Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-12-05

absence neither side would have .
advantage. 1t was desperate figf
for the control of the Senate, but III
weapons were
NOT ARGUMENTS, BUT PARLIAMENTAR
! TACTICS.
II was not struggle to convince, bu
. test of physical endurance. tn
democrats had the most votes, and
was the recourse OF the republican
to tire them ont.
The ball opened early in the day
Senator Edmunds sending to th
Clerks desk resolution which vii
bring
HAMBURG RurLER's CAREER AZ A NEGR,
MURDERER
before the Senate. It calls upon tn,
Attorney General for transcripts O
the proceedings in the United State
District Court or South Carolina sine,
1873. Withers, Of Virginia, objected
when the resolution WAS read, re
marking that he hoped the Senator
from Vermont would appreciate hi
his motives. "Certainly, replied Mr.
Edmunds, with profound bow ant
a sneer. III never fail to appreciat,
the motives ofthe distinguished Sen
ator."
ChafIee's Pacific Itailroad resolution
then came up, and occupied the res
OF the morning hour until ! o'clock
when Thurman's resolution to tax,
Butler's credentials from the com
mittee, came up % unflnished bust
ness. Mr.. Wadleigh had presented .
report from the committee ON Privi
ieges Gnd Elections admitting Kel
logg, but It went over under thu
rules to be printed, and could not In
terfere with the Butler case.
Precisely ct 1 o'clock, as II by Z
prearranged programme,
SENATOR DAVIS, OF ILLINOIS, AROSE
In his seat and INDUCED in what may
be called q personal explanation, stat
ing the motives which had governed
him in his action with the Democrats
In this, Buffers case. He was listen
ed to with profound attention. He
spoke In bold tone, and with we'll
chosen words he stated that he con-
sidered South Carolina entitled to
representation In the Senate, and af-
ter waiting i've weeks to hear from
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions, he had voted to take the case
before the Senate, where he thought
It could be disposed Of with justice
to both parties interested. He men,
toned the fact that the parties in the
Senate wore evenly balanced, and,
consequently, he was left in q pecul-
lar position.
THIS. GAVE EDMUNDs A CHANCE
to give him . sarcastic thrust, which
he took the floor to do % soon % Da-
Wis ceased, alluding to Davis % the
Independent party" ''the third par
ty," and the distinguished gentleman
90 recently from the pure atmosphere
Of the chamber of the Supreme Court
Of the land.
Davis was very much irritAted.
Edmunds then reiterated the charges
that Conkling made the other day.
that corrupt bargains had been made
by which the majority in the Senate
was to be changed. These charges he
made with unusual force, and In such
q way that Mcdonald and other DEM
ocrats took offense.
Edmunds was asked II he was re-
sponsible for these charges. He re-
piled that
HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING
HE SAID
on the floor, and that Senator Nc.
Donald would have q chance to A.
sist him in bringing those bargains
to light.
Edmunds' brief speech made pro-
found sensation, and this suggestion
ofan Investigation directed
EVERY EYE TO CoNovER AND rATTER-
SON,
to see how they would take IL. Both
were in their sests, but kept their
eyes fixed on the ground.
Edmunds then moved to 20 into
executive session, but this vote was
lost, Conover and Patterson voting
with the democrats.
Armstrong, Of Missouri, was paired
with Plumb, OF Kansas; Barnum
with Hamlin, Blaine with Grover.
Eaton with Sergeant, Ferry with
Maxey, Johnston with Window.
After this vote, Christiancy attempt
ed to save himself . piece Of the in
dependent party, and rather took the
wind out Of Davis sails by giving the
same reasons for voting one way
that Davis did for voting the other.