The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-18
0STRACISING JEFF DAVIS.
II PEN PICTURE OF THE bEB/fTI;
IN THE SENATE.

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Opens tho Debate--A War Of Words
The Senate Warming Up Defeating
the Mexican Pension Bill.
A brief account Of the debate in
tho Senate on Jefferson Davis has
been given. The following is q
graphic description Of the whole
contest, which took place between
one and six o'clock on Monday
morning. Most of the spectators
i'll the Senate galleries had had a
surieit of dull Senatorial routine,
and were wandering aimlnssly about
the Capitol. Tho terrible snow
storm which had set in early in the
afternoon continued to rage, and
it was almost Impossible for tho
sightseers to get home.
HoAR OPENS TIE BALL.
The was a motion made to cX-
'clude from the pension rolls the
survivors of the Mexican war who
had served in the Confederate army,
which was lost by two votes.
Hoar, Of Massachusetts, at l25
O'Clock moved to, amend by pro
viding that Jefferson Davis should
not be entitled to the benefitse of
this act He made one of bis chars
.acleristic speeches, full of bitter
ness, but mingled with professions
of his good feeling toward the
South. A few lovelbeaded Demo
cratic Senators, who understood Il
perfectly well that this was simply
aired flag to bait their side and
draw out their hot-headcd col.
Leagues, moved about counsellino
no debate, and urging general
demand for vote. .rh ~ were un.
successful. Garland, of Arkansas
was on his feet retor5ing to Hoal
that he could see no reason why
Air. Davis should be singled out in
this manner, since Longstrcet, Orr.
Mosby, Alderman, and others, had
been honorcd. Maxey, Of Texas,
and Bailey followeL and the bail
was opened.
The Republicans v,ero in their
seats quie5ly enjoying the anticipa-
tion Vt the TOW that was sure to
come. Many Of those on that side
who had bean seeking repose aud
cat maps in the cloak rooms came
out smiling, aud braced up in their
seats ready for the fun. Blaine,
when Garlnnl sprung to his feet to
reply to Hoar, was sleeping in his
chair, his head resting heavily on
one hand. Dick Ogleshy, wh&, sat
behind Blaine, reached over Il desk
and nudged him in the back, and,
as tho rudely awakened Senator
from Maine started bolt upright,
whjspereds: "Hell has broke loose"
MIR. Thurman rose and began a
speech, and, as he went on, " lrmed
to tho work. He poured hot shot
into Hoar in vigorous style. Thus
far not q man on the Republican
side had come to Hoar's assistance.
lie evidently began to feel that ho
was deserted. Thurman's speech
was in his very best vein, energetic,
forcible, and eloquent. IT was q
severe denunciation of what he
termed malignant attempt to
insult the whole Southern people by
singing out for unnecessary stigma
the man who had been their leader.
He sad Mr. Davis had mover dcsir
cd % pension, and if he had, WIS by
law entitled to one, because hs had
been Nn officer in the Mexican
army. 1t would require m especial
enactment now to prevent him from
receiving pension if he were to
apply for ono under the existing
Jaw. Ho saw on the bench, too,
men vino were actually engaged in
the Confederate service. who were
just as guilty as Jefferson Davis.
The proposal before them came
from the Senator Of Il State MAS.
isachusetts) whose treason had been
more violent and longer than thai
of any other State in tho Union.
BY this time the Senate galleries
were rapidly filing up. The House
had adjourned, and tho spectators.
who had been waiting for somo-
thing euliyening to turn up, came
over to the Senate side. Tne mem-
bers Of the House dropped in also
upon tho floor of the Senate, and
Others, privileged and unprivileged
persons, found their way into the