Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-19
THE EVENING STAR.
AhoRSDAY......... 10, 1872
CONGRESSIONAL,
conclusion Of Festerday's PROCEEDINGS.

CONGRESSIONAL.
CONCLUSION of Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.
EAoIIISG SCENES IN THE sENATB-HARsH WORDS
BETWEEN AEssRS. CoNKLING AND LAMAR
SENATE:,After our report closed there was
very long DEBATE On the army appropriation
bill, taking wide political range. In which
Messrs. Beck, Blaine, Voorhees, and others. par
Mr.. Conkling at O'Clock, said in view or the
way TO- days time had been spent, he hoped he
and others who desired to speak on the merits
OF the b!li would not be cut of or forced into
the night by the desire to cut Off debate. lie
moved to adjourn; lost-yeaS %, nays %.
Here flibustertng was resorted TO on the part
OF the republicans, who refused to answer roll
call, leaving the Senate without quorum.
SCENE NO. l-EAToN AND BLAINE
AFTER numerous votes In which an apparent
want OF a quorum was shown by republican
Senators refraining from voting. and scenes OF
CONFUSION and disorder, Mr.. Whyte being In the
chair, and the roll having been called on mo-
tlo a., 10 adjourn, mt; Blaine humorously re-
reasons for not voting. Mr.. Eaton said he did
vote. Mr.. Blaine said that the clerk had moi
read MS name as voting, and moved that
chair said that, upon Mr.. Eaton's ASA
ance that he had voted, his vote Non "a
be recorded. Mr.. Blaine.-On which, side.
The Presiding Onicer.-InaSmuch as I'VE Sea-
ator from Connecticut votes so regularly VIII
the democrats presume his vote viii be re
corded on that side. Mr.. Blaine.-Is that the
ruling OF the Chair? That goes on the public
record, l believe. The Presiding Onicer.-I
don't think that will go on the record. Mr.
Blalne.-i would like to know how the Senator's
clerk VIII again call the Senator from Connecti-
cut. THE clerk called Mr.. EatoRs name Mr.
Eaton.-How is my vote recorded? The Presid-
ing Officer.-It Is recorded In the negative Mr.
Eaton.-That is correct.
A long and heated discussion ensued, Mr.
Blaine insisting that the method by which Mr..
Eaton's vote was recorded was unparliamen-
tary. He was called to order several times
but continued TO speak. There was great CON-
fusion. Several Senators were on the floor at
once; Mr.: SALISBURY demanding that the Ser
geant-at-Arms be instructed TO remove Mr.
Blaine unless he came to order, was himself
called to order by the Chair.
Mr.. Blaine appealed from the decision OF the
Chair that the vote of MIR. Eaton was correctly
recorded.
motion was made to table the appeal.
AT ten pm. Mr.. Whyte said (AIr. Cockrell be-
Ing IN the chair: AS there seems to be no end
ICrtes Of :. No! > Not from both Sides '' L.
MI. B!aine.-I want this appeal settled first.
The Cha i1ion .rS yeas were Is, nays l6
There was voclferous demand for the yeas
names OF those who would adjourn without a
vote Oh his appeal. Upon the roll being called
the motion TO adjourn was lost.
At 1890 p. 10. Mr.. Hill {Ga.) said he had taken
10 part In the proceedings tonight He re-
GREETED the misunderstanding, and thought the
gentleman entitled 10 the floor (Mr. Conkling)
n
out limitation. With the k1ndest feelings for
both sides, he moved to adjourn. Lost.
At 1870 p. M, the situation was unchanged,
and no Intention to compromise was shown on
either side. An occasional motion to direct the
sergeant-at-armS TO summon absentees lead 70
recurring discussions OF the rules. Mr.. Here.
Iopd sac UNDER the rulings OF the chair things
Mr.. Conkl1ng.-It is revolution. [Laughter.
Mr.. HerefOrd.-YeS, you are engaged In q
revolution, and we are trying TO get out of It.
II In rxyl1xy
| staying here?
The Presiding Of1cer-The Chair is unable &c
answer the question. ILaughter.l
Mr.. Harris moved to direct the sergeant at.
arms to request the attendance OF absent mem.
bers.
SCENES NO. 2-sAULsBURY AND WINDOW.
Mr.. Blaine said as there was no way to COM
| pei Senators to vote after they got here Ii
would be an unnatural punishment to compel
| them to come to sit and listen to speeches. He
| hoped there would be 10000 extra copies OF the
Record Of to-day's proceedings published. So
that the country could see how mucn knowledge
Of parliamentary law there was In this body.
Mr. SALISBURY said the usual number Of copies
OF the Record would be enough to snow the
country that the minority were responsible for
this obstruction OF legislation tonight He did
not care 70 nave extra copies issued to spread
Mr.. Window said there had been disgraceful
proceedings enough without MIR. SALISBURY e
Mr. Saulsbury.-Yes, and the Senator from
Minnesota has had his full share In the shame.
Mr.. W1ndom.I have, because l have been
In the presence of the Senator from Delaware
SCENE NO. 3-CONKLING AND LAMAR
Mr. Conkling then took the floor and made
one OF his extraordinary speeches. He CON-
menced by sketchibg the tyrranical course
| OF the democrats In the Senate to-day. He
| showed how the entire day, save TWENTY-FIVE
| minutes consumed by Mr. Blaine, had been oc.
| cupied by the democrats while they In defiance
| OF courtesy and In violation Of plighted faith
! had refused republicans right to speak. and
| lie concluded with the declaration that while he
remained In the Senate no minority should be
| gagged, throttled, or 1nsulted. This was pre-
| iimfnary to the most extraordinary scene that
| has ever occurred in the Senate chamber. Ger.
tainly since the old slavery days. Referring In.
fhe 10 te GNnse 2! me democrats on
| the time has come when the majority dare not
adjourn and leave the government to starve
and the army to languish. The devil is subtle
so-called army blu. Mr.. Conkling said, is very
coarse; II Is trick, luggle, and he then i'm
pqted bad faith to the democrats.
MIR. Conkling having charged the other Side
| with bad faith In not allowing the time taken
| up by the mississippi river commission bin this
morning to be allowed In the debate on the
army bill, Mr.. Lamar rose at the conclusion OF
| Mr.. Conkf1ngS remarks, and said that as far as
any 1ntimatiOn Of bad faith was concerned hf
had lived In vain II he was not superior to such
charge from such source. 1t is not my pur
pose, be said, to indulge In personalities, but
will say to the Senator that il he intended to in
innate that thing l have done was not In
l S0Ou Aoitus Ills StduSLueQI 1aiSo
| hood, which l repel with all the unmitigate0
contempt that feel for the author OF it.
| Mr.. Conkl1ng, who had been walking SLOWLY
| back and forth behind the benches advanced n
| his seat and said:-Mr. President was divert
ed during the commencement OF the remarks
| the elimination OF which / heard from The
| member from Mississippi. Ii understood the
member Alright, he intended to impute, and die
| In plain and supplementary language impute
| TO me an intentional miSstatement lpausing-
| The Senator does not diSclaim that?
| Mr. LAMAR Will state what intended sir
so there can be no mistake.
| The presiding officer (Mr. CockrelD called Mr.
Lamar to order, and Mr.. Conkling proceeded
| Whether am willing to respond to the membe
from Mississippi depends entirely upon wha
that member intends to say, and what he al,
say, and for the time being / do not choose I,
hold any communication with him. | under
stood the Senator to state, In plain, unparlia
mentary language, that the statement of min
to which he refers was falSehood. II l caugh
his words Alright, l have only to say, this no
being the place to measure with any man tn
capacity to violate decency, to violate the rule
OF the Senate or to commit any of the impro
prietieS OF life, 1 have only to say that il tn
Senator-the member-rrom Mississippi di
impute, or intended to fmpute TO me a false
hood, nothing except the fact that this is tn
Senate would prevent my denouncing him as
| hloclo1ard N.