National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-15
CONGRESS YESTERDAY.

In the Senate, after the expiration of the
| morning hour, which was dull indeed, the ex-
pectant throng which crowded the galleries
drew sigh of relief when Senator Logan
took the floor to complete his speech on Louis
lana affairs. He began by sending to the
Clerk IS desk to be read certain editorials from
newspapers in "loyal Georgia." advising the
assassination of Sheridan. Senator Gordon,
who, on the preceding day, was silent when
his Ku-Klux testimony was read, found his
tongue, and, on behalf of the Democratic
party, informed the Senate that the editor was
an "independent," but the Numbered re-
Spouse that the Democracy approved the senti-
ment silenced him. Mr.. Logan then pro-
ceeded, in his effective and eloquent manner,
with his defence of the Republican party and
the action of the Administration, and closed
with a well-timed and beautifully-worded
peroration, which, If the rules permitted,
would have received the hearty applause it de-
served. Then came Mr.. Upton, (Slasher,)
'of Nebraska, sir!" who has been itching for
several days to speak little piece on the all
absorbing topic. As he arose and was recog-
nized, the audience arose also, and what had
few moments before been crowded gallery.
as fast as people could get out, only contained
few hstless spectators, who had nowhere
else to go. This fact did not seem to worry
the Senator in the slightest. He did not care
to talk to visitors at the Capitol, or to the
people of the District; he was after his con-
stituents in Nebraska, and he knew that he
could reach them through the columns of the
Record, by the judicious investment of a Dor
ton of his salary in support of the postal
service. Mr.. Upton made a funny speech,
and, luckily for him and the audience,
the rules of the Senate, which prevent
applause, are silent on the subject
of laughter; so those who remained
laughed at the humor of the Senator as
heartily as people generally laugh at the
stale jokes of the circus clown or the end man
of minstrel troupe, He labo red hard with
the weighty question; slurred at the services
of Mr.. Logan during the war; thought Mr..
Howe would go down with the party, and
then, as the browning effort at Righteousness, in
referring to the Louisiana Senatorship said
that the name of Pinchback was suggestive
of peculiar kind of cheap jewelry. At this
the people laughed again; but one man, who
couldn't, or wouldn't laugh, grimly said eyes,
and the name of Upton is as surely synono-
nous with 'snide' legislative and oratorical
ability as that of Pinchback with 'snide' Jew
elry." The Senator heard not the remark.
but proceeded in his own way until he reached
his point in defence of the Penn rebellion.
when he went into heightened argument to
show that the Northern and Western States
would not stand such usurpations by the Fed
eral power as had been witnessed in Louisi-
ana. Just then the message of the President
was received, and as it was.of far more i'm
portance than the defamation of Mr.. Tiptou,
at the suggestion of Mr.. Conkling he sus.
pended his remarks and the message was read,
after which, the Senate went into executive
session.
In the House all was quiet and serene for
the first hour of the session, but about two
O'Clock they were surprised by the presentation
of the letters of sergeant-at-Ar Ordway,
asking for instructions in regard to answering
the writ of hdbedS corpus issued by Judge Mac
Arthur in the case of Irwin. This was a mat
ter which required mature consideration, and
they hardly knew how to get out of the scrape.
Mr.. Kelley was sure that the prisoner belonged
to them and was beyond the reach of the court,
and to sustain his position quoted from several
authorities, but others of the members did not
take as much stock in precedents as he did and
differed with him. The debate was earnest,
dignifed and interesting, and when the conclu-
sion was reached it met the unanimous ap-
proyal Of the House. So that when Mr.. Ord
way appears in the court this morning he ap-
pears with the knowledge that he is but the
spokesman of the House, and that If the Judge
sW,rse &c. A.
Dictated, the tables may be turned, and Mr..
Macarthur fiud himself before the bar of the
House, in the custody of the sergeant-at-Arms,
to answer the charge of contempt. Nothing
else Of interest transpired during he session.