Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-21
The Contest in the Senate.
CONkLING AND LAMAR.
The CoNKLING-LAMAR EPISODE.
WAsHINGToy, June 10, 1877.

WAsHINGToN, June 10, 1879.
The Conkling-Lamar difficulty was of
course the engrossing topic of conversations
Before the majority of the Republican Sena-
tors left the Capitol Senator Conkling con-
versed very freely on the subject. He said
he felt that he had been the especial mark
against which the democrats had hurled Of
tensive acts and words. He had been pre-
vented from debating the bill by the delivery
of long political speeches having no bearing
on the question, and the Mississippi bill had
been permitted to occupy time to which he,
by the courtcsies of the Senate, was entitled.
This he had denounced as bad faith on the
part of the democrats. The Senator from
Mississippi Mr. Lamar had left his own
seat, and taking his stand near by had charged
him with falsehood in the most contemptuous
manner. He (Mr. Conkling) had in reply
and within the well established bounds of par
liamentary language told the Senator from
Mississippi that if he charged him (Mr.
Conklng) with falsehood he denounced him
as coward BLACKBOARD and liar. To
which the Senator from Mississippi had re-
piled, to use familiar term, you're anoth-
err" Mr.. Conkling went on to say that he
had done this with full knowledge of the
weight of his words, and that he stood by
every syllable that he had uttered.
MIR. NONhIISG WILL NOT CHALLENGE LAMAR.
He is not, however, the man to violate pub
lie opinion and the laws of his State by chal-
longing Mr.. Lamar, or indulging in any fool
ish performance TO CRAFTY the believers in the
code of Souther chivalry. He was last night,
and is this morning, perfectly cool, and any
one who may undertake to assault him will
find they have an ugly customer to handle.
Az ARBITRARY RULING.
At ten minutes before two the Chair arbi-
trarily rules that there was no quorum pres
ent, and that the morning hour having ex-
pred, the question before the Senate was the
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL,
On which MIR. Carpenter was entitled to the
floor. He briefly narrated the occurrences of
the past twenty four hours, and appealed to
the majority to adjourn and to meet to-mOr-
row for the cool discussion of the bill. He
wished to speak on the bill and other Scna,
tors did But after discussion he was sure
that the republicans would consent to have
vote taken on the bill.
\ DEMOCRATIC SURRENDER.
Mr.. Withers undertook to explain the po-
sition of the democrats, and ended by ac-
ccpting Mr.. Carpenters proposition to adj
iourn withaut any conditions.
RkMARKs BY SENATOR CoSKLISG.
Mr. Conkling alluded to the scene of the
past night and stated what he had done and
said, studiously avoiding, however, all ref.
ercnce to his controversy with Mr.. Lamar.
He had not, in his twenty years of Congress
siona service, seen such an attempt to gag
and throttle Il minority-a minority so num-
erous that the majority finds itself paralyzed
in its attempt to carry out its edicts. He ex-
pressed his belief that one of the sections of
the Army bill violates the Constitution. 1t
is the forcrunner of bills containing similar
provisions for the next fiscal year. There
was no disposition on the part of the minority
to procrastinate or delay.
A REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Finally at five minutes before 3 Mr.. Thur
man, the Gar of the democratic caucus,
moved without conditions of any kinds, that
the Senate do now adjourn. 1t was carried,
and the republican Senators exchanged con-
CALCULATIONS on their victory.
Minister Christiancy's wife has left Wash
ington to join her husband in Peru.
The Bayard Taylor memorial presented to
Cornell by the graduating class, was unveiled
on Monday.
The Board of Visitors of the Naval Acad-
envy recommend higher standard of admis-
sion and rigid enforcement of the regulation
against the use of tobacco.
Lord Derby recently confessed, while pre-
siding at public dinner in Manchester, that
he had attended some 800 such affairs in his
time