The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-06-27
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 10Th, 1879.
correspondence of The True Northsrnsr.

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Correspondence Of The True Northerner.
Twice week, on Wednesdays in the Capito
grounds the citizens OF Washington are treate
. to music by that gaudy superhuity-the Marn
Band The band discourses selections from
the operas, waltzes, marches, and invariably
plays Plnafore. At the Capitol they play vulga
music, at the White House their repertoire il
more classic. At the one place their audienc
> is mostly nurses with their baby carriages, little
boys with velocipedes, awkward young girl
from the public schools, and colored lazzaroni
at the White House the audience Is, to all ap.
pearances, more respectable, consisting Of
the exalted station OF army and navy people
and including Congress and the demi monde
pardon the sequence of the last two classes, il
is impossible in writing, to always avoid the
juxtaposition of antagonstc classes. Yester-
day the Capitol grounds presented gay and
motley scene. In the centre of the broad
smooth asphalt plaza stood in circle the red
coated musicians, while covering the marble
steps OF the Capitol, or crcling around the
band, in endless promenade, was the democratic
audience; but the chief attraction was an old
grey haired, lame sport" with very red nose,
who had gathered around him a score of juve-
nile velocipedists and was imprcvising races,
giving the winner in each race quarter of a
dollar. The old man was evidently thorough
bred" and he entered into the sport with as
much zeal as il the stake was the grand prix
or the gold cup, and the spectators shouted
waived hats, and enjoyed the fun as intensely
as If Goldsmlths Maid and Parole had been
the competitors. Velocpedes were overthrown
and one baby carriage was smashed up, fortu-
nately without serious injury to Its occupant.
These were scenes enacted outside while the
flag hoated over deadocked Senate, as the sun
went down on the beginning OF the most bos-
GUS debate OF the present Congress. The
cause OF the deadlock was Senator Conkling's
unwiingness to allow vote on the army bill.
Senators Beck, Blaine, Vance, and VOORHEES,
had made fiery speeches. About six O'Clock
Mr.. Wlthers moved an adjournment. with the
understanding that vote should be taken on
the army bill to-day. An hour was spent in
hllbustering under the lead OF Mr.. Conkling
who would not agree upon any hour for vote.
senator DAVIS OF Illinois, endeavored to effect
compromise, saying that he had consulted
With all the Democratic Senators, who were
Wiling to allow full discussion provided an
iour for voting could be agreed upon. All the
republican Senators, except Mr.. Conkng,
we're Wiling to agree upon a fixed hour. and.
lie would consent to these terms the dead
ock would be at an end. Mr.. Conkhng sitting
{ his desk, brought his hand down with a
hump, and said he would not consent even il
very other Republican Senator might do 40.
he session continued until after midnight
hen very serious personal difficulty occur
I'd. Mr. Conkling had been speaking for
early an hour and, in the course of his re-
larks, said that Senator Lamar In getting nm
IS Mississippi levee bill, and then voting for
iJournment, had been guilty OF bad faith.
r. Lamar replied that if the Senator from
ew York charged HIM with bad faith. or i'm
led bad faith against him, Il say to the
'nator from New York he is guilty of false
bod and l repel 1t with all the contempt feel
r Its author" Senator Conkllng who had
en walking back and forth IN the rear OF his
sk said: Mr.. President / did not hear a,
nat the Senator from Mississippi said in the oh
ginning, but if | understood him Alright he ar
arged me with intentional misstatemen., or be
piled it; what did the Senator from M,ssis- Ina
'pi say Senator Lamar arose and tried 70 ar
the attention Of the chair. but Senator
mixing very much excited turned his back Gil
said he would have no further communi
ION with the Senator from Mississippi, and -,
ltlnued,' have only to say that il he should
'rge me by intimation with telling fa,se- ~,
od would denounce him as a coward. a tee
ckSuard, and liar. Senator Lamar replied
y deliberately, I" l have only to saw to the
lator from New York that he understand
correctly. l said precisely the word he Il
ierstood me. Ny language was harsh and
'arhamentary and l beg pardon of the l
ate for it, but my language was such as no Z
q man would deserve and no brave man
I'D wear. AT this point the excitement. in Z
senate and in the galleries was intense
'iause and Kisses followed the remarks of
beiiigerent Senator'S, and the chair seemed. s.
moment, to be unable to preserve order. q
o reporters rushed for the wires. This
ming there is much talk of duel and it is B
by those who know the code, that, in such b
IT, Mr. Conkling will have to be the chal- Is
or.