New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-12
THE SENATE IN 4 TANGLE.
MR. CALLS INTERPRETATIONS CAUSE THE
TROUBLE
" REVISING PERSONAL ATTACK FOR y THE
REcoRDr-MR. DANIEL GETS EXCITED.

RECoRD"-MR. DANIEL GETS EXCITED
Washington, March II Cspeciah.-rhe Senate gov
itself to-day into a lamentable tanele over inc rco"
ton authorizing the excision from "Ihe he'o'" VI
the abusvc paragraph interpoatcd into 1t by senator
Call while "revising- his recent personal ATTACK upon
ss,a.or Chandler The Committee on Privileges ana
Elections had reported unanimously in favor OF the
excison OF the offensive sentences. on inc eonu td'
not having been delivered the floor OF the senate
they had no proper place in the Official record OF inc
| dohate The senate has always adhered strictly to
the rule that all reflections Of personal nature con
stltntinc a matter of privilege should go into " rhe
pscords exactly as they were uttered upon the hoor'
and though much abusive language used In debate mas
| heen omitted by common consent. no alteration Oh
revision of that which is actually printed mas ever
been allowed. Mr.. Call made no prctchcc tha' .''c
nararraph brought to the attention OF the committee
| had been really spoken in the senate IL WIZ
| az he stated an application OF inc ioca cA
| messed in other parts OF the attack NO possible
occal defence could he made of the Florida senator
confessed Interpolation and there was every reseo"
why both he and his apologists on the Dcmoo'a'o uo
should have been glad 10 let the matter urop p' op
ing the committees sensible and exceedingly u'ouei'
superstition But three four Southern Seha'ors' ia'
from crashing the simple idea conveyed III the sesoiu
| ton seemed 10 find in il censurc upon MI 'd' o'
tho rabidy partisan character of his speech on INC
sanders murder and accordingly fought the recon-
mendation Of the committee with great per9''o' W
ico,tr,ction and an entire disregard Of It's purpose
and legitimate meaning. The Republican Schs'o'' "o'o
tins necessarily led attempt, TO bring the question:
hack within i,s original limits, ana 80 PropoS''o
which had onb TO be put in sentence or TWO 10 ''a'
i,elf clcar to any adult intelligence was actually ue
hated for nearly four hOurs III the senate anu oo"s0
ouently failed Of action FOR lack OF a quorum
The debate. though irrelevant and wandering
| throughout not, however, without h""Dci VI
lively incidents, The most interesting passage III '''
| debate was that between senator Ehmunds ana sen
o,ors rusts and Daniel Mr.. Eu-tis opposed the rcso
,utton because he thought Mr. CAlls additions g MS
sncech sort OF rhetorical; embroidery There wa
nothing IN the revised copy of II that was not s"o
,tan;ialy in original attach, ana the REVISION WI"
harmless and unobjecuonablc one. senator Ehhnh"'
,,crr,ntcd senator Eusts several times to ask him
whether he wa be understood a DEFENDING "l''r
rclations- into The Record When he got the hoof
himself he said hc would Try bring the matter nome
Il, the =. .ator from Louisiana by an Illustration. H'
Lclicvcd himself that with fr'c ballot ana iair '""
In Louisiana MI Eustis would never have r'"'lo' Ills
.cat In the senate. The Legislature when ial '"s''
him did not represent The majority Of legal voters III
Louisiana Now ~ cNpfcs- tha' opinion is one 'hlns
| I'm, vopld not the senator from Louisiana be justin
u,,r,sed and indignant 4 1Hr Record OF to.m"ro"
.hould contain a paragraph no which Mr. hdN"hn'
.houd be represented 49, charging nm WITH D''hH III
rcctlv and personally implicated In the crimes winch
mazda hi. election pos-ilc. and with coming Ia the sen
te red handed from Tie murder Of hundreds Of black
voters I'm h- native Sfat"i Vet ~ueh - distortion 90
language would be no greater than that pF"ctsch b'
tie senator from FLORIDA
senator Daniel al tls iuncture. grew excited ana
rising 70 q point Of ord r. s,hcd that Mr. fHhuia' b
words he taken down. lie had understood TIE Ner
mont senator 10 charge Mr. tu.us Win hc'nS a"
,h.ttor of MURDER and he a,hea that the passage ~
reunrt.d Ia IN. senate. The ,icno-rNh'r pi'"ru "ut
he passage IN which the word murder i'M o., n'reh
I'm, II didn't -.,.u t. meet Ns. DAnIr1- n'N'Nn. II
asked :,l another ,fal'il .in ''t' N"l Htv '' 'f
and had the ,f.nograpllrr read the notes 81 ~
Fduuud.'. speech Il h" ,olldni recognize inc
| imaginary breach Of prvii"er. Mr. phn"i - q com
u,r,tyrly new senator and his cmbnrfa>- ineut WA
rrcnt when he had to come IN ana -Ay thh' ''' ~
vestlgation was frli,lcs,. Mr.. Edmund, sooihcd hi
feeling, Dy several kindly references Il" ln' s""It'
| and consccnt.Ol-u--- in raising iA" POM oi "'.'t
| and then went To riddle to pieces "hAt was i's
| Of the defence made hy Mr. Eu-t-.
Mr. Daniel spoke for half an hour IN reply. Re-
producing the mistaken AID Irrelevant Ars'n' ms "
! nr George ofn~r offenders had iran-sfc--'d NOR
nasranth than Nr. Csl and 10 wa, unjust q" s'nS'
him ont FOR cen.ufc Mr.. Daniel DO iA''' NJ" I'd
| he talked cnfcrfaluugly I'D not crf wiihin -'N i"
Of the poiui at issue he enriched the rhetoric "i
the debate, however. hy SAVING That W.T. 'N1' "'t =
| alton. were chiefly "adlecilvosou.
senator cray. Ransom and PNsh. Dchl''Ii''
member. of the committee on Privileges and El"'
tlon. al tried to -ct their colleague r- 'N"ut l'
resolution. hat In vain. and Mr 'ali Hn-"ii hi''N
look lie floor n hi- behalf. lt- wa, io" ma. -
for the patience Of most 81 the senators 'f 10 i'
chamber and when "a vote ordered - 10" 'ud ~
Mr.. CALL remarks. onIy o. names W'ir corr -
for II. Another vote viii have 10 he taken :" NOR