Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-06-20
XLVI CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 10.

/ all night. Inc democrats r21uSeI
to adjourn unless the Republican!
would agree to fix the time for the
vote on the Army bill to-day, anC
the night was passed in roll call:
and attempts to compel the attend
ance Of the absent Senator's.
At early hour this morning an
excited personal controversy took
place between Messrs. Conkling and
Lamar, in which Lamar pro,
nounced a statement of Conkling's s
a falsehood, which he said he re-
PEELED with all the unmitigated con-
tempt that he felt for the author
of it.
Conkling in answering him said
that if the member from Mississippi
imputed, or intended 20 impute,
falsehood to him, nothing except
the fact that that was in the Senate
would prevent his denouncing him
as a blackguard, coward ar / liar.
Mr.. Lamar replied that the Senator
understood him correctly. He beg
ged the pardon of the Senate for
his supplementary language, and
said that it was harsh, th;s it was
severe, that it was such as no good
man would deserve and no brave
man would wear. The discussion
of the power of the Senate to send
for absent Senators was resumed.
The motion of Mr., Burnside to COM
pei the attendance of absentees
having been agreed to, the Sergeant
at~Arms, at 9:45, a. m, proceeded
to the execution Of the order.
At 11:50 Mr.. Withers made a
parliamentary inquiry. 1t was,
whether, if the Senate adjourns
now, the legislative day of Thurs
day would commence at noon?
The Chair responded in the
affirmative, and on motion of Mr..
the Senate adjourned, and
re-assembled at noon.
The Chair stated that owing to
the length of the previous session
the Journal was not completely made
up, and suggested that the reading
thereof be dispensed with.
Mr.. Conkling objected, and in
sisted on the observance of the
rule which provides that the first
business is the the reading of the
Journal.
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia-I
take it
Mr.. COnkling Gnterrupting)-I
object to all debate.
The Chair said the reading of
the journal could not be dispensed
with except by a unanimous consent
l:3O p. m. The Republicans are en-
gagged in parliamentary tao ics ts
prevent action of all kinds.
The filibustering by the Republi-
cans continued until after two
''clock, when the Chair said that at
he expiration of the morning hour
le should have announced the re-
of the consideration Of |
he Army Appropriation bill, and
lid so now.
Mr.. Carpenter, of Wisconsin,
icing entitled to the floor, proceed
ID to explain why the
Republicans resorted to parliament
Try tactics last night. He said
The entire day was consumed, not
n debate on the Army bill, but in
he delivery of campaign speeches,
md then, after six O'Clock, the
Democrats insisted On a vote upon
he bill, and cutting off further
lebate. If now the Democrats
would agree to adjourn he had no
lOubt the vote could be reached to-
morrow. He then added that
7ith the consent of the Re-
ublicans generally no attempt
7ould be made to delay
he proceedings tomorrow beyond
he limits of the proper debate.
After further remarks by Messrs.
Vithers and Conkling, in which the
ormer said there was no time yes-
erday when he would not have con-
anted to such an arrangement as
nat now suggested, Mr.. Carpen-
RS proposal was agreed to, and, on
lotion of Mr.. Thurman, the Senate
ljourned.
- HOUSE.
Mr.. Mcmahon, of Ohio, submit
d the conference report upon the !
ldicial expenses. The bill (under {
e report of section 2 of the bilD /
ii prohibit the making of any t
ntract or incurring of any liabili-
under any of the provisions of c
tie 26 of the Revised Statutes,
thorizing the appointment or pay
ent of general or special Deputy t
arshals for services in connection 4
tn elections or on election day. ]
Mr.. Monroe, of Ohio, one of the Q
nferees on the part of the House, a