Evening journal., 1890-01-15
SENATORS AT VARIANCE.
Kansas and Florida in Con-
troversy.
BOTH cOwARDICE AND NDFALsEHOOD

Charge Each other-Piumb begins the
Torrent and Cali Retorts in KInd-BIns
introduced In the senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-The senate was
the scene Of an outburst yesterday which, in
the savage character Of the language ex-
changed, equaled the celebrated episode two
years ago between Messrs. Ingalls, and voor-
hees. It looked indeed, at one time as IL the
affair would terminate in blows on the floor
Of the chamber, so excited were the two par
Elephants and 80 close together were they.
The resolutions heretofore offered by Mr.
Call in relation TO the claims OF Florida
under the swamp land grant and ia relation
TO the alleged unlawful selections Of lands
in Florida were taken up, and Mr.. Call adj
dressed the senate upon them.
The burden Of his remarks was that lands
which were not swamp and overiowed, but
which we're fit for cultivation, had been
selected under the swamp land act, TO the
injury Of the peoples rights. He asserted
that 10000 acres had been selected aud APP
proved in all the states as swamp and over
flowed lands, while every body knew that
no such extent Of territory las large as Eu-
ropel consisted Of swamp and overhowed
lands This was fraud upon the people Of
the United States, for whom tho public
lands should be held as a sacre heritage
or the 10000 900 acres which had passed in
Florida under the swamp and overnowed
act he asserted that 100000 were high
and dry
Mr. Plumb replied to Mr. Call He said
that the United States had granted TO the
state Of Florida more than half the lands
within its limits The atate contained about
40,0o0,000 acres, and more than one-half Of
that had been given to the state for various
purposes Every single acre OF land so grant
ed had been placed under the control OF the
legislature Of Florida Some 10000 900 or
| $1,000, 900 acres had been granted as swamp
and overfowed lands The senator (Afr.
Cain had just told the senate that most OF it
was not swamp but arabic land. So much
greater was the dereliction Of the senator's
state il it had betrayed It's trust
Then followed q spirited personal debate,
in the course Of which Mr. Plumb said:
"The senator from Florida has uttered
falsehood after falsehood on the floor OF the
senate, and the only reason that these false
hoods are unworthy Of notice and unlikely
70 do any harm is because Of the source from
Whlch they come.
As he proceeded Mr. Plumb's voice grew
louder and louder and his gestures more
| violent He was white with passion, and
the perspiration produced by his excitement
ran down his face IN rivulets
Mr.. Call had sat as if surprised at Mr.
Plumb's heat and violence. In reply he
called Mr.. Plumb blusterer, falsiner, a
man of low level aud one who most ap.
propriately had rushed to the defense Of
boodlers
''The senator from Kansas, said he, "can
have no feeling towards mo that is not fully
returned IN the utter contempt with which
l regard him. The senator will find that
under no circumstances can he intimidate
me with his bluster. Il is disreputable 10
the senate that it should have as chairman
Of that committee senator who not only
defends the interests Of the boodlers, but
shows his ignorance Of the subject specially
committed to him"
The senate, without action ON the resolu-
tions, went into executive session
Among the bills introduced in the senate
yesterday were the following;
BY Mr. Hampton-The direct tax bill.
By Mr.. Jones lark For the construc-
tion Of free bridge across the Arkansas
river between Little Rock and Argenta
BY Mr. Mcmillan Authorizing the Long
Span Bridge company to bridge the Detroit
river at Detroit; also a resolution inst ruct-
ing the secretary of war TO cause an exam
inatiOn TO be made TO determine the prac-
ticability and expense Of tunneling or bridg-
ing the Straits Of Mackinac
By Mr. anderson-Increasng the appro-
priation for public buildings at Omaha,
Neb., TO $500, 600; also bill authorizing the
president, with the consent OF the senate, to
place on the retired list with rank and pay
Of brigadier general, any general ofs the
army Of the United States ia the late war
who shall make application for such retire
ment, provided he was In command whom
one or more battles were fought and won,
was promoted for gallant and meritorious
services in the field, aud by assignment OF
the president commanded military depart.
ment OF district
By Mr.. CuiIom- Extending the right OF
pensions TO steamboat men and Others acting
under orders from United States officers
By Mr.. Georgia. resolution instructine
the committee on finance to inquire into the
propriety Of ordering penal bonds Of cigar
manufacturers, at least where the manufact.
ure is carried on by the manual labor Of the
manufacturer.
In the secret session Of the senate a mum
Der Of nominations we're reported favorably
from the committee on public lands and ths
committee on postofiices and post roads
The nominations Of Gen. Morgan, commits
sioner OF Indian affairs, and Gen Dorches
ter, superintendent of Indian schools, wer,
not taken up. 1t is understood they will b,
! taken up next week.
Mr.. Bingham's Gettysbure Bill.
In the house Mr. Bingham introduced
bill for marking the lines Of battle and thl
positions Of troops OF the Army Of Northern
Virginia at Gettysburg, appropriating s310
+ 600 for the purpose. The bill provides FOL
marking with tablets the positions occupied
by the Confederates; for the negotiation anC
/ purchase Of land and avenues for positions
: occupied by troops along these lines; for thu
: construction of driveways, etc, twenty-fou
: miles in length, and for determining th,
positions of the various commands as they
were formed for battle. The work is 70 b
done under the supervision of John s. Bach
0 elder, government historian of the battle O
. Gettysburg.
E The House Pensions Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15-The house com
+ mittee on invalid pensions met yesterday
and disposed Of a number Of private pension
bills A favorable report was authorized on
bill introduced in the house by Mr. Nor
e rill, amending the pension law SO as to re