The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-30
VIEWS OF OUR CoNGRESsMEN.
SEEMS IN THE HOUSE DURING THE DE-
nate on THE ELECTORAL BILL-A sEs-
SION THAT WILL BE MEMORABLE IN THE
HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
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WASHINGTON. january 26.-I had only
three hours' sleep between Wednesday
dawn and Thursday night, having sat up
with the Senate. This afternoon the House
nassed the bill by vote Of l0l to s6-only
eighteen Democrats opposing 1t, and they
generally conccited people or smail-fry.
Sixtv-eight Republicans, from selfish mo.
tivcS, grudginS TO give away point, foted
against II.
ton. Logan, and Cameron Of Minnesota,
we're the influences which led of their
representatives. The Ohio delegation mis-
took the true interests and credit Of Gov
eruor HAYES, and followed John Sherman's
misead.
The vote diSposes OF Mr.. Blaine as pre-
sidential quantity. The agreement has
already been attended with the partly re-
sultant consequence Of the election OF Hoar,
Ben. Hill, and David Davis to the Senate
three superior men. AS l said yesterday,
the plane Of politics has been moved up,
and the Whig party, or its successor, re-
appears in the caucuses OF the other TWO.
] shall merely string together now the
notes | have taken in the House gallery to-
day.
DIARY OF GATH.
Willard, OF Michigan, Independent Re-
publican and editor. made irSt-rate speech
for the bill. He was charged by the Re-
pubicans of fayoring Tilden, but his whole
conduct has been equitable and high-mind-
ed.
Governor DennSon, OF Ohio, and eX-
Governor Kellogg, OF louisiana, were on
the floor at that moment.
George Hoar is generally said to have
made the best speech in favor OF the bill !;
General Garfield against it. Garfield has
done himself no good in this performance,
where he snapped opinions with John
Sherman.
With all the prattling over the Constits.-
ton made on this subject, Martin iowa
send told the truth when he said that the
great motive Of the bill was office-grabbiTg.
There are few or no good constitutional
LAWYERS in the lower house, and the best OF
them favored the bill. Constitutional leayn-
ing is sort OF disease. They who think
they have Il are like Ethan Brand, who had
spent bis whole life finding out the unfor-
civable sin. "'Tis here !" he cried. &c
have it alone. 1t is my own breast! Ia |!
ha!" Therefore everybody who has read
the Constitution all through more than once
gets stupid concelt. Every compromise
or piece of good sense proposed makes him
shake his head. He sees q chance to dir his
constitutional candle. The worst fools in
publcliie are those who everlastngly refer
10 the Constitution.
HENRY wATTERsoN SPEAKS.
Henry WatterSon stood out and detained
carefully prepared speech in distincI
and casily-heard voice. a little modu3ated.
lie Is rather boyish-faced blond, with a
goatee and light moustache, square 'brows,
der Iyli ha
indeed, only one eyei is OF use. He iS short
and thick-set and plainly dressed, with a
sort OF olye-colored coat (buttoned up, q
shirt-boSom darkened by scarf, anM gray
trousers. He puts one hand behind the
back, or curls it up, as II lame, against his
side. and now and then throws ont both
hands rapidly and drops them agaisl, and
fings forth the right hand. His style and
pronunciation are somewhat ottish- as.I the
atiectations OF current authors crept into it !;
but there is good. clear composite editorial
mind underneath, and much felicity OF
making points. He is seen, as We study
him, to be short-armed.
Theorizing crccps into his speech after
the southern fashion, which is based OF the
religion OF Spinosa, several imperfect detini-
tons and propositions, and logic vigorously
applied to them. The universal fabluse OF
the South is to see facts-in business, or
government, or morals. They hate thea2cts
and fear them, and persuade themselves
that something else is fact, on which ihey
nobly expatiate.
Poor laymen like myself" said Waiter
son Of the lawyers. "Eyether" he pro-
nounced for the American eether, and eye
ther is harder 10 say, and therefore ;of
doubtful genius whatever be It's corReeS-
ness Natterson rocks his body as he
speaks. He was we'll listened TO, and it
would be very hare for any newspaneri
Office ogt OF France 20 produce an easier
and more effective speaker. This mans
province is to take his Judgment from older
and sagacious men an be their advocate.
General Sherman sat beawee Martin Town
send and aTilliam Lawrence and heard this
speech. .Watterson advocated the bill.
General Hurlbut, Of Illinois, lean, bald,
with RaEnan nose ana a beardless, red
lace, stood lp by Governor Dick McCor-
mick and opposed the bill He was born
in South Carolina. His father was north
.crn school-teacher there, aad he opposed
the bill as rabid John Logan Republican.
lie speaks with strength in agkrillish voice,
and from notes. This is his last term in
Congress, likes good many productions OF
the civil war. He said, from personal
habits, that the arrangement Was ga great
national game of draw" He snjght have
added, not on the Illinois plan. with two
queens Of the same kind in the pask-
GRoRoIA's ORATOR TO THE FRONT.
Ben. Hill took the floor Mt few minutes
past ]. He is preacher-ike man with q
voice OF silver purity. instantly going out
10 every exeyice, anG making pleasant
chanticleer impression One hand, begin
ming, was behind his hack, two fingers OF
the other hand on the desk. His face is
pale, with short bunea OF white beard
over the breadth Of the chin. His nose is
rather of the turn-up kind, and his mouth
large. "The biiL'' he said, twas consti- 1
tutional in character-wholly So" 1t was
i" wise-remarkably So" twas "patriotic
IN all ltspnrposes, and eminently So" He
predlcted that the decisions OF the commits
sion would be unanimous and get respect
from all parties.
had written just as above when nv pen
eli was stopped by my admiration. some
thing nanieiess In the utteraneas OF The mar
Hill forbade me to write more. felt my 1
putp1s IN nf~r nxS, n