The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-28
Scenes and Incidents Of the Great Trial and
Pen Pictures Of the Counsel.
HOOPER AND DAWES ON THE RACK.
Proposition to Censure the Pig Iron In
nOcent and an Exciting Debate.
TWO VICTIMS TOO MANY.
Hilarity in the Court and General Good
Humor at the Close of the Show.

| WASHINGTON Feb. 81, 1873.
The third day of the Congressional debate has
been long and weary struggle. The close fights
and the stratagem displayed In the House to-day
| would not have been out of place in battle field,
80 much has been SAID and done, and yet so little
| is accomplished. These worthy members of Con-
gress have beaten the at furious rate for these
last three days, but with terribly ineffective re-
| suits. The snow of last evening prevented
| large attendance OF spectators at the early
| hour OF ten this morning, to which the
House took recess last night. But shortly
| after eleven O'Clock the crowd increased up
| to the standard OF previous days. 1t fell
of, however, to no uncomfortable extent, the
real action of the House in the case OF the mpli-
Gated members became manifest The debate
opened as melodrama Judge Poland resembed
the stern figure of Justice calling for sacrifice.
Then there was clashng of rhetorical swords
and rose-coored clouds of nowery phraseology.
with an occasional blue light in honor of Brooks.
All of this has interested the audience at times.
and the change of the bill to that of farce is strictly
| in accordance with modern theatrical establish
| ments. Brooks and Ames were first to be
SACRIFICED UPON THE ALTAR OF TIE HOUSE.
for their sins well for those Of their fell
! low sinners.
From the beginning OF the debate, at ten O'Clock
this morning until twenty-five minutes past five
in the aiternoOn-the close OF the days stting-it
was evident that the House would not even give
respectable minority vote in favor OF the report of
Polands committee. The plea of mo jurisdiction"
was the cloak under which the majority opposed
the report and hid their motives. The first
hour was devoted to short speeches of ten
minutes duration, alter which Poland was
to close for the prosecution represented by his
| committee. The rafting fire OF short speeches
| this morning gave an interest to the opening pro-
ceedings they would not otherwise have pos
| sessed The members seats were but SHINY occu-
pied when the debate began. Holman, OF Indiana;
| Bird of New Jersey ana Dwight Townsend. OF
New York, mad all spoken their little pieces the
subject claiming jurisdiction on the part OF the
House In the cases OF the implicated congressman,
| before the seats began to have an average number
OF occupants. Cakes Ames was one OF the earliest
ut his post. During the first hour he sat in the front
row, by the side of Hubbard, OF Maine. Another and
still more elegant bouquet than that OF the day
previous graced his desk. The most noteworthy
speech made during the first part OF the hour was
by Fernando Wood. lie made very able, concise
argument, bearing upon
THE QUESTION OF JURISDICTION,
and presented some original views on the subject
He showed that the implicated members were
clearly amenabe to the jurisdiction oil the House ;
for though the bribery committed before their
election to the present term, the offence has been
continuous in its effect. His speech was one OF
| the best on his side Of the House. At this
juncture Bingham sat at his desk, in earnest
versaton with the leering sam Randall. fellow
| feeling made them wondrous kind. They were no
| longer opponents but allies. Merrick, Niblack,
| Poland and McCrary, Of the committee, were
| present nearly from the first Banks did not come
| in until later. or the implicated, Garfield showed
traces this morning, In his early arrival, Of the
mental agony which he Is enduring at present.
His eyes have a sad watchful look; his face shows
plainly traces OF great nervous strain. He as
unhappy a looking man as his worst enemy could
desire. During Mr.. WOods's remarks he seemed in
earnest conversation with Dawes. The two put
their heads together and talked long and conf
dentially Under the same ban OF suspicion they
could mutually fortify one another. During the
first hour this morning Tor rather during the last
hour of yesterdays extended SESSION. Speer a
democrat from Pennsylvania, made
A FIERCE CHARGE UPON THE IMPLICATED MEMBERS.
! He was Pa ctcularly severe Kelley, Of whom
more anon.
At twelve O'Clock the House was well filed.
Banks was in his seat, all OF the victims were on
the noor, and the galleries, with the exception OF
the part assigned to the Diplomatic Corps, were
| crowded. The first hour was the finale OF last
nights session. AS the hour expired the House
adjourned and Immediately reassembled The
eagle was hoisted aloft; the Rev. Mr.. Butler came
forward and breathed fervent prayer; the reading
| clerk began to drone the Journal and to-days ses
sion was fairly under way. At this time some kind
member moved that the reading of the journal be
suspended. This was not objected to- and The clerk
retired to his chair, clasped his hands In lazy
satisfaction and looked happy
Judge Poland now advanced from his previous
seat, taken on the first day of the discussion, and
came down by the side OF Buffers desk, where he
stood ready to close his case. Sargent, who al
ways appears Unexpectedly as a jack in a box
interrupted the Judge, before he fairly began by
sending up TO tue Speakers desk preamble, with
set OF resolutions as substitutes for those of the
Poland Committee. This made some disturbance
but Poland waved them aside at once. Fol
hts part, he remarked, what the House
| cared to do after he had completed his case
! was not for him to say. He then went on, and
spoke well and to the point. Cakes Ames came over
| during his speech to the seat he occupied when
| the ex-senator from Vermont spoke the other day
| He brought his bouquet with him and placed 1t on
| the desk, where its beauty made
THE LONELINESS OF THE ELEPHANTINE AMEs
only the more noticeable. Poland was not listened
to this morning as attentively as he deserved
There was considerable disorder during the first
part OF his hour. The House is, at best, disor.
derry body; but at times to-day, the talking and
| the walking 10 and fro during the debate
was disgracefu. There was. however, q
moment when the deepest attention was paid to
| Judge Poland. II was when he came down to
Cakes Amcs. Stopping just one step above him,
where he paused and expatated on the case of the
elephantine hoax, Amcs gazed upward, unbanched
apparently by the stern old man, who stood just
above, stormily denouncirg his crimes During