Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1874-06-26

WAsHINeroS d. c., June 20 1874


wAsHlseroSs d. G., June 20 1874.
Il A SINGLE DAY ATlTHE CAPITOL.
1t WI Saturday-clear and com
Portable and bright. We took
street car at Wizards, and Wizards
was aslquiet as country church on
week day. The car had three other
passengers, colored, two of when got
out at Seventh street, and took trans
fcrs. A gentleman got in at Eourand-
a-half street. Arrived at the Capitol,
and all was still in the passage ways.
There were six eolored gentlemen in
the gcntlcmen's gallery, three ladies
in the members gallery, andhere and
there lady in the other galleries,
with a few gentlemen. Those long
benches capable Of seating two hum
dred, may have contained thirty per
SONS, besides the reporters, of whom
there were five visible. Below there
was hubbub-in places. Maynard
was trying to speak. When a MEM
Der tries to speak, and can't, there is
some other reason for it than paraly-
sis. Why Maynard couldn't speak
was because there was a noise, and
the noise was occasioned in this way:
Kellogg was trying to ask question.
Clymcr was endeavoring to explain:
Cox was attempting to tell story;
Specs was calling for the yeas and
nays; Kasson was asserting his rights;
ten men were demanding to know the
effect of the vote about to be taken;
twenty men were calling to order;
twenty five were clapping thier hands
to attract the attention OF the pages,
who are trained to answer the noise
of hand clapping, as dog answers
his masters whistle, and on the top
of all this clamor, Blaine with NAL
let big enough to knock down a good
sized bullock, was hammcring away
on the desk, with all the vigor of a
drumming partridge in December,
and vocIferating "order" with the Ell
crgy of a New York auctioneer, in
Chatham street. Plainly, Maynard
couldn't speak, and though this is
prominently a land of free speech,
and this very House is the special
guardian of the right, the utmost en-
deavor failed to disclose the least con-
Germ on the part of any one at the
gravity of the situation. The stately
Bufiinton who came to Congress on
the platform of good looks, and new
or loses sight of the fact, took leis-
urely stroll in the rear of the seats,
winked both eyes with well consider
cd deliberation, and returned to his
chair with a seeming half inclination
to repeat the operation, but perceiv-
ing the emptiness Of the galleries,
concludes it won't pay. A Florida
gentleman with the extreme of an
untlorid complexion rises, thrusts
both hands deep down into uncom-
monty deep pockets, surveys the
scene, makes motion Of his body as
though being relieved ola sneeze of
extraordinary volume, which is liable
to endanger the cohesion of his phys
zeal system, but which proves to be a
suppressed plantation OUTLAW, and re-
tires to the lobby as precautionary
cxpedient little to late in its adop:
ton. Most of the members. are on
their feet, and moving rapidly down
to the centre of the confusion, where
the scene resembles the crowd at Il
country muster, who are engaged in
hustling a green-horn to provoke his
temper. The scholarly men of the
House, are writing or converSing, or
lounging in an unconcerned way, the
men distinguished for gallantry, look
up with reflective vision at the emp
ty seats above. Gen. Butler reads
the State notices overhead, or APP
pears to, and altogether, there seems
to be no one doubling the entire pro-
priety of the whole performance.
| What Maynard might have said had
he got a hearing, willnevcr be known.
The subject was currency, but he
found it impossible to give currency
to his views, and subsidized. After
going out for a drink-of ice water
we returned to find a large number
of men standing up, with their right
arms outstretchcd, and the fore fin
gers pointing to the varigated sky
lights, as if in penance for some mis-
deed, taking back pay or something,
but it turns out that they were late
in Il count, and have raised their
hands to signify that they are still in
public life-this, and nothing more.
And so the day wore off, varied by
the effort of men to speak, while 9th
err Kelloggs, Clymers, Cox's and
Kassons, were explaining, question
ing, contradicting, and calling for
the yeas and nays-all for $1,000
year and no franks, which is poor
pay.
The currency compromise was de-
fcated in the House, by large ma
.jority, JAG to los.
President Grant, some Of the Sec
retaries, and a few Congressman,
went up to Cape May, and spent Sun
day with Cake, him of Wizards who
knows how to keep ahotel. and keeps
1.-TWO.
The District bill, expenses of pub
lie buildings, water routes, bankrupt
bill, moieties, and other matters of
less interest have been under discus
sion in the two Houses, in a dry way,
and attracting no attention.
A SPASM OF VIRTUE.
Poor Mr.. Cannon, of Utah, has
been here since December, occupy
ing seat in Congress-. He owns up
to four wives, whom he supports and
acknowledges openly, as his prede-
cessors have done heretofore. The
men with only one wife now make
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