The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-06-28
From the Washington Post, 2Oth.


After tilibusterng for twenty hours,
and disgracing the senate and the country by
their rude conduct, the Republican Senators
were forced at last to surrender and accept
the terms originally proposed. 1t is duo,
however, to some of the Senators on that
side, to except them from the black list
hereafter to be held up to the country
view Messrs. Allen. Booth, Burnside and
Merrill, frequently recorded their votes and
honestly desired to make quorum and
reach some conclusion that would be hon.
orable to both Sides There were other
Republican Senators who heartily disap
proved Conkling's course, and, to relieve
themselves of disagreeable association
with him, left the chamber. Conkling is
almost entirely to blame for the night ses-
sion, and for everything connected with it.
Mr.. Blaine is entitled to the credit of hay
ing caused one scene, and of having per>
sistently violated the rules while efforts
We're being made to restore order With
that'excepton, all the dishonor belongs to
Oonkling. He was evidently determined
to make a night of it, and all for the sole
purpose of showing for once, that he could
lead his party He rejected the amicable
and sensible proposition of Judge Davis in
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the Judge felt himself insulted, and walked
out of the chamber. At 8 o'clock, when
Mr. Withers asked leave to make a short
statement, saying he would follow it with
a motion to adjourn, COnklng objected,
and thus deprived him of the floor. Still
later, Mr.. Whyte made motion to adjonrn, !
and, by Il division, it was carried. When |
the Chair had nearly completed the an>
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Blaine both demanded the yeas and nays, |
and both voted against adjournment. At
that time they could have bad an uncondi
tional adjournment, but as their recorded
votes prove, they did not desire it. At
least dozen times during the night it was
stated from the Democratic side that an ad-
journment could be had if the Republicans
would indicate any time, no matter how
long off, when a vote might be reached.
Between II and - o'clock Wednesday
night, after having succeeded in keeping
the Senate in session, and after efforts to
adjourn had been abandoned, Conkling
took the floor and began a speech. He did
not speak from his seat, but occupied the
main aisle, where he could strut to his
hearts content He began in snarling
tone. and distorted his countenance with a
continual sneer until, with hair up in the
Centre and whiskers combed to a peak, he
looked like blonde Mephistophilcs. He
was bitter and insulting; he denounced the
legislation and abused the
party. Such terms as ''sneaks. ''cheats,
frauds TRAITORS and Southern ruff
fans" were applied to the Democrats in
most offensive manner. Though
ne violated the rules i'll every sentence lie
uttered, he was not called to order, and
apparently constituting this as mark of
fear on the part of the Democrats, he grew
more aggressive and insulting, lie began
10 single out individuals, and-unfortunate-
" for Conking-he fired personal shot at
senator Lamar. The latter quietly changed /
MS reat to one near the aisle, where he
could hear distinctly every word that was
aid. Conkling charged Mr.. Lamar with
,ad faith, in that he did not vote for adj
ournment because his bill in relation to
Mississippi lsvees had consumed little
ime that belongee TO the Army bill. Conk-
inc took his seat, and cast lock of self
abstraction to the gallery above. Half a
minute passed, and it seemed as if the
Democrats intended to permit the insulting
peech to pass without notice. Mr. Lsmar
rose very slowly, and with his usual digni-
V began to explain'his position with regard
0 the Levee bill; that he had not supposed
/ incumbent upon him TO aid in adjourns
nent; that had such thing been intimated
e would gladly have moved 10 aiioum,
tc He spoke in a smooth distinct tone