The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-03-12
EdmundS and Daniel Discuss the
Use and Abuse of the Congress
sional Record.
republicans Violate Their Pledge
and Force tho Wyoming Bill
on the House.
err of soldiers Associations Reunested
send Their Rosters TO the super
intendent Of the Census.

NOTION, March ll.-ln the senate to-
day house amendment TO the senate
concurrent resolution insirucling the sen.
ate and house committee on immigration TO
investigate The workings OF the various
laws on immigration. was taken up. II
adds TO the scope Of inquiry the subject Of
purchase OF American industries by foroign
capital. After some discussion the matter
went over without action. Among the poti-
tions presented and referred was one from
Florida asking that duty Of one dollar
box be levied on foreign oranges, Mitchell
introduced Joint resolution proposing nm
amendment 10 the constitution providing
for the election Of senator's by direct vote.
Morrill, offered resolution, which was
agreed TO- directing the secretary of the in
terror 20 report any information in the pos
session of his department in relation TO au-
thorizing n lottery company by thu Indian
territorial government OF the Greek nation.
Hoar called up the resolution reported by
him Yesterday for the exclusion from the
record Of sentences interpolated by Call
in the report Of his remarks in the discus
sion with Chandler some weeks ago.
After some debate Eustis said
there is not any exaggeration in what is in
serted in the record as compared with
that publicly uttered on the floor. The
language is not the same, but the accusa-
tion is; the idea is the same; the arraignment
is the same. although he confessed the
languarge quoted IN tho record was
probably little more howery than that
uttered on the floor.
Edmunds illustrated the question by an
alluslon D the election in. Louisiana Of n
legislature 10 which the senate was indebted
for the pleasure Of Mr.. Eustis' presence.
might say on the floor of the senate, he
added. that believe the senator misropre-
sented the state Of Louisiana, and If there
had been an honest vote and an honest
count in that state the senate should
not have had that pleasure. Now.
IL tomorrow there appears in the
Record the additional statement that this
was accomplished in some way by the ac-
tion Of the senator himself, and that with
bloody hands and wicked intentions he had
managed by fraud and violence 10 construct
a Legislators OF that character. j suppose
my friend from Louisiana would say that
all that hadi been said yesterday, and that
II was very proper for ME behind his back
to have il inserted in the Record
Daniel interrupted and asked that Ed
munds would be taken down. The presid-
ing officer (Ingnlls) asked Daniel TO state
the words to which he took exception, so
the official reporter might know exactly the
sentence to be written down.
Daniel said be understood the senator
from Vermont TO impute distinctly TO the
senator from Louisiana n defense of muir
der. and II was to that language he except
ed. The sentence written out by the Off
cial reporter having been read By the clerk.
Daniel said those were not the words he ex-
cepted to. At the suggestion of Hoar,
Daniel and the reporter retired 10 find the
Objectionable sentence. After a few min.
utes Daniel returned and said as il was diff
6cult 10 find the sentence he would not
press the matter. Edmunds said the Rec
ord purported 10 be true account of the
proceedings, but the senator from Florida
80 tar forgot himself in moment of heat
as 20 cause 10 be printed
an apparently carefully drawn up
statement imputing 20 the senator from
another state, and in new language.
crime. After further debate Call submitted
some remarks in his own vindlcation, and
quoted some of Chandler's expressions, i'm
putting 20 him Call the possibility of pro-
voking homicide, etc. The vote resulted.
yeas -, nays ll-no quorum. Among the
affirmative votes were Gray, Pugh. Iurpie
and Vance. Without disposing of the mat
ter The senate adjourned.