The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-01
MeCkEARY IN TEE SENATE.

correspondence of the Chicago Iimcsl !
Ia the meantime, the ecSts in tho gal
leres have been taking in relays OF con-
stantly arriving spectators, until tho ira,
dItional omnibus capacity IS passed and
there is no longer room for ono more
Something in the air has promised good
entertainment, and thO crowd means 10
DO in vt tho feast.
BACK or 1uE EAlLISG,
on tho lower nyor, lounge, irritable snd
privileged, Pinchback and Yarmouth.
They arc allowed TO hover on tho very
border. Of the promiacd land they may
no. outer, and Gigct With surrounding
friends IN opposite corners Of the apart
mont, Womans tongue Will wag com
parativoly, and several occupants Of the
ladies' gallery remark that Piuch5sck is
OF faircr slin than Logan.
"Mr. President, l rise 20 point Of
order
The voice is from The outer rim of
soata, and tho owner Of It is Thomas &.
McCroery Of Kentucky. Turn en- cNager-
ated pear, the big end downward, and set
it upon reliable pair Of legs OF tho Pick
wick mold, and you have tho figure OF
McCreary. A head is necessary. This is
made of an overgrown egg, the large end
underneath. Color ii a ino.tled white and
purple; line the sombiancc of thia
mouth, thinner eyes, and a noso deypilGt
danU IGt '6aeR patches or hair, ard oIap i.
upon the shoulders, never thinking sny-
thing about neck. jo,id McCroery
IL this the material Of which Senators nre
built? Gall you this tho picture Of to
orator? Wait awhile.
The point Of ordor submitted ia that by
unanimous consent he has the floor ut one
o'clock to-day TO address his con!oros
upon the Louisiana question. But be-
tween Carpenter and Morton he is illli-
bustorod temporarily on. of bis claim.
Recent events have shown the Indiana
delegate thO. no must unload tho FiclsGn-
Ing burden under which ho has boon stag
gering go long in Goat terrible Louisiana
matter. The president has crawished, and
so, too, must Morton. Ito 10 wild TO take
the edge oil tho humiliation, and Carpon-
ter gives him o chance. N1 teDglcs him
self abiectly for ton minutes, then noticing
tho plain sncor which hiss cropt oyer evory
Senatorial countonGnce, he dives into di.
erosion, slashes desperately at ncthings,
and suddenly shuts up entirely.
Carpenter announces that he shalt COLI
lar tho thomo himself in day or two.
Rum is not always specific and his cold
still hangs 10 him. But there is another
schooner due from Jamaica this evening
and he will then tbRw out that huskinoss
or burst.
TRIAL THE SECOND l. suuCESsFUJ,
and McCreery turns half tUmblor Of wa
tor into his slit Of mouth, settles his
hands in bis pockets, and in hvo minutes
has tho wondering attention Of every
member present. lie was returned 70 the
senate from Kentucky last March after
an Hbsence Of tTo years, but had esrnod
littlo rospec. during his previous member
ship and has had mover q word TO say the
present sitting, To wallow around the
back s1ias, crun hing fat apples and gin
ger snaps, and obtaining The hearty con-
tempt Of cyory body is Els record to-day.
Ihi. evening there win ba many ~ sens-
tor slyly laying in a tool, Of lha crisp
ginger cakes and rudy Pippire. TIM:
class Of prOvender has fed genius and
vii. be in staple domand hereafter.
Talking straight on With never line
Of manuscript he assumes tho phenomenal
phase ut the start A member of tho sen-
ate who docs no. road lie epeech after
having phtiontly written IL out, !, n = on
detcript and tho sagac!ous ones eye biia
cugiogsly to sea hin shortly break dowo..
rs Ea lctrGel the opening portion they
think, but wall go 90 pieces by and by
whom interrupted by Morton. Yet lie
sticks together remarkably, Iud Morton
seoms 10 have no delire TO break in with
hectoring questions Soon 1t commences 20
draw upon his listeners that if Morton or
anyone else attempts TO poster him they
will catch the car-sche. here is the drol-
lerv Of a Proctor Kuott.Gnd thoycnom Of q
Calhoun in his sentences, md all nre be-
ginning to see that he il 6n excellent man
to DO 10, alone.
Hi, text ia tho Kellogg election, and
his Bible tho mammoth report Of tho con.
gressioual In Yestigating committee. The
testimony therein prcsentod is authority
enough for him, and be does not pull in
any ou,side statements, although thero
would DO reason and justice IN his doing
80 II lie wished. Ono Of tho merTiest frag-
moG.s of senatorial satire which will over
| be emba,mcd In the capitol library Is Lis
| sketch Of Paoksrds orRtorical raid on tho
| Mississippi. Tho Ii,ture Of the deserted
| craft drifting down the stream alone
while the band OF devoted statesmen sud
| denly Iadsto throughout Louisiana 10
couuteract the frauds Of McEHerys myr-
midons, sends snicker Of satisfaction
tripping through the entire senate. With
! rich Eumor he paints the poor down trod-
den negro following 40.rnile bond in
the Red river to vote, while tho lswiess
white man cuts across lots In timo 10 de-
posit his ballot and got back to dinner,
He rips the limsy evidence upon which
Morton's committee based its syoophantic
report 10 flinders, and tho iioosier snatch
a. his crutchrs In silcnt RPony. There can