Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-25
AN IRATE SENATOR.
Chandler Accuses Call Of a
Breach of Privilege.
OTHER SENATORIAL DOINGS,
Faulkner Opposes the Blair Educa-
ti0nal Bill-New Bills
introduced.

WASHINGTON. February a. In the
Senate today, Chandler rising to cues
ton of personal privilege offered a reso-
luton, stating that Senator Call, OF
Florida, had charged him, in debate,
on Thursday, with personal responsibility
for the outraging of women and the
murder of children and the destruction
of the happiness of households in the
South, by men who were emissaries be-
hind him; and that Call in addition in
serted in the official report the following
paragraph which he had not spoken
1.-THE blood of Saunders (if the evidence
shall show that his death is in any way
connected with the prosecutions in the
United States courts) will rest on his
conscience. The shrieking ghosts of
outraged and murdered women and
4 schildren-the victims of wild lusts and
passions of the race who owe all that
they know of religion and civilization
to the Southern white people, and not to
the Senator from New Hsmpshire-will
disturb his sleeping and his waking
hours like Banquo's ghost, it will not
down; and the ocean will not wash his
blood stained hands from the guilt of the
rape and murder of these tender white
women and children"
The resolution condemns such action
as breach of privilege, for which Call is
censured. and orders the words inserted
and the paragraph 80 added, stricken
from the report in the Congressional rec
ords.
Call defended his course in the matter.
asserting that he in the debate expressed
substantially the same idea as expressed
in The additional paragraph. He simply
changed the phraseology, as he had
right to do.
After short debate the resolution
went over till tomorrow.
A communication from the Attorney.
General on the assassination of Deputy
Marshal Saunders was referred to the
committee on privileges and elections.
THE EDUCATIONAL BILL.
The Blair Educational bill came I'D as
unfinished business, and Faulkner sd-
dressed the Senate in opposition to it.
Among other things he asked: Is the
bill sanctioned by the provisions of the
Federal Constitution? Are its provisions,
which effect the distribution of fund
between the States and between the
races, just and beneficial? Is it the part
OF wisdom and practical statesmanship
for the National Government to embark
on this boundless sea of unrestrained and
unlimited legislation.
He took the negative of these PROPOSE
tions, and went on to argue in support Of
his views, quoting from debates on the
Constitution, from the decisions of
judges and the writings of recognized
tot a H.
justified by its supporters on the ground
of relieving illiteracy of the colored
people, and ct when the fund got into
the States one-third more would be given
to white children than to colored chill
dren Con the basis of the school popula
tion), while the illiteracy of the colored
children is forty per cent. greater than
that of the white children. That contra.
dicted the principles of the bill.
Faulkner said he had perfect faith and
absolute confidence in the present and
future of the South. He did not intend
that the active energetic and enterprising
people OF West Virginia should be
held up before the American
people as clothed in rags and crying
out In poverty and humiliation. If the
Constitution did not prohibit the passage
of the bill, the sentiment Of justice at
least would demand that the distressed
farmsrs of Dakota, and the miners of
Colorado and Nevads, and the lum ber-
men of the Northwest should not be
called upon to contribute to the educa-
ton of children in his State.
Coke obtained the floor and yielded it
to Platt, who arose and said that the
educational bill had place as unfinished
business since February Sd, and he
should insist after today that the bill,
when taken up, should be discussed at
every available hour until vote was
reached. 1t ought not block the way of
important business now on the calendar.
OTHER BUSINESS.
A resolution by Sherman was agreed
to, calling on the Secretary of War for a
report on the court-martial proceedings
in the case of Private Wild at Fort
Yates.
A message from the President, with
communication from the Secretary of
the Interior, and the draft of bill
authorizing the removal of the Indians
from Gila Point Reservation, Arizona, to
another reservation in the Territory, was
presented and referred to the committee
on Indian affairs.
A message from the President was
also received recommending the removal
Of the Flethead Indians in Montana to
the Jacko Reservation, in the same
State.
Adjourned.