The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-03-27

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Treasury. was not sitogether Lew busi
mess xfpy him; Boles, Buckley. Cobb.
5saes. Pierce. 6ypher, Turner, Rainey
EH6ds EiliotfS anHa ofold olscarpetsbag
white ahdh!eek, looking, eackand
Ht ~ II this Abor were more fitting to
their .tastes and better, understood than
mAtscrs Of leglllatipn; and so with their
felloNt, Repubfioahs and Democrats,
they walked around unsaaily. constantly
|eSeliing out and Teadipg the long in
sunption in gold letters, over tho door
thsywatohed 30 wistfully-"Oash room
of the United States Treasury" .Dickey.
small ahd active and imperious, strode
fsround'as If, questioning by what right
any doors stood in the way Of the ''snc-
oesaor of Thaddeus Stevens" General
Negley was utterly unconoerned, for this,
in his eyes, doubllesp, seemed the small
est OF jobs he had, at least. heard Of; and
90 acted and SO thought Sargent, of Cali
fornia. 1t countenauoe indicated apy-
thing; and so soted Williams. of Indiana.
TwitcheIl, of Massachusetts, was as cool
rs when. on the floor, he openly sought
votes for the road OF which he was Pre-
sident. The Speaker was circulating
freely, with Gen. Butler on one arm and
Sam. Randall ON tho other, busily en-.
gagged in conferences. There was no dis
tinction Of party-Democrsts. Republi-
cans and Liberals were swarming to-
gether. Eldridge and Voorhees, stood
talking by the side OF Tuvner and Raiuey,
the colored members, and the color about
the coincidence, at least, was the same
here in all. and 80 all the oolors, all qua.
lities of intellect, all shadss of politics,
ali grades Of influence crowded, and
jostled. and questioned, aud encouraged
each Others as the hands Of the clock
over the entrance moved on toward 2
There were 6 few who looked as ii Gon-
soions that they had no business in snch
q crowd !. OF these we're Bingham, Gar
field aud 'Bnrdeste. Maynard seemed to
have just shame enough to hang his head
little. 30 that bis height might not
make him quite so conspicuous; while
Platt, Of Virginia, appeared to rejoice
that his short. thick figure was 80 we'll
fitted to conceal activity on such an oc.
casion.
The Senate Reimbursement from the
North front had oil we'll known faces.
They slipped in quickly after the door
was forced open. as has been described.
Logan, Caldwell, Carpenter, Clayton,
Nye and Spencor seemed the leaders.
Ames declared it reminded him OF the
night attack on Fort Fisher, though the
presence of his father iu-law might have
suggested it also. Cameron seemed re-
minded of contracts as questionable as
tho business in hand. Clayton re.assured
those around hin by tho opinion thai
worse things had doubtless gone un-
dooketed aud unpunished in Arkansas.
Stewart whispered to Nye that it was
easier to get money out OF the Bank ol
California. Bayard, Blair, Norwood
! and Vickers seemed relieved to find that
DemocFats were not undertaking the
job alone. but that even the Liberals had
turned ont in the person Of Upton,
Trnmbull and Texas Hamilton.
In far less time than it takes to tell it.
the leaders were busy deciding upon
Spencer, Caldwell, Maynard. Logan,
Carpenter, Cameron, Stewart, Nye and
others had all tried the doors to the cast
room, only 10 find them secure, and after
brief .cohSultation it was agreed that al
should take part in an assault upon
them. None up to this time had ydipo
vered3 Gen. Spinner and his forces In.
Side. Tho brief consultation had 6foughi
about partial quiet, and there were many
signs of shrinking. Butler and the
other managers took in the situation at 6
glance. and, stepping back from before
the doors, be called oat. "Now for what
belongs to u.s." and hurled his clut
through tho glass transom. Half g
dozen others. repeating his words, de-
molished the other windows simultane
ously, and another crowd OF the boldest
put their shoulders to the doors and at
tempted to force them In.
At this point, Con. Spinner made his
presence known, and ordered the crowd
off, He had hardly spoken before O
dozen clubs came through the transom.
and one, bounding back from the wall,
prostrated and rendered him senseless
Those inside hastily barricaded the doors
with desks. and effeotually strengthened
one by rolling heavy iron safe against
it. After many fruitless attempts to
force in these doors. and vain persuasion
to induce Maynard. who is tall and slim.
to be slipped in over tho transom, but
who protested that he would not so risk
his chances for the next Speakership, i,
was decided to batter one door in. And
go dozen grave anl dionified SenRtors