Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-02-25
sgNAToR oHANpLgR ANeRY.
He Wishes senato= Cali Censured-srr.
Calls Attack.

WASHINGTON Feb. %. Mr.. Chandler In
the senate. risii 70 a question OF personal
privilege, calleu attention 10 the fact that
Senator Call last Thursday had uttered
words personally offensive 60 hun, which he
had not then heard, and had followed up
that breach OF order by changing and add
ing to the official report OF his remarks
paragraph still more offensive. He, there
fore, offered a preamble and resolution
stating that the senator from Florida had
charged him in debate with personal re-
sponsibility for the outraging OF women
and the numbering of children and the de-
struction OF the happiness Of households In
the south by men who we're his emissaries,
and that the senator had in addition insert
cd the following paragraph, which he had
not spoken:
"The blood Of Saunders, il the evidence
shall show his death was in any way con
nected with the prosecutions Ia United
States courts, viii rest ON his conscience.
The shrieking ghosts OF outraged and muir
dered women and children, the victims OF
the wild lusts and passions Of race who
owe all that they know Of religion and civilt
zation 20 the southern white people and moi
TO the senator from New Hampshire viii
disturb his sleeping and waking hours
Like Banquo's ghost, it will not down
and the ocean will not wash his bloodstainet
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 tho senator
| (dr. Call is censured, and orders the word
so inserted and the paragraph SO added 4
be stricken from The Congressional Record
Mr.. Call defended his course in the mat
t..a 4I.ut L.. I..I s.. H..
/ pressed substantially the same idea as wa
expressed in the additional paragraph. Ill
had simply changed the phraseology. as IA
had a right to do; therefore, the statemen
made by the senator from New Hampshir
was not true.
Mr. Chandler repelled the intimation tina
anything he had stated was not true, and h
wanted the senate 70 decide whether sue
language might be used by one senator 4
relation to another. He sent the original @
the Objectionable paragraph by page {
Mr. Call and asked whether it was in hi
handwriting.
Mr.. Call repeated his assertion that be ha
in debate clearly and distinctly ycharged thn
senator with responsibility for the death q
Saunders and for the other iniquities con
mi.ted In the south The report when
came 10 him was not he said, full an
accurate report Of his remarks, and he wa
authorized by the common practice of th
senate to correct and to transpose, and
had done no more than that
Mr. Teller expressed the opinion that ther
should be no tampering with The RecorC
except 20 correct grammatical mistake
Certainly nothing Of denunciatory chal
aeter ought TO be added to the report.
Mr.. Hoar spoke Of the necessity that IL
Record should be one of Photographic co
rectness, as therein lay the sole safety
every senator's action in the senate. Finall
on objection Of Mr. Harris, the resolutiS
went over.
"A communication from the attorney ge
eral with the report Of Marshal Nix
about the assassination Of Deputy Marsh
Saunders was presented and referred, al
at p. m the educational bill came up
unfinished business, and Mr.. Faulkner a
dressed the senate in opposition to it II
bill presented three questions which wou
have to be answered in the affirmative !
those who supported the bill These wer
First, Is the bill sanctioned by the prov
sions Of the Federal constitution Secon
are its provisions, which affect the distri
ution of the fund between the states al
between the two races in the states just al
benefciall Third, is it the part Of wisdo
and Of practical craftsmanship for the d
tionHl government to embark ON this boun
less sea of unrestrained and unlimited leg
lationl
He took the negative Of these three proI
sitions and went on TO argue in support
his view of the question