The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-04

ThAlN AMI EEShE
THE FRENCH PREFECTURE OF POLICE
AND TUE AssEMBLY-CUBAN AFFAIRS
CREMATION IN THE TOWN OF GoTHA-
RESIGNATION OF THE SPANISH CABINET
IMMINENT.
Washington. @"t
JEFFERSON DAVIS AssAILED IN THE SENATE.
THE CONGRESSIONAL SABBATE-BREAKERS RE-
BUKED-ANXIETY OF THE BENEF1CIARIES'
ABOUT THE SuNDRY-CIyIL, APPROPRIATION
BILL-AN IMPORTANT RELIEF MEASURE FOR
THE SOUTH TO BE SIGNED BY TEE PRESIDENT
To-DAY-REPoRT OF THE CONFERENCE COM
MIrTEE On The sUNDRY-ClyIL BILL AGREED
To--MIN0R MATTERS.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Any OF your
readers who have ever gone on an eXcur-
sion purely for health and recreation, and
while building up their constitutions have
set up night after night until almost broad
day light playing cards. simply for grains OF
corn. will understand without further de-
criotion how many of the statesmen OF both
houses arc now looking. And then, il du-
ring the little game they took "Clemer
straight" much oilener than they. held
&" threes," they will The better understand
how some of these national legislators feel
rs we'll as look. They have right to be
tired, faded, and sleepy, for they have gone
through enough since Friday, with Sunday
sessions and all-night debates, to put the
endurance OF professional nurse or an all
night hack-driver to its utmost test. Be-
fore morning they will be worse OIL than
they are to.night-in part from breathing
foul air, made fouler by the dense crowd
who pack the galleries and every approach
to them. ................ ..--......
THE DEBATE ON EX-PREsIDENT DAVIS IN THE
49,. sENATE-wHAT IS SAID OF 1T.
TIE debate yesterday morning in the Sen
ate. in which Jefferson Davis was bitterly as
sailed and CALAMITY defended, has been much
discussed to-day, and there are old fire.
ouenters OF the Capitol who say that it was
the best debate of the kind they have heard
in that body for ten years. II was brought
on by Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,. who came
from dnncr-pmty at Wormley's to the
Senate with flushed checks, and Still
wearing his swallow-tail coat and white
crayat. He moved to amend the amend
ment to the pension bill giving PEN
sions to Mexican veterans so is to
Icyc]ude cx-Prcsident Davis from its
benefits, and during his speech, which was
rs sectional as any fanaticof Massachusetts
could desire, he declared he would not take
the money due the widows. and orphans or
loyal soldiers OF his own State and give 1t
to such an arbitrator as the leader OF the
Confederatcs. No Union soldier would
have made such speech, even if under the
party lash he had been compelled to vote
for the amendment, but, as some one re-
marked. Hoar never shed the blood OF 4
chicken during the whole war. Mr. Gar
land. OF Arkansas, who is remembered IN
Richmond as a member Of the Confederate
CONGRESS. called the attention OF the Senate
TO the fact that the Republican party has
conferred offices OF trust upon Longstreef,
Ackerman, Mosby, and other Confederate
officers. and said it would seem strange to
the American people after this that they
should except Jefferson Davis from
the provisions OF the amendment. Dir.
Tburman's speech was highly conciliatory,
and he wanted nothing done to disturb lie
good feeling which should exist among all
the people OF this country. He condemned
thoroughly the course OF the Senator from
Massachusetts,, who represented constltu"
cncy that had excelled in treason. His
effort, for an er tenpore one, was remarka-
Bile. Mr.. Conkling made the Ohio Senator
laugh when he said, in reply, that MIR.
Thurman was the greatest living equestrian
in America, for he could ride more horses
more ways than anybody he knew OF,
and they all travelled towards the pre-
sidential contest in 1880. Mr.. Lamar
denounced Mr.. Hoar's conduct as a
wanton insult to the people Of the
South, and this raised the blood Of Mr..
Edmunds, who occupied the chair, to a
|New.Engiand boiling point. Drawing him.
self I'D like Judge about to pronounce
sentence, he had the offensive words taken
down, but the Senate, by decided vote,
declared they were not offensive, and Mr..
Lamar was permitted to proceed. Now,
felt that allowances were to be made for the
conduct OF st. jerome, and he had reason
TO be il-tempered, for there he had been
sitting for hours listening with parcbed lips
and dry tongue to senator's, while in full
view OF him he could see others retiring at
proyokingly frequent intervals to the clock
room to refresh themselves with cold tea
So far from being surprised at his treat
ment of Mr. Lamar, would not have been
astonished il he had adjourned the Senate
at any moment without the consent OF those
over whom be temporarily presided. Mr.
Lamar commended that there was no differ.
ence between Mr.. Davis and the southern
people, except that he was their leader, anc
made most eloquent and effective speech
against the proposition. Never was mem
Der OF Congress more in bis element than
Mr.. Blaine when he got the floor and bril-
| liantly rehashed all OF his best bloody.shlr'
oratory Of the last ten years. Finally, after
/ other speeches, at early breakfast-time the
/ Senate by one vote adopted the amendment
and then voted down the Shields amend
ment adopted the other night giving the
Mexican veterans pension. Your CORE
spondent feels that though thus defeated
by Radical senator's who are unwilling to
| do Justice to southerners, however gallantly
they fought for their country In foreign
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