Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-12-17
The Debate Over Nominations.
PARTY LINES STRICTLY DRAwN-AGITATINs
SCENES BETWEEN NORTHERN AND SOUTH ERN
SENATORS.


WASHINGTON, December II.
The excitement in executive sessions of thf
Senate Is not confined TO discussions on New 1orl
custom house appointments. To-day witnessed
another contest IN Uany respects mere heaict
than That of day before Yesterday, and one tha
will loug be RENE mbored, both by lhoseUho par
tlcirGted IN and those who Witnessed It.
Popular interest in the regular legislation of the
Senate seems to have ceased. aud the only bust
ness shat has recently been worth careful report
iug il transacted when the doors Of the senate are
closet aud barred against the pucic. The pro-
1 ocedng- to day sare described by those who wit
messed them As more exciting and atgry than anN
that have occurred for years. IuOse who Partici-
ptted in tue quarrel were senators Conkiiug and
Gordon; but the whole Senate was wrought up to
a hgh pltch of feeling.
The occasion was discussion of the nomina-
ton OF Mr. Wale TO be collector OF internal rev
euue IN Gto,gia.
senator Gordon. in au earnest speech, had op-
dyscd the Coult nation.
senator Thurman .ook the floor to enter his
protest against the course the ocuafe Was pursuing
with regard t. nominations TO oil e.. lie said II Il
debate, two or three hours M leugth. was to be
had on the political relations OF the North with
the South, tie President, and ever, thing else haN
ing aHy bearing ou the ,u' ifci. there was ltiie
hope OF accomplish z ANYTHING IN the last ho1rs
before the long recess.
Al this point Senator Gordon was about to speak
again. when there came from he rcpub ican side
OF the Senate cries OF "Go on, 10 on with the t. Il
endar; let's have vote. The word, "go on
came from several senator, among them Messs
llamlin, Mitchell ana Coukllug.
This greatly excited the qu.cG -tempeted Senator
from Georgia and he erie out ia an inpatient
tone, "The Senator ilGm New Noik i issuing his
orders; he Is ordering the char.
MIR. Couklns cNcileoly asked lh- senator fIUm
Georgia to repeat ms words.
Mr.. Gordon then sad again that tie Senator
from New York was net in the cuAi., but Was IS
suing MS orders.
MIR. Conkllng, then in fever of excitement,
sald in loud voice. III the senator from Gcorgia a
SAYS that issued orders 10 the CHAIR he saws what
is not true; !; and, with in rea.cd anger, he con
tinued, "ald lest toe Senator may mi,uuderstand
me- will repeat that II he says issued orders to
The char, he says what Is not tue
General Gordon az once sprang TO his feet and,
trembling with anger sit, "Ihls cue ,aOn, ST,
Cen he >e;ted outside thjs chamber"
At tlis poat Mi. CpnalHg wa> quite aS excited
as bis opponent; and taking step toward Sena-
tor Gordon, who was ON the opposite sije OF the
chamber, he replied in fierce voice, Il am VII
lng To settle 1t here aud low; and ouce more |
will say 10 the Seua or from Georgia, that # he
says gave orders to the chair, he says what Is
not true" The words came with such force aGd
| emPnss' As 10 maze tnem uo'4t impressive
the bn.iness nroceedrd ior same ti',, with,n ret
ererce to The nor,on,l ,Ii,onrs ,lirh lad taken
Mace
A sbor, time h. form t,a aIion,prrert Mr. 'rtur.
N in a bfigf % I.
and said il was II,f,,tnn,ie and sboul be A su6
irct of tey,et II. dii not think the senator
f,n,n Vow No,k itendai "a he Al cop,t,ors
to the chair or 10 senator Gordon lie thoneht
Mr. CoukIinJ merely desired to 90 on with ill.,
hnsines. and had done "a other senators fr,ouent
y di,.-cslied for vote. II was very often done.
and ne said the Other senators had iojned In m.
cau to go on" mraoior HAT the ca iendcr .houl
be proceeded vita. Air. Thurman hoped thatihe
occutrerce would not be referred to bv any SEN
NJ. Uamlin also had some word. TO say in the
interest of neac. h.tyvern the tvo Senators lie
,ald that Tie troull. had sIi.cp from A m,.un,er-
standing on the paIt Of the senator { ON (;eorni.
and that the sneaker had also called for vote in
the words ouoted hat that he Intended M disre-
snect and did nothin,s more than was rn,torsrv
or than ne had riub hi - do.
Neither of The senator, Who had epga~,d in
the uersonal con,rover.y made anv r,ua,k and
both kent tnelrs,afs livery one nre,eui was uilr
cd to saw nothin, ah,,,, tho disagieeshle ci,cnm
stances. There i. in spte of lbl. a gIeat deal of
talk about il to.pi,hr. II ia geIe1ally believed
amonv Sen.tors mar no fuutbrr notice VIII he
taLen Of the ocrnrrenre on the mart nf Sfnator
Gordon
,.. 1.
hAAiNT' N0i'DON AM 4i1i'I'
The debate on the nomination in question was
hot OF very amicsble character, however, IN any
light. Senators Blaine and Hill renewed their
Old battles begun III the House about two years
Mr.. Wade, the nominee, Is a Iative of Georgia
and republican. His appointment was objected
to by Senators uill and Gordon on the ground
that he is not man of good character, and that
he Is meddlesome and breeder of strie. They
referred to letter Mr.. W ade had written to some
one IN the North, charging that man had been
taken out and hanged by q mob. They said that
this is not tue, and that Il man who would breed
1t lie IN tins way ought not to hold odice.
Senator Patterson called the attention of the
Senator from Georgia 10 an occurrence Ia Angus
ia two or three years ago, when white man nae
pushed negro out OF a street car, and the negro
had drawn knife and Killed him. The negro
having subsequently been taken from the officers
| by white mob, was hanged.
The Georgia senator admitted the fact, but said
that The people Of his State are peaceable and
law abiding as those OF the State OF Maine
| This brought Senator Blaine to his ieet. He
said he thought the senator was in error. There
had never been a homicide in Maine that was not
followed by the punishment of the offender. lie
said there are $1,000 Republicans in Georgia who
had not voted IN the late election.
That said Gordon, 'ls because they did not
want to pay the dollar poll-taX.'
There was good deal of sharp talk during tbs
debate Mr. Blaine defended himself. He said
that the only means people Of the North have ot
learning of the occurrence of Southern oulrage-