The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-08
The Surrender.
Especial to the Chicago Ti,nes !

| W AsHINGroN, Nov. "a Broker
iowu win weariness, and drsggeo
Town 10y the weight 0f the carpet
bag majority If twn, the Republi-
can Senstors cspituiated at invent,
IN nutes of three O'clock this after
noon, and allowed vote to he ta.
Ken Gu Mr.. Thurmsns resolution,
~ discharge the Committee oi
! Privileges and Elections. Thi,
would have the effect to bring But
.er's case NJ once bef,re the Senate,
skhen u motion could be made Ia
swear him in IL was carried hy
The same vote that has crowded the
republican Senators to the wall
inrng the last twenty eight hours
y consecutive fighting Prior 10
he capitulation senator Cameron,
4 Winc,nsin, made his m alden IF
fort in the Senate in answer Ia
,oine II Mr. Merrimon's remarks
Ipon the Son.h Carolina case Mr.
cameron spoke at great dissdvan-
age, ~ he had to SIT mt this con-
tInuans session without rest, but ia
spite IT the dragging load Of weari
ness, and the dead atmosphere II
the Senate chamber, Mr.. Cameroh
made = notable impression, both
Ivy his clear, f,rcible ruanuer, and
IN making tlIreadbare subject in
errsting The galleries, which had
-,.,aned with stupidity over the dull
routine of fihbus,-ring Of the day.
we're walked into interest by Sena
,nr Cameron talk His sinil
manner and common sense way of
speaking were in marked contrast
with the oratorhssl Efforts and APP
pearanca Ut his colleague, Senator
Howe. There were few scenic IN
cidents in to-dsy's session II the
Senate 1t WAS the next Inorning
~ = champagne ach,nrh, VI le.rsla-
tiveex 'i.emant Every Senator APP
prsred to be laboring with head
ache. and o,ly when the final issue
Il voting upon Mr. rhurman's res
olutiOn came, vas there y single real
d,sh Of the feeling Of yesterday
'vhen the hour III equalization came
there WAN u h.nse audience to wit
ness the Republican sbdication Of
i's reign of absolute power. The
galleries. which had been well
crowded dnritg the forenoon, we're
packed to uverhpwrnS Oh the floor
were nearly all of the meni',er. ii
the House nowiD the city. Speaker
Kendall stood IN the center IT ~
groupdirectlv facing Wire President
Wheeler, VII , sat back in his chair
half asleep Mr. Gambling Was in
his seat still Mr. Oglesby sat by
hrs side, sullenly sucking away At
Az unlighted cigar Hlpple Mitch
ell. in front Of Mr.. Conking. WAS as
uneasy as ever. He pulled away at
liis long beard with rapid, cat-like
IA II be were climbing
1t for escape. Mr.. Edinunds. jus,
behiI,d him. no longer ,a,de any
pretense Of resiing. The dragging
Of defeat, had worked out Of
.,is face All traces IF sarcasm and
lift ia their place n logged snllen-
ness. Mr. Anthony sat next TAI him
The pl,cIh. angular Morrill,, Of Yer
mont. rested his hesd upon al in
lex finger aud appeared lost in a
brown study. BY hrs side sat Mr
Hnar, lynx eyed, and every line at
nis countensnce bristiing with png-
usclty AMI parliamentary points. |
s. anley Matthews. who sat behind
MIN, l,wkcd bored and wearied. ~
4 he were not specially Interested
~ the fight before him. MIR. Burn.
die. who sat upon his right, WA
mp in solemn black like
an undertaken. AMI sat during the
-ntiie vote ~ quietly ~ If he hal
hreb sitting Tor ms photograph.
Mr. Cameron, of Wisconsin. who was
,etween Burnside and Patterson,
'!roked his silver, mustache with
he expression Of mau who ha.
ost his best friend Patterson
% ked the least satisfied uf ANY of
lis associates A bunch of band
on,- Aowers.s gentle tribute To hi,
many virtues. sat up,n his desk d.
ront Of HIM Ranged around III.
utter row scowled in ne line On
cameron, Dawes, B roth, Jones ans
saunders Judge Cnristiancy wss
bsent from tue outer row. Ab,u
O'clock the old gentleman, becom
ny exhausted, paired with judge
DAVIS and went home
On the Democratic side the mem
ers sat dogge,lly, obeying ever