The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-03-13
LAST DAYS OF CONGRESS-.
EXCITING SCENES IN THE HOUSE
OF REER RESENTATXYES.

The closing scenes of the last
Congress were more than usually
exciting. The proceedings were of
such length that not even o synop-
sis can be given. Nor is this need
cd, as no result was reached. A
few pen and ink pictures of certain
ircidents are, however, collated
together to give some idea how the
representatives of the people deport
themselves at the Capitol. The frs t
relates to the debate on the propo-
sition
IMPEACHINd MINISTER SEWARD,
who, in China, prostituted his office
to private gun and acted in a man.
ner generally disgraceful. Springer,
of Illinois, was spokesman of the
Democrats. The Republicans back
cd Seward persistently. A Wash
ington letter says
At twelve o'clock the unwearied
Springer is on his legs again. The
whole House rises ut him. There
he stands, we'll down in front, tall
man, with a close black beard shut
ting in long face, talking furiously
and two desks off is the man he is
fighting, Bundy of New York,
broad ,shoullerel. forid-fAced fell
low, with white hair and stiff ruff
of gray beard standing out around
his chin. For half an hour these
men stand four feet apart, shouting
at the top of their hoarse voices,
Bundy cool, and Springer taking
short steps up and down the aisle in
his excitement.
The din begins again, as Bundy
and Springer gesture their hands
miss hitting each other by lucky
inch or two. Every point and
p r: :se is cheered by shout and yell.
Turner, q member from Kentucky,
whose speech has been getting
thicker end whose bald scalp has
been getting redder minute by
minute for an hour until now his
head looks like boiled lobster, has
somo inimiiable fancy, jumps on his
feet and yells, doubling his fist and
shaking it half n foot or 80 from
Bundy who turns in bland and
smiling amazement.
The House goes into paroxysms of
laughter, and the members form
dense ring around the men. Out
side, the venerable and fiery-faced
Martin l. Townsend, of New York,
hopped around like the proverbial
hen on a hot griddle. Garfield
pushed his way down, to throw in a
sentence to the Speaker Butler
tried to talk :; Mayham, dark faced
member from New York, one of the
Committee, standing by Springer,
shouted q sentence that set both
Turner'S clenched fists in motion,
like the hammers in an anvil chorus,
bis head glowing like fiery furnace.
In all the Chamber there was moth.
thing quiet but serene Western
member in the distant back row,
with his feet on his desk and tn O
smoke of his cigar quietly rising on
the foul air. For five minutes the
Speakers gavel beats the devils own
tattoo on his desk, before Randall
shouts in q hoarse whisper to the
Sergeant-at- arms, and that officer
takes down the mace, balances the
lsig stick in front of him like an
awkward ball-piayer, and going
over to Turner punches him with
the silver spread eagle. Turner
collapses into seat. AS the Ser
geant-at-arms moves on. the mem,
bers sit down, and the moment he
passes are up again. Still some
order comes, and shortly before one
the House shows a desire to adjourn.
Harry White makes the motion,
walking out Of his seat and shaking
bis fingers at the Speaker as if he
were selling stock on Change. The
uproar begins again. Springer
shouts, White shouts, Atkins shouts,
Waddell comes down the aisle red
in the face. Everybody is astonish.
ingly red ia the face. This is due
doabtless, to the lateness of the
hour Waddell suggests that
Sunday is dies NON. 1t is the first
suggestion of the day yet heard on
this Legislative Sabbath. Another
member who has been talking with
singular rapidity, staggers up with
hand on two desks to say word.
and finishing, raises one spread