St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-21
SAUNDERS TAKING OFF.
Senators Ask the Attorney Gen
eraI for Information.

Senators Ask the Attorney Gen
erai for Information.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-The senate,
after breezy debate to-day, agreed TO
the resolution calling for information
regarding the killing of Deputy Marshal
Saunders, in Florida. The educational
bill was again under consideration. The
resolution OF Mr.. Chandler, calling on
the attorney general for information as
W. B. Saunders, deputy United States
marshal, was taken up, and Mr.. Pasco
resumed his remarks in regard to it.
He sent to the clerks desk.and had read
various documents, newspaper articles,
and proceedings of public meetings,
denuncIatory of the conduct and
character of the United States
court and its officers in the northern
district of Florida. These represent
ations, he said, might tend to throw
some light OH the causes leading up to
the sad affair at Quincy. If the killing
of Saunders was a result of the facts
and circumstances declared in the
papers read, then the senate ought to
have all the causes which led up to it.
The great trouble in the case was that
were the officers of the court. In con-
clusiOn, he offered an amendment di-
recting the attorney general to inform
the senate also whether any efforts have
been made by the department of Justice
to correct the action of the officers of
the court which has resulted in partisan
jurieS made up mainly from one polit-
ical party, and, if so, to report the same
to the senate. Also directing the
attorney general to inform the senate
whether he had any information of an
official letter written by Marshall Mizell
directing the names of ''true and tried
Republicans" to be furnished for jurors
of the United States court, and what
action the department of justice had
taken in reference to communications of
that character. Mr.. HaWley said that
the remarks of the senator from Flori-
da, and the amendment offered by him,
seemed to be premature apology for
murder. What, he asked, had the bad
character of Saunders and of the admin
iStration of justice to do with the muir
der of Saunders? After some discus
sion Mr.. PaSco's amendment, on motion
of Mr.. Chandler, was laid on the table,
and the resolution calling on the attor-
ney general Tor information as to the
assassination of Saunders, was agreed
to. The educational bill was then
taken up, and Mr.. Blair proceaded
with his argument in favor of it.
In concluding his argument he said the
bill had been part of the national Re-
publican platform since 1884. 1t had
been Incorporated in the platforms of
several states. 1t had been approved
by the action of several state legisla-
lures in quite number of the Northern
states, and in some of the Southern
states. 1t had been
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT HARRISON,
who had voted twice for it almost ex-
aetlv as it now stond). in 1884 and 1886.
In fact. the presidents hand had been
conspicuous in fashioning many of its
details when the bill first passed. In
spite of all opposition, he believed that
the sense of self preservation would
cause the bill to be enacted into law.
At the close of Mr.. Blair's speech, Mr..
Faulkner obtained the floor to speak on
the bill. and the senate at $40 adj
journed till tomorrow.