The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-02-26
TIE CALI..CnANDLEE EPISODE,
The Debate ON the Resolution OF Censurc-
Mr.. Call Cornere,l,

MIR. Call Corneretl. l
WAsillNGroN, D. c., Feb. 25.-In the
debate on the resolution offered yester-
day in the Senate by Mr.. Chandler CEN
surfing Mr.. Call for interpolatine in the
official report Of tho proceedings Of the
Senate paragraph that had not been
spoken and that was supplementary
and personally offensive, Mr.. Call gave
notice to the Senator from New Hamp-
shire, who had arraigned him (AIr.
Chandler) before the Senate, and would
demand an investigation by the CON-
mittee for making an accusation that
was untrue. The remarks OF the Sena-
tor proved that he knew that the accu-
satlon was not true. He (Mr. Call)
would convict the Senator on evidence OF
his own (that would aslo convict him be-
fore n jury OF respectable New Hamp-
shire kepublicans) that he did hear and
knew that he (Mr. Call) had uttered on
the floor OF the Senate substantially the
whole OF the charge contained in the
paragraph, and, with very few excep-
tons, every word contained in it. He
gave notice TO that Senator that he (AIr,
Call would not submit tamely to the
lmputation put upon him. He would
not ask the censure by the Senate OF the
Senator from New Hamspire, but he
would leave him to the Just judgment
OF public opinion throughout the coun-
try, for having heard his (Alr. Call's) re-
marksand having had neither the cour-
aye nor the manhood to resent them. T
Mr.. SHERMAN on TIE FLOOR.
Alr. Sherman declared that tho rules
Of the Senate had just been violated by
the Senator; but the record would show
what he said, and he hoped that the
committee would examine it. When
the Senate OF the United States came to
such condition TINT the charge OF cow
ardice could be applied to Senator,
and that aSenator could be charged with
stating thing falsely, it seemed to him
that the Senate was receding from the
dignity which had distinguished it from
lhe foundation moment. He hoped the
Senator from Flqridn would read every
report OF what lie had said and not have
published in the Record language which
III any general assembly in the world
would be regarded as disorderly and i'm
proper.
Mr.. Call-If I have violated any rule
OF the Senate by any observations which
have made to-day, or formerly, l with
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Senate. N 4
Mr.. Chandler-If- a=l]F
Mr.. CALL did not understand that
was violating any rule. Ill am not at
liberty, when resolution rejecting on
me is offered here, to 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 do not understand the rules
OF the Senate. But if, in the judgment
ol my senator, it is improper to use that
language, withdraw it, and apologize
Nr. Chandler-Iwill not reply to the
senator from Florida this morning in
unparliamentary language. Ihaye stat
ed IN the resolution which is now before
the Senate. and which am willing 10
nave referred to the Committee on
PRIVILEGES and Elections, what the con-
hnct Of the Senator from Florida has
been. | have rccitcd tho words which
he used, and the alterations which he
made IN the official report. The facts are
stated in the preamble.
TIE WORST OF ALL. 4
Ihesenator used language about me
which l did not hear. He wrote Ian
guage in the report accusing me Of all The
cFlmes in tho decaloguc. And he has
now, this morning, charged mo with be
ing coward for not replying to tha
which I did not hear and that which hi
afterwards wrote in tho Record report
When the Senate has decided wha
,anGuaeo it is parliamentary to use
! Will take OCCASION to defend mysel
from from al the ;mprtations Of the Senate