Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-06-26
THURSDAY. JUNE 2s, 1879.
An Anti-War Scene in the Senate.

an Anti " Ar scene in the senate.
Washington specials state that there has
not been such an exhibition OF fillibuster-
Ing In the Sci ate since the old ksnsas.Ne-
brsska struggle, when il was several times
49, - -t-As, .uAt VI ~ euucruAy
night. The Democrats are now. as they
were then, In a msjority, but the Republi-
can minority were the best parliamentari-
ans, and they thus secured their right to be
heard
The Republicans. early ia the ses sion, al
lowed the bin for the survey OF the Missis-
sippi River to come up TO accommodate
Messrs. Lamar and Gordon. with the gen
eral understanding tina, if al the usual hour
of adjourning. the Republican senator.
should desire TO speak. the bill should go
over Till next day for a vote. Messrs
Beck and Voorhees, occupied most OF the
day. and AT the end the Democrats refused
to give the Republicans time, whence the
filibusiering arose.
At midnight Mr.. Conkliug commenced
speakin. by sketching the iyrauical course
~ AAN iNAAstNA as IA N4lf sNtiAaAt ALN -ApNtN
how the entire day. save twenty-five min
uies consumed by Mr.. Blaine. had been
occupied by the Democrats. while Repub-
licsDs, IN defiance OF courtesy, In violation
Of Pllghted faith, had been refused light
to SPEAK; and he concluded with the dec
lsratlo1 that while he remained IN the Sen
ate no minority should be agged.ihroiiled
or insUlied. This Was preliminary TO the
most extraordinary scene that has ever oc-
Cured in the Senate chamber, certainly
since the old slavery days. Referring To-
oidentally to the course of the Democrats
on tbs appropriation bills, Mr. CouAling
said that the time has come when the ma
jority dare rot adjourn and leave the gov
ernment to stsrye and the army 10 Ian
gnish. The devil Is subtle. but he wcayes
a coarse web. The web 10 this so-called
army bill, Mr.. Conkling said. Is very
coarse. 1t is a trick. ajuggle and he then
imputed bad faith to the Def scrats.
Mr.. Lamar, inferring that ne imputa,ion
OF bad faith was made, among others, TO
him, said; Il pronounce the statement
falsehood. and repel it with the contempt
feel Tor The author OF IT,"
Senator Conkling had been in the rear OF
the Chamber and had not heard the
whole OF Mr.. Lanar's remarks, but he re-
turned in time TO hear the sentence quoted
Raising himself TO his greatest height with
superb pride. contempt and scorn. waving
aside au attempted interruption by Mr.
Lamar Mr.. Conklin said:
II Will proceed 10 my own time. and tor
the time do not intend 10 hold any com
muncaiion with him Lamar under
stood the Senator to say 10 PLAIN unparlia-
IDentary language that Il statement of mine
l. iAlsehood, If caught his words Alright
have nothing 10 say Chis not bein: the
place 10 measure with any man a capacity
TO defy decency, 10 violate the rules Of the
Senate, or TO commit any OF the improprit-
ties OF life.) ! have nothing TO say. but If
the Senator. II the member from Missis-
sipp, Intended 10 impute TO me falsehood,
nothing except the fact that this Is the
Senate would prevent me from denouncing
him as s BLACKBOARD and a coward Lei
me be more explicit. Mr. President, If the
member from Mississippi except 10 the
presence of the Senate charged the BY i'm
putAtion or otherwise with fslsehood. |
would denounce him as 3 blackboard, =
coward and 8 liar and understanding " har
he said as do, the rules and prophecies OF
the Senate are the only restraint upon me.
The extraordinary character OF these
statements startled the Senate There was
bresthless silence In the chamber when
Mr.. Lamar arose and said -
IL have only TO say that the Senator from
New York understood me correctly. beg
pardon OF the Senate for the unpsrliameI-
tSry language. IL was very harsh and Sc
we're. IL was such as no good man would
deserve and no brave man would wear"
Ofcourse the Southern members and their
sympa,hizers have since had great deal
TO say about "ihe code and the necessity
of giving Senator Lamar an opportunity to
yindicaie his honor under its rules. but the
North will sustain Senator Conklins In ig-
noring both Senator Lamar and his code, -
regarding the latter as a relic OF barba-
rism, fit only as an accompaniment 10
slavery. The Washington correspondent
of the Boston Adcertiser says
The Republicans are united III the opln-
Ion that Mr.. Conkling was not too severe
In his denuDciatious OF bad faith on the
part Of the Democrats, aud that he did
good and hrsye service 10 exposing IL ss
be did. That ii led to the subsequent scene
is the fault of these whose bad faith made
Ii necessary for some Republican to ex-
pose and resent IL"