The Morning herald., 1877-12-04
WAsHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondent,j
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WASHINGTON, D. O.. Dec. 1, 1877.
CONGRESS,


. week have been 90 exciting that they hav
thrown those of the House into utter insig
niflcance. When the Senate opened o.
Monday, "Greek met Creek" and the battl
ragged hot and fierce. Personal encounter
were tn. order of the day, and the session
continued throughout the night, and up t.
Tuesday noon, with no intermission of eve1
few moments for refreshments. The Rad
ieals fought desperate as demons, but were
put "horse-du. combat" by the strategy o
our Democratic friends. So intense was th'
interest felt, that the spectators even re-
mained all night in the galleries. .-
Radical Saint Eamunds, occupied most O
the time, in low, slangy denunciation o
Oonover and Patterson, and continued tc
such a beastly extent, tina the more res
| pectable members Of his own party became
disguised, and assisted him no., il bis last
dying effort to save the Senate from Demo-
cratic rule Our frit nds displayed quietness
yet firmness, paying no attention TO his in
decent remarks, but stubborn!y awaited the
time to come to cast their votes. Edmunds
was interrupted, and reminded that his own
side had attempted to influence Senators
and Conovtr and Patterson, in their votes
on the pending question, and the reminder
| so dumb founded him that he almost chokad
with rage, being unable to controyert tno
| assertion.
Patterson, in slate of great excitement,
arose and asked the chair if such abusive
and indecent proceedings on the part Of
Edmunds was 10 be allowed to longer dis
grace the Senate.
The Chair took advantage OF the noise
and confusion 10 sneak out OF a reply.
At II o'clock, on Tuesday morning, there
was no prospect Of compromise, and the
fillibustering continued throughout the Gay
and up to p. M, when a vote on the main
question was forced by our Democratic
friends, and resulted in our carrying the
uninterrupted fight of two days and night
by vote of 20 to q. Conover and Patter-
son coming down to the Democratic score in
fine style, and the victory was ours. Tie
whole of this desperate encounter, princi- |
pally between our giant Thurman and rad>
ical Edmunds; was en- endeayor on the part |
of the Republicans to "bull-doze" Conover
and Patterson into voting with them, Y ith |
the above referred ignominious defeat. 1t |
was "good day for Democrats"
During the heat of the fight, and while
republican Mcmillan, who is a good blue
stocking Presbyterian was getting off his
best, our friend Gen. Cockrell, walked over
to Mcmillan, and handing him t5'c Presby |
terian hymnbook, suggested he should read
the hymn clark from the tomb doleful
sound"
Had the RAIDS mixed little coaxing with |
judicious management, they might have
won the votes of Conover and Patterson, hut
the 'bul!-dozing" pill wouldn't go down.
Honey catches more flies than vinegar
The Radical SKI verdict is hurling its
avalanche of wrath upon its perpetrators, |
and the howlings of the terror-strcken |
Radicals, cannot be described with pen and |
ink, and do tie subject Justice. The result |
of the above vote was barely announced be- |
fore friend Thurman sprang to his feet and |
moved to take up the case Of Butler, Of s |
G. Saint Edmunds met this with q counter |
motion to adiouru, and although Thurman |
was the first TO address the chair. Vice Pres !
ident Wheeler showed his c'oven Foo4, !
and recognized E1munds, wbich resulted in I
Edmund's motion to adjourn bciag instantly
voted down. l. was finally agreed by our
friends TO resist an Adjournment for the DAY |
no longer, as every one was nrctty well worn
out, and the fruits Of substantial victory !
rested with our side, 50 the Senate at 4 J
O'Clock adjourned, having been in conttnu- !
GUS session some twenty-cight hours. I
Appropos of the above, it may be well to
here incidentally remark that Edmunds
squirmed himself almost into small pieces
when Patterson, during the above referred
to session, showed up his (Edmunds) ra-
corded in the Pinchback case. and comparo1
Edo onds position then with his present one
in leading an effort to terrorize Senators into
obeying the party LASH Brought to bay by
such evidence Of his own iniqui'v. Edmunis
made no attempt to excuse himself but was
forced to sneak away in the cloak room, and
sat down in an exhausted condition, which
he had brought on midst his passion and
prejudice.
On wednesday the battle was again re-
newed with redoubled energy on mc ion
by Thurman TO take uo th9 case Of Mr..
Butler, for admission In preference to Kel>
logg's case. The uncertainty Of the votes