The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-27
Senators Lamar and Conkling.


The Washington Correspondent of the Necs
Of scene in the Senate of the United Stated
between Senator Lamar, of Mississippi ard
Bully Conkling of New York, Lamar is not the
first Senator to call Conkling liar; Senators
Gordon and burnside made hun swallow the
same pill but il don't bother him in the least
Casting such inlignitcs upon Conkling is like
throwing water upon ducks back.
WAsmrNGrrS, ian. lJ.-Scnator Conklinu was
in his worst huuior last night and attacked the
Democratic senators in his bitcrcst vim. Their
Conspicuous forbcarancc cmboldencl him of
course, and he finally said a little too much and
said it to the wrong man. | suppose your read.
ers have been already fully informed as to what
took place between Mr. Lamar and himself and
there il but little TO be added as the pasSagc-at-
arms was rs short rs it was pointed. Ii was
apparent to everybody for some time that
TROUBLE WAS BREWING
rs those who knew Conkling, knew that he would
not stop until he hal personally insultcd some
senator on the other side. lie selected MIR. La
mar and charged him with having acted in bad
faith in bringing in his Mississippi levec bill
and then voting against adjournment, the charge
being in effect that Lamar Had brought up that
bill for the purpose of PrSxeQting the Republ-
cans from discussing the army bill, and of steal
ing that much Of the time allotted to its consid-
Grafton.
arose to reply and began so quietly that no one
and least of all Conkling. suspected what was
coming. lie first made II brief statement MS to
his position regarding the lcvce bill and then
slowly and deliberately said, in n voice that was
heart all over the hall, "If the Senator from
New York charges me with bad faith, or implied
bad faith against him, | say to him that he is
% n EllschDnI n uI I :, ,;,I, n
contempt feel for its autho,
CoNKLISG
was so astoundcd that he could not speak for
scmc moments, but presently arose, white and
trembling, aud in an excited manner finally
managed to say that ''T he understood Mr. La
mar to imputc n falschood to him, nothing ex-
cert the fact Of this being the Senate would pre-
vent him from dcnouncng Mr.. Lamar rs Il black,
guard, n coward and liar" Mr. Lamar de.
liberately and quietly replied: 81 have only
to say to the senator from New York that he un.
dcrSood me correctly. | said precisely the
word he understood me to say. My language
was harsh and unpa, liamcntary. and beg par
don Of the Senate for it, but it was such lam
guagc good man would deserve md no
brave man would wear"
WHAT WILL HE DO ABOUT 1T?
This clinched the matter, and oil eyes were
turned upon Conklng again. lie had gone as
far rs man who is neither good nor brave dared
to go, and his next and only remark was to ask
the Chair, "What is the question before the
Senate and there the matter ended for the
time, and probably for all time.
II is probable that Mr.. Lamar will bc strongly
condemned for his words by the Radical press
md II IL possible that some Of the Democratic
papers may Join j" the conssre and under or
t'h"'' circumstances II ..igl' he proper % con.
"'''' such iansun. in Sur place. hut II must
''y DC oySr!3s.ssz, = Il 4 tonkinI wa.
-.ss - .ns'sSsa1a >~ssssc%, ..,,n,..,
,orS, his peers. Spd ,'.t AR. Lamar took II
,9 course possible in defence ofL;n,,i, -,
n 's eu''eng"es against such mnn. JIc s,ok
~. "'' ,hc Democratic senator's, and tbev n,
prove what he did and said wi,hont ,,"ni.i ~
m exception. "'' perhaps
THE MARTYRS.
IN view OF the frequency of sucb occ,rroroo
make point i'Gne 81 sc. .hat some of the salwart
hahds oil the Democrats for The sake Of MT, th
~ Logan, Blaine and Conkling have success
sivey put themselves in the way of n soun.
kickinS from one or other of the .Briga,licrs. )
Tor the single purpose apparently of cxhibitin,
ihelr bruises aitcrward in order TO make capita
Tor the party. Next to bloody shirt thew bich
~ esteem muddy tail as evidence of th,
temper OF II solid Southcrner
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE LYScuISC
af MooEE.-The Charlotte Observers CORES
pondcnt says: "Whcn Moore was first arrested