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ClssIng scenes in CORgresS--OregOn Bill
Benton and Butler.

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| will not attempt an extended sketch Of the /
proceedings through this eyenIful night. The
plan Of wear ng out the strength and patience Of
those Senators known To be ia favor of receding
aud Of passing the bill. was perseyered in. Al
midnight most r markable incident occurred.
pau # the same scheme. Mr.. Bulerof South
Carona. roSe with copy of the Herald Of the
10Th instant in his hand, and called the auen.
Ton Of the Senate To the fact that correspon.
denI Of thai journal had published a report Of
part Of the proceedings of the Senate in Execu.
live session upon General Kearney's case.
The correspondent sHid that Mr.. Benton had
furnished copy Of the resolution Offered by
him in that case. Now this was a gross and
most dishonorabIe violation Of the rules of that
body, and he proposed thai The Senate now pro.
coed 10 inquire into the fact, in secret session.
Mr.. Benton rnse, pullid aud quivering with
rage. He took up the Senator's epiihels Of dis
honorable and diSgraceiul, aud shouted al the
top Of his voice that the man who accused him
of dishonorable conduct lied in his ihroat.-
'Ies, lies in his throat, Sir" This he repeat
ed more Than once, with increasing vehemeGce.
tie said he had never quarrylled, that he never
quarrellcd in lis life, that he had fought, aud
fought TO the death. lie was ready 10 maintain
everywhere, as well beyond us within the walls
Of The Senate. that the Senator lied in his throat
During all this Time, Mr., Benton was loudly call
ed 10 order, by the chair, aud by many individu.
ri Senators; MIR. Douglas and others proceeded
10 his seat, and he was at length quieted.
must hurry on. Mr.. Foole took the floor
after this painful and Iamenloble scene, and had
not proceeded far in that peculiar style Of speak.
ing, which, happily for the character of the Sc
nate, is peculiar TO him, when Mr.. Niles called
him TO order for blasphemy! After some con-
versalion, he modified his objection inlo mper-
unence. The seats were nearly vacant at this
interruption, but were almost Immediately occu-
rled, and vote was taken upon allowing Mr..
Foote to proceed in order. Leave was refused
ayes 7, noes not counted. At o'clock in
the morning, found Colonel Davis, of Missis-
slPpl, speaking against receding. The last hour
of the debate was perhaps the most interesting
of the whoe-bu must defer an abstract Of
!, for another mail.
The vote was obtained on the first amend.
ment at half past nine, and the Senate receded,
yeas 81 nays 23. Then came the final and lest
vote upon receding from the amendment cmbo-
"iooOull OlilHlOllloCs ullu tue pCLulC
agreed 10 recede, by the following vote:
lEAs-Messrs. Allen, Baldwin, Benton, Brad.
bury, Breese, Bright, Cameron, Clarke, Corwin,
Davis OF Massachusetts, Dayton, Dickinson,
Dix, Douglas, Dodge, Fetch, Fitzgerald Greene,
Hale, ElumIin, liannegun, Houston, Miller,
Niles, Phelps, SPruance, UPhom, Walker, end
Webster--29.
NAYs-Messrs. Atchson, Badger, Bell, Bcr-
Fen, Borland, Butler, Calhoun, Davis of Missis-
sPp Downs, Foote, Hunter, Johnson Of Mary.
lnnd, Johnson of Louisiana, Johnson of Geor.
Eia, King. Lewis, Mangum, Mason, Mctcu,f,
Rusk, Sebastian, Turncy, Underwood, West.
colt, and Yulee--25.
There were two delnqucnts from the free
States Surgeon of Pennsylvania and Arhonon
of New Hampshire. Tho former was probably
ms usual asleep; the latter is tho Sumo who in
1888 introduced into the House of Representa-
tlves the outrageous gag resolutions violating
the rights Of petition. 1t is proper that such
mon should be peculiar aud alone, aud they
fortunately are so.
The following further description of the scenes
o. the night, which we take from the Phudol-
phia Bulletin, will interest and amuse the reader
Ercitiug Scenes in The Senate Chamber-Cheers
in the Galleries for Henry Clay-Flare mp be-
t'ccen Benton and BHlter-Th lie giren, DC.
Wchave received a teegraphic despatch from
Washington, giving the details of by far the
most extraordinary scenes that have ever trans
plred in the United States Senate. Subioned
is the despatch:
SUNDAY MORNING, 8 o'clock.
This has been a weary night for reporters
and legislators, and were ii not for the intense.
ly exciting scenes that have taken pIace in the
Senate tho fatigue could scarcely have been
borne. The Oregon bill which passed in the
same shape as originally adopted in the House,
was the great bone Of contention. Now for
scene first.
About three o'clock, while Gen. Houston was
on tho floor discussing the Oregon bill, he re.
marked, in reference to the Missouri Compro.
mise, that Mr.. Clay for the act, concluding as
It did tho gloomy rupture between the North and
the South, deserved monument of perpetual
S~Iamanl, to stand in The rolunda hall Of the
Capitol Tor future poslerily 10 guze upon, and
remember IN an hour of similar trial. He had
scarcely uttered the words, amid the most breath
less silence, when, as it moved by "a common
thrill OF sympathy, hundred voices resounded
IN the galleries, accompanied by capping of
hands which seemed to shake the very building
The second scene was Of quite an opposite
character Mr. Foote had just concluded his
remarks. But it being evident that the Oregon
bill, with The ordinance Of 1897, would pass,
unless "ieeling" was Immediately got up upon
sone disracling question, Mr. Butler of South
Carolina sprang TO his feet, aud demanded that
ihe doors be closed for Executive session, as he
had matter for secret session, materially affect.
ing The character of a Senator then prosent.-.
turning to Mr.. Benton, "Ihere,' he said, sis
the mGR aI.ude TO-"
Aud he Immediately read an extract from the
New York Herald, showing that Mr. Benton
had been gully OF making public portion of
'he proceedings in Executive session conse
quenl upon the nomination Of General Kear-
nry TO Rrevet.
Mr. Benton with raue denictol in cveyv In