The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1878-03-01

sage Of The iSiicer BiW.-dier .Sfeph
ems, Escing, Go,fed, Butler ana
others Make Speeches. -"7he ,Secrei
ofHeir Mastery, they we,e Short
Interesting Episodes Of an Erecufirt
Session.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 90, 1873.
| write to the accompaniment OF
booming artillery, for this is national
holiday. The executive departments
are all closed, and the streets are alive
with several thousand government
clerks, independent colored delegations
from Maryland and Virginia, and prep
arations are making for ali immense
Knight Templar and Murphy procession
this afternoon.
Yesterday was very interesting day
at the Capitol. While the Senate was
discussing with closed doors, the recent
appointments of the president, particu-
larly the collectorship of the port of
New Orleans, the House had I'M
der consideration the silver bill as
amended by the Senate. At the expir-
alton of the morning hour, Alex. Ste
phens wheeled his chair to the front took
of the stove pipe hat which he always
wears, except when speaking, and lift
ing his skeleton hand, moved that the
House proceed with the silver bill. lie
had no sooner ceased speaking, than
Mr.. Springer was on his feet with a
point of order, that, under the rule, the
bill providing for an appropriation of
money, should go to the committee of
the whole. This motion was the sub
iect of much discussion, in which
Messrs. Cox of New York, Garfield and
others sustained the point of order
while Messrs. Conger, Sayler and 9th
ers opposed it. Mr.. Randall finally
overruled the point, and then Mr.. Buck
ner of Missouri tried Intellectually to
to the committee OH banking and cur
rency. Mr.. Stephens declined resolutely
to yield the floor for that purpose, nor
would he permit Mr.. Hewett to make q
motion to lay the bill with the amend
ments on the table. 1t was evident
that Mr.. Stephens knew his strength
and intended to force the issue, and
giving notice that he would call the
previous question at the end of an hour.
he proceeded to divide the sixty minutes
to the many orators who were hungry
to speak. TO Mr.. Ewing he gave eight
minutes, TO Gen. Butler five, TO others
only three. Some of those who had
ONLY three Minutes wonId sncal, n som.
tence or two. ask permission to nrint
their remarks at length in the Record
and then weld tbe remoind.r of ,hoir
time. a minute. or n half minnie IN m.
other member. who Inv this mononvcr
will get on the record will lono
spcec6. The speakino was lively in tLe
extreme. One Inv one the sncokcrs rose
and fell TO Tn esbarp ran of ihc sneolor,s
payel. each CONCLUDING with the nloin.
tive appeal TO print The remainder ot
their remarks. until MIR. Snrinorr or III.
inois moved that nil he orontcd tha,
privilege. without tbc formolitv Of -
request. This motion was passed with.
out objection, land the speeches that will
appear i'm the Record. that wcrc novo,
heard in the House. will make n small
volume. The most notable sneeches
were those of Ewing. Rutler Rlond
Garfield. Hewitt and Chittenden nj
New York. The last who is n bio can
italist. but of small nbvsiouo snoio
against the bill with n racing energy
that was terrible to behold and sat
down amid shouts of laughter in which
he finally Joined. whom IN con tbe eli.
max of absurlity. he was surrounded
and congratulated bv tbe friends If Tho
bill. as mutilated bv the amendments If
the Senate. Butler saw no reason for
this untimelv haste In accontinm Tho
measure inst as il came from he Senoto
for he believed that tbe friends If no.
monetization at both ends of the Cant
tol had strength to pass sucb n Hill os
" ~ 90
he would vote for the bill os stem IN
the right direction. but added that ha
regarded IL as only n sten. IN be fnIlovod
soon by others. and If The hondhnIIors
did not like il. he was in favor Of cram.
ming paper money down their throats
Mr.. Hewitt thonobi that n dece;voJ
indignant and outraged neonlo wonii
sweep the bill from The statnte boot in
one year. and he wanted that IN ,rn IN
the record MS his nronhecv
The executive session Of tbo Sonata
Yesterday. was one of the most on;mot-
ed that has occurred for wears Tho an.
pointment of williamson aS coiIootdr
at New Orleans was finally re;ected
and Mr.. Packard has strong homes Of co.
curing the annointment If The pres;dent
can be induced 70 send in bis name
There is lint little donbt that tho sonoto
will confirm tbe nominotion' Tho dis.
cussion of Tho onno;n,monto Woe ;,,,ar
estin0 ms II served to el;c;t son,a on,
phatic expressions of feeling towords
The odm;nistrot;on Sonotor Coni.i;,,a,
criticised tho onno;ntmonts ~ ~ ',,,,.
ident with great severity Uo wont so
far as TO question the Rennblicon;Sno of
Nj. IIo,,as 81 - a.. IL VI
mansion had been made more comfort.
able for Democrats Than for RennbI;-
cans that Democrato caIIad do;i,, al
granted. SenatOrThurman renlied and