Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-19
THE NATIONAL HUB.
PERPETUATl0N OF POLITICAL COR
RUPTl0N
Republicans FiIibustering on the Assess
ment Bill-Dead-Lock in the Senate
A Personal Bout Between La
mar and COnkIing.
WAsHT-cToN, June Is.
SEN Ate.

. commission bill was taken up.
The bill was passed with amendments
providing that the commission shall
consist OF seven members, three from
the Engineer Corps OF the Army, one
from the Coast Survey, and three from
the Civil Life, two OF whom shall be
civil engineers. Messrs. Chandler, Nor
| rill, Platt, and Salisbury were the only
Senators voting nay. The army appro-
priation bill! was then taken up. Mr..
Beck read many afiidayits OF Union men
and ex-Union soldiers showing military
interference at elections in Kentucky in
/ 1863 i'm reply TO Blaine's standing Chal-
| lengc to produce instances OF that kind.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace the Senate
/ insisted on its amendments to the sup
elemental judicial appropriation bill,
| and McSsrs. Wallace, Davis (W. Va,
and Booth were appointed conierees on
| the part of the Senate on the dlsagreelng
/ vote OF the two houses.
The Senate adopted the report Of the
/ Conference Committee on tine dlSagreelng
/ vote of the two houses on the amend
/ ments 10 the legislative, executive, and
| judicial appropriation bill, rccedng from
/ certain minor amendments.
| Mr.. Cuukling at o'clock T.. NJ. said:
| I'm view Of the way days time had
/ been spent, hc hoped hc and others
! who desired To speak on the merits OF
/ the bill would not be cut off or forced
into the night by desire to close the
debate, to-day. lie moved to adjourn,
/ and intimated that perhaps hc had in
| gcniuty enough to prevent the other
| side. as they were now situated, many
Democrats being absent, from cutting
| oil the debate.
Mr.. WitherS said he was anxious to
get vote tonight, and could not
| consent To- the adjournment. He de
maudcd the yeas and nays on the mo-
| ton to adjourn. The motion was lost.
/ Yeas -, nays >.
Mr.. Voorhees, voted aye, saving that
i'm view of his having occupied so much
time i'm his remarks he did not feel it
was fair to antagonizr the desire OF the
gentlemen on the other side, who had
not had time 10 speak.
Mr.. Chandler moved TO 20 into eXeCu-
tive session and demanded the yeas and
NAYS The Republicans generally re-
Trained from voting, thus breaking the
quorum. The vote was yaes /, nays3O
\ motion To adjourn was lost; yeas
2l, nays 80.
4 succession of calls of the Senate,
/ disclosing quOrums and votes on mo-
| tions resulting in no quorum, followed,
the utmost confusion prevailing at
times.
Alto p. NJ, Mr.. White said Mr..
Corkrell in the chair: "As there seems
to be no end to this tilibustering, move
tosadiourn.' Cries of "No, no, from
both sidcS.l The motion was lost.
AtlO:3O T.. NJ, Mr.. Hill said that he
had taken no part in the proceedings of
tonight lie regretted the misunder-
standing and thought the gentleman en-
ttlcd To the tlooa Mr.. Conkling) should
beallowedtO 10 90 on i'm the morning with
out limitation. With the ckindest feelings
for both sides, he moved TO adjourn.
Lost.
ll:3O p. M.-Thc situation is un-
changed and no intention to compro-
mise is shown on either side. An oc-
caSional motion To direct the Sergeant
at-ArmS 10 summon abSenteeS leads 10
I
Mr.. Hereford said that under the
rulings of the Chair the thing would !
continue 10 90 round and round all
night
Mr.. Conkling-It is a revolution.
Laughter
Mr.. Herciord-Ncs; YOU are engaged
i'm a revolution and We are trying to get !
out otit.
Mr. Burnsidc-Ii it is in order, l will
ask why We are staying here?
The Presiding Oticcr-The Chair is !
unable to answer the question. Laugh !
ter
Mr.. Conkling having charged the |
other side with bad faith in not allow !
inc tine time taken by the Mississippi !
River Committee until this morning 10 |
be allowed i'm debate on the Army Bill, |
Mr.. Lamar rose at the conclusion oi |
Mr.. COnkling'S remarks, and said that .
as far as any intimatlOn ot bad faith To !
him was concerned, he had lived in vain |
il ne was lot superior 10 such charge |
from such source. Ii Is not my pur- |
pose. ne said, toindulge in personalities, |
but will say 10 the senator that If hc |
intended % intimate anything | have /
done was not i'm good faith, | pronounce |
hIs statement as lalSehood, which | !
rrprl with all the unmitigatcd contempt |
that feel for the author of it.
Conk.ing. who had been wa king |
SLOWLY back and forth behind the bench |
es. advanced 10 his seat and said: Mr.. |
President, | was diverted during the |
commencement of the remarks, the cul- |
miuation of which l heard from the F.,
member from Mississippi IL | under |
stood the member right, he intended to |
imputc, and did, i'm plain and unparlla- |
mcnVary language, Impute 10 me an m !
territorial mi~Statcmeut. PauSing. The !
Senator does not diNclIim that.
Lamar will state what intended, |
sir, 81 there can bee no mistake.
The presiding officer, Mr. Cockrcll, !
called NIr. Lamar to order, and Mr., !
Conkling proceeded: Whether ! am
willing to respond To the member from |
Mississippi depends upon what that |
member intends 10 Say and what he did |
say, and for the time being | do not !
, choose 10 hold any communication with |
him. understood the senator tO state, |
i'm plain uupariamentary language, that 1
thr statement OF mine o. which he re-
icrs was 4 ialSehOod Ii l caught his
words Alright, have only to say, this
not being the placeto measure with any
man the capacity 10 violate decency, TO
violate the rules of the Senate, or to
commit any OF the improprieticS
OF life. have only To- say that If the
Senator, the member from Mississippi
did imputc. or intended to impute, 10
me a ialSchood, nothing except the fact
that this is the Senate would prevent
nv deuouucing him asa blackguard and
a coward. Applause and Kisses Let
me be more specific, Mr.. President
should the. member from Mississippi,
except in the presence Of the Senate,
! charge me, by intimatiOn or otherwise,
with a falSchood, woUld denounce him
as a blaCkguari, as coward, and liar.
, The rules and proprieties Of the Senate
are the only restraint upon me. | do
not think need say anything else, Mr..
President. Applause and Kisses.