Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-26
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
New Silver Bill Reported in
the Senate.
THE CALL-CHANDLER QUARREL.
Coke Speaks Against the Blair Edu-
cati0nal Bill and Stanford in
Fav0r of 1t.

Favor of 1t.
Associated Press Dispatches to THE HERALD.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-In the
Senate today number of bills we're re-
ported and placed on the calendar ;
among them is one to authorize the pur-
chase OF gold and silver bullion and
issue Treasury notes in payment. The
bill directs the purchase of silver bullion
to the amount of $4,500,O0O a month,
and as much gold bullion as may be
offered, and the issue of Treasury notes
thereon, and repeals the law directing
the coinage of 100000 silver dollars
per month. Beck said the report from
the finance committee was not unani-
NOUS; he opposed it. Sherman and
Mcpherson are also said to be opposed
to the bill.
THE CALL-CHANDLER FEUD.
In the debate on the resolution offered
yesterday by Chandler censuring Call for
interpolating in the record paragraph
that had not been spoken, that
ally offensive, Call gave notice
to Chandler that he would arraign
him before the Senate and demand an
investigation by committee for making
q false accusation. He (Call) would con-
vict the Senator on evidence of his own.
that he did hear and know that he
(CalD 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 to the
Judgment of the country for having
heard his (Call's) remarks and having
had neither the courage nor the manhood
to resent them.
Sherman declared that the rules of the
Senate had just been violated by the Sem
ator from Florida in as gross manner
as he had ever witnessed. When the
United States Senate came to such a
condition that cowardice could be ap-
piled to Senator and that Senator could
be charged with stating thing falsely,
it seemed to him the Senate was reced-
ing from it's dignity.
Call replied that if he was not at lib.
erty to state when the resolution was not
true, that he could prove it, and that the
Senator, when he made the charge,
knew it was not true, then he did not
understand the rules of the Senate. But
IT, in the judgment of the Senate, it was
improper to use such language, he would
withdraw it.
Chandler once more explained his
resolution, aud added: "The Senator
(CalD used language about me which l
did not hear. He wrote language in the
report accusing me of all the crimes in
the decalogue. He has now, this morn
ing, charged me with being coward for
not replying to that which did not hear,
and which he afterwards wrote in the
record. When the Senate has decided
which language it is parliamentary to
use, will take occasion to defend my
self from all imputations."
THE BLAIR BILL-coKE OPPOSES IT.
The Blair Educational bill was taken
up as unfinished business, and Coke ad
dressed the Senate in opposition to it.
He said it clearly violated the constitu-
ton, and as measure of policy it was
most unwise and mischievous. 1t had
constantly declined in public favor, until
now the indications gave good ground to
hope for it's defeat. The passage of the
bill would be slanderous imputation on
every State in the Union. 1t would be
the first and irrevr step in the
transfer of the juris0 com
mon schools from the oJatos =, the
National Government.
STANFORD FAvoRs IT.
Stanford addressed the Senate in advo-
cacy of the bill. 1t seemed to him to
proceed upon the right principle. He
assumed its constitutionality, and then
the important fact to be considered was
whether national legislation was neces-
sary. Illiteracy was conceded, and also
the fact that some States had not been
able to meet the question; Federal aid,
therefore, became necessary. When edu
cation became universal, the question of
race distinction would be obliterated. It
was intended that the bill should benefit
both sexes alike, and he hoped that un-
dor it's provisions women would be edu-
Gated in different callings of life suitable
to their sex. From education grow
morality and religion in harmony with
the sublime and always benefcent Gre
ator. The result would be to make
humanity better, wiser and happier. 1t
was through education that possibilities
were to be ascertained and obtained,
therefore he was strongly in favor of the
passage of the bill.
Reagan oDtalned the Ho0r TO speak
against the bill, and the Senate ad-
journed-
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The Presi-
dent has sent to the Senate the following
nominations:
Harold M. Sewall, of Maine, Consul
General at Apia.
Consuls-Henry W. Andrews, of Ohio,
at Hsnkow; John Fowler, of Massachu-
setts, at Ningpo; William b. McCreery,
of Michigan, at Valparaiso; John Steel
Twetz, OF Pennsylvania, at Naples.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-In the
House the committee on commerce
called up and the House passed
the bills extending to San Diego and
Wilmington, CAL, the provisions cf the
act relative to the immediate transporta-
tion of dutiable goods.
Faulkner's Pure Food Bill.
WASHINGTON, February 25.-The SEN
ate committee on agriculture and for.
estry today had under consideration
H. J.