The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-02-25
bis hoetship now. His evil twinkling

his hoetship now. His evil twinkling
eye was leering, g!aring sneering Mt the
Senate. Partly, perhaps, that elder
hate Of the Senate for disappointing him
on Impeachment partly the desire to
hc large and conspicuous anywhere;
chiefly the wish to usurp the leadership
of the House, and with some marplot
cunning belief that the present might
be the auspicious time-thoss were the
instincts OF a nature averss to order and
ever ready for turbulence and insolence.
People whispered, "Is he drunk %
An under word went round the House
"Shamefuln,
\ man leaned toward me, standing On
the floor near the Speaker, and said:
" His party kept up all night. The
guests stayed till daylight. This morn.
ing they had q champaign break fast
He is drunk and so are several around
him"
Indeed it seemed so. IngersolI, Of
Illinois, with a flushed face, livid pur-
pie in its color, was swapping his thumbs
at the President, lighting his ire at
Buffers torch, swaying in his place,
calling aloud in inebriate iterations.-
His place was close by Butler, right un-
der tho influence Of that raging dog.
star; and Horace Maynard, John CO.
vode, dozen others kept the air full Of
ycils Of mo, no." and similar intimids.
tions Of Mr.. Wade and the Senate. The
people put in the frightened shiver Of .
doubtful laugh now and then Farms
worth drew near his colleague Inger.
soil, and entreated him to be decent.
Ingersoll took counsel Of Buffers eye.
and refused, crying:
"Mr. President. shall my colleague be
saying to me. Hush, hush -"
At this juncture the Congress of the
United States showed the frequent faces
oflitt!c, dcmogoguc- men, seen peer
Ing up at Butler in fear and faith to-
gether-such faces as cried to Plate
away with him" and the House OF
Representatives went down in the csti-
nation of history and the people farther
than ever before in its history.
Banks arose suddenly with surQes.
ton, and his fine, manly bearing had
the effect OF manhood on goose flock.
Wade ruled him down, but on the
shoulders OF Banks apparition recover
ell his own composure aud wits some-
what. "Wlatever Banks may be IN
the field y said grave mrmbor near by,
"he Is the best presiding officer in Amer
ica.' stood on the floor, all this while.
between the two presiding officers and
the House, and shared in some part the
excitement, though feeling, I hope, the
stigma the popular body was earning
for itself. / saw Colfax sitting beneath
Wade, reading paper fictitiously, with
his teeth in his lips, patting his foot,
distress ana anger together upon him,
like the look of man troubled by y
virago. Now he whispered stealthily
to Wade, now accepted some suggestion
from Schenck, Mcpherson, DIR. Mehaf-
ley or n stray clerk. Fin~lly he arose,
with positive face, and struck tho
desk with the gavel in that key and
Incasuie mat the House understood. II
was delicate place for him, being the
\lce President ia abeyance; but anar-
rhy seemed impending aud he took tho
responsibility.
Tho Seargeat at Arms will arrcst
members who refuse to obey the Presi-
dent -
lngersoll continued to cry. Butler
cried to tho Senate to retire
and welcome. 1t looked for u moment
like n deliberate attempt to revolution.
izc the republic, stand between the peo-
pie and General Grant, and inaugursts
a huge national carousal.
Ordway, tho Sergeant, = common
looking person, went up to Ingersoll
and Whispered in his ear. Ingersoll re-
fused to be silent. People of ftmid nervo
began to quit tho House. Ben Wade
showed do2ged obtuseness, but Colfax
was at his ear. The architect of this re.
volt sank to his seat. Grant and Colfnx
were declared elected amidst painful
silence, and the people felt that America
had been dishonored by the American
House Of Representatives
| will dwell no further on this subject.
The scene will never be forgotten by
those VIII" witnessed 1t. the actor of
1t ever RECEIVERS the confidence OF any
great part OF our people, then Is danger
ever present among us.
Hearing of the Blind,