The Jasper Weekly Courier

A SENATORIAL EPISODE.
Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, Creates a Sensation in the Chamber by Making a Serious Charge Against Senator Brown, of Georgia, That of Falsifying the Record.

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 16.

Senator Ingalls, rising to a question of personal privilege, said the senior Senator from Georgia (Brown) had referred to his making a characteristic speech on the bill to refund certain moneys to the State of Georgia. That language had escaped his attention at the time, but the employment of the terms used were offensive, and he asked if the Senator intended his remarks as personal and offensive.

"Most certainly not," said Senator Brown.

"The relations between the Senator and myself have always been pleasant."

"That is sufficient" rejoined Ingalls with icy distinction, "on that point."

The Senator then objected to another statement in Brown's speech in which he said that Ingalls had not come to the point but went all around it in regard to the position of Georgia in this money question.

"Are you satisfied" asked Ingalls:

"That you used that language?"

"That's my distinct recollection," answered Brown calmly.

Ingalls, continuing, said that after the report was sent to the public printer the words were deliberately interpolated in the report of the Senator's speech which falsified the records and committed a forgery on the records of the Senate."

This assertion created a sensation in the chamber. Vice-President Edmunds thought the Senator out of order, and remarked that if he had any accusations to make he must make them in a different way.

"That language," continued Ingalls, "was not uttered in debate, and is susceptible of an offensive interpretation."

A Senator on the Democratic side cried "This is shameful! Don't reply, Brown."

Senator Brown, whose face flushed with excitement, said: "I decline to make any reply."

Ingalls, who remained on his feet looking fiercely at the Senator from Georgia "I supposed the Senator would."

"The Senator is out of order," again said the Chairman.

Ingalls went on to charge that the changes in the report were in the handwriting of Brown; he said he was always willing to submit to the fortune of victory or defeat, but he was not secure against partisan arrows that a flying foe might see fit to discharge from the safe ambush of the printing office.

"While this midget warfare," he exclaimed, "is eminently safe to the one who wages it, it is not satisfactory to the victim. It requires about the same amount of courage that is exhibited by the thug who waits until his enemies are asleep and then stabs them. I move that the language which I have referred to be expunged from the record."

Excitement on the Democratic side continued. Several Senators clustered around Brown and told him to keep cool. Gorman objected to the present consideration of the resolution, which accordingly went over.

Some other business intervened. When it was disposed of, Senator Brown said: "The motion being objected to, I will not reply now, but I do not intend that this shall go unchallenged, and will reply to the accusations to-morrow."

The excitement then subsided and the Senate proceeded with their business.