The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-14
WASHINCT ON

WASHINGTON, March 49, 1873.
The Senate Tired OF Patterson and the
Credit M0bilier.
Poor Patterson plantively pleaded for hearing
before the Senate, when he and every one else
knew that there was no time for any examination
OF the question. Tomorrow a series Of resolutions
will be presented setting all this FORTH and resolv
ing that, owing to the want Of time. the Senate
neither approves nor disapproves of the report.
The real truth is that the Senate is heartily tired
OF the Credit Mobilier scandal and wants Patterson
to ''stay put down."
The Debate ON Caldwcll's Case Continued
in the Senatc-No Vote Taken Yet.
The discussion on the Caldwell case to-day
seemed never-ending and exceedingly wearisome.
Logan was at it again. His harangue was, for the
greater part, repetition Of that OF yesterday,
only trire more meledramatlc. The Senator
from Illinois is perfect type OF the Bowery TRACE
dian, and from the manner Of his delivery one
could imagine him gracing the boards Of 'Od
Drury' and calling for the thunders Of applause
from the GODS caldwell busted himself during his
speech by taking voluminous notes, consisting ofhis
autograph many hundred times repeated, and inter-
estng little proverbs such as Honesty is the best
pslcy,n ''virtue Is its own rewards &c. Logan
piped about for two hours, but, 1t being the same
tune as that of yesterday the Senators refused TO
meIodramatic hero posed and strutted and roared
and whispered through the various contortions,o!
feariully and wonderfully made speech. If this
Senate were immortal and had all eternity
before il for the discussion OF Cadwels case such
speech would have been in order But as IL is,
lie Is short, time Is 1eetfng and human patience i-
limited The Senators endured his oratien as q
strong man does when visited by some inevitable
afflicton-they grinned and bore it. Many OF them
varied the monotony OF listening by going in and
out. so that towards the close Of 1t there were few
present at their desks There was Say One man
in The Senate WIG gave, MS Undivided at
tention t3 the entire speech, and ne was
| the shorthand reporter Logan has one
strong point-namely his pathos. The peroration
OF his speech was long, frantic effort to create
| tumult Of tender emotions in the breasts OF the
| obdurate Senators for his unfortunate Client He
| not only attempted to play upon the heart strings
OF his colleagues but he scared aloft at times 10 the
ladies' gallery, and, in many beautiful pose ana
| touching phrase, sought to pump tears from the
| feminine eyes gazing bengnly down upon MIN.
Towards the very last his voice sunk to an awful
whisper Silence reigned in the Senate chamber
Logan seemed in his solemnity to stand by Cald
| Wells yawning grave. He became painfully i'm
| pressive and was deeply moved; his head bowed
| low; still lower sunk his voice, and then came
the touching finale which seemed to be 9
| quotation from the Book Of Job, but wa'
spoken in SO low tone as to b'
totally inaudible, making the effect doubly i'm
pressive Then Logan came down, mopped hi
forehead, and the long agony was over. After hin
came Senator Buckingham, who delivered what. Il
the casual listener, sounded like funeral sermon
but what, In point Of fact, was severe rebuke o
the Kansas corruptisnist Mr.. Buckingham's mild
subdued clerical look, together with his tone o
| voice, reminded one Of the occupation he has for
saken for the Senate He appeared as If talking
] rom the pu,pit and spirit Of reverence eeepet