Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-04-17
A SCENE IN THE sENATn,

The editor of the New York Independent
was in Washington at the time of the debate
and passage of the Civil Rights hill, and thus
describes, in his sheet of last week, the scene
he witnessed in the Senate OF the United
States on that occasion.-
Let us now turn back 10 the Senate Judge
Tmmbul is to call up the Civil Rights bill,
"the Presidents objections to the contrary
notwithstanding, 1t is easy TO see that the
Judge is about TO make demolishinC speech;
Tor, as he rises, his fingers are idly tearing a
piece OF white paper into fine bits and snow
ing them down on his desk This little
idiosyncracy is a certain foretoben that the
Judges mind is full of his theme, and that
he means to tear the veto into Just such bits.
IL was the most gripping argument l ever
heard IN legislative assembly He arrang-
cd his points like row of nails and ham
mered them home one by one. On the first
day, he answered Andrew johnson, and on
the second, Reverdy Johnson-both out o
| their own mouths. The Johnsons were
badly damaged, and have been laid up ior
repairs The gallaries were charmed; the
grave and reverend seignors listened and
smiled; and even the venerable victim from
Maryland grimly enjoyed the joke, The
vote, had ii been earlier called, might have
| been carried on three different occasions,
nut, Tor one reason or another, action was
postponed day after day At length, on Fri
day afternoon, about tour O'Clock, it wa.
thought that the end had come-when sud
denly ttDr the greatest calamities are sudden
tiarret Davisrose to speak, armed with notes
references law-books, newspapers, and
| tough, tish-like tongue. AT first the audienc,
drew long breath, but suddenly relieveC
itself by IA loud laugh. The little, miniatur,
automaton gentleman nodded his head, ant
SAID he meant 10 proceed like an October
rain, copously ana at his leisure; but he wa,
much drier than any other October rain
was ever caught in. Senators fell to writinl
letters perusing newspapers, stretching them
selves on lounges, or mapping in their chairs
AT last, as when congregation wakes ATTIC
preaching is done, Mr. Garruity sat down
and the Senate grew reaniniate, like gian
| refreshed salisbury rose, Just to say tina
the passage OF the bill would bring blood
shed and revolution. McDougal, just to ad,
ditto to Mr. Burke" The vote was nov
to be taken. Dead silence reigned, saw
only the Clerk's voice calling the roll. IAN
thony, AYE" Brown AYE" Fur
ther along, Morgan" "Aye"-whereat ,
burst of applause stirred everybodys blood
and that Senator's friends crowded rount
him to offer congratulations. Theroll, whel
completed, stood fifteen nays to 80 yeas, three
more than two-thirds majority. The bill
had triumphantly passed the Senatel TIL
chamber rang with illegal but lawful applause
sudden, unquenchable enthusiasm, durinJ
which the presiding officer, having no righ
under the rules TO clap his hands, gave ven
TO his feelings by applauding with loud rap
OF his gavel. All business was then at al
end, the Senate adjourned, Senators shool
hands, old friends slapped each others shoul
ders, women shed tears, and Joy reignod
o Gentle Reader, it was good to be there!