The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-16
TIE SENATORIAL QUARREL
A DTsAPPOINTNENT 10 THE CHrVAIRI
HHO HUNT THE HOTELS.
The Dincuity between senssor- Co~isisrr nnA
Gordon settled without Re-rrt,nr 60 the
Codc-Tbe Mcdintors and their Work.

The Dimcuity between Senators Co~hisre saA
Gordon settled without Rc-,rt,nr 60 the
Code The Mcdintors and their Work.
WAsHrNoToN, Dec. 15.-Thc difllculLy be.
twccn Senator Gordon and Senator Conklins.
occurring In Executive SCI sion Yesterday. wss
amicah'y adjusted in tho eecrot session today
IN tho formal manner which appears below.
Nothing has happened In Washington for n long
time which has crcatcd so much scrlo- ron, oa1
comment as this affair. and n an acouratc hiss
tory OF what has taken place during the ass
twenty -four hours could he written IL would
form tho basis for n s"reaning farce which
would make tho fortune ~ the sucrcss.
ful author and actor. who, catching the spiris
of the thing. might set II on the stags.
IL would AFFORD a rare opportunity TOE
perpciuating unique collection of characters.
who. twenty years hence. will bc but indlstncily
remembered by a few OF tho oldest inhabitants
Of the national capital. or course. these lingcr-
ing representatives Of the age OF the dueo tooh
IL for granted. when they heard late last nigM
that in effect the lilo had been given to chivai.
rous Southcrner by a Northern Republican thaa
challenge would be sent. They we're divided
in opinion M to what would ensue. but thai
Gordon would demand satisfaction they neves
douhed for an instant. They could N
aacn about the Hobbies of the hoteh
with solemn faces. gravely discussing
tho mnit"r apnrt from the common
,hrong., They wore all myseriously rcticort
Non o honor "nd Il ' eos Sng% coud "s s6 Sop' ks
YOU into their confidence. however much they
night'lssir' 70 do so. one thing. however. was
crltuin-On that point you could reet assured
this matter would not stop hero. There must
be an explicit retracion or satisfaction in some
few rei g " chivalry that vet haunt the hoto
o1oics in waSh'ng,on. But what was transpir.
Of the imp"tuous Gordon was of course no, ioI
vo,id hs cars 81 81 tns prSa,nr, 1t now l,ansnlrrs
Gordon to his friend Lamar. in whose oxpori-
ence ana dis 'rcflon inpl cit reliance could bs
% Mas " n r" II% Wv YER 1pa Inn
Senator Thurman and few othor gcntlemea
who had vninly endenvoraf to pour oil on the
| viscd mediation. Senators Ransom and MrDon-
ald. ON the part Of the Democratic side Of tho
| thr other side. were constituted by so,ne-
body the gr'nt high court. Of arbitration:
the Democracy md Mcdonald the Northern
cold, pra tcnl, Western, scnsc TO- balance hct
s"nt"d rrsp"'tvv the crctaccous and silurinn
nGrs. They debated eycry possible phase of
half past 10 until this afternoon. The
first point to be, settled was of course. who
and battery. It was finally agreed thru
Gordon was the aggrcssor; H. madr the f-st
Z the demand made ,by ,s,natcr Conki ns for
! the regular ord,r which. by the way. he wa0
not alone in demanjing. This point deter
! minrd. the next thing in order was 10 decide
| how the amcnde honorable could he made
without subJc ting eitAcr Of tho gcntlcmen to
s"enc.
twas. Of course. not known lqst night to the
| high court that the scandal wou bc rctailcd ID
whateVcr Was dccidci last nisit as to ,Sa m%n:
| nor of making the ne"cssnry apoo:'s - lad u
Of course. examined. Digninrd senators mus1
consult the pIcccnents In grnye mattsD
hs ths aaiuemcpt ha was arrans@I maI SSiwsss SGSSss
fo,syh and Icn,dext'r. the vn, TIVE srsyss sSs
StScr in tie scna,c in 1888 should be the model
for the settlement IN this case In that ,a'se the
%hraSn IN The order ''VS OF UT %ns 10 R~s
here the rcscmhlance between the papeI
in thG, Forsyth Poindextcr nnair snl
IraaSwnH tHh up by @ Ranson @ II Hamlin Mcdonald and
Howe, il. rs nm Indignant gentleman OF the oid
sH20 IS of S Sa good order il Ras snswercd hs nur.
pose, however. and nll sensible people are hesrt-
S SSa sG@ ace ,H nsHy p pGsos
before the country and Mr. C"nklng. ns though
wing. comes out first best. as h. has done in
every encounter ne has hai since he cntered
musl br a source OF satisfaction TO sensible
Northern Democrats that. LITTLE by ltlr. thclr
southern brethren arr learning wisdom oven
Jusi before IL, adlonrnm"nt 81 ,he Scnms mr.:
| tn'FN Ndr u rul.''l NHi'H Y Ni' "ts - w
say would hr brou-ht to th, ait nlion of the
senate. ll". therefore. moved that ihc doors be
| closed under the ~iNtl -fpurh rule The mo-
tion was unanimously EgtNcl To-. .
nuie 90 provides that pn motion made ana
second d To- close the doors II ~" - mt on thd
discussion OF amy hus1u"sS which may, in the
| opinion Of "A Senator. require secrecy, the pro-
edins uiicer shall direct tho galleries 90 be
cleared. and. during the ,il-'n-"i9n oi such mo-
ton tho !onrs shall remaln nlnsrll
THIS motion WAS submit i for ihc purpose
of considering the difficulty hctw' n 'hssrs.
Cnukiin.. and q 'rlon in the oNccuiNc session
| Of yesterday and. after III" doors were re-
| Durii.. tnO secret session M llHI rim olered
the following. which wa, unanlm0nly ly agrcod
10;
UL,r,r, \ MISUNDERSTANDING having az .~u hciw.es
The Hon N"-'Oe 'Dnh ilt ail '''' lni y hn - ".uun
o .tc-,, ami uuiua under iand,n-- Thereon Ia s,'s
ic"n tifft..I 49, o.. "h in ilN l""ln- pap t.i
orlci iil' .nt II"f /" enter Il H inr;' Ur the ess
Dltn an .ci,r ,slou o t'r Senate hcld ycster
, lnN words were uttered both hN uatnr q, lon a
| Nrr. NUT 1slf icittnlN unhlnd uh offensive ,
, ports oi the Iaoiir ut appearing ia t" lfr'" nv
ers run careful 4ui'4N 80 20 hAi -ud N = irt
sp'iA,r .ni What ,,t. uudcf-tu'd q, hr said - ih'
oth.f or'n that tue INST onrue't " rl' Ncr' IN
sfitcl los an huu'si misunici 'tni in- ~ Mat a zee,
, pruvuhei arnlvi, a. ino often 1p"ns, w. al Va. wa
n | Offensive Tie outsrowtl oi uilslipi'h n~nh Sm,
y such WAS tie tact We VIII" nir mutual ir'm- ~ 81
= Senl'nrs Ui the o'iuon inHf ID BE- 'i N|tr l ~
senate aud tll >ttthnf- fI.I what Nfs' ~ ln W
1 uk lnd nnru.,r ii thc rtmnkN Of 'l'hot "tl y
,ii,i %, q ft.ri u l,i tu. are % 81 asa .,i1'd
st4ir air l.4ufr4.iJ s.muliu' 'u-ls Nllh..iHNu
n " Et.en.
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