The sun., 1890-01-15
THE F1FTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
a ILIYELY PERSONAL WRANGLE BE-
TWERN SENATOR'S


About the Southern "Rwamp Lands"
Frsuds-The House spends the Entire
Day Discussing the SilcOtt Defaicntion-
AnaIyzInE Some Fine Shades of Virtue.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 14.-Among the bills re-
ported from committees in the Senate and
placed on the calendar were tbe following: To
declare unlawful trusts and Combinations in
restraint Of trade and production authorizing
the purchase Of site for q building for the
Supreme Court; for the erection OF bronze
statue OF Spencer j. Baird, late Secretary oil
the Smithsonian Institution.
Mr.. Edmunds, In introducing bill TO estab-
lish hospital and home for inebriates In the
District OF Columbia, said that he felt safe In
saying that the idea was very earnestly favored
by at least nine-tenths OF the people OF the
District He hoped that tho District Committee
would give the bill very carly attention.
Mr. Ingalls,, Chairman OF the District Com
mittee said that the Committee had reported
n similar bill at the last session. and he assured
the Senator from Vermont that the matter
would receive early and careful consideration.
Mr. Fdmunds said that he did not mean TO
imply by his remarks any want OF interest on
the part OF the committee What he had said
was intended more for the Senate than for the
committee,
Among other bills reported from committees
and placed on the calendar we're two for public
Beaver Falls. Pa t$5O000.
Mr. George offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Finance to inquire into the
propriety of reducing the penal bonds required
OF manufacturers OF cigars In all cases, or at
least where the manufacture is carried on by
tho manual labor OF the manufacturer He
road letter from some cigarmakers IN Berks
county, Pa. asking him to urge that change OF
law as IL bore very hard on them and helped
TO crowd them out OF the business. All for the
benefit OF the large manniaetprers; Ihs F,e reso,
The resoiutions heretofore offered by Mr.
Call in relation to the claims OF Florida under
the swamp land grant and in relation to the
alleged unlawful selections Of lands in Florida
Senate upon them. The burden OF his remarks
was that lands which were not swamp and
had been selected under the swamp Land act,
20 the Injury Of the The peoples rights t He He as
iseted and approved. in all the States. as
swamp and overilowed lands. while everybody
a. Europe sisted OF swamp and overlowed
lands This was fraud upon the people Of
the United states Tor whom whom the public fnSs ,Ss
$4,000 900 acres which had passed, in Florida
under the Swamp and 0verfowed Lands act
M. Plumb replied 10 MIR. Cali. He said that
the United States had granted to the state of
iimits. Rhe state Contained about l0.010,006
acres, and more than one hall OF that had heen
70 se ana Sss
under the control Of the LEGISLATURE of Florida:
been arantsd as swamp and overfowed lands.
The Senator tMr. Gall had Just ted the senate
land land no 30 much sreater WAS the dereiiction
OF the Senator's State, II It had betrayed its
trust He wished tho Senator would say on
said 6ere To-day. He lAir;. Plumb did not care
how much OF tho dirty linen rS, Of Florida was was
Ilon to be settled between the Senator and his
constituents. who had not said a word !o-day,
the authorities OF Ills own State. put for him;
self he would resign his seat in the Senate II
against his own State after being too cowardly
to proclaim it on the stump within its borders.
him here Let him 80 back TO the Legislature
which has desppiled the public domain
the virtue Of tho people OF Florida more firmly
than their Senator did. He was aware that q
% ii tns he
that when the senator was next temptet to
sneak on the subject he s,sT would sGHa snCGk where
Ar. Call replied to Mr. pinmh. He said: -
10 follow his bad manners. or his contemplate
methods, He cannot have poorer opinion OF
have not been in the habit Of violating, the
deeorum OF debate and discussion. But II the
isnss % Of ibis vast Va snoiiaton Of the public DO;
main. in the interest of those who have proiited
om ss as,snng ahh the Sshs fna Hm6s's eops @s
ai my st state, that reHt Ha dsadIno. hin WITH ta
senator from Bansas has spoken without the
truth. Ny record in tne State, OF Florida is
dafsnds who does not attack me in similar
language and denunciation as he has used to-
day. What object has the Senator In deIend-
peace and repose OF the entire country? What
object has he in attaching me; in common
frauds? I am not afraid to canvass Flor
Ids Or Kansas with tho Senator on that
ton. TO it in, the State Of Florida. The
officials OF the State are as honorable and as
side he would sink into insigniiCance. The
statements OF the Senator in relation TO their
Chairman Of the CoSmittee @ so on Pubic faSds' Ian S
which has jurisdiction over the matter, he
should be ashamed am not to be m better iniormed d
as Chairman Of that Som9pitte9, 2 Senator
- sSssIay e hI$
inserpretStion NOT oi the law. Win an audsciops
Of Senators as not being suited to their places.
being SnttSsd to rsspsS sPd yeb the
o. The facts. Let me- teach him little lesson.
Twill not try to teach him proprlety. care
Pot for his language, Or his ass,nmption ,a or Ills
teac6, him a little knowledge about the law
Having made statement as to the grants to
Florida for railroad purposes and under the
not any reputation among the people OF my
Btate OF having sympathy withithose who COM
init wrong and error in the performance of a
public duty. II tho things he says were true.
and II were as bad man as he Is. as weak
man as he IL. AS vain man as he is
even, II were oil that he, Is himself ard
oil that he says I am-still It would re.
have been deprived OF their rights on these
landss The only interest that can be pro;
6E h9s9 gtEss gss rs n9r hS
est Of purity and honesty and justice, but the
interest of the few men who have made and
proper execution OF the laws. The State OF
Florida 10 tho equal OF any other State. Its
sentatyes Of olhor States: / should scorn my
self with infinite scorn II ! came down to the
level OF the panhood and character OF the