Telegram-herald., 1890-03-13
SOMEWHAT HEATED.
Debate IN ths Senate Over the
Can Resolution.
SENATOR EDrUsDS CREATES A scene
ssnAtoF Daniel fskos kxesPties - L4a-
se<ge TED ~ the fsrneat ss@tes-
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tate Iiis Charges.


ned electors instead Of tue Legislature
o. each State
senator Hear Mass. called Up the
resolution reported by him Monday for
the exclusion from the record OF ths
sentences interpolated By Senator Call
lfla.l in tAe report ot bis remarks IN
the discussion with senator Chandler
N. H. some weeks ago
Senator Eustis La said there was
not single exaggeratlon IN What vas
inserted Ia the record as compared with
what Was publicly uttered on the noor
The language WAS not the same but the
accusation Was the same, the idea Was
the same.
senator Edmunds tVtl illustrated
the question by an sllusion 70 the cleo
tion in Louisiana OF the Legislature 10
which the Senate was indebted 20 the
pleasure OF senator Eustis' presence.
lie fSenator Edmunds) might say on
the floor OF the Senate that he believed
the Senator misrspresented the State
Of Louisiana, and tha, il there had been
an honest vote and an honest count in
that State the Senate would not have
had that pleasure
Senator Eustis-But do you make that
statement?
Senator Edmunds-I make il because
/ believe It,
Senator Eustis-Oh, not because il is
true?
Senator Edmunds-Also because il is
true, as believe. Now. If make that
cfo+a~,a,t i, 4Ia Capatc and IL fn-p,or-
row there appears in the records an adj
ditional statement that this was ac-
complished in some way by the action
of the Senator himself, and that with
bloody hands and wicked intentions he
had managed by fraud and violence 10
construct a Legislature of that charac-
ter, suppose my friend from Louisiana
would say that all that had been said
yesterday. and that it was very proper
for me, behind his back, 10 have it in
serted in the record.
II ask that the Senator's words be
taken down" shouted Sena Daniel
(Va) Il understand the st Jr from
Vermont to impute distinctly to the
Senator from Louisiana the defense of
murder and TO that language | take
exception on the ground that no Sen
ator has right to impute wrong TO an
other
a sentence written out by the official
reporter having been read. Mr.. Daniel
said that those were not the words 10
which he took exception. and, as it was
difficult to find the Objectionable SEN
tence, he would not press the matter.
Senator Edmunds, resuming, said
that the record was intended 10 be and
purported to be a true account Of the
proceedings of Congress, but the sena-
tor from Florida had so far forgotten
himself in moment of warmth or heat
as to cause 10 be printed an apparently
carefully drawn up statement imputing
4 to the Senator from another State land
in new language) a crime--a concerted
and systemstized crime.
/ After further debate Senator Call
submitted some remarks in his own
+ vindication and quoted some Of Senator
/ Chandler's expressions in the same de-
/ bate imputing TO him the possibility OF
provoking homicide and of adding to
''the silent voters of Florida" and as
sured the Senate that he had no idea OF
violating its rules.
/ The vote was taken and resulted:
Yeas. q; nays. l1-no quorum.
Without disposing of the matter the
/ Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March Il. - In the
House yesterday the previous question
was ordered on the public buildings
bills which passed in the committee of
the whole Saturday. The bills were
passed and provide for the erection
OF public buildings at Cedar Rapids,
Ia; Chester. Pa: Columbus, Ga:
Atchison, Kas; Alexandria, La; Houl-
ton. Me; Lynn, Mass: Lafayette. Ind.
Baton Rouge, La; and Fremont, Neb
also for an increase In the limit OF cost
OF the buildings al Newark, y. J.; Scran-
ton, Pa; Troy, y. Y; Dallas. Tex. and
Springfield, Mo. An expenditure OF
81. s45. 900 is involved.
The Speaker laid before the House a
letter from the Secretary of the Treas
ury recommending that the permanent
annual appropriation for collecting the
revenue from customs be increased 81,
600. oOO
Mr.. Baker ~. ", from tho commit
tee on Territories reported the bill for
the admission OF Wyoming and asked
FOR immediate consideration After
much discussion and flibustering the
House adjourned
TALKING OK GREASY sUBJECT.
WAsHrvsroy. March II. The House
committee on agriculture devoted IFS
session TO hearing Representatives. But
I terworth tOl and Mason llL). who
favored and opposed. respectively. the
measures pending before the committed
having Tor their purpose the regulation
snd taxation Of the manufacture Of lard
compound
SUBSIDIES FAVORED.
WAsHIverov. March u. st The
neetngo of the Pan-American conferenc'
Tuesday a report was received from th,
committee appointed 70 consider "a
best means o. extending and improvins
the facilities for com mercial. posfa
and telegraph comm municatloa b.
tween the several countries thst borde
upco re Cali 90 Mexico ard the Csrib
bean sea The committee report ths
the telegrsp ph service is satisfactory. b.
thst cable rates are exorbitaut. an
recon- mend that In case lower rates csi
not - obtained charters be granted p
iadepen5eat 90 BE oorn rsnies the r0a1i
nun tolls ~ - fxea Ia ths charters
The cou~8i+.er also -ocou ri end 70 al
nations har3erinz 90 the Gif ~ Wex
i-o a1i tte Carl Ahaan ses the r-artirr