The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-26
INGALLS, JUMPS ON CALL.
THE LATTER CHARGED WITH FALL
sIFYINo THE RECORD.

N@1 As%4OOAh0-
The Publication of a Reply to Col.
Chipley's Charges the Cause of the
Attack-Ingalls Complains That Call
Exceeded the Privilege Granted
Him by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-In the Senate
to-day Mr.. Ingalls, offered a resolution in
structing the committee on privileges and
elections to inquire into the publication in
the Congressional Record Of to-day of a
personal explanation by Senator Call, and
to report whether it is in accordance
with the rules, regulations and practice of :
the Senate, and directing that such personal
explanation be withheld from the perma-
nent edition Of the Record until further or
der OF the Senate. The publication consists
OF twenty-eight columns, or fourteen pages
OF personal explanation" in regard to the
charges against Senator Call contained in a
pamphlet circulated by W. ID. Chipley, aud
TO which he called the attention Of the Sem
ate on June q
CALLS EXPLANATION.
MIR. Call said that he did not think the
resolution should be adopted. There was
no possible ground or reason for IL, and mol
excuse for IL. He had asked leave OF the !
Senate on June last TO print extracts of the
record In vindication OF his career In the
Senate, in response to a pamphlet attacking
him, and that was all that he had done to-
day. The libel to which he had been reply
Ing had contained a statement of billyl
which he had introduced in the Senate and !
which had not become a law. At his leis-
ure he had prepared q statement ia his own
vindication. and had submitted it to a,
altan nraNt A
Gorman), on whose Judgment he relied,
and who had informed him that there was
no impropriety whatever In having it pub
lished. That was the whole statement of
the case, and, where, he asked, was there4
any breach Of privilege in itl
INGALLS, CHARGES FALsIFIcATIoN
Mr.. Ingalls-The senator from Florida
has, in my Judgment, not only grossly vio-l
lated and abused the privileges Of the SEN
ate, but he has deliberately falsifled the
record OF what occurred on the day when
the transaction took place.
Mr. Butler-I call the senator from KAN
sas TO order.
Mr.. lngalls-I withdraw the observations.
Mr.. Butler-Is it parliamentary, Mr..
President, for senator TO get up and de-
nounce another senator on this floor Of hav-
ing been guilty Of an infamous crimel
Mr. Ingalls-I withdraw the observation /
ohd ooy Nhab buO ssiihLOT ITOh
changed the record So far as that is q
modification or change. make it.
CALL WANTS HIM TO GO ON.
Mr.. CALL beg that the senator from
Kansas may be allowed to proceed without
interruption, and, not In order, TO say what
ever he desires to say on this subject
Mr.. Butler-The senator from Florida is
not entirely the judge in this matter. 9
think 1t is due to the dignity Of this body
that such epithets and charges as have es-
capped the senator from Kansas land which
am glad he has withdrawn shall not be.
allowed to 60 on record without the atten--
ton OF the Senate beiug called to it.
WHY INGALLS, WAS MAD.
Mr.. Ingalls-I withdraw the assertion
that the senator from Florida falsited the
record, and | say that he changed the
record without leave of the Senate The
senator from Florida asked leave June to'
insert certain portions Of the Congressional
Record and certain letters and a statements
as an appendix to his remarks. In the
publication this morning the words
''as an appendix are struck out
without leave of the Senate, SO as
to make it appear that he had leave to print
this mass of material which never was
uttered and which he never obtained leave
to insert. 1t is the first time in the history
OF the Senate that such a thing has
occurred. But / should not have con-
planned IL the senator from Florida
had not seen fit in his own attempted
vindication to prepare what he calls a tabu-
lated extract, which he inserted here, i'm
which he compares the relative services of
members Of this body with his own, and,
in many cases, to their detriment. | hava
no hesitation In saying that ths
table is incorrect In many
important particulars. He has taken the
trouble to make a history Of my conduct
during the Fiftieth congress, showing that
/ had introduced forty-four bills, of which
one pension bill became a law and two
others, emitting all reference to the fact
that throughout the whole of the congress
l was the presiding officer over
this body. ! insist that the
senator from Florida has not done
what he obtained leave 20 do-that is, To-
insert extracts from the Record, letters and
other statements in vindication of his own
course, as an appendix to his remarks
Further, insist that he has mutilated the
record Of what occurred on that day by
strikingout a statement that he was allowed
to print such extracts as an appendix.
CALLS REToRT.
The discussion was further participated
In by Messrs. German, Hoar, Manderson
and Call. Tue latter retorted on Mr.. Ingalls,
by pointing out: "How small the man,
how bitter the malevolence, how mean the
character, that could find in such circum-
stances a willingness to accuse another sen-
ator of falsifying the record" He went on
to say: II should demand Of him that he
show the courage Of man and not the
cowardice of a slanderer"
Mr.. Cullom called for the regular order
Of business, and the resolution therefore
went over without action.