New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-25
MR.. CALLS ATTACK ON MR.. CHANDLER.
USING " THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD AS
VEHICLE OF ABUSE NOT UTTERED
IN THE SENATE


IN THE SENATE.
Washington. Feb 81 (specaD.-Ordnarily SIR. Call
of Florida is not dangerous foe in Senatorial debate
His arguments are easily met. and the Constitutional
points he is fond of raising rarely taken seriously
by his unfeelng colleagues But when lie discharges
his arrows Of vitupeiation from the ambush Of the
Government Printing Onicc-n other words. when he
corrects" the speech he has been delivering In the
Senate by the insertion Of whole sentences Of personal
abuse which IT may fairly be presumed he did not
dare TO utter on the floor Of the Scnatc-his cnmy
changes its character from comparatively harmless
to one Of annoying pcstiicrou-ncSS against when
his colleagues have right TO protest The public
at large. too. which subScribes to The Congressional
Record official transcript of what takes place
daily in the Senate and the House is interested In the
matter, and would like to know, no d bit, where
correction" begins and where il ends
The victim of Mr. Cars insidiouS attack was senator
Chandler In speaking upon the assassination OF
Deputy Marshal saunders. of Florida. last Thursday
Mr. Call charged Mr. Chandler with personal re>pons
bty for the outraginS of women and the numbering
of children and the destruction of the happiness oil
households in the South. by men who were VIC
emisSaries of the New Hampshire senator ldlouc
this charge was, it might possibly be excused on
the ground of excitement during debate and one WoHu
have been justified in looking for its cNci>ion IN The
Record of the following morning But such thing
did not to the Florida senator. ON the contrary
he thought il his duty to ampy II; and tins ne dld
without informing his opponen-a course which would
have suggested itself 10 most honorable mcn-by the
Insertion Of the following extraordinary sentences
before the copy was sent to the Public Printer: :
The blood Of Saunders If the evidence shall show
his death was in any way connected with The pro'c'u
lions of United states Courts, viii rest on MS
conscience. The shrieldng ghosts OF outraged and
murdered women and children the victims OF the wild
nS,s and passions of who owe all That they
know of religion and civilization to the Southern we
people and not TO the senator from New Hampshire
will disturb his sleeping and his waking hours Like
Danouo's ghost il will not down and the ocean Will
not wash his bloodstaincd hands from the guilt Of the
rape and murder Of those tender white women and
childrcn.7
Mr.. Chandler, rising today to point of personal
privilege. drew the attention Of the senate 70 this
high handed proceedings on the part OF NJ. Ca!l'
He offered resolution which TdtcN the
facts I'm The aSc censucS Mr.. Call. ana
directs that entcnccs not uttered Nv Mr. CaU on
tbe floor of q e. be expunCcd from "Thc Record
The senator ida offered a. an explanation for
his conduft III, ton that the Objectionable -cn.
fences cXpr-s,d substantially the same ideas eN
pressed by him in his speech. He had simply changed
the phraseoloey as he had a right to do. II Wa the
first time in is eleven years service in the senate
that he had heard alleged that il was not admissible
for "a senator to correct, to explain to amply the
language used by him. so a. 10 express more clearly
the idea intended 10 be conveyed
Mr.. Chandler, in replying, simply desired l. have
the decision Of the Senate Tho question presented
He asked no protection for himself lie ONLY asked
that the senate should decide whether such language
=. cht be used by one senator IN relation 10 another
senator and whether the senator from Florida Wa L.
be- permitted with his pen, alone pa il- ROOM I'D
write, out additional charges and send them u l".
Public Printer be published throughout inc country
ao II they had been actually spoken Do TIE S'i"Ic
Chamber. . ,, t
Mr. Call repeated his assertion that lie had lN
debate clearly and distinctly charged mat senate.
with responsibility for the death OF NAuhd'r' iI'
for the other inQuitic~ committed iu Oh" >vHti ''
report when ID came 10 him, was not. hc .t'. "
full and accurate report Of hi, remarks, ana De- wa
authorized by the common prartcc OF the senate I'
correct and tranSpOs and ne had done 100 moro ili
that The charge that the Official report Wa i'i
correct is the favortc excuse offered by senator
Ike Mr. call who correct their SPECIFIC By WhD'
sale insertion Of Objectionable sentence II !, rca''
ton and attack upon the corp, 81 ~i"uofrapri@'
which T. a. COwardlN As 10 J., 'oni"mpihr. lr'tu-"
those unfortunate cmployc, have no opportunity a.
swcr IL.
There followed the usual protests from number
81 senators that The Record should D." one "f
photographic correctness" and from other, $50"
pleaded for the correction II grammatical cff'f~
\ few Dcmocatic senators came uuwllnrlv enough
10 the rescue Of Mr. CALL aud the result u al iAt
talk finally was that Mr.. Chambers re-olutlon -
censure went for one day under the rule,
as invoked By senator Harris, If Tennessee.