New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
he is not disposed to place any Importance on the
quo parranto proceedings in Florida.
THE NEWS IN CONGRESS.
REPUBLICANS PIKAsED-A SENATOR WAVES HIS EYE
GLAssEs-THE HOUSE IN CoNFUsIoN-DAVID


REPUBLICANS PIKAsED-A SENATOR WAVES HIS EYE
GLAssEs-THE HOUSE IN CoNFUsIoN-DAvD
DUDLEY FIELD PANIC-sTRICKEN.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUMl
WASHINGTON, Feb 7.-Mr. Edmunds brought the
first news of the result to the Senate, but before
ANYBODY could question him he walked straight to
Mr. Conklng's desk, and bending down engaged in
a long whispered consultation with him. minute
later Mr. Blaine, who had picked mp the news from
Mr. Hoar in the lobby, hustled in and scattered the
glad tidings right and left among the Republicans
that the Commission had decided not to go behind
the returns. Apparently he did not add the qualif-
cotton about the eligibility business, for whereverhe
went he left smiles like streak of sunshine behind
him. One of the Senators rejOIced as to wave
his eyeglasses and then his ket-handkerchief.
While the Republicans were gathering in groups to
discuss the event, unmindful of the remarks of Mr.
Sherman on the Printing bill, Mr. Thurman strobe
in with couded brow. He walked hastily to his
desk, seized some papers, and was boiling Tor the
door, when three of his brother Democrats captured
him. He told them in a single phrase the result, ana
then broke away from them and left the
chamber. AS he was going out, Mr.. MOI
ton hobbled in on his two hickory canes,
his face beaming with good humor He was at once
surrounded by dozen Republicans. The Demo-
Gratis meanwhile began to rally in their corner and
their countenances clearly betrayed to the galleries.
When the Republicans understood the full meaning
of the vote they not ubilant as at first but
they still felt pretty well satisfied with the reec-
ton that the first battle of the legal war had gone
i'm their favor. Even the stoical Edmunds ewhO set
about opening his mail with all appearance of per-
feet indifference, could not repress An occasional
smile
Mr. Hoar took the news to the House. Almost
instantly the Speaker lost all control Of the body
On both sides members crowded into the area back
of their seats and into the cloak-rooms, and Tor
few minutes all around was hushed as the crowd
leaning toward those who had the points OF the de-
cision attempted to gather Them In five minutes
there wasa loud hum of excited talk rising almost to
a moan as the Democratic side became aroused with
further knowledge of tho bearings OF the
decision. Business was NJ an emo ana
all were actively discussing the greater and over
shadowing matter in hand. The Democrats were
first astonished and then outraged; they could not
at first believe the reports heard on all sides. Mr.
Springer rushed over to the courtroom, procured
COPY of the decision and hurried back to the house.
where it was read to half the Observation-Disclosures,
who crowded around him. Many were the construc-
tons given to the language In vain attempts to ex
tract comfort from it.
But in no part of the great building did the news
strike with greater force and more disastrous effect
than in the committee-rOom where David Dudley
Field was bullying a witness who had exposed some
of Littefelds false statements Mr. Field had been
exceedingly brisk and lively in his work, and was
pushing the witness with all his power when the re-
port of the vote of the Commission was whispered
to him. At once his manner changed. He
became nervous and his tone subdued. In
few minutes this examination was adjourned
till tomorrow. 1t was severe personal blow
to him, as the whole of his notorious Florida and
Louisiana evidence swept into the waste basket.
Only two hours before Proctor Knott had obtained
an order from the House to PRINT it all and that he
might remove all doubts that it would be speedily
DONE the Democrats had allowed large deficiency
appropriation for the Public Printer TO go through
unchallenged. Whatever the effect on Tilden, the
decision ended Fields peculiar labors.