, 1879-06-28
CONkLING AND LAMAR.
10 sras Recci-~d by tie Sesafe aud the
Friends Of Either Nothing more Serious
Probable.


The Disgrae~f,a Se~se ia the Senute-- Ho,r
10 Recci-rd by tie Sesafe aud the
Friends Of Ether Nothing more Serious
Probable.
WASHINGTON, june 1a-The excite
ment caused IN the senate chamber by
the extraordinary and wholly unequaled
interchange Of denunciatory and deyrad
ing epithets between Lamar and Conk-
ling vas intense. Each OF the two seha-
tors. although wrought up TO the highest
pitch of unreilecting anger and resent
ment, maintained az on tward appearance
of calmness, and both managed 20 forInu-
late their astounding insults in phraseol-
ogy which kept within the bounds of par
liamentary rules. For this reason and
also because the senate was taken utterly
tyy surprise, neither was called 10 order
and the whole colloGuy VAS over before
the listeners could fully realize to what
objectionable lengths il had been carried
Both senator's spoke slowly but Conk-
hing VAS especially deliberate IN his man-
ner, and threw into his Ucl IS an amount
of scornful and contemptuous emphasis
which barbed every word like an arrow.
Lamars last utterarces Quivered with
anger and were accompanied by dis
dainful gesture, suggesting the throwing
down Of a wage Of mortal combat, which
he eagerly hoped his adversary would
take up Conkling while speaking stood
in the middle aisle, and Lamar spoke
from position very near it. Vance, of
North Carolina, who like his father is a
recognized authority on matters concern
ing the code of tho duello, occupied seat
alongside of Lamar, and made several
suggestions to the latter while Conkling
| was speaking.
Southern senators in conversation sinca
the occurrence universally commend La
mars action as justifiable and even de-
manded 10y Conklings impuiation of bad
faith or his part and they also conf
IDENTIFY assert that there can be no Sues-
ton Of his entire readiness to maintain
his words with his life if necessary. They
express doubts whether Conking will
send Lamar challenge, although they
say it is of course incumbent upon him I"
push the matter fnrther, as Lamar gave
the lie first. Lamar's friends explain that
he felt called upon especially to resent
Conkling's charge of bad faith on the part
of the democratic side of the chamber
because it had come To his ears that
Conkling had denounced him personally.
Senator C0nkling informs his friends that
he does not intend 10 send Lamar chal-
lenge, or in any other way to be drawn
into duel, for neither he nor his con-
stituents believe in duelling.
= L. hot /
him was unprovoked and unexplainable
upon any personal ground. tConkilngs)
charge of bad faith having been made
against the whole democratic side of the
chamber and WIS not especially apphca-
bic to Lamar, whom, in fact, he did not
have in his mind at all when uttering that
remark, although he had previously re-
ferred to the Mississippi levee blli OF
which Lamar had charge, as being one OF
the matters that had consumed the time
of the senate to the exclusion of proper
opportunity for the republicans to debate
the army appropriation bill
HIS EXACT WORDS
WASHINGTON, june 20 Following is 8
correct report Of Lamar remarks IN the
senate to-day III response TO CohAiihS
1t is not my habit to indulge in person
alities, but d sire to say to the senator
that in intimating anything inconsistent.
as he has done, with perfect good faith,
| pronounce his statement as falsehood,
which repel with an unmitigated con-
tempt that feel for the author OF 1t.
Wednesday nights mud throwing en-
counter between Senators Lamar AID
Conkling, has been the chief topic Of COM
ment to-day, and there is still much spec
ulation as to its possible consequences
There is no prospect, however, of duel,
for Conkling does not recognize the code
and Lamar having given the lie first, IS OF
course under no necessity to notice Conk-
lings words returning it. Although 1t Is
conceded that Conkling Will not send
challenge, there are ruInOrs that he Is
consulting with friends with view to
pushing the matter further in some other
way, but as it can hardly be supposed
that he would seek to settle it by street
fight, and especially as Lamar Is greatly
his inferior III physique, these rumors are
to be entitled to little credence- -Oregois'a3-