New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-17

former was insulting In language ana man
ner. but had to retreat from the debate. a
bill to exchange silver for grcenbacks was
brought before the House in novel manner
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a very important change in parliamentary
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four per cents for sale.
PLANTATION MANNERS OF MIR. BECh'
THE KENTUCKY SENATOR FINISHES HIS LONG
sPEEcH-MR. HoAB CORNERS HIM in The DE-
BATE AND ELECTS ANGRY AND INsULIING hh-
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNEl
u.survcrov. April Ex-senator Beck, of Ken
.rc1v resumed his speech at half-past II to-day
where he left it off last night. IL was somewhat
b,ter arranged and great deal less interesting TO-
dav than the portion delivered yesterday lie
dyed at once into English history, and clted over
acain the precedents which have already been so
thoroughly considered by several speakers on each
side since the present issue was Droacheu' lie
sonpbt from Them to prove what nobody has ever
denied that it was the night of the Commons ana
nc CONGRESS- TO oix irrelevant legislation to appro-
nriation bills. and that this practice was never con-
s;darcd revolutionary lie fortified his position,
also with long extracts from the earlier records oil
CONGRESS and became tlrcSome TO the last degree
Altbouch the arrangement of Mr.. BecRs speech
was more orderly than that of yesterday. there was
much in the manner Of the Senator ana the way III
which he handled the vOluminOus material around
him to create amusement. Three OF the desks III
front of him and two behind him were covered with
records histories and public documents, Whle MES
of the same musty materials were stacked about ms
feet. Every few minutes his tall form would dive
down, and his rambling but ALWAYS rapid sentences
wonld be heard coming up from beneath his desk
he
searching for some point which he wished just then
to bring ont.
He was not interrupted to-day, and was not lis
tened TO very attentively The whole speech yes
terday and to-day required four hours for its de-
livery.
Probably the sorriest man in the United States
Tonight however, is the Senator from Kentucky.
The terrific mauling which he received at the hands
of Senator HOar must have made him sigh visit
fully for the speedy coming of the happy days
when he Will again belong to the irresponsible mi
nOrity.
Duripr the delivery of the first instalment of the
Senator's speech yesterday Senator Hoar tried to
nut a question to him which pertinent to the
point 70 which he was making alluson but Sem
ator Beck refused to listen to the question OF TO be
interrupted When he had finished to-day, SEN
ator Hoar secured the floor by courtesy for few
moments. He called the attention of Senator Beck
10 the fact that he had given as his reason for adj
dressing the Senate that he wished to reply to some
accusations brought against him bv the Senator
from Massachusetts, Mr. Hoar declared that in his
four bonrs' speech the Senator carefully avoided
the very thing he had promised to do. He said;
But the thing which the Senator from Kentucky has
United states differs with him IN thinking that heaS
penalties ought TO be placed upon persons VINO take
troops the polls to keep the peace ana IN enacung
legislation on nat sug9c anU 500 if ho docS nor
approve bill for that purpose to return II with Ills 0o
ifctions The purpose which characterize as feVOu-
yicnory is purpose to bring this Government TO an
end unless the President yields that opinion ana
violates his constitutional oDncauOn, ne S, 0T nC
these ri ts were secured 10 the peOplC-thHt Is, the
rshfs as he calls them in this legislaton-hey would
rcse under their constitutional right TO make apprO-
priatiOns 20 on the Government lie declared lhat
ii the President ala not sign the Dill when was unuer
consideration be would refuse 10 make the appr0pra-
lions necessary carry on the Government Now the
ITrpose or does he abandon III Do you stand by that
PURPOSE do you back out Aud thst question ID ms
and avisedy refused touch upon and refused TO per
t from Kentucky now say for himself the political
nariy TO which he belongs that If the President of the
e If fus claue he Will refuse 10 grant the supplies
necessary 10 carry on this Government
Ever since Mr.. Beck made the unlucky speech to
which Senator Hoar referred he has been trying to
dodge the questions of this character which it has
suggested and provoked. He has made indirect al
was pressed upon HIM, but he has never before been
brought to face his record directly, 1t was, no
doubt his intention by the length and vigOr of the
speech he had just completed, to make amends to
his party for the damaging indscretons which he
has lately committed. He could evade the point no
longer and sought by the most brazen audacity to-
dav to declare that he had never used the words
quoted or conveyed threat of what he or his party
would do in case of veto. He found his speech
and said he would read what he did say. He began
and read portion Of the speech to which Senator
Hoar did not refer, and continued his denials and
comments throughout the reading.
Senator Hoar rose to call HIM back to the point
which he was seeking to avoid.
Mr. Beck entirely lost his temper. He accused
Senator Hoar of discourtesy, and commanded him
in the most brutal manner TO take his seat He
continued reading and denying and asserted that
Senator HoaT was seeking to put false meaning
70 what he had said. He tried to show that what
he might have said was his own opinion only, and
that his party was not responsible for it; and he
rame again to the very tame declaration made
Yesterday that if the President should veto the
bills he would consult with the best and wisest
men of his party 10 what could be done about It,
Senator Hoar was merciless. and. with the most
provoking delberaiOn, he told the Senator that he
had again avoided the important and substantial
sentence Of his speech. He pictured the difference
between the threat to block the wheels of the
Government and the present declaration that he
wouId consult with the wise men mot of the East,
but of the South" and see what could be done
about it. He said the Senator from Kentucky was
not offering an individual opinion when he made
The speech, but delivering report from Confer
ence Committee of which he was a member. He
read again the threatening sentences of Senator
Becks speech Of last session, and said that he had
again refused to tell the Senate whether he stuck
10 the purpOse therein announced.