The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-03
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Congress Yesterdny-Whipping Posts and
Hymn Books Contrnsted ms Moral
Asencies-Oelaware Demolishing Mas.n.
chusetts.
The Educational bill was up in the House
yesterday, and afforded the medium for the
most spicy and amusing discussion that has
taken place in that hall for many day. Mr.
Hoar. Of Massachusetts, had made, some two
weeks ago, when the same bill was up
before, an able but somewhat bitter speech,
in which he showed up the illiteracy of the
Southern and democratic States in COMPARE
son with the reading and writing and other
moral qualifications of the citizens of Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Hoar did full penance yester-
day for that unfortunate speech of his. He
was badgered and abused by half dozen
democratic members, urged on, encouraged
and applauded by the whole pack of the eager
and aroused democracy. Hoar was not an easy
or yielding victim. He turned and snarled
and snapped at his tormentors, and managed
pretty well to keep them at bay. 1t was
an exciting if not an exhlarating scene, of
which a detailed description will be found
in our regular report. The chase was opened
by the solemn and stately Kerr, of Indiana,
who, in serious and resolute manner, under
took to worry Mr.. Hoar for his insulting attack
on the democracy, and to demonstrate that his
State-the democratic State of Indiana-had
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cause of education. Then, after some minor
diversions, during which Mr.. Townsend, of
Pennsylvania, came to the relief of Hoar, and
attracted part of the attack to himself by TAX
ing the same ground that Hoar had previously
taken, Biggs, the Representative Of Little Della
agencies had come in for a large share of
scorn and reprobation, came upon the scene
and made most magnificent display. He
first disposed of poor old Mr.. Townsend by in
sinuating that his aversion to the Delaware
whipping post might be accounted for
by the propinquity Of his residence to the
borders of that State and by the
consciousness that such conduct as he and his
friends INDUCED in was apt to make them per-
sonally acquainted with the pllory and whip
ping post. The abashed Pennsylvania fell
under that blow of Biggs to rise no more.
Then the victorious Biggs, flushed with his
victory and aware that the ''eyes of Little
Delaware were upon him" rushed upon Hoar
and demolished him with an array of the GRIM
inal statistics of Massachusetts,, contrasting
the virtue of his own State under the moral
influences of the pillory and whipping post
with the vices of Mr.. Hoar's State under the
moral influences Of hymn books, common
schools and prohibitory liquor laws The
effect was irresistible. Mr.. Hoar tried to
OUTAGE it by throwing the blame on the foreign
population but he was borne down by peals
Of laughter from all parts Of the House, and
Mr.. Biggs has become famous.
But the fun did not end there. From Ken
lucky, from Tennessee, from Georgia and
from Old Virginia came champions contending
for the honor and virtue of their several States,
and venting their anger on the unfortunate
member from Massachusetts. Where was
Dawes, and where was Butler, that they did
not interpose and shield their colleague,
borne down and badgered by assailants from
all quarters? Perhaps they we're grinning
with malicious pleasure at the pickle his tart
ness had got him into. At all events, they
did not interfere, but allowed him to be
treated in the most merciless manner by the
enraged and fierce democracy.
The Educational bill will be up again for
discussion on Tuesday, when Mr.. Hoar will
have an opportunity of retalating on his
assailants of yesterday. 1t is expected that
the vote will be taken on Tuesday before ad-
journment. It will receive the negative vote of
all the democrats and will hardly receive the
unanimous support Of the republicans. Still,
the appearances are that it will pass as a
party measure.
The House yesterday passed the Indian
Appropriation bill and several bills of doubt
full propriety for the extension Of patents.
The Senate was not in session yesterday,
nor will 1t be to-day, as if obstinatey deter
mined not to go on with the important work
of the session, and to convince the House
that it might as well concur in the resolution
for an early adjournment. The House meets
again to-day, but only for buncombe speeches.
Tho Board of Audit and Appointments
The Faults OF Ha,ty Legislation.
There was much excitement in the CITY