The daily gazette., 1879-05-21
FIRST EDITION.
LAST SPEECHES OF THE DEBATE.
Mr.. Blaine DisappOlnts HIS Friends
and Mr.. Vance Delights Dr. Mary

sm9 MR.. vance Del1ghts Dr. Mary
Walker.
WASHINGTON, May 19.--Mr. Blaine
made his much advertised speech to-day
and in answer to the advertisements the
galleries were full. Among the new
faces In the audience was that of Sir
Edward Thornton, the English Minister.
The speech was composed of discoursive
fragments and so devoid of interest that
the speakers many admirers among the
thrOng could find few sentences to ap-
plaud, and at the end there was no
crowd Of congratulating friends as there
usually Is. 1t was generally remarked
that Mr.. Blaine is fast losing the powers
which made him formidable opponent
on the floor of the House. The only
man who seemed really and thoroughly
delighted was Representative Reed, the
'clieerful idiot" Ofthe Potter Committee,
who sat in Senator Ingalls, seat next to
Mr.. Blaine and looked up at his politi-
cal leader with such delighted and ad-
miring look that his broad expanse of
face was the most noticeable feature of
the scene. The speech was entirely
without argument and consisted of dcsul-
tory attacks upon the records of members
OF theDemOcratic party. Senators Eaton,
Bayard and Hampton were selected as
the targets for the Maine Senator 5 shots,
but they all had way Of shooting back
which very much discomfited the speak
er.
Tho scene between Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Bayard was unusually interesting. Mr..
Blaine having attacked the loyalty of the
State of Delaware, Mr.. Baysrd rose ana
repelled what he called the foul ISLANDERS
with vigor and eloquence that is very
rare with him. His voice, usually al
most inaadible, rang out with such
strength and clearness as to be heard in
every part Of the Chamber with perfect
distinctness, and when he finished storm
Of applause broke out in the galleries.
Mr.. Blaine, with his usual disregard of
facts, returned the contest and charged
that Mr.. Bayard's father, Jas. A. Bayard,
resigned his seat in the Senate in 1861
rather than take the lest oath. TO this
Mr.. Bayard replied that, so far was that
from being the truth, his father had taken
the test oath and had taken it conscien-
tiously. The result of this censure was
that Mr.. Blaine turned his attention to
Senator Eaton, who held his own very
well in contest of wit. The Connecti-
cut Senator not only stuck by what he
had said in his speech the other day but
reiterated 1t all In running debate on
the question as to whether the President
has Legislative powers. He read the clause
in the Constitution providing that all
legislative powers shall be vested in Con-
gress and Mr.. Blaine replied with the
clause providing that the President shall
execute the laws, when Mr.. Eaton quick
ly rejoined, "Yes, he las that power, ,and
because he has it we no dot propose to
give him any such infamous laws as this
Is to execute"
Having made false statement about
Governor Hampton whic1 that gentle
mau corrected, Mr.. Blaine went on to
denounce the South for the dsloyal school
books, which he said were still used in
that section, and to pay attribute to Gen.
eral Schenck. lie said the North was
ready for another rebellion. BE was
evidently very much annoyed by the
questions with which his explanation OF
why he hired substitute was received
and finally sat down with the air Of a
man not entirely pleased with his per
formance. Then Senator Vance took the
floor for his maiden speech, an exceed
ingly sensible effort and one full of dry
humor which thoroughly cleaned the all
Of the smoke made by Mr.. Blaine's ex-
plosives. The speaker certainly went
straight to the heart of DR.. Mary Walker
who sat in the ladies' gallery and thump'
ed the floor with her umbrella at the
points she esteemed worthy of her ap
proval. She succeeded at last in sur.
rounding herself with four door-keepers
who threatened to take her into custody
If she was not less demonstrative, tC
whom replied the doctor that it would
take more than four Of them to remove
her from the peoples Senate.