The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-26
SESSION OF THE SENATORS.
n THE DELAWARE ELEc-
rIoN CHARGED.

Nor wants Punishment OF
,.,Ds AIDING Cuba stopped.
.,,ie Wakes "A Spirited speech on
IL power of RecOgnitiOn-Eui0-
DeIivered on Ex-Spenhcr
....l,r1ton. Jan. 25-The condition Of
to Connection with the choice of
-gstor from the state of Delaware, was
T.4 f., the attention of the Senate To-
~ Mr.. burrows, rep, of Michigan
ua' arsssnted paper signed by the three
+4.,gaI electors for that state, IN
if is asserted that through illegal
f,sud,1lent action majority of about
r.rlblican votes in Kent county had
ian changed into a democratic majority
.b,r. 90 Mr.. Burrows also presented
,,sr signed by the speaker of the Sen
.,a and the speaker Of the House. assert
mo- that legislators chosen by the people
,-rs eyicted from the state capitol ana
,... mo movers of the state government
.r. ,surDed by a corrupt oligarchy
rotb napers urge the Senate to take ac-
ron in the premises ~
In connection with the same subject, Mr..
FIo
a1n,sl his intention to suggest to the
enate whether some method cannot be
- 30 prevent the wholesale larceny OF
sona+orships in various states.
resolution was offered by Mr.. Petit
s,, silverite of South Dakota, and was
Teferred to the committee on contingent
.,ersss for a select committee to in
,1,ire INTO the issue of land patents TO the
9pacfc railroads and as to the diversion
+oo the gross earnings of the subsidies
n,id Inv the companies to the Paclhe Mall
Steamship Company. And notice was given
nv Mr. Gear, rep, Iowa, chairman Oh the
pacfc railroad committee. that after the
Nicaragua canal bill was out of the way,
he would ask the Senate to consider the
pacific railroad commission bill. Mr..
whit. dem. of California, giving notice
mat objection would be made to the con-
sheraton of the bill.
A bill providing that no person shall be
tried in a United States court for acts, in
old of the republic of Cuba, was intro
duced by Mr. Chandler and was referred
10 the judiciary committee.
And then, in pursuance of previous no
tiee Mr. Turpie, dem, of Indiana, address,
I'd the Senate in a long, constitutional ar
eument to prove that the primary and
paramount power TO recognize new state
is vested. not in the President of the Unit
Cd States, but in congress-, under that
that congress shall have power to regulate
commerce-that is, according to Mr.. Tur-
pe intercourse with foreign states. He
smoke for two hours and half and had
not concluded when the hour fixed for eu-
logies on ex-Speaker Crisp of Georgia, ar
rived.
In the course of his speech he INDUCED
In vtuperation of Capt. Gen. Weyler as
an indescribable diminutive reptile" as
"a man who used his sword against Wo-
men and Children and who met his en-
envy with paper pellets and proclamations.
Mr. Turpie favored an immediate declar-
alton of Delligerency, which would be fol-
lowed, he said, by the issue of letters Of
marque and Teprisal and by the appear
ance of privateers-'' militia of the sea-
that would sweep Spanish commerce from
the ocean and would close the market
TO Spanish bonds and securities Mr.. Tur-
pie will continue his speech tomorrow.
The eulogies on ex-Speaker Crisp were
delivered by Senators Gordon, dem. of
Georgia; Gallnger, rep, of New Hamp-
shire; German. dem, of Maryland: Ber-
~ DEM of Arkansas; Mills, dem. Of
Texas; Carter, rep, of Montana; Daniel,
dem, of Virginia, and Bacon, dem, of
Georgia
The Senate then, at 40 o'clock, ad-
journed until tomorrow.
Senator Gordon spoke, in part, as fol-
lows.
M. President: During. the last session
Of congress, and near its close, l met on
this floor for the last time the great Geor-
gian In whose honor we speak, and whose
death an appreciative people so sincerely
mourn Were 1t permissible to refer to the
purpose which brought him from the other
end of the capitol it would reveal, as his
every act, public and private revealed, the
innate nobility of the man.
Charles Frederick Crisp was born in
England, but was transferred before his
irst anniversary to his future home in
Southwest Georgia. Rchly endowed with
native abilities and notably with those at
tributes of character so quickly and in
iallbly discerned by the open rted peo-
pie of that section, in his early manhood
ne commanded their respect and enlisted
lNeH support. in district where compe-
huon was an impossible barrier against
mediocrity, he rose steadily and rapidly in
their esteem and confidence until he held
Without rival, the supreme place in their
affections.
Mr. President. If it be true that our
temperament and sensibilities and char
acter are permanently affected by the
scenes amidst which we are reared this
4det would in some measure explain the
sulhlhgly attractive characteristics OF
our deceased friend. His youthful imagi-
nation his gentle nature, receptive and
''7iHlt' lFNtiNtu lAltiI earliest touches
ana strongest tints from the peculiar civil
Hduon. the sunlight and soft air of that
SeAal cline His childhood was passed
IN locality where an unaffected cordially
was the genius of social life and which
H0sned iormalities, where daily associa-
u9hs We're elevating and refining, and
"hefe all nature tended to soften the
nedIl and lift the soul-where home was
1He synonym of hospitality and where
Every open field made beautiful by the
Mn'e the yellow. and the crimson cotton
moons was trimmed by majeciic pines
~nos weird music. like the distant muir
n'l' oi he sea, tranquilized the spirit and
"Ined the thoughts to God
any nanimate object may be said &c
NPiN the perfections of human character
would be no idle conceit to find in tbs
DS' lperb growth of the southern for
G tNpe OF the life and character Of
.aIe, t. Crisp. ! allude TO the majectis
"tsnoia, or grandihora.
ms Glorious flowers of immaculat,
H'tness, Welding the same deliclou.
.asfanee whether growing In miasmati.
sgamns or on sunny highlands. fitly EN-
"..m the great loving heart OF our friend
'aHIlesting its warmth and tenderness I,
ana poor 10 white and black. Thii
''l glory Of q southern woodland Is un
ia