The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-01
TILE SENATOR'S LONG FIGHT.
DIL ADMISSION or EUTLER AND KEEL
LOGG 1T ~ rms MORNING.
Patterson speaking before "a Crowded Senate
Chamber aud viaorou,iy Attacking Hayes
The tnnvcnged Blood of lramhurg-A
TIT bctwcca Ne.sr-. Baymrd aud uoar.

ald thr Senate had its familiar crowd ON the
aor IN the cloak room. and in the galleries. In
olo oi the galleries clos to the cdee sat rttcr-
s,n'- family his diu;htor tnl fnir haired. and
hr mother at her side. wan. tired. colcrlcss
with an ngcing fncc By some curious accident
ncdc fa,to Presidents son Burrhard his niece
Mss rlait. and some lady friend at the White
Housn hollthc outor half ofthc same seat md sat
through Patterson vigorous denuncintion Of
Hayes in manifest aud awkward discomposurc
lucrson's young boy played up and down tho
e.llcry stairs while tho father spoke. and
sraying Oh the floor. cut across one sentence
with some childish question. Outside Of this
li'e family group Patterson spoke to great
ndiencc without sympathy. and sentenccs of a
cry effective part drew subdugd tttor and u
nilc cn the floor. From first to las, he was in
'isihlo high excitement. his face flushed and his
tops restless. STRENGTHENING great pile Of
manuscript he cleared broad space behind
hrce desks. pushed the chairs here and thcro.
md in this little walled pow. twelve by three.
io paced back nnl forth for thrcc hours. sway
ng his arms In long gestures. holding his
mper FOR the most part Mt arms length. and
lpcakins with his head held far back and his
ace sloping. He is Of conspicuous ngure-tall
loosely buttoned with his hair frosted and curling
nw;tycs over his head As he warmed with his
'Scisment. he shouted out his sentences in
Ugh keyed voice. He had first his personal
lin rcncc to settle with MIR. Edmunds. spoken
unfortunately over that Senator'S empty chair.
Mr. Elmunds -tay Ing out of the chamber until
ne was nearly through. Patterson had this
time 90 Conoycr had before him. the felicitious
hvaItag" Of dealing with n man very nearly
quaJ d.-tin .ui,hcd for going to party cN-
remes and lOltng party issues. So Patterson
ang tho changes on tho double Inconsistency
hrOugh half an hour of personal invcctivc.
ud then passed to his defence of Butler. Few
urcd for that until he drew near its close and
uarkcd Hayes. There hc had u right to speak
,nd Lc spoke
II is Il very inronveniont matter for Northern
senator's who h,lpcd Hayes TO the White House
- be abandoned by him. 1t Is very danger
rus matter for southern Senators who aldcdt the
'aine To suffer in the same way. Solemnly
welling on his words. sentence by sentence
PAT rson charged on Hayes tho unavcngcd
'i3nI oi Ham, lirg and laid a his door the lost
fhisc him O. the White House: ani pnt,rrsnn
VI, daring enough fighting with l. il back tot thc
.lrn doors Of the penitontarv. 70 tcllthc Senate
tiat ne had sun right 10 say that. for whatever
fraud hD might suffer. hc had never stood be-
ween q murderer and iis punishment. nor
ronclint"d his nnemos nt tho cost of hi. suffer
ng friends There Is something of personal
plltle ia the attacks on the Administration
swinging, arms. shaking head. and strained
manner. bad spoke the plee of u race wounded
Ia III, house Of It's friend. and the great
sngk % dreary platitudcs before he was through.
ana ne galleries began 70 empty as he dwclt
bNrr his theory OF solid South and tho hope
lts-nes- OF a new party.
IL, vote on the salisbury amendment fol-
owed hard N the hcc's Of Pattcrson's spccch
himunds had como in and stood by Conhlin.:
u conference. Patterson. for thn tenth time in
b day took "a scnt at Thurman's elbow. The
pom on the Democratic side iouched pait"r.
En. ana. by some strange chance. while Sccrc-
lry Gorham ran down the names. tho two
Fi--rd 20 the middle aisle which separates the |
s'uate into hostile halves. There th"y stood
br an instant Patterson. the taller md older.
D" Clerk called his name. Conoycr voted with |
D. Eepublieans. Patterson lett him. walked |
his SCAT and yOtol with tho Dcm0crnts The |
X'e was q tie. Inc anendmcnt was Lost. |
.hr : nnte refused 10 inquire into the |
Iui'iana fraud A brief passage followed hc-
aeeh Morgan and Conkling. Of no part 'uar |
s'ineni. except as II outlined a probable al |
Mnpt by the Dym3rrats 10 inquire into tho |
nnigc- against Kellogg az some later day Tho |
Innate ilirn settled Itself 10 a ilnal vote under |
u Arrangement Just made in the chamber. |
layari insisted on speaking, and the senate
BON the rcassombling ot tho Senate. Senator |
)tyard took the noor and held 1t until ~ |
doarnc-- and cogcncy, which was especially |
erected tu the rl.utaiion Of the statements
ne na'or from issachuscus fclt 1t t.
b. necessary 10 intorlcot n reply into Mr.. Bay
rl7 -ieeeh. In doing lhs. Mr.. Hoar rciterat-
u M charge that no democratic senator or
ppr"s.niluNe from his place on the floor Of
nIh"r House. or as n member OF any inyesti-
,ufihg committee. had ever uttered one word of
pnlemnltlon IN speak Ing Of the numbrress
,"nih"rn outrages. or TINT the Democratic
" br'r. .'atiNcs in either body had over hnsi-
t""i y. -4"n~theu their side by seating m4m-
l'I7 N!N5e "eCtions had been secured ly the
n,''t ,n infamous "rlmcs-crincs ngainst hu-
IN answer to his Mr.; Dayssa referred to n re.
p T. rl9dr hy himself IN 1876 on ne =, ,aled
u in NIiag
w,l- rliin.od by the Il -puhlicans tint the Demo.
rats hgd Carried tho state and secured The
section oi 2 senator. Mr.. Lamar. Mr. Hoar iu-
''iup, Mr bayHri, ana laime'l thHt the pas
thS" winch he rD;li was not Z. coud rnlnatiou Df
si%n. and th"n denied by Implication that thcro
ne nac Baysra Bsy3VS Was u in lrinaGnnt ia.,ans.
were race troubles IN Mississippi during tho
raupnrI 1s anG ~ bo, 'oros. & Gag rue the World
lr1n the nslalmeni f'Dcmocratic on"iais Who
ker' elected by the peopio Nr B4vnrd Lns "A
hshit when pushed 70 eAtrcmti,s IN debat" to
uighallVi repclling what he AS sumc. 10 be- Inr
SCl lcs7 ion 81 weakness n vol Us q vanity.
, senator Thurman evidently tclt TINT his col
ielsu" had not deat with Mr.. Honr as he Should
,tNVr ,tN,V ionr' Rnd took up THO gage Of battle for
" ~ Ird7 81 cond"mnaton which he had years
~, uilrred against Southern outrascs' ana he
t6 " oHfas whic WHIT. ke had d'nS 10 cfpSn M@
II tlr I, oi men who were either leaders
~ sub-lr. i"r- Of tho Democratic party in those
o'Hi 49, However, Mr.. Thurman proreodod 10
!, II,Ah' u very telling point against Mr.. Hoar.
! ~, gentleman, he said, had made the charge
,NN " pemo'rn's had never failed b. profit Dy
ne $" "utrngrs and 10 increase their sido of tho
= lhlH, uni then h" wanted tho Democrats TO
n ~ tNai lhis statement was not true. II WINS
ln h, ms pi Tn" Senator from Massachusetts,
nNi M Thurman. 10 prove his own case He
u,l llhho deliberate charge, and II was
Us duty 10 furnish the evidence 10
sustain II, He could not make these
aM."blhg statements and then demand OF his
y ,l''" opponents 10 prove that his ISLANDERS |
T''' not true. He wanted 10 know how tho
~ Mp rats could have IrOlltcd hy these out
IF :, lie demanded ~ Mr.. HOnr to rise in |
~ pace and point out tho senator on the
''"N rate side who owed his seat to these
y NJ against humanity, lie drncd him to do
T. ne N'hhndrd proof OF his charges. or that
! '!"Y'r hold his pe"ee. This direct and cf-
Nt way ~ answering Mr., Hoar excited
a. ,HlIiduse IL tho galleries as Thurman
- NJ l7 -ri.
~ lHnar followed Mr.. Thurman in an clab-
Z, Hd slrrly legal argument 10 show That
.' iiNn Di Alr Buiirr Hds regular and in
A. ~ respect "u'NIlrI with the provisions Of
l.- ~ tho tn,ed States and tho State Of
ilh trulina.
v '..' Mr. Lamar had spolcn hail an hour
ipNn, ra}luE that tho Senate must eA-
'' .N0l, uul covered Ms fice with his hand
~ t,'L Friends gathered about him at once
lH hr M'rriMun Ot North Carolina moved