The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-06-15
FILIBUsTER1NG I'M THE SENATE,

stormy and turbulent, not to say riotous, de-
monstration. AT the opening of the session
matters progressed smoothly enough for
about fifteen minutes
The bill to amend the code of procedure,
the bill to dispense with the recording of
certain deeds, the joint resolution to appoint
a commission to investigate the States in.
debtcdncss, the bill relative to Trial Justi-
ces in Abbeville, and the bill to provide for
the custody of the official bonds of county
officers received their final readings the lat,
ter with ali amendment requiring all coui1t
ty officers to give bonds in the counties in
which they reside.
The Senate then took up the resolution
to go into an election for Judge of the Fifth
Circuit. This is the same resolution which
passed the House on Monday night, and
there was well organized plan on the part
OF the Radicals, under the leadership of Taft,
to defeat it The only way they could hope
to do it was by filibustering, and for nearly
SIX hours the fifteen Democrats who consti-
tuted the majority in the Senate were bad
sered and browbeaten by the Radical min
ority.
Taft began his tactics by moving to amend
the resolution so as to hold the election on
Monday next, before which time the Legis
lature will have adjourned. This was lost.
He then resorted to all manner of dilatory
motions, calling the ayes and nays, motions
to adjourn, and appeals from the decisions
of the chair, each motion being in turn voted
down. This performance was varied oc-
caslonally by long -winded speeches from the
leading lights of ode party" Old Nash de-
livcred an hours sermon on the Russian war.
and would probably have been shooting off
his dusky mouth until now, but that his
sermon, on point of order, was ruled out
as impertinent, superfuous, and tedious.
Then followed an hour more of guerrilla
warfsre under the direction of Taft. The
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every vffv1M mcridb; uuc- -as the clerk cd!scu
the roll the Radicals would haul out their
little bits of pencils and keep tallcy, to see il
they could not count out Democratic vote.
1t was failure. The Democrats had tie
fort, and even the witching hour of 3 o'clock,
with its savory reminders of dinner, failed
to break their ranks.
Then Sammy Green, the rising young
black statesman from Congo, entertained the
Senate with an hours dissertation on the
newspaper reporters. Green attempted to
eclipse Mr.. Hemphill on his salary grb
speech in the House, but made miserable
failure.
Then Maxwell, the puffy Senator iron,
Marlboro, worked himself up into passion
and swore that s'he wouldn't vote for no
measure if de Dimocrats adopted this reso-
luton.
Seeing the success that had been attained
by his chums, Taft next undertook to blow
his little penny trumpet against time, but al
this point the Democrats, who had submit
ted patiently and in good humor to be bul
|lied and badgered, began to sour on it, ant
Taft was suddenly brought up standing.
/ It was now half past o'clock. The re
porters,retired to dinner, and the war in tn
Senate still waxed warm. At half past A
when Ireturned, the enemy were just Of
their last legs. The Senate had decided t
come to vote. Swails made an attempt t
prolong the fight, but he was sitting uneon
fortably near to Gary, who began to boi
over with wrath and to insinuate in the mil
and persuasive manner which is general
attributed to Edgefeld straigktont Dem'
: Gratis, that he had enough Of this, and thu
!, the Democratic majority had some rights I
! we'll as the Radicals. This seemed to have
: soothing influence. The guerrillas subs
ded, and Taft with a last spraddle, calle
for the yeas aud nays, and threw up Il
: sponge.
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