Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-13
FINE SCENE IN THE
SENATE.
Stalwart Zach Chandeliers
Drunken Exhibition of Him.
self

self.
"Mizzer Pres dent" shouted Senator
Zach Chandler in the Senate chamber
Yesterday as he took the tlOor-and 1t
was about all he could do to take it, too.
His legs trembled under him, and his
BODY shook like a reed in 4 strong wind.
His nose was red and his face was pale.
Bad ventilation has made him sick, y
suggested Radical Senator. Old Zach
steadied himself by his desk and again
shouted: ''Mizzer President, histOry's
repeatin' itself; l say again history
repeatin' itself When ! first took my
seat in this body twenty-five years ago.
with Jefferson Davis \ shout OF
laughter greeted this and one senator
remarked: Il knew he couldn't make
a speech without the aid of jeff Davis. y
In 1857" continued Zach, "when |
took nv seat here with Jeffs'n Davis
there were fOrty-iOur Democrats He
went on to give the number OF Republic
can Senators then, and said there were
two Independents who, as now, always
rallied to the support Of the Democracy
when a question OF slavery was raised.
The BOurbOns land he smaCked his lips
nj the world, had control Of the Senate
then as they have now. Then, as now,
caucus dictatlOn ruled. There were six
teen Democrats from the northern states
then, and he named the states they rep
presented. The southern Democrats,
he said, bulldOzed these sixteen and
made them vote their prO-slayery meas
urts. Stephen A. Douglas was de
GRADED from the craftsmanship OF the
Committee on Territories because he
would not do the BourbOns' bidding.
"NOu crowd your men off the bridge,
shouted Zach, in his lOudest key, TO the
Democratic side; and in attempting to
make a gesture betting the speech, he
surged over against the desk and very
nearly came To grief. Strengthening
himself up by degrees, he shouted in a
still louder tone, but with more care
ful gesture: "NOu crowded 'em off, "
and whacked the desk with his LETT
hand. while he held himself up with
the right. "EOu crowded 'em Oft the
bridge, and they fell into the waters Of
oblivion lhicl and sank To rise no more,
forever 0hicI. Yes, sir, they went down
i'm the waters of oblivion and appar-
entity not feeling ut home in a watery
element, Zach dropped the subject and
took up the Kellogg case. lie sad:
Every man on this side OF the chamber
believes that twelve senators on your
side hold their seats by poorer title
than nv hOn'ble friend from Louisiana.
BY fraud and violence you occupy your
seats.
Senator Eaton jumped to his feet and
called Chandler To order. He had no
right to say that any senator held his
seat 10y fraud.
Chandler looked dazed, but denied
having saiiIt "What | said was that |
believe So, and say So now; | say be-
lieve tibet and that's 50; / do
Senator Garland-"I demand that his
words be taken down.
Nr. Eaton.-"I also want the language
takea down; / am confident the senator
asserted that senators held their seatsb by
fraud
The excite nent was intense on both
sides oithe chamber. Democrats were m
,iSting that Chandler had made the
charge, and Republicans were trying to
explain il away. Senator Houston
Jumped up and requested MIR. Eaton
to withdraw his point Of order Let
him 90 ON" said Mr. Houston, refer
10 Chandlc, nobody would believe a
word he saws.
The words were then read from the
reporters notes, and it was found that
Chandler had said what Eaton charged.
II WAS a critical point, hut Mr.. Thur
man. bv a display of excellent ludS-
m.nt and tact, got over II without any
difficulty. Mr.. Chandler was permitted
tn proceed, and, stretching out his hand
toward the Democrats, he SAID, you
rrhcls said YOU were poor when the war
ended. You wore poor and naked ana
Nc feel and clothed you. Jeering laugh
teri Yes We did; we fed and clothed
vnu. | say So"--with another bang on
tine desk. from which he only recovered
nv, prolonged effort. we clothed
vnr with the rights of citizenship, amt
invited Won To a feast We killed the
f,tted c1IS for YOU, and when you came
to the feast YOU said what that the can
ALWAYS belonged to u.s. lies, YOU dld.
lint Won 90 on; YOU 90 on. You. We got
vour dav i'm court now, but your time IS
Short The people are arouSed-aTouSed,
I s1v-Iauother gesture and sprawl
nm the desk. Yes, sir; the people are
aroused. from the Atlantic to the Pa
ritic: the loyal people OF the North are
aroused, even worse than they were IN
1850 and DufHs, msBs, t'ko upbd'Sm, Is
written all over your bourbon broWs.
H.rc the overpowcrcd Chandler drop
ned into his seat with 4 thump, shaking
| his head threatcmngly at the other side
of some seconds. \ few moments later
me was invigoratcd by a sup OF cold tea
and was congratulated by his trends
rpnu having once more subjugated Jeh.