Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. LIST, 1877.
EDITOR SaNTI&EL:

Tn the Senate tho proceedings for the
past week have been so exciting that
they have thrown those of the House into
utter insigniticance. When the Senate
opened on Monday, "Greek met Greek, %
and the battle ragged hot and fierce. Per-
sonal encounters were tho order of the
day, and tho session continued through
out the night, and up to Tuesday noon
with no inte,mission of even Il few mus
mcnts for refreshments. The Radicals
fought desperate as demons, but were
put ''hors du-combat.' by the strategy Of
our democratic friends. SO intense was
the interest felt, that the spectators even
remained all night in the galleries. Radi-
cal Edmunsls, occupied most of the time
IN 10 slangy den"nciation Of Messfs.
Conover and Patterson, and continued to
such IL hcastly extent that the more re-
spectacle members of his own party he
came Disguised, and assisted him not, in
his last dying effort to save the Senate
from democratic rule Our friends dis
played quietness yet tirmness, paying no
attention to his indecent remarks, but
stubbornly awaited the time to come TO
cast their votes. Edmunds was inter
ruptcd, and reminded that his own side
had attempted to influence Senators Con-
over and Patterson, in their votes on the
pending question, and the reminder so
dumb founded him hat he almost chok
ed with rage, being unable to controvert
tie assertion. Patterson in Il state of
great excitement arose and asked the
chair if such abusive and indecent pro-
ceedingS on the part of Ednunds was to
DE allowed to longer disgrace the Senate.
The chair took advantage of the noise
and confusion to sneak ont of a reply.
At II O'Clock on Tuesday morning there
was 10 prospect of II compromise, and the
administering continued throughout the
day and continuously mp to , p. M, when
a vote on the ma question was forced
by our democratic friends, and resulted
in our carry ing the uninterrupted fight
of two days and II night by il vote of %
to 27; Conover and Patterson coming
down to the democratic score in fine
style. aid the victory WAS ours. The
whole of this desperate encounter, prin-
cipallv between our giant Thurman, and
Radical Edmunds, was an cndravor on
the part Of the Republicans to 'hulldoZc'
Couuver aud Patterson into voting with
them, with the above referred to isnom-
nous defeat. 1t was "a good day for
Democrats" During the heat OF the tight
and while republican Mcmillan, who is a
good blue stocking Presbyterian, was
getting off his best, our friend General
Cockrrll walked over to Mcmillan and
handling him the Presbyterian hymn book.
suggested he should rail the hymn:
clark from the tomb Il d"lctml sn,n.!.''
Had the RAIDS mixed Il LITTLE coaxing with
judicinnS management they might have
won thr votes of Patterson and COnOvrr,
but the "bull:;nziEg" pill wouldn't 90
down. Honey c:ltcN"> more flies than
The Radical SKI verdict is
lnrliug its avalanche Of wrath upon its
aud the i"wlingS of the
trrrrr-s1!ickcn Radicals, cannot be deS-
crihcd with pen and ink and d" the sub
jcct Justice. The result of the above
vote was barely announced before friend
Thurman spranw to his feet and moved
t" take MP the case of Butler OF South
Carolina. Saint Etlmun'ls met this with
II condemnation to adjourn, and al
though Thurman WITS the first to address
The chair. Vice President (D Wheeler
showed his cloven-toot, and recognized
Edmuntls, which resulted in Edmunds'
not on to adjourn being instantly voted
down. 1t was finally Ag'ecd by "ul
friends TO resist an adjournment for the
.lay no longer, as every one was pretty
we'll worn out, and the fruits of d sub
stantial victory rested with our side, so
the Senate ut o'clock adjourned, having
been inf continuous session some twenty
eight hours. Appropos of the above it
may be we'll to here incidentally remark
that Edmunds squirmed himself almost
into small pieces when Patterson during
the above referred TO session, showed up
his Icdlnunds) record in the pirchback
case, and compared EdmuDds' position
then, with his present one Ill leading an
effort to terrorize Senators into obcylnS
the party lash. Prompt to lay by such
evidence OF his own lniqnity, Edmnnds
mace no attempt to excuse himself, bht
was forced to snc:k away i'll the cloak
room and sat down in an exhausted CON
dition which he had brought ON midst
his passion and prejudice. On wedues-
day the battle was again renewed with
re,louhled energy, on a motion by FREUD
Thurman to take up the case OF Mr.. But
Ter, for admission in preference to hel-
lomp's case. The uncertainty OF the
votes of Conover and Patterson, OH this
motion, hung over the chamber like