The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-06-21
INELEGANT WORDS IN THE a. $.
SENATE,
Lamar DenOunces statement OF
COnkIInE's as "a FaIsehOOd'"
COnkIing Calls Lamar Biackguard'
coward, and Liar.

! Mr.. Burnside-If it is in order, VIII ask
why we are staying here
Presiding oficer-The Chair is unable to
answer the question. Laughter
Mr.. Conkling was willing to accept his full
share of responsibility for resistance to this
al bitrary and outrageous attempt. 1t had
shown that the majority could not ride
rouph-shod over the rights of the minority
in the Senate. He then denounced the
army bill, after the time had come when
the majority dare not adjourn the session
and leave the Government to languish and
starve. Now when the whole battle has
been fought. it is proposed by trick, arti-
fee, aad iuggle of words, to do what had
failed as an open measure. The words las
police force were
MERE CHEAT.
The operative words were ''to keep peace
at the polls" He was glad to accept the
responsibility for any proposition, call II
obstruction or anything else, toprevent the
pa ssage of such a bill without debate to
show its true nature.
Mr.. Conklin having charged the other
side with bad faith in not allowing the time
taken by the Mississippi River Commission
bill this morning to be allowed IN debate
on the army bill.
LAMAR's OPINION OF CoNKLING.
Mr.. Lamar rose at the conclusion of Mr..
Conkling's remarks, and said that as far as
any intimation of bad faith to him was cons
cerned, he had lived in vain if he was not
superior to such a charge from such
source. It is not my purpose, he said, to
indulge in personalities, but l will say to
the Senator that if he intended to intimate
that anything have done was not in good
faith l pronounce his statements false
hood, which repel with all the unmitiga-
ted contempt that l feel for the author of it.
Mr.. Conkling, who had been walking
slowly back and forth, behind the benches
advanced to his seat and said: Mr.. Presi-
dent-I was diverted during the commence
ment of the remarks, the elimination of
which heard from the member from Mis-
sissippi. If understood the member right,
he intended to impute, and did, in plain and
supplementary language, impute to me
an intentional misstatement. Pausing,)
The Senator does not disclaim that
Mr.. LAMAR will state what I intended,
sir, so there can be no mistake.
The presiding officer, (Mr. Cocllrell,)
called Mr., Lamar to order, and Mr.. Conk-
ling proceeded
Whether am willing to respond to the
member from Mississippi, depends entirely
upon what the member intends to say, and
what he did say, and for the time being, l
do not intend to hold any communication
with him. 1 understood the Senator to
state in plain supplementary language
that the statement of mine to which he re-
fers, was falsehood. If [ caught his
words Alright, I have only to say that this
not being the place to measure with any
man the capacity to violate decency, or to
commit any of the improprieties OF life, L
have only to say that if the Senator, the men,
Der from Mississippi, did impute OF intend
ed to impute to me falsehood, nothing
except the fact that this Senate would pre-
vent, deters me from announcing him as a
BLACKBOARD and a coward Applause and
Kisses. Let me be more specific, Mr.
President. Should the member from Mis-
sissippi, except in the presence of the Sen
ate, charge me by intimation, or otherwise,
with falsehood, would denounce him as
A BLACKBOARD, AS A COWARD AND A LIAR
The rules and prophecies of the Senate are
the only restraint upon me. do not think
need say anything else Mr.. President
The Chair demanded quiet in the gal
leries.
Mr.. LAMAR have only to say that the
Senator from New York understood me cor
rectly; I did not mean to say precisely the
words and all they imported. l beg pardon
of the Senate for the supplementary Ian
guege. It was severe. 1t is such as no true
man would deserve and no brave man would
wear. Renewed demonstrations of ap-
prevail and disapproval.
The Chair-The galleries will be cleared |
upon repetition of applause.
Mr.. Conkling What is the question be-
fore the Senate?
The discussion of the power to send for
absent Senators was resumed at l o'clock
4. NJ. There seems to be no prospect of
PA, M.-Situation still unchanged.