Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-14
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, July IA.
SENATE.


river near Belle Vernon, Pa, was
passed.
Mr.. Allen, rising to aquestion of per-
sonal privilege, said that, having been
absent from the city until yesterday, he
had not seen the report published in
some newspapers representing him as
having committed misconduct, while
under the influence Of Intoxicating
liquors. The statement was, he said,
absolutely false. There was not a
shadow of EXCISE for it. 1t was an I'M
truthful statement.
He was at loss to understand how
assassins of human characters could en-
gage in such idle reports. Some human
ghoul had given circulation and cur
rency to the report through the press
of the country. He was not averse to
Just and proper criticisms, and if the
thing concerned himself alone he would
be absolutely Indifferent to it. But in
view of the fact that the commonwealth
which he, in part, represented had its
honor placed, to some extent, in his
hands, he deemed il his duty to make
a public denunciation of the report. He
would not speak unkindly of the man
who gave currency to it. He enter
tanned for him no unkind feeling what
ever. He denounced him, however, as
unworthy of the confidence and respect
of good men. He denounced him as
one who would shield himself and his
obscurity behind the influence and pro-
lection of a powerful press in order to
assassinate the character a man who
was absent at the time the charge was
made. In 50 far as the press of the
country was pure, AND gave to the
people proper and needed information,
it should meet the respect and conf
lence of ALL But in so far as it was
used by individuals to wreak their ven
geance on men-especially in their alb
scnce-and when, obscure themselves.
they struck at men in the dark
for that kind of journalism he
had not the slightest respect. A
man who would give currency to a
statement of that kind was more dan
gerous enemy to the peace and well
being of society than "an army with
banners" Like the stranger of India
who crouched in the grass by the path
way where his victim passed, and threw
his deadly rope around his victims
neck and choked out his life, so men of
that kind who stabbed without their
existence being known, and who as
sailed character without inquiry into
the truth of the charge, merited the
condemnation of every honest citizen
The Senate then resumed considera-
ton of the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill-the ques-
ton being on paragraphs to re-organ-
ize the several executive departments
of the government.
Mr.. Sherman moved to strike out all
of those paragraphs. They proposed,
he said, an entire revolution in the f.
nancial system Of the government, and
yet there were probably not twenty
Senators who cared for or knew what
question was pending or what DISPOSE
ton might be made of it. Such legisla-
ton if it were offered as an amendment
to an appropriation bill would be ex-
cluded under the rules Of each house as
independent legislation. He considered
it his duty, without much hope of sue
cess, to put on the records of the Senate
the consequences of this change in the
financial system. He then proceeded
to state in detail the objections to the
measure. 1t is proposed, he said, to
abolish all the comptrollers of the Treas
ury except one, and that was, in his
Judgment, a revolutionary proceeding
HOUSE.
Speaker pro TEN. Rich ardson sent
note to Clerk Kerr naming Representa-
tive Dockery to perform the duties of
the chair for the day.
A bill was passed authorizing the
Dubuque and Wisconsin Bridge Com
pany to build a bridge over the Missis-
slppi river from Eagle Point, Dubuque,
to point in Grant county, Wis.
The bill to promote the efficiency of
the revenue cutter service by providing
system of retirement for the officers
was called up and Mr.. Clark took the
floor to talk out the hour the bill could
remain before the House so as to kill it.
In view of this Mr.. Wise asked unani-
mous'consent to withdraw the bill, de.
nounclng the attitude of the gentleman
from Missouri in thus putting his indi-
vidual objections in the way of his do
ing business.