The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-26
CHANDLER ASACRY BABY
he STILL WANTS THE SENATE TO
SIT DOWN ON GALL

The Latter Insists That the Spanking
Complained OF Was Administered in
Pubiic-Hawley Stands by Chandler
by Saying that He Did Not Hear the
Slaps.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-In the Senate
this morning, the resolution offered yester-
day by Mr.. Chandler censuring Mr.. Call
for interpolating in the official report of
the proceedings of the Senate, paragraph
that had not been spoken, and that was un-
parliamentary and personally offensive,
was taken up; and Mr.. Sherman moved its
reference to the committee on privileges
and elections.
Mr.. Call stated. as matter of personal
privilege that the Washington Post con-
tanned an article this morning with the
head lines: 'Calrs Bitter Remarkable
Slipped Paragraph Into the Congressional
RecOrdn
That, Mr.. Call said, was falsehood. 1t
conveyed a false impression. He had
slipped into the Congressional Record
nothing that had not been in substance
uttered on the flocr of the Senate. That
paragraph, with the exception of a few
words, had been literally uttered on the
floor.
He gave notice to the senator from New
Hampshire, who had arraigned him by reso-
luton, that he (Mr. CALI would arraign him
(Mr. Chandler) before the Senate, and would
demand an Investigation by committee
for making an accusation that was untrue.
The remarks of the senator proved that he
knew that the accusation was not true. He
(Mr. CALI would convict the senator on evil
dence of his own, that would convict him
before a jury of respectable New Hamp-
shire republicans, that he did hear and
knew that he (Mr. CALI had uttered on the
floor of the Senate substantially the whole
of the charge contained in the paragraph,
and, with very few exceptions, every word
contained in it.
CALL TO DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION.
He gave notice to that senator that he
(Mr. CALI would not submit tamely to the
imputation put upon him. He would not
ask censure by the Senate of the senator
from New Hampshire, but he would leave
him to the just judgment of public opinion
throughout the country for having heard
his (Mr. Call's) remarks, and having had
neither the courage nor manhood to resent
them.
SHERMAN AROUSED.
Mr.. Sherman declared that the rules of
the Senate had just been violated by the
senator from Florida in as gross a manner
as ne had ever witnessed. He had not
chosen to interrupt the senator, but the
record would show what he had said and
he hoped that the committee would examine
1t. When the Senate of the United States
came to such a condition that the word
coward" could be applied to a senator,
and that senator could be charged with
stating a thing falsely, it seemed to him
that the Senate was receding from the
dignity which had distinguished 1t from
the foundation of the government
lie hoped that the senator from Florida
would read over the report of what he
had said, and not have published in the
record language which in any general
assembly in the world would be regarded as
disorderly and improper.
QUALIFIED RETRACTIoN.
Mr.. Cali If have violated any rule OF
the Senate by any observations which l
have made to-day, or formerly, withdraw
them, and apologize to the Senate
Mr.. Chandler-"It."
Mr.. CALL did not understand that l
was violating any rule. If 1 am not at
hberty-when a resolution rejecting on me
is offered hereto state that it is not true,
and that can prove that it is not true, and
that the senator, when he made the charge,
knew that it was not true, then, I do not
understand the rules of the Senate. But if,
In the judgment of any senator, it is impro-
per to use that language, withdraw it, and
apologize for it.
CHANDLER EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Chandler-I will not reply to the gen.
tleman from Florida this morning in uu-
parliamentary language. have stated in
the resolution which is now before the
Senate, and which I am willing to have re-
ferred to the committee on privileges and
elections, what the conduct of the senator
from Florida has been. | have recited the
words which he used and the alterations
which he made in the official report The
facts are stated in the preamble. The facts
that the senator had inserted In his remarks
words which he had not uttered. did not
complain in the resolution of the
language which he did utter as
being parliamentary. When that
question goes to the committee with the
resolution, hope that the committee will
take occasion to inform the Senate and
country whether or not the language used
by the senator was parliamentary, and
what language may be used by senators in
relation to each other, whether in attack or
in defense. The senator used language
about me which | did not hear. He wrote
language in the report accusing me of all
the crimes in the.:..decelogue. And he has
now this morning charged me with being
coward for not replying to that which l did
not hear, and to that which he afterward
wrote in the Record Report. When the SEN
ate has decided what language 1t is parlia-
mentary to use | will take occasion to de-
fend myself from all the imputatiens of the
senator from Florida.
HAWLEY STANDS BY CHANDLER.
Mr.. Hawley-I suppose that the matter
should go promptly to the committee on
privileges and elections, and that it is
hardly proper to continue discussion of it.
But the remarks made few minutes ago
by the senator from Florida, tempt me to
say that, however much he may reproach
the senator from New Hampshire for not
having responded to his bitter and person al
onslaught, most of the senators on this
side would have protested in language as
indignant as if it was directed against
them, against that gross violation of par
liamentary law which he says he committed
the other day, and which l say he did not.
Mr.. Harris contended that the resolution
should be referred, not to the committee on
privileges and elections, but to the commit
tee on rules.
The question was taken on Mr.. Sher-
mans motion to refer the resolution to the
committee on privileges and elections, and
the motion was agreed to.
1t was also ordered that the proceedings
of the Senate on the day in question shall
not be stereotyped until further orders
FRENCH SPOLIATION CLAIMS.
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