The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-25

The Blair Bill Opposed BY the
South.
The SENATE GETTING TIRED.
CAaaaler Calls Up Questioa Of Privi-
legs-Can Has Beea Fixias Up
His Lurid Speech.

WssHIxGrox err. Feb. AIN fA~ Sn--
ate, Chandler, rising 10 g. stion Of priv
iiege. offered . preamble nd resolution
stating that Senator Cali. Of Florida.
charged him in debate on thursday with
sonalresponsihslitv for utraeing woman
and the murder OF child n and the de-
sfrucaion of happiness OF b. useholds in the
South. and that Call. in ssiuss.o... a. rted
in the official report the following psss-
graph which he had not spoken: "Taa
blood Of Saunders. If the evidence shall show
that his death is in any way connected with
prosecutions in the United States courts.
be viii have on his conscience The shrek
ing ghosts OF outraged and murdered
women and children. victims Of the vile
iusts and passions of race whom we
taught all that they know of religion and
civiiizstion-the southern white people ans
not to the senator from New Hampshire
it win disturb his sleeping and his watkins
hours; like Banquo's ghost 1t viii not
down, and oceans will not wash his blood
stained hands from the guilt OF rape and
murder Of these tender white women and
children
The resolution condemns such action a.
breach of privilege, for which Call Is CEN
sured. and orders that the paragraph so
added be stricken from the report in the
Congressional Record.
Call defended his course in the matter,
asserting that he had in debate expressed
substantially the same idea as Is expressed
in the additional paragraph. He simpy
changed the phraseology, rs he had a
right to do.
After short debate the resolution wen.
over till tomorrow.
A communication from the attorney
general on the assassination of Deputy
Marshal Saunders was referred TO the
COMMITTEES on privileges and elections.
The Blair educational bill came up as un-
finished business, and Faulkner addressed
the Senate in opposition to it. Among
other things he asked if the bill was sane
toned by the provisions of the Federal
constitution; are its provisions which ef-
feet distribution OF the fund between states
and between races just and beneficial: is it
the part of wisdom and state smanship for
the national government to embark on this
boundless sea of unrestrained and un-
limited legisiationf He took the negative
OF the propositions. and went on to argue
In support Of his views, quoting from de-
oatcS ou TIC coustltuluu, iIuIH TIC
decisions of judges and the writings
of recognized statesmen. The bill has
been justified by its supporters on the
ground of relieving illiteracy and yet when
the fund got into the states one-,hfrd more
would be given to white children than to
colored children Ton the basis Of school
population) while the illiteracy OF colored
children Is 20 per cent greater than that of
white children. That contradicted the
principle Of the Dill.
Faulkner said he had perfect faith and
absolute confidence in the present and
future Of the South. He did not intend
that the active, energetic and enterprising
people OF West Virginia should be held up
before the people clothed in rags and cry
ing in poverty and humiliation. II the
constitution did not prohibit the passage
Of the bill. = sentiment of justice, at least.
would demand that the distressed farmers
OF Dakota, the miners of Colorado and
Nevada. the lumbermen OF the Northwest
should not be called upon to contribute to
the education of the children OF his state.
Coke obtained the floor and Platt arose
and said the educational bill had held its
place as unfinished business since February
and he should insist that the bill when
taken up should be discussed every avail
able hour until vote was reached. II
ought not to block the way of other impor-
tant business now on the calendar.