The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-12
Much Fuss and Little Wool.
Post Observation-Disclosures Bissell Re-
auired the Boys TO Behave Them.
selves. or Elsa He Would Dismiss
the school.
ALL SORTS AND vAT1ET1Es OF DEMO
Gratis CAREFULLY DESCRIBED.
Our New Representatives. as Well as Our
Old REPRESENTATIVES, Show More Tenn
per than Becomes tho Dignity Of Their
Respective Stations and Personalities.
The State.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The following is q
complete stenographtc report OF the heatriug
given the "ReIorm" members OF the South
Carolina Cong ressional delegation by Post
master General Bissell on the 5th inst:
WASHINGTON, April 5, l9S3.-At o'clock p.
M. there assembled In the office OF The Post.
master General OF the United States, the
Postmaster General, Senators Butler and
lrby, Representatives Taibert, Latimer. Shell
and Strait and ex-Representstives Hsmphill
and JOhnstone.
THE POSTMASTER IMPOSES CONDITIONS.
The Postmaster General: Before proceed
ing with this conference I desire to make q
suggestion. know how Important this rub
jecG is TO all OF you gentlemen, and | know
that when political questions arise they are
apt to engender y good deal OF personal feel.
Ing; and 80 we Will go ahead with this confer
upon any angry words being used, shall ter
niinste II. want both sets OF gentlemen 10
accord me the privilege OF terminating this
conference at any time have o MUD TO-,
without assigning any reason for 1t. desire
that every gentleman here present shall I'M
ders,and that, SO that there will be no person
al offense TO any gentleman here or 10 me.
Leave me the right TO decide that; call your
you may discuss this matter dispassionately
and coolly all the way through. If you agree
" that, we will proceed.
SENATOR rRBY ACCEPTS.
Senator Irby: On the part Of the Reform
Congressman from South Carolina / wish to
say that the proceedings will oe conducted
with the utmost decorum; but feel that II is
incumbent upon me 10 say that gentleman
from South Carolina has said that Gen. But
ler had declared to him that he WAS coming
10 this conference loaded, with stick In hand
and pistol In pocket l wish 70 say, on the
part Of the Reform Congressmen. that we % are
but that we have no pistols. and shall con-
duct this investigation with the utmost de-
coTum.
OF that kind Of business
SENATOR BUTLER NOT ARMED.
Senator Butler: That makes an Issue pret.
ty sharply al once. Ii my colleague has any
idea that have q pistol or anything more
than q cane, which a:n obliged 10 use
Senator Irby: l only speak of IL because 1t
was told 10 me by ]. H. Tilnan, correspond
ent OF the Augusta Chronicle.
Senator Butler: Do you give him as your
A Senator irby: Yes, sir.
Senator Butler: / never said that. There
Is not syllable Of foundation lor N-not q
syllable. l never carried pistol In my life
The proposition IL too absurd TO be repeated
In this presence-tos, ridiculous. 1 am b 1T
tie amazed that my colleague should have
thought 1t necessary TO have repeated such q
statement, knowing me as we'll as he does.
r Senator Irby: He gave this In formation In
the presence Of three Congressman from
South Carolina.
The Postmaster General: Who Is he-a
newspaper man?
Senator Irby: Yes, sir!
The Postmaster General: I have been here
but short time, but lind that these news
paper men are very apt to get up jokes;
must assume that this is joke until / am and
differently advised.
Senator Irby: am ready TO assume that II
is a joke, but 1 thought IT proper that you
should know II.
NEWSPAPER jokes.
The Postmaster General: We may safely
assume that II Is simply rrOtesque sugges-
tion. Let US brush that away. II that right
IL reserved TO mel do not quite see how 1t Ii
feasible 10 give that power 10 anybody else
we will proceed.
Senator Irby: I must cheerfully accord
that right to the Postmaster General.
Senator Butler: do not think 1t necessary
for you 10 accord him that right. The Post
master General Gun do that without any con
sent on your part
The Postn aster Generel: II might happen
in this way that In the heat OF the discus
sion 10 terminate the conference might seem
unfair TO one aide or the other, II IL is not al
lowed TO reply to something that has beer
said by the other side. That being under
stood, suppose, now gentlemen, that we pro
ceed.
WHO GOT UP THE FRACAS.
Senator Butler: think we ought TO state
MIR. Postmaster General, that am here or
your invitation entirely.
The Postmaster General: That Is true.
received word that you (referring TO Repre-
sentative Latinler) were to be here. / think
you gave me the word personally. You sale
you gentlemen would like TO be heard on thil
question.
Senator Irby: And that am here on hi
invitation also.
The Postmaster General: 1 wrote a letter
to Senator Butler, telling him that we woult
take the matter up and asking him TO be pre-
sent
Mr.. HemphilI: Mr.. Johnstone and myself
Mr.. Brawley, is absent from the city
The Postmaster General: / think l men
toned him In my letter.
Mr. Hemphill: He is absent from the city
he Is In South Carolina.
The Postmaster General TO Mr.. Latimer)
This meeting was convened on your sugges
ton.
Representative Latimer: Yes, sir!
The p, stmaster General: Then suppos
you state the purpose, and open II.
WHAT THE REFoRmERs WENT TO WASHING
Representative Latimer: We came t
Washington, after having returned home afte
the Inauguration, for the purpose Of looking
into the postoffice appointments. DR.. Strai
and myself went into the office Of the Fourtl
Assistant Postmaster General. Mr.. Maxwell
and introduced ourselves. He said to ID
Strait: Senator, am very glad TO see you
There is little matter wish you TO explai
In regard to the Third Party Congressmel