The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-13
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terest clustering. Often it is the interest {
delinquent taxes that makes the speeches j
.eresting, but last night the interest was ce
tered in the reports of the various Investig
ton committees which were appointed in
media,ely after the election of Unit,
States Senator, and the clusters we
groups Of young men and maidel
OF the Capitol city surrounding Il
weary Legislators who were then renderir
their last and best service to their costituent
namely, making short speeches and prepa
ing to 90 home. Girls in their teens, an
boys Of the incipient moustache age, did M
alone comprise the audience of spectator
Old and tough gsllants, eager for girta,io
with any sort Of the fsirer sex intersperse
themselves here and there throug
the audience, and taxed the pa
tience of their feminine hearers. Widow
fresh and full blown (the velocity Of tn
wind was forty miles an hour and wearin
2 profusion Of seductive weeds listened a,
tentively 10 the ouibursts Of eloquence from
the young men OF the House and bestowe
the sweete-t appliance upon the young ora
tors. Married ladies were plenty. The,
rallied in force 70 hear their gifted husband
abuse one another, and struggle for suprem
acy in debate. II has grown TO be a custom
for the members of the Legislature
at leas. the talking members-to bottle up al
the eioGpen. utlerances of the session ant
uncork themselves in presence of the ladiei
and gentlemen who assemble in vast number.
in honor and appreciation of the adjourn
ment. OF all the nights of the year for q
gala time indoors last night wss most appro.
PIRATE. The wind howled furiously, and
met the windows with force that compelled
the glass in one Or two places TO yield,
and even the chimneys of the Capitol
building TO topple and fall. The sky too, was
overcast By mass Of dark clouds that added
gloom 20 the night cut doors. In doors
every thin. vas cheerful. Each globe CT
every chandelier in the building was
shedding lis fall capacity of light, and this
brilliant illumination made the contrast
with tAe-storny darkness Of The night vivid
and beautiful.
At hals-pgst seven o'clock in the evening,
both branches Of the Legislature convened,
with the expectation of adjourning at mid
night. The question, for consideration
were the reports Of the committees appointed
10 ascertain il Pomeroy was brlber, York
i scounirel and George Crowther liar. In
the Senate, which has been Anti-Pomeroy
from the organization. Pomeroy was declared
10 be q bribe-givcr, York was not censured,
and Crowther was passed By in comparative
silence. The majority report OF the Pomeroy
Committee was adopted, and as 1t is publish
ed elsehere in THE TINES readers Will what it
is. The minority report o; the Crow:her
Committee which didn't say ANYTHING except
thar Crow;her hadn't time to produce wit
nessez WIS presented and tabled. In the
HOUSE
the repor; evoked an animated debate.
The speeches were short and pithy, some of
them humorous, others spicy, all of which
audiences fancy. Crowther was censured
sharply IN the speeches. /. S. Kalloch was
particularly severe. Fred. Hutchings, who
is a townsmaa OF Crowther's, did no; attempt
to shield him. lie asked attention to the
difference in the reports, aud stated that
Crowiher had abundant time TO get witnesses
that he didn't want any more witnesses
called. The minority report of censure was
finally adopted. The excitement then turn
ed upon the report Of the committee to in
guire into the charge made by York, on the |
floor Of the joint Convention, that members
had pomcgoy's money birnlng in their pock-
cts. 1: was hot enough for a while 10 graft
fy 4 reporter. ksllcch made telling speech. |
The audience relapsed TO attentive silence
when the Douglas county debaler turned |
over the Montgomery county Senator. Sen
ators LET their places in the Senate and
crowded 10 The doorwaysto hear him express
Neosho also advocated the adoption Of the
report containin: recommendation G! cen
sure. He held that the charge of York was
4 reflection on the integrity OF the members
Of the Legislature aud an insult TO the people
Of the whole Sale. He thought it should
not be passed over by simply saying in the
language of The majority repor; that no tes,i-
nony had been adiuced to implicate menu
,ers. Mr.. Harvey, of Cherokee county,
made a feeble reply. Early in the session it
vas Mr.. Harvey's delight to refer to himself
Is the representative or leader of the young
men OF Kansas. II was too good to he passed
,yer. IL clung 10 the gentlemen through
he remainder of the session, and when he
,losel his speech last night by saying:
. Gentlemen, l repeat York done right
ympatky for the young men Of Kansas was
ilently hut plainly expressed in the counte-
nance OF 4 Wyandoite lady who occupied a
hair close 10 the Cherokee gentleman
When Harvey subsidized Mr.. O'D,iscoll, of
Doniphan. opened the Aood-g of his elo-
iuence. When o. DrsscolI commenced his
peech the elements increa, ed their fury.
old Boreas" saw st once that he had
iyal that would "out-howl" him If per-
nitted to gain headway. The gentle
nan from Doniphan 80. the floor
md emphatically related how he had
,een approached by man who want
d to buy his vote. Mr.. O'Driscoll
aid he intended to take the money and e1-
,ose somebody, but that he didn't have the
lerye-said people would not credit his I
tory because he had been in the rebel army. |
( is well enough to remark here that Mr.. :
)DriscolPs disabilities were removed BY the :
legislature las. winter, at least removed to :
he extent that a mans disabilities can be I
emoved BY legislative enactment, and now
here is not purer patriot in the State
Dan. Payne offered him the money, as Nc
)ermott explained in few remarks, and
he only mystery that now clings to the tran.
action Is, whether the money offered
)'Driscoll was Confederate scrip or green {
acks Dan PAYNE, with his rude ideas of
consistency, probably went after his man j
18th cool SlG0, 600 of Confederate money,
nd by the magnitude of the sum fright .
ned the member out Of his wits. Nc &
)ermotlis reply TO O'Driscoll was good
nough to preserve FOR the benefit of future
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