, 1869-11-21
A REMINISCKNCE
How s@Btsl's Wood Tuned thc
LsAugh upon ScnaeoFs Garfield and
Fisher, and Secured thc I'0aangn OF
HIS Istn L BIRD Bill

How s.BtIl., Wood TUNED tho
Lnugh upon Senators Garfield and
Fisher, and Secured tho E'nAangu OF
HIS lstnCkblru Bill.
From the Toledo 10Y canm<real.
Several days since: In 1eteT,ug to the fact tnat
Of law au.DcrlzipK the Commissioners ot that
comfy to p1J bounty for blsckn4ris, we tncl-
denial1J alluded 10 the knowledge Of General Gar
which would be nndrtslood By every memhef OF
tic Legislature Of 1Sf6- ct, and Ne supposed WAS
understood ny the etlitor Of the Nre.. Hts 70
epoLte to the reference dbplAys such Al ignorance
OF the facts Connected with lne eycntiul history
Of ,tat bill that We nave thoaShl It due TO Ill par
Is e q
went through lhe Leg,sts'ure-
VII Ian, WOOD, Representative from Wood
Enu Utla.a Counties, u 1ssarsl. reaseI IN the
'zLser county, and nj the adjourned session, IN
lSGl. runetpos reti1euts OF his county arpesled
.9 nmfsr & ~ 70 p5o,ee. .ne% aaa!nss tns d.
ats.1, nA!thy rnE'ions Of the county IN cloads.
II MI. AMI therefore drew up It'd presented etil
&ntfot11pg the Commissioners OF tnst county TO
pay An IL tou1tJ for bl2ckolrdA.
oll5 ssr:.ca attention, and T.. TO resting renaIka.
bat Nj. Wood fought erelJ inch OF Efoond and
ne o. sas m G re
lrg Satisfied that Is would hare short lease upon
lie IN the senste-
X luE plI NAe Epk[Q3SEN AHu eCHl ~ lug
s. ra,e, where IT. histoE. formed feature OF the
ses&ion which vii be remembered BY the members
ol thss todg when al other Incidents connected
itwIl ec rememnerrd thAt q bitter contest e1-
Isted 1t that time for tue United statea SENATOR
khp. the light be nG between Coste and Dclsno.
The iEcnds Of The latter gtE EtenAn were reearded
as lnAewaEm Republican, AID we're styled
"SonlnalA'" Representative Wood was sup-
potter Of Jelano, snd therefore, ine1E.ed he d.s
jleAsnre Of the ardent ada iref8 OF Nr. Cexse.
such ~ Senators Garfield, Fisher, &c-t and thtte
gentlemen ,ook core pleasure IA gcading :
Wien the iii va brought before the Senate, IT
Simply % Haer 1 sad MopoTsale, y now orner.I mi
esls. ITO W en,cy sor. Of csnios!i.ue feast =; The
txpeme ofs -Soninsl,~ iresn and rat nom the
"s,es NM Tsrs ne 49, ana ,o5ss
| numerous Ridiculous amendments one1ed. one by
stnA'or sch!etchs Of Fa,.ned, 70 strike out the
oGense soas i fer Blscs Repnnllcaas IL OTIS
VA couEsy. But k,ittDg inch blu Ii The ordinary
waJ rould no: sst:s'g tne senators, whose pleas
s1n Tosd ss1aneea ~ ,se tsa e0uf' 'n
II v1s, therefore, Whispered about among Sen
sto!s that m tnfo7roA sess.on sould ce held IN
Of the b.fl vocld be sear for to explain 1ts prov
s!otA As toon, therefore, ~ the eeuste hook
rsern u Leqssnn1t S.5a Go.s.aoE k,!k vac.sed ne ne
Presideetr SEAT. All OF The Senators remained 70
| v,sae,s tne lrots Ard news ot vna1 was sscat %
Tho tionse and 10 all Of The Offices uf the Capitol
| oy the principal actorB IN the fu41cru1s 0ceoe
! wn,co VI 2 nS ensesea, aad he senase
CnAEDT rapidly tned up Win carer spect3-
tckH Soon N 1sststA1t 8eFTe Rut-s alarms wAs de-
s7afcatd &fter ReF9esentauve Wood 70 request bis
Es.sses in ne M ssnase Sas@ees lot To pos7ose = =
biseth:rn hill. Nj. Y. had been aprr.sed Of Wnts
was gutra On. bat be complied Win the request.
one VINO fnsV 1os taas a edms WI bsznz msae
1 10 EsctM1e hl0- spoke lew words With SenAsos