The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22
SENATOR CALL vIcTIMIzED.
He Was Induced to Upset His Own
Kettle Of Fish.

From the New York Times.
Washington, Dec. 19--Alr. call Of Flor
I ida IS now suffering the sensations OF one
who has had the cup OF JOY dashed from
I his lips just as he was about TO drink.
Mr.. Call for years has been engaged in
bitter warfare with the railroad corpora
I tons OF Florida he has introduced resOlu-
IONS charging these corporations with
l the use Of corrupt means 10 influence
/ elections, and his energies have been de-
voted, unsuccessfully. however. TO their
adoption A few days ago he entered the
lists again with the same old resolution.
I IL called for the appointment Of a select
committee Of five senators, to be charged
with the Investigation OF the alleged or
gained Efforts OF corporations TO control
the elections of members of congress, and
10 report TO the Senate whether corrupt
means, bribery, or free transportation
have been or are being used to influence
such elections The resolution also in
structed the committee to report a bill
Tor the punishment of such practices.
rms resolution was under fire in the
Senate yesterday, and IL was finally
amenued so as to provide that the inves-
ugatlon should be conducted by the Sen
ate committee on privileges and elections.
Mr.. taffery was the only senator in the
| chamber who detected the similarity be
tween the resolution and some of the
clauses Of the late federal elections law.
After the resolution had been adopted
! some OF the democratic senators got to-
getner and decided that II would be very
tmpolitic to permit il to go into effect.
Mr.. Cafery's criticism, which was not
| thoroughly appreciated at the time il was
made, was seen to be of vital Importance.
Il was deemed to be unwise to appeal to
Mr.. call on the floor of the Senate, and so
individual senators agreed to request him,
as personal favor, to ask to have the
vote by which the resolution was passed
reconsidered, in order that an amendment
might be inserted. making the investiga-
ton apply alone to the state of Florida.
Mr.. Call, who was in great good humor
over the success of his long-draWn-out
efforts to get back" at the Florida cor
porations who oppose him, was found
perfectly willing to accommodate the gen.
tlemen who made this apparently reason
able request. He to-day, after the Nene-
zuelan question had been laid aside in the
Senate, all unconscious of the pitfall pre-
pared for him, made the desired motion.
II was adopted with rush
Mr.. Call was about to move that the
resolution be amended in accordance with
the suggestion already referred to, when
Mr.. Faulkner. who had been watching his
opportunity, began a fiery speech, in which
the resolution was handled without
gloves, and the democrats were warned
that il would be the worst possible policy
for them to indorse it. Mr. Calls face
while Mr. Faulkner held the floor. was a
study in vivid coloring. He rose to reply
when the West Virginia. senator conclud-
ed but just then Mr. Walthall interpOsed
motion to go into executive session, and
the resolution was left hanging in the air
Mr.. Call is now trying to eXtricate him
self from the predicameny into which his
obliging disposition led him, with the
chances decidedly against his success.