The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-13
LIVE flashing TON TOPICS.
Things OF Interest In and Outside of tho
Halls of Congress.

WASHINGTON, May l2,-The charge made
in tho Kansas City Times. yesterday. that Sena
tor ingalls, had boen guilty of plagiarism wher
he delivered his famous ouogy on the life ant
| character OF the late Representative Burns Of
| Missouri. was eagerly discussed bytho Soma
| tors colleagues at the Capitol to-day The re-
marks Of the Senator on that occasion cloateL
profound impression. and added much to his
| reputation rs n student, orator, and philoso.
phcr The Senator himself has often admitted
that he was rather proud Of the eulogy which
he then delivered and it has constantly boon
spoken OF ms the most creditablo effort Of his
life. The Senator'S friends are therefore very
much chagrned at the charge made against
his literary honesty. and they sought the Sena-
tor this morning for an explanation. He gave
1t very promptly, willingly, and even anxious
ly. He had an explanation all ready, and in
troducod It with the vigorous statement that
no WAS advised sovoral weeks ago that tho
charge WAS to be- brought against him and
published, and that tho information was
coupled with the intimation that he could pur-
chase tho manuscript for tho sum OF $500
The price seemed excessive" tho Senator
added. sarcast teal Y. an! SO no refused it.
Ills eNplanati n Is rs follows:
In my youth began tho study of French
without 4 master. ana IN a volume of exercises
found this, with other extracts: credited TO no
one. which TRANSLATED and copied into a com
monpace hook more than thirty years ago. /
was struck by its stately and sombre elo-
quence. 1t seemed to mo then. as it has always
seemed to ne since the m2st iorcibe and I'M
ments IN support OF the immortality OF the hui
man soul. never had tho sermons OF Massi-
them knowingIy eithSr IN The original V or IN
translation. / have used the same lne OF
thought and the language Of my paraphraso
ton, in speeches. and in letters whenever |
have had occasion 70 dwell upon, the mystery
tinue to 10 SO Whenever occasion serves Tho
writer and orator who repeats and preserves
such thoughts and rescnes them from the
dusty oblivion of forgotten centuries confers
an inestimable benefit upon mankind.
I The language is my .r,, owl own: and the
possession, Of the human race. My Iamen iid
friend Col Burns was Democrat In my
brief and humble tribute to his memory. which
endeavored TO portray his Virtues and 10 con-
solo the bereft. by tho hope that the separation
gain or fame Ills Toca assoca 1 @n consider S ier
1t becoming ana appropriate to resort to his
grave, which Is green with tho yerdure of re-
leave them to the judgment of the living and
the contempt OF tho DEAD
Senator Davis to-day presented memoriaI
signed by a number Of business men OF Min
nesota protesting against the increase from
cent to 2.l5 cents per pound made by the Me-
Kinley bill in the duty on tin plate. Tin Plates
the memorialists say. are not manufactured in
this country, and there Is no reason TO believe
that there Will / o any more cloit To manulac-
turO them alter lhlS Increase OF duty than be-
fore. Our present CONSUMPTION of tin plate
imported from Great Britain amounts to more
than s13UOOO 900 pOr annum. Tin plate enters
into the humblest household, and IS indis-
pensable 10 great industries already eslab-
lshed, such rs the canning business, employ
ing altogether not less than 7JO,uOl workmen.
The proposed increase would raise tho plice
of articles mRdo OF tin Mt least Is per cent, 1t
would do injury and injustice 10 millions OF
consumers and bring EN- hRrrnssment and loss
10 important Industries without contributing
to tho success of single dOmesti c interest. In
behalf OF the consumers Of the Northwest, the
memorinlists protest against the passage OF
tho Mckinley bill with the additional duty on
tin plate.
Judge Advocate General Remey concluded
his review of the record OF the McCalla court
martial case this morning, and placed all the
papers in the hands Of the Secretary of the
Navy. 1t il expected thai the action Of the Dc
partment Will be announced tomorrow. lho
department desires to dispose OF this case as
soon rs possible In order TO utiIiHe tho nltou
Statos shin. Inter- rise, which has been tod
W at New York ever since the investigation
began,
fho United States ship Essex, now at New
York. will probably be- sent TO tho European
station, and will be the solo representa-
tive OF this Government on that station until