Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-01
CHANDLER CALLED NAMES
Senators Hill and Martin Hurl Epithets at
the New Hampshire Senator.
Glitter Feeling Displayed in n Senate
Debate-Mr. Martin Withdraws
His Words From Record.

Mr.. Chandler, Senator of the United
States from New Hampshire, has been call
ed many names of more or less force dur
ing his career in the public eye. The ap-
pellation most frequently heard has been
1.-The wasp" A session of Congress seldom
passes. however, but some new name is
flung at him in the heat of partisan de-
bate. to swell the list of those that have
gone before. MIR. Chandler does not seem
to mind this pastime in the least. Last
night he entered the arena once more, and
when he emerged he had been given two
new Names bestowed upon him by Sena-
tors Hill and Martin, whom he had stirred
up with his sharp stick of debate. Mr..
Hills choice was "hyena," selected be-
cause. as he said Mr.. Chandler insisted
upon upturning the private record of Sen
ator Roach Mr. Martin referred to the
New Hampshire Senator as buzzard,
who had taken possession of the nest OF
the eagles who had formerly represented
that state in Congress.
Mr.. Chandler had interrupted the course
of the debate on the legislative appropria-
ton bill to call up his resolution intro
Martin had not been legally elected a Sem
ator from Kansas. He went on to arraign
the democratic party for taking forcible
possession of the majority in the Senate.
as he declared, by securing the election of
Murphy from New York through gerry
Wandering, Martin from Kansas by tricky
combinations with the populsts, and
Roach from North Dakota by tamperlng
with certain republican members OF the
legislature, including the speaker OF the
house of representatives.
Mr.. Chandler also went into the history
of the rejection by the Senate of the three
Senators from the northwest, Mantle, Beck
with and Allen, to show, as he SAID, now
the democrats had increased their narrow
majority to seven, which had now dwin-
died to two plurality. He talked 1or
long time though interrupted by Mr.. Nor,
gar who questioned his right to proceed
with the debate on his resolution wnie
the appropriation bill was under considera-
ton. At the conclusion of Mr.. Chambers
remarks Mr.. Hill proceeded to attack him
with the vigor fer which Mr.. Hill Is IA
nous. He called attention to the fact that
the resolution had been dragged In, but ne
supposed this had been done because MT.
Chandler had something on his stomach
which he wished to get rid OF. Mr. Hlli
was going or to express his regret that
such things had been said, when he was
interrupted by Mr.. Cockrell; who expressed
the hope that Mr.. Hill would not treat the
remarks of Mr. Chandler as anything more
than jest.
After expressing regret that Mr.. Chan
hours of the Congress words that would
merely have the effect of making Mr.: Mar
tin feel uncomfortable. without producing
any other result. Mr.. Hill took up the at
tack upon Mr.. Roach with more feeling
and with much bitterness. He hkened MT.
Chandler to a hyena, and he scored him
for dragging out an old charge that mad
never. as Mr.. Hill said. been proven, mad
been forgotten, and had been at the very
most outlawed by the statute or fmlta-
tions II there were ever truth IN II. he
asked who it was doing this. and answered
his own question by abiding to Mr.. Chan-
dler the man who went to Florida TO
steal a presidency, referring to the Hayes
Tilden trouble in 1SIG-1I.
When Mr. Martin tried to take the floor
Mr.. Cockrell appealed to him as we'll to
pay no attention to the paper pellets OF
Mr.. Chandler, but Mr. Martin insisted on
going on to defend himself from the charge,
and he had read a long document relating
to the controversy over the Kansas sena-
torship, the claims of Ady to the seat and
the methods of the election. Mr.. Martin
said that he had heard 1t said, and perhaps
1t were true, that If Mr. Chandler had his
just deserts he would be in the peniten-
tiary instead of in the Senate of the United
States. 1t was then that he called Mr..
Chandler "a buzzard,' who filled the nest
of the eagle and "vomited forth its filth on
every occasion"
Mr. Frye called Mr. Martin to order for
these words. and there was a long con-
troversy as to whether Mr.. Martins words
should be taken down. Mr.. Frye finally
withdrew his demand, but Mr. Hoar re-
newed 1t. Mr.. Martin settled the matter
before his words were read aloud by the
. reporters by withdrawing the offensive re-
marks, but he said that his withdrawal of
them would not change his belief in their
truth.
Mr.. Chandler went at Mr.. Hill after this
with sharp speech relating to his rela-
lions with the White House, and he made
some very sarcastic references to that re-
cent dinner with the President. and about
the Elmira post Office and other little mat
tiers of such interest. Mr., Hill replied that
Mr.. Chandler might be bought off by a
dinner at the White House, but that he
could not be. He declared that the Elmira
post office had been given to a man named
by the regular democratic organization.
and not by him. and he insisted that he
had never received single federal ap-
pointment for a friend of his.
The debate was then continued on the
bill. which was passed shortly after mid
night, and the general deficiency bill was
taken up.