Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-03-03

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. q, 1871

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. q, 1871.
The Radical Senate of the United States
has won for itselfan undying stain Of dishonor,
for the Indecent and brutal disrespect of all
the courtesies of public life, which character
lied its behavior on the occasion Of the pas
| sage of the amendatory enforcement Act on
Saturday morning at 1856. 1t had been de-
creed in caucus, by the Radicals, that the bill
must be taken up and passed, just as it came
from the House, no amendments permitted
and no reply to be made to the speeches oil
the Democratic Senators. The important ap-
preparation bills were thrust aside and the
supercillious and empty pated Conkling start
ed the business. Senator Vickers very Justly
characterized the monstrous outrage as ian
act to prevent the free and independent voters
Of the country from exercising the right of suf-
frage." The little baud of Democratic Sena-
tors made most able arguments and earnest
protests against the proposed outrage on the
rights of the States and the people, but they
might as we'll have Numbered in the ears oil
Miss Winnie Ream's statue of the late amen-
ted and expect to be heard and answered with
a joke. But few Radicals remained in their
seats; those that did were busy with their cor
respondencs and heard not syllable, others
went to and fro utterly unconscious that SEN
ators were pleading for liberty and the preser-
walton of the country; others gathered in
knots aud received the remarks of the speak
ers with smiling derision, and uncomplimen-
tary criticism and laughter. in that buzz
tone which was both annoying and insulting.
So disgraceful was this display Of discourtesy
and i'll manners that the Vice President was
forced to stop it, only to be again renewed.
Senator Casserley also severely rebuked them.
The contemptuous illusions and sneers were
not only hurled at Democrats, for Senator
Trumbull denounced one section of the bill
severely and getting disguised paired off and
left. His exit was the signal for witty attempt
on the part Of Conkling, the leader in this
dsgraceful business, and laugh all round.
am not surprised at the conceited coxcomb,
the fop Conklipg, as bis insufferable airs and
vulgar assumptions has sometime since led
me to set him down as an i'll bred person,
which ais, position and the tailor fails to
conceal, but there were others whom I was
fain to believe gentlemen by breeding, associ-
alton and nature, but without they can plead
drunkenness, which would be poor excuse,
l must class them with the upstart Conklipg,
the Presidents "skip" in the Senate, who
lowered the dignity Of the United States SEN
ate to the character Of beer garden, by be-
havior. not only ungentlemauly but insulting
to the minority Senators.
The Senate on Thursday rejected the bill
providing for an additional United States
Judge for Arkansas. Since then the Senate has
changed its mind, for reasons not stated, and
on Saturday reversed its action, and by ma
jority of one passed the bill. This paves the
way for large number Of similar bills being
passed as Ulysses desires to take care of the
wounded politicians of the last fall campaign
in this manner.
In the House the appropriation bill was
under discussion on Saturday. When the
item of $1s7 500 for the Freedmen's Bureau
was read, Messrs. Eldredge and McNeely
pitched in and showed up the wrong done to
the tax payers Of the country by these large
appropriations to an institution which yet
lives after being legislated out of existence
over two years ago. The result was the ap-
preparation was shorn of 100000, which
won't make Gen. o. o. Howard laugh.
Pennsylvania being in Radical estimation a
doubtful State politically, means are being
devised to secure it to Ulysses in 1872. One
means is to give their sharpest politician,
John w. Forney, Cabinet position, but
Grant don't like Forney and hangs back like
a stubborn mule, but to propitiate j. w. F.
he is about to offer him the Governorship oil
this District, which J. W. F. will not accept
J. w. F. went hunting for a Postmaster
Generalship in Buchanan's time, and missed
it, he has been cunning for one ever since
and if be can't have that game he won't have
any other think be will succeed this shot
Another means to assist in carrying Pennsyl-
vania is patronage, money, etc. The $780,
900, as a beginning, which was voted, on
Saturday, to the League Island Navy Yard
at Philadelphia, if judicously used, will assist
the Radicals very materially in their peculiar
manner of electioneering. Mr.. Starkweather
wanted 100000 for the New London Navy
Vary, but as Connecticut is looked upon as
"done and gone" Democratic, he was sum-
marilly cut of.
Senator Summers next speech has been
duly heralded in the papers, so as to secure a
full house. He will, in the Senate, on Tues
day, assail the President in a manner which
will forever separate them. His speech will,
If as stated it is to be, cause his removal from
the craftsmanship of the. Foreign Relations
committee, and bis being ignored by those
who have heretofore been bis friends. He
purposes to charge the President with nepot-
ism and with having accepted presents. Can
not Mr.. Sumner tell the country something
new? We want some new sensation and not
arehash of what has appeared in the Demo-
cratic and Conservative papers for the past
two years. Probably Mr.: Sumner did not,
until recently, read Democratic journals. His
enaoch w;Il ha vo ono oOod effact however II