any senator on the democratic side to engage in
"that KIND" OF debate, but he did not think the
Senate could AFFORD 10 countenance it
Mr.. Dawes said the rule required q Senator who
was called 10 order for supplementary language
10 SIT down until the chair had ruled on the Ian.
guage.
Mr.. COKE Has TO APOLOGIZE AGAIN.
Senator Henderson, who temporarily occupied
the chair, said the Senator from Texas had with
drawn his remark and rendered an apology.
Mr.. Coke-That Is what did say,
Inc Presiding Of1icer-The Senator from Texas
will proceed in order.
Mr.. Coke-The senator from New Hampshire
EMr. Cnandler) seems TO be anxious that somebody
on this side OF the chamber should kick him. I
refuse 10 perform the operation.
Mr.. Coke waS promptly called to order, and was
required 10 take his seat while the presiding ofi-
Ger ruled That his language was not warranted by
Withdraw the language and apologize TO the Sen
ate for having used IT,"
Mr.. spooner then entered into the discussion.
ne defended the right OF the Senate to make the
ihvestlg aton asked for. The bandying OF epithetS
IN the senate chamb was, he said, dSgraceful.
no matter what the subject OF debate was He was
not 70 be tainted by the Senator from Texas with
nall telling the truth. The day when
THE MANNER OF THE NIGGER-pRIvKR"
frightened men In the United States Senate had
gone by and gone by forever. lApplause In the
galleries, which was rebuked by the Chair] Sena.
tor spooner denied that he had Haunted the bloody
shirt.
AT this juncture the debate assumed another
personal turn. Senator Coke said the people OF
Iexas mad been arraigned upon letters which were
refer To
A LETTER IN WHICH SENATOR sPooNER WAS MN
TONED
as partly responsible at least for the eviction of
whoie families In Iowa from homes they had occu-
pied for many years. He referred to a certain suit
OF railroad corporation for possession OF land In
Nhleh senator Spooner Was counsel for the rail-
iodu MT. COKE sald The people OF the South had
never warred upon women aud children;v that
they had "never at the beheSt OF railroad corpora
lions, taken the homes Irom women and children
anu LETT them In the public road TO starve and
freeze or take care OF themselves"
SENATOR sPooNERs INDIGNATION.
senator Spooner. explained that before he was
elected 10 the Senate he was employed to argue q
case involving title TO lands between certain rail-
roads He made the argument by printed brief in
the supreme Court and LDeIe his connection with
the matter ceased. With considerable warmth he
added that 1.-THE man, outside OF tins Chamber who
states that l. as counsel CT owner directly or In
directly, In any Way whatever, was ever tnstru-
mental IN turning any man, woman or child from
Ills land or from his cabin, whether quarter sec
Ton or quarter acre, Is liar. ] say that Of any
man VINO makes that Charge outside OF this Senate
chamber"
Coluing back to the same question again. Mr.
Spooner said: 'While regard the senator's CMr
Cokes) attempt TO bring me personally into diSre-
pute as OF a character which, outside OF the SEN
ate, would denominate differently from what l
90 here, want TO say 10 him that he Is part. as
nave been informed-tarter pause) will not say
IL"
Mr.. Coke (denantly)-say it.
MT. spooner-l nave discussed this case on its
merits Twin not go into personalities In the Sen
ate chamber.
AT this point the Senate adjourned to Monday.