Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-12-05
SCENES IN THE SENATE.
TnE GALLERIES CROWDED AND THE Ex'
cITEMENT INTENSE.


Ield the immense audience in check
o-day. Shortly before one o'clock Mr..
salisbury resumed his speech, that
vas broken by adjournment yesterday.
lie still persisted in demanding that
he committee should again go into
he investigation of the Kellogg case.
Howe, OF Wisconsin, spoke for an hour
n reply, and he spoke well, but his
manners are offensive and as u speaker
ne is not popular, although he is both
lble and witty. When he finished Mr..
Patterson arose, buttoned his long
rock coat around his tall form, push
ID three or four chairs away from him
40 as to give him room to rush back
ward and forward and sideways dur
ing his speech-which, by the way,
be did not fail TO do--and spreading
out before him mass Of manuscript
addressed the Chair. His manner was
aggressive, and, as one of the Senators
afterwards, "he saw blood
on the face of the moon"
PATTERsoN's REMARKABLE SPEECH.
The crowd in the galleries gave a
preliminary rustic and settled down
TO listen, and all the Senators laid
aside their reading and letter. writing
to listen to remarkable speech. Pat
ter began by an assertion that was
most acceptable to the Republicans,
and one they hardly dared to hope
for, which was that he should vote tor
Kellogg. If this part of his speech
pleased Edmunds and Conkling their
pleasure was soon neutralized, for the
recalcitrant Senator next turned on
those gentlemen, and by word, voice
and gesture gave them such drub-
bing as they never had before. Every
body was surprised at Patterson's
power. His voice is good and his
earnestness quite took possession of
the galleries, while the substance OF
bis remarks was not only pointed but
the points were well placed and strong.
He chose the most contemptuous
words in alluding to Edmunds and
Conkling, and they, who are noted for
their sneering, may now know how it
is themselves. He turned the atten-
ton Of every man, woman and child
in that vast assembly toward the two
men and pointed his long finger di-
rectly in their faces. He showed his
disgust and hatred as much By the
tone OF his voice as by bis words and
gestures, The speaker soon turned
from Conkling and Edmunds to speak
of the contestant Butler whom ho ex.
tolled in high terms.
AN ATTACK ON THE PRESIDENT.
He referred to the Chamberlain gov
ernment and its overthrow, and also to
the negro riots and murders. His effort
attained u real power when he spoke
Of the untricd and unpunished muir
derers. "Who holds back the arm OF
justice from these murderers ?" and
then he repeated the question in q
voice like a storm. Here hc paused O
moment, and then in very impressive
tone, his body shaking with anger, he
answered his own question. "Thai
man in the White Houes." Tho
scene here was very dramatic and the
greatest interest was depicted on every
face. He attacked the President furi
ously and made some good hits al
Evarts and Schurz, and subsequently
he said that the musty banner of the
Confederates bad been carefully un
rolled and the key was found TO lock
the Post Office Department against
Southern Republicans He ridiculed
the Presidents declared intention o.
invigorating and restoring the whis
i
party, and said Mr.. Hayes would bC
the champion resurrectiouist if b,
could ever put together the dry bonel
and ashes of that organization, and, al
for the other class referred to by th,
President, Mr.. Patterson said the re
lligious portion of the South WORSHIP
God and Democracy. His speech con
tanned some pathos, and il was over
wrought in places. He used the nam'
Of the Deity with much too grea
familiarity, and swung his arms more
than was necessary TO give force anC
meaning to his words, but, take th,
speech oil in all, II was rather remark
able. 1t is not TOO much to say thai
John Patterson stands tonight mucl
better with his Republican associates
than ever before, and he has showr
more ability and power than it wal
thought he possessed His attack OF
the President was the first open on,
in the Senate, and probably gratifieC
more Republicans than it offended.
WASHINGTON, Dec Ia a. MAJ
terra prolonged and interesting debate
under an arrangement entered into by
tacit consent vote was taken in th,
Senate at 2 o'clock a. m. in the Butle
and Kellogg cases, which resulted il
their admission. Mr.. Butler was thel
sworn in as o Senator from South Car
olina and Mr.. Kellogg as a Senate
IRON Louisiana.
BUTLER AND KELLooo.-The seat
ing Of Butler, of South Carolina, VIII,
is a statesman OF the old school, ant
the carpetbaggcr, Kellogg of Lou
isiana, is triumph for the Democrat
after all, hit did happen at two o'clocl
after midnight. Tho Louisiana au
thoritics will arrest and convict Kel
logg, who is guilty of all manner o
crime, and send him to the peniten
tlary, thereby creating vacancy il