The New York herald., 1869-04-11
Bailey and WadswOrth Thrown
Over by the Adjournment.
A Night Of Dissipation and Day Of Dull
Headaches in the House.
PASSAGE OF THE CUBAN RESOLUTION.
Fierce Talk Between Butler, Logan
and Schenck.

WASHINGTON, April 10, 1859.
Closing Scenes i'm the House-Snm Wards
Midnight Fcast-A Brilliant TriO-Tilt Be-
tween Generals Logan, Butler and
Schenck-Passage Of Banks Resolution of
Sympathy with Cuba.
The closing scenes in the House were both excit-
ing and ludicrous After midnight when the CALLER
les began to thin out members threw aside the little
restraint ana reserve which the presence OF persons
In the galleries seems to impose. Their con-
duct was, il possible less dignifed, ana
their general bearing and demeanor seemed to say,
'Wel, we are alone now, and we viii do j,st as we
please" BY one O'Clock everybody had let except
few negroes who were asleep in the gallery just
behind the clock and o man scattered here and
there, besides a few reporters who seemed deter
mined to see the thing out. 1t was noticeable,
about this time, that many members were assent
from their seats. Sometimes 1t was diffcult when
the House was dividing to get quorum. The ex-
PLANTATION was to be found in the fact that up the
law library OF the House Sam Ward Buffers "Bis-
marck, Jr.," OF impeachment notorlety had set out
an elegant lunch with plenty OF champagne
to wash 1t down, to which he invited all
the members, without distinction OF party.
Just back Of the lobby is the room Of the
ecrgeant-at-Arms. Colonel Ordway. Here, too,
lunch, ,strictly temperance, though only coffee
to be had in the way OF beverages 1t was OF more
public nature than Sam Wards. for Ordway's invi-
tation extended to all the members and employees or
the House, even down to the little pages With Ord
ways attraction at one side OF the hail. and that Of
Sam Ward at the other, MIR. Speaker Blaine was
forced to orner "teers' on nearly every demand
for q division Of the House. About two O'Clock
the hall of the House resembled o huge
smoking room; nearly everybody had cigar
IN his mouth, and pulling away vigorously, as
II legislative inspiration and wisdom was to be
gathered from the weed. Some members were SIT
ting with their feet upon the desks; Others walked
nervously around the hail, casting sharp glances
towards the Speakers desk now and again, as If
watching when their '1ttle bln would be reached
the Speakers table; still others stretched them
selves upon the sofas and went to sleep. One bill
after another was taken up and disposed OF. But
few measures got through without resistance.
The democrats, maddened by the success Of
the majority in ousting their political colleagues
and chagrlned at the passage OF the Vir-
ginia, Mississippi and Texas Reconstruction
bill with the hated Morton amendment to 1t, were
In no humor to facilitate the passage Of other
measures IN which they had little or no interest.
Motions for q recess followed by demands for a
division, tellers and the and nays, wcro OF fire.
quent occurrence. so often was the roll called that
both the regular reading clerks became hoarse and
had to be relieved by fresh recruits. When Schenck
arose to make his report from the Conference Com
mittee on the Supplementary Whiskey and Tobacco
Tax bill the members generally in their seats;
the respective lunches OF Sam. Ward and Colonel
Ordway had given out; members who had
laid down early in the evening to take a
nap woke up and resumed their cigars;
everything assumed an air OF business, and
there was manifest intention to do some work,
though II was then close to three O'Clock in the
morning. Schenck proceeded to explain and advo-
cate the committees report, and mani'estly antici
pated but little opposition. He was suddenly set
upon, however, by Generals Logan and Butler, who
not only denounced the Committee report, but In
sinuated rather broadly that the new Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, the conference committee ana
the chairman Of the Ways and Means Committee
himself, were not above suspicion nor by any means
az honest they should be. This aroused Schenck's
sluggish Dutch blood, and rising with his fists
cenched and his square jaws set ike those OF bull
dog, ne commenced In n sarcastic vein to portray
the immaculate honesty OF his assailants. Towards
the close Of his speech he lost his temper little ana
became somewhat personal In his remarks, speak
ing of some men who added "cowardlce to false
hood" General Logan was sitting a few feet behind
Schenck with his feet upon the desk, half asleep.
tones awakened him-and jumping
hastily to his feet, he exclaimed: II want
70 know II the gentleman from Ohio al
ludes to me, when he speaks OF cowardice
and falsehoods" Schenck, at the beginning Of
his speech had given notice that he did not
want to be interrupted, but the defiant tone Of
Iogan's interrogatory brought Schenck to a sudden
halt; and after pausing sufficient time to allow
Logan to get his question in, he answered. No sir,
do nof.n General Butler was smoking cigar and
with his former brethren on the demo.
jolly humor, cred out "Buter, he means your
Butler turned suddenly and walked at q rapid
stride towards his own seat the republican side
Of the House. lie reached it just IN time to get In
question at Schcncx, who was about to start or
again on the rampage. lie was less direct than
Logan, who went to the Chairman of the Ways aud |
Means In true soderlike style. Instead OF saying
"Does the gentleman from Ohio refer to me when he
speaks Of cowardice ana alsehood ~ he merely said,
In good h"mored wav, "Does the gentleman not
know that the pharsce once saidi Il thank
God that am not as other men p- Had
Butler been as blunt In his inquiry as
Logan, he would, IL Is said, have been told sThou
art the man." As II was schenck rctorted upon him
more nercely than ever and added the word "bypo-
crisyn to the words "cowardice and falsehood.n
Butler made no response, but went away smoking
his cigar as complacently II nothing had hap
pened as no insult had been put upon
him, This served to encourage schcnck and he Il
went On talking everybody knew, at Butter In II
the most cutting style. ~
At twenty-five minutes past three, when the mem.
bers were literally worn ont with the labors and
excitement OF the day, the House took recess until
ten O'Clock this morning. At that hour there was
nothing like quorum in the hall, and those who
were present gave marked tokens Of having been
out late the previous night. Some, It thought,
showed signs Of having been more than once at Sam
Wards lunch room. The whole crowd looked
rather "hard," ana evidently not In the best Of
humor. Many OF them had their carpet bags on
their desks, so as TO be ready 10 leave the noon
tram for tncr homes. IL was an unfortunate
time for oflce-seeking constituents to ask
members 10 "sign" for them, and many poor