Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-19

go round and round all night.
Senator Conkiing-It Is a revolution.
Laughter.
Senator q .reford-Yes; you are engaged
revolution, and we are trying to get you
out of il.
Senator Burnside-If it is in order, will
ask why we are staying here.
Presiding Ofieer-The chair is unable to
answer the question. Laughter.
- Senator ConkllnR said he was willing to
accept his full share of responsibility for re-
sistance to this arbitrary and outrageous at
tempt. 1t had been shown that the majority
could not ride roughshod over the rights of
the minority In the senate. The time had
come when the majority dare not adjourn the
session and leave the government to languish
and starve. Now, when the whole battle
has been fought, it is proposed by a trick, an
article, and jungle of words, to do what
had failed as an open measure. The words,
"as police force, were mere cheat The
operative words were "to keep peace at the
polls He was glad to accept responsible
ity for any procession, call it obstruction, or
anything else, to prevent the passage of such
a bill without debate, to show Its real nature
Senator Conkling having charged the
other side with bad faith in not allowing
the time taken by the Mississippi river
commission bill this morning to be allowed
In the debate on the army bill, SEN
ator Lamar arose at the conclusion of
Senator Conkling's remarks and SAID that as
far as any int1mation of bad faith to him was
concerned, he had lived In vain If he was not
superior to such charge from such source
1t is not my habit to indulge in personalities,
but desire to say to the senator, that in in
hmatinR anything inconsistent, as he has
done, with perfect good faith, pronounce
his statement a falsehood which repel with
the unnitigated contempt that feel for the
author of it.
Senator Conkinp, who had been walking
slowly back and forth behind the benches,
advanced to his seat and SAID, 'Mr. Presi-
dent, was diverted during the commence
ment of the remarks, the elimination of
which | heard from the member of Missis-
sippi. If understood the member right, he
intended to impute and did In plain and I'M
parliamentary language, impute - me an
Intentional misstatement. [Pausingl The
senator does not dlsclaim that"
Senator Lamar will state what 1 in
tended sir so there can be no mistake.
The presiding officer (CockrelD called Sena-
tor Lamar to order, and Senator Conkling
proceeded.
Senator Conkliug--Whether am willing
to respond to the member from Mississippi
depends entirely upon what that member in
tends to say and what he did say, and for the
municatlon with him. / understand the SEN
stor TO state, in plain, supplementary Ian
guage, that the statement of mine to which
he refers was " falsehood, If | caught his
words Alright. This not being the place to
measure with any man the capacity to violate
decency, to violate the rules Of the senate, or
to commit any of the improprieties of lfe-I
have only to say that if the senator. the
member from Mississippi, did impute or
intended to lmpute to me falsehood, moth
ing except the fact that this senate would
prevent my denouncing him as blackguard
and coward. Applause and Misses. Let
| me be more specific. Mr.. President, should
the member from Mississippi, except In the
presence of the senate, charge me, by init
nation or otherwise, with falsehood, l would
denounce him as a blackguard, as a coward
| and liar. The rules and proprieties of the
| senate are the only restraint upon me. l do
| not think l need say anything else, Mr.. Pres
ldent. Applause and Kisses
The chair demanded quiet in the galleries.
Senator Lamar have only to say that the
senator from New York understood me cor
reetly. l did mean to say just precisely the
words an l all that they imported; beg the
pardon of the senate for unparliamentary
l. it as TsTy harsh it was ssTsTsI
STATIONS of approval and dlsapproval.
The Chair-The galleries will be cleared
| upon repetition of applause,
Senator Gonkling-What is the question
before the senatef
| The discussion of the power to send fol
absent senators was then resumed. AT one
| o'clock AN there seems to be no prospect oil
| an adjournment.
100 A M.-Senator Thurman Is making &
long argument upon the rules. He holds thai
a senator cannot be compelled to vote under
the existing rules. When the Democrat
we're only dozen against fifty or sixty in tht
senate, they often delayed actor, but the,
did it by much talking, not by 5feaKing up
quorum. Re had never before seen hlibus
tering like that of tonight in the senate
He was very sorry to see it now; il was no
worthy of the deoorum of the body. Blu
every senator must settle that matter witt
his own conscience.
2:25 AM-Another call of the senate wa
ordered, and the sergeant-at-arms was di
rected to request the attendance of the alb
sentees.
Pending the report of the sergeant-at
arms business was suspended and the sena
tors gathered in groups and discussed the in
eidents Of the evening.
N-The seraeant-at-arms reported tn
names of numerous senators found in II
senate and cloak-rooms. Mss:y senator
whose names were -..Sntioaed in the repol
denied TIT ..t they had been absent, and sal
erre secretary erred in reporting them to til
| eeraeaut- alarms as absent.
Senator Allison moved to dispense wit
further proceedings. Lost.
Business was again suspended.
The senate is still in session.
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