Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-23
CHANDLER AND BLACKBURN.
Denial Of the Sensational Accounts Of IN
Altsrcstion Between Them.


Visitors 10 the Senate wing Of the Capitol To-
day had eyes for but two peopls-Senator
Blackburn, Of Kentucky, Ind Senator
Chandler, Of New Hampshire. The cause
therefor could be found in the highly-aavored
newspaper account Of personal encounter al
legged to have taken place between the two Sem
ators above mentioned The collision was said
to have taken place at . meeting Of the Senate
select committee on Indian traderships
held last evening, and at which Senator Chan
dler submitted . report that criticised to q
caustic degree Secretary Villas and eX-Indian
Commissioner Atkins. Certain statements in
this report were, it was said, of Q nature that
was offensive to Mr.. Blackburn, and he
called upon Mr.. Chandler to substantiats his
conclusions.
This, Mr.. Chandler, the account said refused
language in which Mr.. Chandler was alleged to
have stigmatized the Kentuckian as a slave
driver" while the epithets of 'scoundre" and
liar" with profane adjectives, were said to
have been fred at Mr.. Chandler by his
burly opponent. Then Mr.. Blackburn
was described as lifting Mr.. Chandler out of
his chair by his right ear, and following this
was a scene of confusion and strife. which was
ended by Senator Faulkners loosening the
kentuckian's grip and taking him out OF the
Cullom and Plat and the clerk TO the COM
mittee.
INDIGNANT SENATORS.
Senators conversant with the facts in the case
were very indignant to-day when spoken to OF
the matter, and Senator Chandler was espe-
cially annoyed at the rumors which had been
spread abroad. He talked Of the affair, to q
limit extent, to STAR reporter and said:
SENATOR CHANDLER's POSITIVE DENIAL
81 do notknow how such a story could get into
circulation. There was disagreement in COM
mittee, 1t is true, and to its nature shall at
present, say nothing. will say, however, that
neither Senator Cullom, Senator Platt nor the
clerk to the committee gave out one word Of
the affair last night do not know who gave
1t out. That there was an enormous quantity
OF vile, abusive language used, or that l was
the subject Of battery, or that was even
touched, are falsehoods that have not the
slightest foundation"
"ALL BosH"
Senator Cullom was averse TO saying any
thing as to the minute particulars Of the alleged
trouble, but he did tell a STAR reporter that the
published account Of the disagreement was
''all bosh."
Senators Platt, Cullom. and Chandler were in
frequent consultation throughout the early
part of the afternoon, and the two former we're
seen to sign a typewriter paper submitted by
Mr.. Chandler-presumably statement which
he will either read to the Senate a question
of personal privilege or give to the press.
Shortly before O'Clock those three Senators
went down to the room of the committee on the
Judiciary and were locked in there for some
time with Senator Edmunds 1t is generally
believed that the matter will come up in the
Senate before adjournment this evening.
SENATOR BLACKBURN COULD NOT BE FOUND,
but Senator Faulkner was seen. He said be
would not affirm or deny anything in connec-
ton with the matter. but he smiled when in
! formed that Mr.. Chandler denied that any as
sault had been committed on him. He said
! that whatever had been given to the press
had not gone from him, and he knows that
Mr.. Blackburn had refused most emphatically
TO say one word of the affair, turning away six
| teen reporters last night. Mr.. Faulkner said
the story had probably been retold by some OF
the Senators who had learned Of the occur
| renee from those Senators who we're present in
the committee-room when the frscas occurred.