Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-26
CONGRESSIONAL.
Coke Addresses the Senate in Opposition
to the Blair Bill.
The House in COMMITTEE Of the Whole Re-
sumes Consideration of the
Oklahoma Bill
IL. CONGRESS-.
Senate.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 In debate on the resO-
luton offered yesterday by Mr.. Chandler cen
surfing 5Ir. Call for Interpreting in the olhcia!
report Of the proceedings OF the senate para
graph that had not been spoken and that was IN
parliamentary and personally offensive, Mr..
Gail gave notice to the senator from New HsmP-
shire who had arraigned him By the resolution
that he (Mr. CaID could arraign him (Chand-
ler) before the senate and demand iuvestIs2
ton by the committee for making an accusation
that was untrue. The remarks of the senator
proved that he knew that the accusation was not
true. He (bIr. CalD would convict the senator
on evidence OF his own (tnat would convict him
before jury OF respectable New Hampshire Re
publicans), that he did hear and knew that he
(Mr. C&lD had uttered on the floor OF the senate
substantially the whole OF the charge contained
in the paragraph and with very few eXcep-
tiOns) every word contained in it.
Mr.. Sherman declared that the rules OF the
senate had Just been violated By the senator
from Florida in as gross manner as ne had
ever witnessed. He had said and he hoped that
the comm ttee would examine it. when the
senate of the United States come to such con-
diUion that the charge of Cowardice could be ap-
piled to senator and that senator could be
charged with stating thing falsely, II seemed
to him that the senate was benilng from
the dignity which had distinguished It from
the foundation OF the government. He ho2eu
the senator from Florida would read over the
report o. what ne had said and not have pub
hshed IN the record language winch IN any gen
eral assembly in the world would be regarded as
discr6erly and improper.
Mr.. Call-If have violated any rule OF the
senate by any observations which 1 have
msde t to-day or formerly 70 VIII "a.
senate. I did not understand that was violat-
ing any rule. II I am not at liberty (wnen an
investigation rejecting me is ordered here),
TO state that it is not true and that l can prove
that it is not true, and the senator (when he
made the Cnarge) knew that It was not true,
then do not understand the rales OF the senate
but If in the Judgnel5 OF ady senator l. i IN,
proper to use that language l Withdraw lt and
Mr. ChandIer-I will not reply 20 the gentle
man from Florida this morning. 1 have stated
in the resolution, which is now before the sem
ate, and which am " ling to have referred 10
the committee on privileges and election, what
the conduct of the senator has been. l repeated
the words which he used and the alterations
which he made in an official report. The facts
are stated IN the preamble. Inc coIApi-Ii'C
which I made was that the senator nad
inserted IN his remarks words which
he had not uttered. / did not complain IN the
resolution Of the language which he did utter as
being unparliamentarY. Nhen that question
goes to the committee with the resolution, hope
the committee will take occasion to inform the
senate and the country whether or not the Ian
guage used by the senator was parliamentary,
ana what language may be used by senator's IN
At O'Clock the Blair educational bin was
taken up unfinished business and mr. Coke
addressed the senate IN oppCslilon TO IT, he is
opposed to it, he said, because II violated the
constitution and because as measure of policy
it was most and misChIev0us. II had
constantly declined in favor until now the indi-
cations gave good ground to hope for its defeat.
There had been no subject more FULLY recognized
states IMAM tne common scIooI7' anu
charge of and controlled partially or wholly
temporarily or permanently, by the natlouaI
government, there was no subject Of state juris-
diction which would net he brought under the
power of congress. The passage Of the bill
would be a slanderous i'm nutation on every state
in the Union. Coming to tire question OF com
mon SCHOOLS in the South, Mr. Coke declared
hot fha
enlarged every day, and that the ability OF the
people to maintain the schools was constantly
were allowed to proceed in the matter in their
own way they would IN 2 few years have as good
a system OF common schools as could be found
in any agricultural section OF the country. de-
concluded with TIE expression that every con-
sideration Of expediency and policy seemed to
him to demand the defeat of the bill.
Mr.. Stanford addressed the senate in advocacy
of the bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The senate bill author
izing the Kansas and Arkansas Valley railroad
company to construct bridge across the Arkan-
sas river near Fort Smith, Ark, was passed.
The house then went into committee OF the
whole and resur ed consideration of the Oklaho-
ma bill. MIR. Hooker of Mississippi moved to
strike out the first section OF the house bill,
which is an amendment to the senate bill tx
ing the boundaries OF the new territory as to
include the Cherokee outlet. After a discussion
the vote was taken On the motion, and resulted
Is TO 20.
Mr. Barnes of Georgia presented the point Of
quorum and the chair (Mr. Payson Of Illinois)
counted the committee, but could find only nine
ty-seven members present, three less than a
quorum a call of the committee was directed,
and disclosed the presence OF 2II mem 3ers which
was formally announced to the house, and tn
co mmittee resumed its session.
Mr.. Hooker's motion was then defeated.
Pending further action the house adjourned.