Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-16
The U. s. Senate-As the Rebels were
Coming


The following picture of the closing
scenes of the U. S. Senate from the Roch-
ester N. Y Democrat" reminds one lit
tie of what some of the degenerate Roman
Senators were doing, when Huns and GOths
were once coming into Rome:
"Hale called up long bill and there
was lull while the measured monotone
of the clerk swung through its formal phra-
ses. There was hope that the Senate would
recover itself, but when the bill was pass
ed and Hale endeaVored to proceed with
another measure, Chandler sprung to his
feet and yelled and screamed, Mr.. Presi-
dentl Mr.Presidentp 1t was the fierce voice
of an excited, half drunken, qnarrelsOme
man, aud might have been heard at the
Speakers desk in the other end of the cap
ital 'OrderI' 'ordern cried several Sen
ators, 'Orderp 'orderP SHARPLY said the
Vice President pro tenn, Senator Clark, as
lie brought the little ivory gavel down
upon his desk, ringiugly. But the tell
spirit would not down at such bidding;
and Chandler retorted that he was not out
of order, but that the Chair was. The
Senator will take his seatP answered the
Chair. Chandler cosrsely retOrted, You've
no right to order me to my seat, and 1 wont
take i'll and, turning to Hale, who sat next
bim aud urging him to sit down, he ad
ded-'No, I'll be damned if / dop He's
snubbed me enough, and l wont stand it
any longerp Take your seat, sirP firmly
and forcibly said the Chair.
Eye met eye just then, there was a ner-
vous motion of chairs in all parts of the
chamber, and Chandler sunk into his seat.
al deny the right of the Chair to call the
Senator from Michigan to orderI" cried
wilkinson, scarcely less drunk than Chan
dler. "The Clerk will read the rule" said
the Chair, and it was read, aud the Chair
added, "The Senator from Michigan was
out of order, and will not be allowed to
proceed except by consent of the Senate"
Vain and meddlesome Conness of Cslifor-
mia, rose to throw the light of his intellect
upon the question, but murmur of disaP-
probation on all sides hushed him very
quickly. Then, on motion of Mr.. Foot,
the Senator was allowed, by a direct vote
of the Senate, to proceed in order. Ii was
the most pointed censure in years. Qui-
elly Mr.. Chandler proceeded, but was de-
cisiVely beaten in his effort to call up a
bill, and Hale's bill was taken up and
passed.
AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE TAX BILL.
Something past one O'Clock, word came
from tie House that it had passed the In
come Tax Bill. Wilson could contain bim
self no longer, but rose and made fierce
attack upon Trumbull, who had led the
majority, for bis course in trying to force
the Senate to vote upon the question of
adjournment. 1t was pungent, eDjoya-
BILE, but ill-timed and undeserVed criti-
cism. Trumbull sat in his chair like an
embodiment ofviudictive force, and spraug
to his feet as Wilson sat down, with a
"Mr. President" that would not be re-
fused. "He rebuke me? he, one of fac
tion of ten or twelve who have kept the
majority from work for more than two
hours-he rebuke meP' The contemptu-
GUS wrath behind these words was biting
as polar wind in dull October.
HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
1t was half-past one. Wilkinson had
retired to the cloak-room in unsatisfactory
condition, and was supposed to be asleep.
Chandler was bolt upright in bis seat
Three or four members urged action at
once upon the tax bill. Trumbull signif-
cautly said the majority had been pressing
action for nearly three hours on the ques-
tion of adjourUment, and he could not al
low the tax bill to be considered till that
matter was disposed of The cheering
word of his-"faction"-did not suit GER
tain Senators, and Wilson, Harlan, Nor
riII, Conness and Doolittle explained them
selves to their own satisfaction. Every
body was nOisily clamOrous for vigorous
action, and the Senate was doing nothing
with astonishing success. The galleries
looked down in disgust. Afar of was q
country looking up to Washington for
leadership. Below Richmond and in Geor-
gia were two great armies in the death
| struggle with satan and slavery. Every
where, were desolate hearths and vacant
chairs. and mourning hearts. Yet in the
Senate Chamber went on wild revel of
talked of heroism and patriotism, but in
their action was the bitterest fire of mock
cry and the keenest blade of insult.