New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-26
1EH RESOLUTION REFERRED.
fry rrLrcRAru TO TIE TEnuNE.i

Ter RESOLUTION REFERRhD'
INV TELEGRAPH TO TIE TEnuNE.i 49,.
Washington, Feb 25.-The senate No'"'''' "
,.,,s,onos and Elections was authorized today 10
axanine into the conduct Of Mr. CALL Of Florida ID
o,tacring Mr. Chandler in grossly unparhamehth|
,anpnape and i'm introducing suriepuuO'SS III -"
pccords insulting phrases when nc hdu "o' ~
on the floor of the Senate Chamber MI 'ah n'""'
on ogot 70 iu.tify himself this morning but IN the
heat Of his oratory led again INTO several
breaches Of privilege charging senator Chandler VII"
.a,sebood and cOwardce in most offensive anu III
60, manner This second violation Of decorum
brought out deserved rcbuAe from senator sherman
,sho is As indulgcnt and mild hammered aN any oc'
for on the Republican side, but who frankly 'o'' ''.
can that his latest exhibition was a gross orc a
had hecn seen for many years on the senate moor
The Florida senator's conduct, he added was not os
unparliamentary, but also altogether lhp'oP' 90"
dsOrdcrly , titan An
A crowd had gathered in the galleries to hS'en -
,be debate upon the resolution, and the aPec'"0
though brief had an almost sensational IlVi''"
i exnoc,ed that the Committee on Privileges ana
Elections will make early report on tiie 'dSV ",D
after the report is in senator Chandler VIII repN !"
detail IN senator Calls outrageous attack upon Mn
Whom the resolution taken up loNaN' M
sherman moved its reference TO the ComhtNo vi
Privileges and Elections. Mr.. Can stated a. "'''
of personal privilege. that " The washington ioN. ~
famed article this morning Will ''O "N"
.Calrs hitter remarks. He slipped paTder"Pn n'o
.rbo congressional Record That. Mr.. can ''u'
We q faIsehood II conveyed "A false impression
init ,,ar,rranh with the exception OF lew "ord7'
had been literally uttered on the moor Ie S1No
notice 10 the senator from Ncwllampshre WHO I'1u
arIaigned him 10y the resolution ula1 nc r''I' an
would arraign Mr. Chandler before the senate ana
,,oia demand an investigation by the committee for
making an accusation that untrue. The lcmaf"s
90 The senator proved that he knew that the accuNa
tion was not true. lie gave noUce 10 'hdV 3'''t''
tba4 he Mr. Caln would not submit tamcY 10 INC
mDptation put upon him. lie Would ho' ASK WV
censure bv the senate Of the senator from Nc"-
y1srnshire but lie would leave him - the JN>' JUG
mont Of public opinion throughout the country nor
having heard hi, tNIr. Calls) remarks. and haFlh-
had neither the courage nor the manhood 10 resent
them
Nr sherman declared that the rules Of the Senate
had inst been violated by the Senator from florua
IN as gross a manner as he had ever witnessed Ie
had not chosen 10 interrupt the senator but the record
would show what he had said and he moved that the
committee would examine it, When tine senate OF Inc
United states came to such condition that the
charge Of cowardcc could he applied 10 senator ~"
that a senator could be charged with stating th'h-
falsely. it seemed to him that the senate was receo
ing from the dignity which had distinguished IL rom
the foundation 81 the Government lie hoped thil
the Senator from Florida woul read over the report
of what lie had said. and not have published IN " Inc
Record language which. in general assembly IN
the world. would he regarded disorderly and I'M
proper.
Nr. Calf have violated any rule of the senate
BY any observations which have maze To-Day Ut
formerly, l withdraw them and apologize to the sen
ate.
Mr.. Chandler-Hl
Mr. CALL did not understand that was violating
any rule. If am not at liberty when resolution
rejecting is offered here. to state that it Is no