The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-12-08

Indignation.
From U,c Philadelphia Times
WAsu1NGroN, November 27.-The
old formula, so common in Wash
ington lust spring, that oiyht beats
seven, WAS changed to-iay. The
roll-c;il on the Butler cnso to day
shows that twenty-nine beats
twon5y-soycn AMI tho Republicans
in the Sonsce are corrospon,!ingly
unhappy. The Senate sat all night
at least tho Journals Of that body
will so declare, but the fact is that
it only Sat in namc. The hight was
occupied in m effort on tic part Of
tho Republicans to kill time.
Every device WAS made use Of to
this end. The roll was called fifty
two times. There were several
calls Of the Senate, and old docu-
ments were read over and will DO
printed in the record at tho public
expense. The Senators wore quito
jolly and cracked all manner Of
Jokes. John Barleycorn WAS appnr-
ent in somo instances. Nearly nj
tho So nntors unbcnt. Edmunls
laughed and jolsed with tho severcst
of his opponents. Eaton, of Con-
nocticut, told funny stories to u
crowd of Senators all night long.
Jones, of Nevada, smoked MI night,
and Bruce, tho colorcl Senator,
went to sleep on ono Of the sofns in
the Chamber and snorcd like a fog
horn. Even Don Camcron's cold
nature was thawed out, and he
made himself quite agreeable to his
associates. Judge Davis, who
weighs nearly four hundred pounds,
rollod around tho chamber like Il
hogshead in the sen, and Mitchell
slept peacefully in his seat. So did
Burnside. Wallace, always ser
viceable to his party, acted as the
whip last night, and brought
Democratic Senators from tnoir
retreats whenever roll was
called. He also watched the
other side very closely to sec
that no trap was sprung. Taken
altogether, it was rather jolly
time. The only sad thing about it
was the accident to Senator Ran
som, of North Carolina. He made
n very angry and heated reply to
tho remarks Of Mr. Honr, and when
the latter rose to reply Ransom
fell from his seat and tainted. The
exortion had been too much for
him. He was borne from the
chamber amid some excitement, and
is confined to his bed to day. Ii
was feared he had been stricken
with paralysis, but the doctors say
1T Is somo disease of the heart.
The Senate at noon to-day did
not present an agreeable spectacle.
The floor was covered with litter
and papers The Senators were
cross and untily, the pages wero
tired out, tho clerks hoarse, &nd the
atmosphere was sitting. A number
Of colored men had found sleeping
accommodations in the galleries,
AND the god frc..ng that pruvaliol
during the night bad vanished.
AT 3 o'rtuc!, j;,a .,Itul noon, after u
continuous session 0! twenty seven
hours, th" deadlock WIS broken.
Cameron, Of Wisconsin, w.s tho
last speaker. When he closed a
vote WAS taken on m anenamont
and the Democrats caIriod their
poin& and beat the resolution, which
was unimportant. Then the uues-
tlon camo on the passage Of tho
Thurman resolution to discharge
the committee from the Butler caso,
which practically seats tho lntter
Every Senator was in his seat
Some had red eyes from lon:.
watching, and some from other
causes, but all were worn out and
disagrcoablo OF course tho reso.
luton was carried, the voto being
twenty-nine to twenty. seven, which
might have boon forescen from the
first. Thurman then moved to
admit Butler to a seat, but the
motion went over a day. The case
as it now stands is whether Kellogg
comes up frat or Butler first.