The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-02-26
IS CHANDLER A COWAh.
Accused Of Falsehood by Call, the
New Hampshire Man Does
Not Resent il.
A Lively Scene in the Senate, in
Which Sherman Also Takes
a Hand,
stanford. of California. Makes a speech
Advocating the Passage of the
Blair Bin.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-ln the senate to-
day number of bills were reported and
placed ON the calendar. Among them il
one TO authorize the purchase of gold and
silver bullion and the issue of treasury notes
in payment. The bill directs that the pur-
chase Of silver bullion shall amount 20 81
10000 per month and as much gold bullion
as may be offered, and the issue therefor of
treasury notes and TO repeal the law direct
ing the coinage Of two million silver dollars
per month. Beck said the report from the
finance committee was not unanimous. lie
opposed it. Sherman and Mcpherson also
said they opposed the bill.
In the debate on the resolution offered
yesterday by Chandler censuring Call for
interpolating in the record paragraph that
had not been spoken, that was unparliamen-
tary and personally offensive, Call gave
notice to Chandler that he would arraign
him before the senate and demand
an investigation by committee
for making false accusation. lie
(Calll would convict the senator on evil
dence of his own that he did hear and know
that he Call had uttered on the floor of
the senate substantially the whole of the
charge contained in the paragraph. He
would not ask censure by the senate of
Chandler, but would leave him 10 the judg-
ment of the country for having heard his
Calls romarks, and having had neither
the courage nor the manhood 10 resent
them.
sherman declared the rules of the senate
had just been violated by the senator from
FLORIDA in as gross a manner as he had
ever witnessed. When the United States
senate came to such condition that the
term cowardice could be applied TO SEN
ator, and that senator could be charged
with stating a thing falsely, il seemed TO
him the senate was receding from dignity.
Call replied. that if he was not at liberty
10 state that tho resolution was
not true, and that he could
prove it, and that the senator
when he made the charge knew IL was
not true, then he did not understand the
of any senator, it is improper to use the
language, he would withdraw il. Chandler
once more explained his resolution, and
added: The senator tCall) used language
about me which ] did not hear. lie
wrote language in the report accusing
me of all the crimes in the decalogue. and he
has now this morning. charged mo with
being coward for not replying 10 that
which did not hear, aud which he after
NuIut NTOlt iUt TttOIus NutIl tut ttu-
ate has decided that such language is par
linmentary 10 use. will take occasion 10
defend myself from all imputatlons.
The Blair educational bull was then taken
up AZ unfinished business, and Coke ad-
dressed the senate in opposition to IL. IL
clearly violated the constitution, and az n
measure of policy IL was most unwise and
mischievous. IL had constantly declined
in public favor until the indications
gave good ground to hope for its
defeat. The passage of the bill would be
n slanderous imputatiun on every state in
the union. IL would be the first and ire
vocable step in the transfer of the jurisdic-
tion Of the common schools from the states
10 the national government.
Stanford addressed the senate in adyo-
cacy Of the bill. IL seemed TO him TO pro-
coed upon right principle. lie as
sumed its constitutionality, and the inn
portant fact TO be considered was
whether national legislation WAS neces-
sary. llliteracy WAS conceded and
also the fact that some states have not been
able 10 meet the question. federal aid,
therefore, became necessary. When oduca-
tion became universal, the question of rnce
distinction would he obliterated. IL was
intended that the bill should benefit both
sexes alike. He hoped under its provisions
that women would be educated in different
callings of life suitable 10 their
sex. From education grew morality and
religion in harmony with the sublime
and always benehcent creator. The result
would be TO make humanity better, wiser
and happier. II was through education
that possibilities were to be ascertained and
obtained, therefore lie was strongly in fa-
vor Of the passage OF the bill. Reagan OBJ.
tanned the floor TO speak against the bill
and the senate adjourned.