St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-27
ourRaGBs MADE TO ORDER.
Senator Chandler Rakes Up a
Fresh Batch from Arkansas.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the senate
to-day Mr.Chandler presented a petition
from Union county, Ark, representing
that at the state election there in Sep
tember. 1888. systematic reign of ter
ror prevailed; that armed niebs paraded
the county night and day, terrorizing
whites, and shooting and whipping col
Ored voters; that schools and churches
had been demoraliZed and ballot boxes
carried off, and asking for the prOtec-
ti0n guaranteed by the constitution.
Mr.. Harris inquired of Mr. Chandler
whether the statement which he was
making was such a 'brief" statement,
as the rule contemplated in the present
action of petitions, and added that it
was III direct violation of the rules. Mr..
Chandler replied he was not reading the
petition, but was reading from as con-
de sed statement of it as he could
make in justice to the petitioners. Mr..
Harris described the ruling of the char
on the question. Mr.. Berry asked Mr..
Chandler whether he had himself pre-
pared the statement he was making.
MIR. Chandler replied that he had writ.
ten it himself. Mr.. Berry, thought
SO. 1t is not a petition, but collec-
tiOn of
ROT AND FILTH
which the senator has collected himself.
MIR. Chandler-It is statement which
l make on my own responsibility of the
substance of the petition. 1t was pre-
pared by myself. MIR. Harris again
called on the chair for ruling. The
Vice PresIdent-Tne statement has
been made by the senator from New
Hampshire that the brief which he mas
mr. rsIH iG n Gnn60ncnh CT ,,f
the petition. The chair is of the opin-
ion that the senator has the right to
complete the reading of the
paper. Mr.. Berry-If it comes
from the senator himself, l don't
think it can injure either the state of
Arkansas or its people. Therefore /
have no objection. The statement was
then completed and the petition re-
ferred. Mr.. Evarts called up his reso-
luton declaring it competent for the
senate to elect president pro TEN, who
shall hold the Office during the pleasure
of the senate and until another is elect
ed, and who shall execute the duties
thereof when the vice president is alb
sent. The resolution was briefly dis
cussed, and. at the suggestion of Mr..
George, who oppoSed-it, went over until
tomorrow. The credentials of Mr.. Will
son, of Missouri. for the new senatorial
term, were presented and placed on file.
Business on the calendar was then
taken up, and twenty
PENSION AND PRIVATE BILLS
were passed, also the following public
bills: Providing fOr steam vessel for
use of the civil government of Alaska,
(appropriating $4,000 for the vessel and
S1l.000 for the annaul expense); appro-
priating 100000 for enlargement of the
public building at Topeka. Kan; appre-
priating $S5,0U0 for public building at
st. Adams, Vt. The senate at 2 O'Clock
took up the educational bill aud Mr..
Reagan proceeded to address the senate.
Incidentally Mr.. ingalls, notified the
senate that he would insist on having
the bill disposed of at the earliest
moment possible. Mr.. Reagan's argu-
ment was directed chiefly against the
constitutionality of the measure. He
made statement in reply to Mr.. Blair
to show that Texas was doing its
full duty in the matter OF edu-
cation. Mr.. Wilson,. of Maryland,
also argued against the constitu-
tionallty of the bill. There was as
much danger from corruption and law
lessness as from iliteracy, and if the
government could seize the common
school system there was as great q ne
cessity for it to lay hands on the local
police of the state. MIR. Blair, replying
to Mr.. Wilson, spoke of the attempt
being made in Virginia to restrict the
school tax raised from whites to the ed
ucation of white children, and showed
that under one of the sections of the
bill no state that made any such dis
tinction could derive any advantage
from the bill. Mr.. Butler offered res
olution (Which was agreed toy authoriz-
ing the select committee on the five
civilized tribes of Indians to investi-
gate the status of the negotiation be-
tween the United States government
and the Cherokees in relation to the
Cherokee outlet. with power to send for
persons and papers. After a brief
secret session the senate, at 4:45 %. M,
adjourned till tomorrow.