New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-01
PATTERSON IN A RAGE.

A SINGULAR SCENE IN THE SENAIE-rHE DEMO-
Gratis BEATEN ONCE MORE.

stxGr-LAR SCENE IN TIE sENAIE-THE DEMO
Gratis BEATEN ONCE MORE.
rBr TELEGRAPH TO Tue TRIBUNE1
WASHINGTON Nov. 9O.-The Democrats were
beoten again to-day, their defeat being due to the
D.rt;,l desertiou of Patterson from them, and his
total dcsertion so far as the vote on Kellogg was
concerned. After three hours debate the motion to
recommit Ex-Governor KelloggS case was lost by a
lie vote.
The sensation of the days session was Senator
Paterson's speech The Senator had written IT, and
40 appeared to much greater advantage than III ms
rambling speeches delivered earlier IN the week.
He began by an announcement that he should vote
for the admission of Ex-Governor Kellogg ana Oh
General Butler This was notice 10 the Democrats
10 surrender on the first case, and they DID, through
Senator Morgan, Of Alabama, AT the close OF MI
Patterson's speech Ex-Governor kellogg owes MS
admission to tho Senate If the vote turns out III his
favor entirely TO the excitement winch mas
been caused during the past week by the acuoh
of Senators Patterson aud Conover' In the
Republican caucus held about two weeks ago
IL was discovered that there was no man-
unity of opinion upon tho question of his
admission and Democratic Senator's who had can
,,s.od the subject very carefully asserted that at
last five or six Of their Republican as
sor;atrs would have voted in the negative
had the question been submitted during the March
session. or no any time before Senator Thurman
made his motion 0discharge the committee from the
further consideration Of the Butler case. As the
Democrats were probably certain OF securing the
votes of senator, Patterson and Conover IN favor OF
General Buffers admission. they have certainly
made bad political mistake. which they VIII
la~ll, De able TO retrieve. IT, by their haste IN the
matter. they have driven the Republican party to
solid support Of Mr. Kcloggs claims.
AGer announcing how he would vote on the
Iogi.iaua and South Carolina cases, Senator Patter-
son passed 40 once TO an impassioned attack upon
Senator, Edmunds and Conkng for the treatment
lie has received from them during the past few days
and upon the President and his policy. Several
fines during bis speech he returned 20 renew his as
eaut upon the President. lie accused Mr.. Hayes
&C deserving those who had elected him
and of turning them over to their enemies.
Soe Of themare IN prison, he said, because deserted
by the Administration whom they have nurtured.
He repeatedly styled the President as " that man
HAYES and that man at the other end Of the ave-
nue. While speaking Of the President, he showed
Pn excitement bordering rage. He waved his long
arms and passed back and forth behind the range
Of desks turned rapidly from one quarter OF the
chamber 10 another, and with a voice OF angel and
intense emotion, ard by every method Of gesture,
voice ard bodily cXertion emphasized his attack
upon the President. 1t was strange spectacle TO
all who looked on to see man on the floor of the
Senate thus striving by descrtion of bis party, and
a deuuncaton Of It's President, TO prove himself a
better party man than his associates. II was this
feature OF the speech that seemed to ill all minds,
md not the substance of the attack on President
Hayes.
Senator Patterson accused Nh Edmunds of dig
gug Mp a newspaper article Of some low, unknown
writer giving his Senatorial influence to a libel and
paIading 10 before the world. This he character
I'D as the basest of acts. This part Of his speech
oiiy excited amusement. Senator Patterson
unable 10 coin expressions Of his own severe enough
70 clothc his opinion OF the course Of Senators Ed
muuds and Conkng towards him, so he rcsorted to
poetry rs furnishing him more pointed and
varied weapons. lie culOgized General Butler. He
asserted that General Butler had 10 part in the
Hamburg massacre, and accused Governor Chamber
lam ofhavlng caused this fa!schood TO be started in
regard 20 him, and Of having aided in giving it cur
rclcy IN order 10 retaatc upon General Butler for
preventing conservative Democrats from support
H. Governor Chamberlain for the Democratic
nomination. As to the Hamburg murders,
Senator Patterson, with great vehcmence, asserted
that he demon ced those guilty Of them, but the
man AT the wheel-house held back the Of justice
and was saving the murderers from being hung. at
IS tc man at tho other end of the avenue" he said.
who wants 20 send the thieves who placed him
there TO the peutenary but who desires that these
murierers shall be spared" Senator Patter
son spoke with great bitterness of the Sec
rctaries Of State and Interior and of the
Postmastcr-Gencral, and sneered at the President
for desiring 20 win the support Of old Wings, mer-
chants and religious people in the South. If be
could do that with his policy, the Senator sad he
would be the champion resurectionist Of the age
20 the eligOus element Of the South it wOrships
God and the Democratic party the Republican
party otdcad bat is suffering from the treacbery
Of this man lthe President.
Tbs summary gives a fair idea Of the general tone
Odd character Of Senator PattcTsons speech. At its
close everybody who listened 10 it seemed to agree
that he had performed his part Of whatever agree
nent, il any exists, between him and any Democrat
IN such a manner to leave the other party to he
bargaiu no ground for complaint.
soon after Patterson closed his speech, vote was
reached Oh Senator Saulsbury's motion TO TecOmmit
Tie Kellogg case. II lost by tie vote. Mr..
Patterson Iu spite OF all his DrOtcstatiOns Of cOnn
ued devotion 60 RcpGblcanism, gave his party no
help Cd this important vote. As vote about
% he called upOn the direct motion 10 swear in ex
Governor Kellogg Mr. Bayard ObaSed the floor,
AID gave way 10 a motion for executive session,
which was lost. and then for another motion that
TIE Senate take q recess till half-past seven, which
was carried.
A NIGHT SESSION IN VIEW.
lE RErUBucASs PRESSING FOR A VOTE OK KEL-