Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-15
SENATORIAL IRE.
An Angry Outbreak Between
Call and Plumb.
SOME LEFT-HANDED COMPLIMENTS.

The wordy War Ends on About Even
Terms-Cause of the Difhculty-sher-
mans Antitrust Bill Favorabiy Re-
ported-A Soft snap mt Chicago Given
Out TO the Surprise OF Farweil-The
Days Work I'm Congress-Notes.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 15.-There was
Iuite an acrimonious debate in the senate
yesterday between Call and Plumb, and each
gentleman expressed a difficulty in accept
ing as truth what the other fellow said that
was almost equal TO the lie direct. Call made
n speech ut length ON his resolutions in rela-
ton to the claims of Florida under the
swamp land grant, and the alleged unlawful
selections of land in Florida Plumb, reply
ing 10 Call, said that the United States had
granted TO the stats OF Florida more than
half the lands within its limits. Sixteen
million or 5000, 600 acres had been granted
rs swamp land, yet the senator from Florida
said now that most of il was arabic land. So
much greater was the derelictions of thesen-
ator's state II II had betrayed its trust
Reflections ON the Florida Statesman.
He Plumb would resign his seat in the
senate IL he were to bring forward such
complaint against his own estate, after be-
ing 10 cowardly to proclaim IL ON the stump
within its borders The United States lost
jurisdiction of these lands when they were
transferred. 1t did not become the senator
from Florida TO impugn the motives OF the
committee members who lad not agreed
with him on this bill The senator had
asked him some sessions ago to report a bill
10 confirm the title TO certain railroad lands
SO the frauds were to be condoned under
certain conditions, but never in speech. He
had frequently been inclined TO convict the
Dnator from Florida of falsehood, but he
laid, there are some accusations which are
lost on the accused"
Plumb Gets Called Down."
CALL will not be moved Mr.. President,
| by this extraordinary example of the senator
from Kansas to follow his bad manners or
his contemplate methods. He cannot have
| poorer opinion of me than l have of the
senator from Kansas. have not been in the
| habit of violating the rules of debate and
discussion. But If the senate thinks by his
idle bravado, by his defence of this vast
spoliation of the public domain in the inter
est OF those who have profited by 1t, that he
can intimidate me from defending the rights
/ of the people of my state, treat him with
the scorn and the contempt that he deserves
L
the truth. My record in the state OF Florids
| is known. There Is no boodltr there whom
he defends who does not attack me in similar
language, and denunciation such as he hal
used to-day.
Charged with Shameful Ignorance.
Call said further that Plumb was shame
fully ignorant of the subject, and that i
was disreputable to the senate that 1t should
have as charm an Of the committee on pub
lie lands a senator who not only defends tn
interests of the boodlers, but shows his IL
norance Of the subject specially COMMITTEES
TO him.
| Origin of the Row.
This sensational "spatr grew out OF TIN
claims of the state of Florida to lands al
legged to have been illegally held from her b,
the swamp land act. Call has been persist
emily urging this question upon the senat
for year or two, but In such disjointe'
way than even his own colleagues on tn
Democratic side have been unable TO per
oeive what kind of legislation
, really desired to obtain The CON
mittee on public lands Investigated tn
!, question In response to a resolution intro
duced by Call, and made a report That re
port was attacked by Call and the speec
, which he made upon it was taken as a per
sonal insult by the Republican members o
the committee. Plumb as the chairman
was especially indignant and started hi
fght straight out from the shoulder..and i
FIVE minutes the senator's on both sides OF tn
chamber were intently listening TO the ur
usual torrent Of abuse which he heaped VI
on the head of Senator Call, who sat oppC
: site him nervously twirling his eyeglasses.