Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-01

rhe Night Meeting of the senate n
Most Exciting one

Most Exciting one.
Washington, Feb. 2s--'rhe senate
chamber was the scene OF an eXtraor-
binary denomination at tonights seB-
sion, beginning with sensational
speeches ana eliminating with IN ex-
change or personal cpthets eimost
without parallel IN the history Of the
senate.
Nj Chandler personally arraigned
many Democrats.
Mr.. Hill responded. eharas.erlzing
Mr.. Chandler MS a hyena for having
dug up the private record eli Senator
Roach
AR, Martin. who had been ptiulgned
by Mr. Chandler. replied with irttnRe
bitterness, oharacterlzing Mr.. Chandler
as a "buazard," and declaring that n
half was true that WAS charged against
Chandler he should be In the pOniten-
tinry Instead Of the United states sen
ate
At times there was great confusion
ana excitement In the galleries. The
excitement on the floor OF The senate
and IN the galleries lasted until after
midnight.
Rnpid progress was made on the leg,
islative and judicial appropriation I'M
at the night session,
The appropriation for the Utah con
vontiou was temporarily laid aside to
permit Mr., Chandler TO mako n speech
on "Reoent Election Methods OF the
Democratic Party"
Concerning the election OF MIR. Muir
phY Deml OF New York Mr.. Chand-
Ter did not question m, legislative reg
ularity but declared that It was brought
about by Eerrymgnder aul varioua
forms OF oleCtioneering, larceny and In
titnated that the TIM governor and
present senator from Now York woa
concerned therein. As TO the election
or Mr.. Martin (Dom., Kas) Mr.. Chan
dler said the aenator although n Demo-
crat had made "cloAs connection"
with the Populist members or the Kan
Fas legislature and on becoming "A sena-
tor had assumed all the Democratic
patronage which the state OF Kansas
received from the administration. The
people OF KanBps were thus deceived.
",rhey cheated to get him In" said
| Mr., Chandler. 'and the reauitA have
h,sen what might have been expected
As To the seat now occupied by Mr..
| Roach Dcm., n. d. MIR Chandler de-
clfred ii would be flled by Renuhii-
can II thore had not been the basest
manipulation In which tno Apuakrr OF
| the house and his confereratea had par
/ tioipated.
This speaker had subsequently come
| to Washington an sutocrat from his
home asking AN office from Cleveland.
/ and not getting II. had gone no one
| knew where. dlishonored and dosplsed.
He thon took UP the investigation
which the senate began as TO the prl-
! waite record OF Mr. Roach and read
from the Congressional Record TO show
how action on the investigation had
been avoided.
And so," said Mr.. Chandler. "the
| former cashier OF the CitigeDB' Ma
tlonal bank OF Washington continues
to occupay u seat Us Democratic SEN
ator."
Mr.. Roach sat at his desk through
out the severe arraignment.
Mr.. Morgan sought TO interpose
question a. to the regularity OF Mr..
Chambers speech.
The vice-president held II to be In
order.
Mr.. cocirell endeavored TO break the
force OF the speech by remarting.
There In no reason why such harm
less speech should not proceed"
Rising, Mr.. Chandler referred to Mr..
Morgans point Of order and said he
would assure the Alabama senator he
did not intend to touch upon Alabama
election frauds. as Il would take too
much time.
"You have already touched upon
them through your mouthpiece." re-
sponded Mr. Morgan, land have
treated your attacks with contempt and
disdain.'
MT. Hill Wah on MS ltet HHcu MT.
Chandler closed.
He said the senators had witnessed
an extraordinary spectacle. The sem
ator from New Hampshire had been
proceeding through courtesy. He evil
IDENTITY had something on his stom-
ach" and 1t was necessary TO got rid
OF the BILE" but the spectacle the sens-
tor had presented tonight. INDUCING In
coarse statements against brother SEN
ntorB. does him no good. and will do
his party no good. said Mr.. Hin. We
hemently.
Mr.. Hill was about 10 take up Mr..
Chandier's speech IN detail when AFR.
cocirell interrupted. saying that he
hoped the senator from New York
would not take up the speech OF Mr..
Chandler otherwise than az a Joke.
Mr. Chandler then said. II hope the
senator will proceed. 1 have been
trying for two years TO draw him out
on New York election methods
And you have drawn me out" am
ewered Mr. Hill. "and before am
through you may conclude that It
wsuA have been well not TO have
drawn me out"
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