The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-06-21

yellow-haired Appolo bestrode the
harbor of Rhodes, though really the
resemblance goes no further than
the fact that the Colossus of Rhodes
was made Of brass. The Senator
has been in an irate state for some
time, and it is only the other day
that, like a huge turkey dropping
and reddening all his wattles and
spreading all his frills aud feathers.
thae hs edHEnyrGaS KS reGaSeimiies-and mics they, as a I
Senator once said, are all who hear i
him speak-cong ratulated themselves i
that Conkling was going to have the
conceit taken out of him at last. Mel
ther Mr.. Summers pausing nor the
Chairman's graveling could reduce
Mr.. Conkling and his confreres to
quiet, on the day Of Mr.. Summers
speech, during their first agitation
and they made enough disturbance
to annoy all vino wished to listen
Finally forced to listen themselves,
by the character Of the speech, they
made studied show Of not listen
\ ing confessing judgment, however,
every few minutes when darting for
3 ward to take notes at what they
e deemed vulnerable points in the
n speech. The conduct Of these Sena-
y tors is, by The way, something amaz-
r ing. 1t is not so remarkable that
t. the rotten-borough carpet-baggers,
% into the scale of whose election Gen.
y Grant threw his sword, should be
l. his creatures he made them, and
can unmake them. and they breathe
rs the breath of their political life
it. through him !; but that the free and
H. honorable representatives OF great
[r. States should be in the same condl'
NV ton is inexplicable.
al- During the latter half OF Mr. Sum
OF ner's speech, Senator Morton, darl
he and fierce, sat jumping about in III
1r. seat Carpenter leaned back, huge
bis bulging, unbuttoned, and sneerlngg
to Conkling, with his elegant feet in
M chair, read papers Logan sat blac
vas and meditative as Red Cloud Char
ed dler was as white Us when, Ion
md since, on the night of the San D'
ors mingo speech, he shook his hsts
ard Summers face Harlan and How
ave and Cameron and the rest OF tt
heir more undistinguished herd, move
an about restlessly Or sat and glowert
ed in his helpless silence under the bIl
g in tering exposure. When the Hou
am Of Representatives one by one GRO
and ded in to hear the arraignment, al
med the doors were thronged and t
The crowd accumulated beyond the doe
we're for the great Senator could
ople heard out in the lobby, so we'll me
we're ulated was his voice, which seem
and to be unusually clear Of what
four impudent little pages call the oyst
as SHELLS in his throat-it was ON au
ding ence worth contemplating. The X
sian and Brazilian Ministers,
where Chambruns, and others, were IN
tand, diplomatic box Mrs. Blaine, n
the schurz, Gail Hamilton, and OF
de to ladies of distinction in the thron
with galleries the Speaker of the He
With a was sitting negligently in a chai
when the foot of the platform, perhaps
| con- sently balancing chances Gen
+; he Butler, pale and excited, in ano
en- its chair, with that magnificent old
to the man head of his bent forward
unded his breast ; Senators Ferry Sci
major and Trumbull clustered round
long orator /; and Senator Sprague-
led ali haps the most independent mi !,
amen the body-was directly before
nistra- the Democrats smiling and trlu'
If get ant in their places +; and Kelley
found Dawes, and Negley, and kalney
scorch Garfield, and Farnsworth, an
tions the leading lights of politics m
ey pre- about the scene. IL was " ~ -,
ok up ael Of the people "no LULU. y
ID an destinies, seldom to be enjoyed
up sud- But perhaps a scene qu''o :.
'gether. markable followeo' "non >:
, - nrom- schurz rose, and after gainl'
9 &C he floor was refused a recess