The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-06-15
F1l1BUsrER1Na IN THE sENArEat

| ~ W, ~ uuS ue DeudtS
chamber to-day was the scene of a rather
stormy and turbulent, not to say riotous, de.
monstration. AT the opening of the session
matters progressed smoothly enough for
about fifteen minutes.
The bill to amend the code of procedure,
the bill to dispense with the recording of
certain deeds, the joint resolution to appoint
commission to investigate the States in
debtedness, the bill relative to Trial Justi-
ces in Abbeville, and the bill to provide for
the custody of the official bonds Of county
! officers received their final readings, the lat
ter with an amendment requiring all coun!
ty officers to give bonds in the counties in
which they reside
The Senate then took up the resolution
to so into an election for Judge of the Fifth
Circuit This is the same resolution which
passed the House on Monday night, and
there was we'll organized plan on the part
ofthe Radicals, under the leadership of Taft,
to defeat it The only way they could hope
to do it was by flibustering, and for nearly
six hours the fifteen Democrats who consti
tuted the majority in the Senate were bad
gered and browbeaten by the Radical min
ority.
Taft began his tactics by moving to amend
the resolution so as to hold the election on
Monday next, before which time the Legis
lature will have adjourned. This was lost.
He then resorted to all manner of dilatory
motions, calling the ayes and nays, motions
to ADJOURN, and appeals from the decisions
OF the chair, each motion being in turn voted
down. This performance was varied oc-
casionally by long -winded speeches from the
leading lights of ode party" Old Nash de-
livcrcd an hours sermon on the Russian war.
and would probably have been shooting off
his dusky mouth until now, but that his
sermon, on point of order, was ruled out
as impertinent, superfuous, and tedious.
Then followed an hour more of guerrilla
warfare under the direction of Taft. The
sil-4ee4as.A.siS.l-,, -,,n us $500
every TRIVIAL motTdb, uuc as the clerk cdsseu'
the roll the Radicals would haul out their
little bits of pencils and keep talley, to see if
they could not count out Democratic vote.
1t was failure. The Democrats had tho
fort, and even the witching hour of clock,
with its savory reminders Of dinner, failed
to break their ranks.
Then Sammy Green, the rising young
black statesman from Congo, entertained tn.
Senate with an hours dissertation on the
newspaper reporters. Green attempted to
eclipse Mr.. Hemphill on his salary CRIB
speech in the House, but made miserable
failure.
Then Maxwell, the puffy Senator from
Marlboro, worked himself up into passion,
and swore that "he wouldn't vote for no
measure if de Dimocrats adopted this rcso-
luton.
Seeing the success that had been attained
by his chums, Taft next undertook to blow
his little penny trumpet against time, but at
this point the Democrats, who had submit
ted patiently and in good humor to be bull
lied and badgered, began to sour on it, and
Taft was suddenly brought up standing.
1t was now half past 3 o'clock. The re-
porters retired to dinner, and the war in the
Senate still waxed warm. AT half past 4,
when l returned, the enemy were just on
their last legs. The Senate had decided to
come to vote. Swails made an attempt to
prolong the fight, but he was sitting uncom-
fortably near to Gary, who began to boil
over with wrath and to insnuate in the mild
and persuasive manner which is generally
attributed to Edgefeld straigktout Demo
Gratis, that he had enough Of this, and that
the Democratic majority had some rights as
we'll as the Radicals. This seemed to have a
soothing influence. The guerrillas subsi-
ded, and Taft with last spraddle, called
for the yeas and nays, and threw up the
sponge.
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