The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-02-09
Special CoeIsspondeAce Of the COarier.gps
Watts From Washington!
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N February, 2, 1871,

lpecaal COGfo1pOndeAce OF ehe COorle1s7e
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WASHINGTON, d. G., b
\ February, 2, 1871. j
BAD ntooD IN THE HoUeE.
Fhsre was a spicy tims Il tho
hse Of ReprssentAtt ves ysstefday.
was ocossioned ~ ths wses de-
Iate which spsphg spep ~ bin
repeal the test OATH. Tho hill W,
nnder the immediate conttol &c the'
distinguished Ben. Butler. Though
to its repeal, it came within
bis province TO take charge 81. u
oSiss soiAb bsiag member II thSi
Judiciary Committee Short speech-
minutes .long--were allowed
zach member who desired to VENT.
late and dispose Of superhuous gas.
Jefferson; Long, the colorcd member
from Georgia, made his maiden
speech and opposed the repeal Of the
oath. His remarks wsrc couched IN
excellent language; he was emphatic
in his opposition to the bill, but con-
ddctsd himself IN / more parliament
tary manner than did the majority
Of those who spoke on the measure.
Porter, Of Virginia, and ''Shoo Fly"
Cox-kttle Sammy-bad q war Of
words-a heaving Of the mountains
without even bringing forth = mouse.
Each called the other . s'mean man"
and both doubtless told the truth
Cox said, .sWsll, how does tho old
thing work 2" which caused Porter
to ffoth - the mouth and reply:
"Yon know how it ID, yourself "-
Then there was something said about
Cox representing the dregs Of New
York society, to which Sxmivel 70,
piled that he never had been place
III irons or wore o ball and chain, for
disloyaltyi This was i crusher.-
The digni6td and parliAm entary
BlsinS Proceeded to shut on the wind
from 10th pagilists ~ u liberal use
Of His gavel. Following this, came
8 Nv hplAasant words 6etwoen an
Wyck and Plat, Beck and Maynard,
J0nSs ahd Butler, which resulted 10
do Blood "a ID. II I'D the Conoressmen
fouRht nobfy with, thur tongues.
Tie bill was passed and tho test oath
xbolishsd4s very dlwise movement
1namY humble jutl cement. Conces.
sipni 70 tho n bei element are alwayi
followed aby more impettinent de
imands from NE leaders ] and fresh
Satrsges ~ 0ver the south .abo.
Il Sin,zkaasit Gloria oTilsoais!" 3
|ar 4ksr ( Zig edght IL isxecutive Ses
isi6n Yesterday the Senate by . ,vot,
Of thirty -ons to eight confirmed Hon
Willis Drnmmond OF onr State, Com
missioner 81 the General Land Office
picc Joseph 8. Wileon. During th,
tiebate il Executive Session Senator
Harlan gsvo SsnA tor Nys some hom,
thfusts which made the old ma,
wfithe. For some reason unknown
To NORTH man the Nevada Senate
vssmed to b the special champion o
Mr.. Wilson's pre- ended claims to tn,
ONCE. Senator Harlan's remark
were able ana dighined and had mucl
| to DO ia securing 10 eolid & vote j,
bshalf ef Col. Drnmmond. The Ma
tiona1 Republicans, ~ Ill I odds tn,
lnost spicy Journal here, thus de
scribes the iast days Of Joe Wilsoi
the fossil and chronic Office beggar:--
HOld joe Wilson has At last beef
| disposed 81, and the end Of his Off
cial life reached. Yesterday his sue
ccssof, Mr.. Drnmmond, was CON
|.efmed ii executive session BY 1 vot,
81 thirty .ons % eight; % the phenom
enon Of man being in Office fol
half : century without knowing
what side 10 politics he belonged t
win cease any longer TO exotic curl
osity. But old Joe died hard in OK
ecutive session. Senator Nye cham
pioned his oanse, and protestet
against the cruelty of bringing dowr
the executioner's knite without l
moments warning on the devotet
head Of % faithful end venerable .
worker in the service Of N migrate
xLet him live until the ! ID !
March" imptored Nys, Ia his mos
pathetio tones. nThink or him, ? 81
exclaimed, 'sAfter ifty years Of scr
vios, thrown penniless on the colo
charity Of IN unteeling worid-ar
old man, grown grey IN his labor d
love and patriotism; alter yielding
| up, the bloom and blossom Of hi
years from The amor pdtrie in .hii
nature" Then Senator thurman
[spoke for the forlorn Joe, and even
threatened to invoke the proud mgii
Of the Constitution TO shield him
from his ,threatened DOOM. "lt
would he said, abe in violation. Of
|the tsnure-of.ofioe at; - great AZ
|invaaion of the Laws Of Congress 81
Andrew johnson ever attempted. :
He hinted ct impeachment, board
Of managers, locking mp the machin-
cry Of legislation and bringing every
thing to ! stand-still if old Joe. was
turned out for the accommodation Of
any man living. Casserly spoke for
him; Democratic tears flowed freely
for Old Joe. : A vague rememberance
that he WAS the only link left be-
tween the Democracy of the past
and present moved them TO ssympa7
thy. But all il vain. Senator
Conkling, who has no more poetry
nor the milk OF human kindness in
his soul than il he. were born, ip Del
aware, said, substantially, that old
Joe .was better OF than most men
retiring from business; that he had
noLice Of his execution, and
that Secretary Delano waA greatly.
embarrassed BY having an officer il
his department who WAS mother in
with, him nor. 81 any posi-
tive utility Then came the vote,
and By thirty.on Ia eight, old Joe
was consigned 70 oblivion, his offic
ial head dropped In the CAV dust, and
Drulnmond. bic shccessor, was oon-.
firmed. i, !, NJ ~ $500, s.. 49, bg
!, ,7 17's 81 v7I u lll nzAx, 20, a s.