The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-08

had before been bestowed on the gentle
man from Maryland, but no admonitior
was given them. 1t did not concern hin
[Conkling, as he had not received ap
plause, but it did concern the decency
and osder of the Senate The specta
tors should not be allowed to thunder al
ifthey were in circus or theatre.
Senator Gordon Makes Personal
Explanation.
Mr.. Gordon arose to II personal eXpla
nation and said that during the debate o.
yesterday, in reply TO some harsh word:
addressed to him by the Senator from
Vermont Mr.. Edmundsl he [Gordon
allowed himself to be betrayed into use,
ing the word "irresponsibility" in speak
ing of the actions of Senator Edmunds
By that word he had done injustice to
the Senator from Vermont. The res.
possibility of that Senator as states.
man. as u jurist and as a member Of
society, was, in his [Gordon's] opinion ot
the highest order and most honorable
character. Having done an injustice to
him he wished now in the presence OF
the Senate to express to him his sincere
regrets; forbidden Us Senators were tc
erase anything of personal nature, ht
now made the Only reparation left him
Mr.. Edmunds Obliged and RegreffuI
Mr.. Edmunds said he desired to express
his obligations to the Senator from Geor.
gia for the very handsome manner in
which he had spoken. He did not in
tend Yesterday to address any harsh
language towards the Senator, and if the
Senator so understood nim he was very
sorry for it,
Sir. Howe suggested that the Senator
from California, amend his motion SO as
to increase the Police force in gallaries,
and whoever should be found applauding
should be removed therefrOm.
Mr.. Sargent said it would be impos-
sible for the officers of the Senate to
know who applauded and who did not.
The only Y way to avoid this applause was
by clearing at least, that portion of the
gallery from whichit came. Some time ago
he gave notice that he would move to
have the galleries cleared if applause
should be repeated. He now modified
his motion so As to have the men on the
right of the chair cleared.
Mr.. Upton moved to amend, so that
only tho persons violating the rules of
the Senate should be punished.
Mr.. Stevenson hoped that the amend
ment Of Senator Upton would be agreed
to. This was an interesting debate and
he hoped that the American Senate
would not drive out from its chambers
ladies and gentlemen who had right to
be here.
Mr.. Thurman said he desired to second
the suggestion of his friend from Ken
tucky. There were hundreds OF Ameri-
can citizens in the galleries conducting
themselves with propriety, while others
were violating the rules. Let them be
dealt with. He did not think it wise in
the Senators TO heap upon these people
epithets, to say the least, extremely Sc
we're. 1t would not do to charge any
portion ofthe people interested in these
debates with treason. and being traitors
Those who applauded did very wrong
and no one Censured them more than
himself. He recOllected since lie
held seat IN this body, that when a
certain Ku Klux bill was before the Sen
ate, more than one Senator who advo-
Gated the bill, was cheercd. All these
things were wrong. The spectators were
here to listen, not to applaud. Let the
Sergsant.at Arms station enOHgh of men
in the gallery to see who the offenders
are, and if that failed he would vote for
clearing the galleries.
Also Mr.. Thurman submitted, as a sub
stitute for Mr.. Sargent's motion, an or
der that the Sergeant.at-Ar be direct
ed to place in the gallery sufficient
police force to arrest any person who
may disturb the proceedings by marks Of
appreciation or disapprobation, and re-
port such cases to the Senate.
Mr.. Sargent said that h had strong
hopes that after the severe condemnation
which the applause had received from the
Senators on both sides of the chamber, it
would not be repeated. 81 hoping, he
would accept the substitute of the Sena-
tor Of OHIO Thurman, but gave notice
that if the applause should be renewed,
he would renew his original motion to
clear the galleries.
Mr.. Upton said he heartily concuraed
in the substitute submitted by the gentle
man from Ohio Thurman and he had no
hcsitancy in saying that if the Sergeant
at-Arms could not preserve order, the
Senate had the army Of the United States,
which it could call in to preserve 1t.
Laughter.
The Chair, Ferry, of Michigan, said he
desired to verify the remarks OF the
Senator from New York (Conklin) as to
the action of the present occupant of the
chair When applause was first
given, the Senator from Maryland
lllamilton) was then speaking, but
the chair took no notice of it, dCeming II
wise not to notice it AS his action in sup
pressing it then might have been con-
strued as against q political opponent. 1t
was NOT until applause was given to the
Senator from Illinois, Mr.. Logan, that
an admoniticn was given to the CALLER
les.
Mr., Bayard said the chair might have
promptly dIEcsNtb tu' oppIoH7S "''' -
was first given to the gentleman from
Maryland, and he Ferryl would have
been sustained by every Senator on the
Democratic side of the chamber. The
Democrats would not for moment sus-
pect him of wrong or injustice as they
had every evidence of his fairness and
would stand by him.
Mr.. Thurmans substitute was then
adopted.
Mr.. Hamilton resuming, spoke OF
recent events in Louisiana and said they
were all IL part of conspiracy to keep
Kellogg in office. He next read from
the dispatches OF General Sheridan IN
reference to declaring certain persons
banditti and have them tried by mill
tary commission. He commented on tins
dispatch and said he hoped that military
commissions were things of the past. II
was one of those things which forever
would remain a blot upon the fair fame
of American liberty Had it com" to this
that the President of the United States
could issue his orders TO organize STATE
Legislature and General Sheridan carry
them out; could nothing be done to arrest
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