Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-26
CONGREssIONAL.
: THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, February 25th.-In the Senate
to-day number of bills were reported and
placed on the calendar. Among them was one
TO authorize the purchase of gold and silver bull
lion and the issue Of treasury notes in payment
of bills. 1t directs the purchase OF silver bull
lion to the amount OF 81 100000 per month, and
as much gold bullion as may be offered and the
issue of treasury notes. and repeais the law di-
recting the coinage Of two million silver dol
lars per month.
| Beck said the report from the Finance Com
mittee was not unanimous. He opposed IL.
Sherman and Mcpherson are also said to be op-
posed to the BILL
In the debate On the resolution offered yester-
day by Chandler, censuriDg Call for interpolat-
ing in the record a paragraph that had not
been spoken, and said it wes unpsrliamentary
and personally offensive, Call gave notice 10
Chandler that he would Grraign him before the
Senate and demand an investigation by COM
mittee for making false accusations. He iCall
would convict the Senator on evidence of his
own that he did hear and know that he (Call)
had uttered on the floor of the Senate substan-
| TALLY the whole of the charge contained in the
paragraph. He would not ask the censure by
the Senate, but would leave him to the judg-
ment of the country for having heard his tCalfs)
rem arks and having had neither the courage
nor the manhood to resent them.
Sherman declared the rules of the Senate had
just been violated 10y the Senator from Florida
! III as gross manner as he han ever witnessed.
When the United States Senate came to such
condition that eowaTdice could be applied to
Senator, and that Senator could be charged
that the senate 5as reoeding from its dignity.
Call replied that If he was not at liberty to
state thai the resolution was not true he can
prove it. and that ii the Senator when he made
| the charge knew il was not true then he didn't
understand the rules of the Senate. But ii in
| the judgment of any SenStor it is improper to
use such language he would withdraw it.
| Chandler once more explained his resolution,
ard added: The Senator (CalD used language
about me which did not hear. Re wrote Ian
| gusge in the report accusing me of all the
II = aT,4~nr II.
morning charged me with being a coward for
| not replying 70 that which l did not hear, and
which he afterwards wrote in the Record When
! the Senate hss decided which language it is
parliamentary to use will take occasion to de-
| lend N yself from all imputations"
| blsir's educational bill was taken up m
| fiuished business, and Coke addressed the Sem
ate in opposition to it. 1t clearly violated the
| Constitutions, he said, and as a measure of
| policy IL was most unwise and mischievou-. It
| had constantly declined in public favor until
/ now the indications gave good ground to hope
for its defeat. The passage of the bill would be
! a slanderous imputstion on every State in the
iUniou Ii would be the first and irrevocable
step in the transfer OF the jurisdiction OF the
leommon schools from the States to the national
lgovernment.
Senator Stanford addressed the Senate in ad-
vocacy Of the bin: It seemed to him TO proceed
upon the right principle. He assumed It's con-
stitutionality and then the important fact to BE-
| considered was whether national legislation
was necessary. Hlitersey was conceded, aud
also tne itct tHett sumo ctAS1 hdO HOt Oeeu dOlc
/ 10 meet the question, aud federal aid therefore
! became necessary. When education became
universal the question OF race distinction would
be obiitersted It was intended the bill should
benefit both sexes alike, and he hoped that
under its provisions women would be educated
In different eallings Of life. suitable to their sex
FEnm education grew morality aud religion
and was in harmony with the sublime aud al
wsys benefcent Creator The result would be
to make humanity better. wiser and happier.
1t ives through educa Ton that possibilities were
10 be aseertained and obtained, therefore he
WIS strongly in favor Of the passage OF the bill
Senator Reagan ohtsiced the floor to speak
against the bill and the Senate adjourned.