The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1879-07-05


Washington special to the
Globe Democrat (Republican:)
In discussing the Conkling-
Lamar affair, which now seems to
have vanished in vords, It is evil
dent from the conversation Of Re-
publican senators that they are
not entirely in sympathy with Mr.
Conkling. Several of them, re-
counting some Of the former con
trovcrsies OF a similar character,
lin which the senator from Now
York has been q conspicuous and
aggressive party, rccounleL the
tima OF his parliamentary tilt with
Blaine on April 70. ls6s. The
subject under discussion was tho
Investigation Of Provost Marshal-
General Fry for frauds charged BY
Ccnklipg in the provost marshal's
department Of the western divi-
sion Of New York. Blaine had
criticised Conkling's volubility Of
speech. and charged that Conkling
was prosecutor in the case, and
produced a letter from Assistant.
Secretary. y.of- War Dana to Conk-
ling, and read tho law against the
latter acting IN any such capacity.
This Conkling denied, and Blaine
wishing to intcrject q remark,
Conkling said: Il do not wish to
have anything to do with the
member from Maine, not even so
much as to yield him the floor.
Iftho member from Maine had the
cast idea b ,w profoundly iudiffer-
ent AM to his opinion Oh this
or any other subject personal to
me, | think no would hardly take
the trouble to rise here aud
express his opiuion." Aud, in
apoliyizing to the house for delay
ing the proceedings, ho character
ixed Blaine's interruptions ~ ''un-
gcntlcmanly aud impcrtinent." +"
BLAINE, WAITING HIS opPoR.
rUNITY,
Took the floor, and said: +" Az
10 the genllcman's cruel sarcasm,
hope he will not be too severe.
Tho contempt ofthat large minded
gentleman is 50 whiting. his
naughty tlisdhin, his grahllioquent
swell, his majestic, sapcrclnincnt,
oycrpowcriag, turkey. yobh!cr's
strut has been SO crushing 10 my.
self and all the members Of this
honsc, that | know it was an
act Of great tcmcrity for me to en-
ter upon 4 controversy with him.
| knew that within tho last five
weeks, as members e He house
will rcccllcct, AN extra strut has
characterized the gcnilaman.s
bearing. II Is not his fault; 1t ia
the fault Of another. That gifted
and sa,irical writer, Theodore
riltom. Of Tho New York lnio-
pendent, spent some weeks In this
city. Ills letters. published IN that
paper, embraced, with many
serious statements, little jocose
satire, a part Of which was the
statement that the mantle Of the
late Winter Davis had fallen upon
the member from New York. Tho
gentleman took II seriously, aud il
has given his strut additional POM
posity. The resemblance is great
Hyperion to Satyr; Thcrsitcs tt
Hercules; u I'D to marble; dung
hill TO diamo nd; u sinyed cat to q
Bengal tiger, a whining puppy L
q roaring lion. Shades Of The
mighty Davis, forgive the almost
profanity Of that jocose SATIRE
| the senator from New York kcp
his seat in silence. Since that da,
to this I'D word Of a personal M
ture has been exchanged bctweel
these gentlemen. In debate, at
public meeting at AN evening On
tertainment, or at dinncr the!
meet but never speak. Their coli
duct, however, tempered by th
proprieties of good society, la
been so directed that their porson
al hostility would not be rscogni
ned by persohs not cognizant Q
their relations.